title: The videodisc in health sciences education: a perspective on a powerful medium.
abstract: In the nine years since the introduction of the videodisc, biomedical communicators have created landmark applications of the technology. However, for a variety of reasons, the videodisc has not had the impact on health sciences instruction and communications that was initially projected. A sharp increase in numbers of microcomputers available in instructional settings and publicity regarding videodiscs has brought forth a burst of new interest in the medium and its relationship to information storage and retrieval. Although a number of newer technologies have been introduced, the videodisc remains the most cost-effective and proven technology for providing interactive visual information.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Center for Educational Resources, University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bolles
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004501:Education, Medical; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D012984:Software