Dates

• Existence: 1965 - 1976

Administrative History

Instructional TV (1965-1976) was an academic support unit at Brigham Young University. The department provided closed-circuit lectures on campus, as well as broadcasting courses to local viewers.

Instructional TV, also known as Instructional Television Services or Educational Television, was established in 1965. It operated as part of Broadcast Services until 1971, when it was transferred to the Division of Media Production and Development. In 1976 the unit was dissolved.

Managers included Owen S. Rich (1965-1966), Bernell Edwards (1966-1970), Stephen J. Anderson (1970-1971), and Harold Hickman (1971-1976).

Citation:

Division of Learning Resources records, 1965-1976 (Instructional Television Services; Harold Hickman, director)

BYU Organizational History Project, via WWW, Nov. 19, 2020 (Instructional TV, I-TV, ITV, Instructional Television, Instructional Television Services, Educational Television, ETV, E-TV; est. 1965; explored use of large-scale media in education, specifically through use of large-screen format television in lecture; used 16 x 20' television broadcasting live lecture to up to 1,000 students; reported to Broadcast Services, 1965-1971; reported to Instructional Services, 1971-1976; managers: Owen S. Rich (1965-1966), Bernell Edwards (1966-1970), Stephen Anderson (1970-1971), and Harold Hickman (1971-1976))

Brigham Young University, 1975: v. 4 p. 106 (Instructional Television; separated from Broadcast Services in 1971, integrated into Division of Media Development and Production)

Brigham Young University catalog of courses, 1970: p. 520 (Educational Television; operates a television station, Channel 11, with courses offered on a credit or noncredit basis)

Daily universe, Mar. 10, 1970: p. 3 (Instructional Television Dept.)

Daily universe, Feb. 6, 1973: p. 9 (Instructional TV Services)

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