Interactive video and group learning: two action enquiry based evaluations

Two evaluations of Interactive Programmes are presented. Both studies involved groups of learners interacting with each other and with LaserVision software. However, the contexts of the programmes are different: one concerns counselling skills for student teachers, the other is a geography simulation programme. The evaluations identified the power of the medium to present powerful images. The issues of programme structure and group interaction are discussed. Although structures of these programmes are simple, there appears to be merit in them if they are managed well by teachers.