Teaching by television in the army— an overview for 1968

Abstract

Ten years ago the author (Kanner, 1958) presented a similar article in this journal describing the status of U. S. Army television at that time. During the decade which has passed, a number of new developments have occurred in U.S. Army television. It is the purpose of this article, therefore, to describe the current role of U.S. Army television, as well as to describe some current problems associated with the use of the medium. Eighteen years have passed since television was first used by the U.S. Army for teaching; and it is hoped that the present description, together with the 1958 report, will provide one of the first long-range examinations of how an audiovisual medium develops and is used by an organization. In terms of number of facilities and the amount of money expended, the expansion of television since 1958 is impressive. Forty U.S. Army installations now use television for teaching, in contrast to the io described in 1958. The U.S. Military Academy at West Point acquired facilities about three years ago, and io basic training centers have been provided with playback equipment. The idea of playback equipment was introduced about two years ago. Its purpose was to provide a capability for playing ASPECTS OF EXPANSION