Auto-Instructional Methods in Great Britain

Great Britain has a very active Association for Programmed Learning, started in 1962. It arranges courses in programming, publishes research and other P.I. information, and organizes conferences. At the latest annual general meeting (March 31, 1967) Professor E. A. Peel (The University of Birmingham) was re-elected as President, and Dr. C. K. Rouse (Goldsmith's College) as Chairman. Among those labelled ‘Vice-Presidents’ (no less than a dozen individuals hold this glittering title) or ‘Council members’ are many persons well known internationally through their publications within the P.I. field, among others: Dr. J. Annett, Professor K. Austwick, Dr. J. Hartley, J. F. Leedham, G. O. M. Leith, Derek Rowntree and D. J. Unwin. Dr. J. Hartley serves as a Foreign Liaison Officer and would therefore be a natural contact for individuals from other countries. The association will extend its name to be somewhat more inclusive: ‘Association for Programmed Learning and Educational Technology’.