ETV presented its budget request to the House Ways and Means Public Education subcommittee. Budget priorities this year include funding for digital television, Year 2000 upgrades, and the new State House Media Center. As well, ETV is seeking funding from the K-12 Technology Initiative to continue construction of Distance Education Learning Centers and extend the project to digitize ETV's video resources. In partnership with other educational institutions, ETV is also seeking funding for the Higher Education Distance Education partnership to help streamline distance learning and technology resources in the state More Grants for Teacher Training . . . The Institute trains master teachers in hands-on interactive methods for using television and technology in math and science instruction.
Areas covered include instructional video and online telecommunications.
These master teachers then create lessons using video and hands on activities and model these lessons to the teachers at the Institute. After completing the Institute, participants act as master teachers and train other teachers in their school or district in the methods they have learned. Analysis of Project Underway . . . A graduate student in Public Administration at the University of South Carolina will study Educational Radio 's demographics to analyze why its Tuition Prepayment programming succeeded for the state program. The program faced a deadline over the holiday period making it difficult to get out the word on the program.