The design and implementation of a cablevision delivered course on Grand Opera is described. The unique aspect of this project is that both the viewers and the production teams experienced active learning situations. Various feedback mechanisms (e.g., quiz questions) are used to involve viewers. The production teams were mainly made up of students at William Paterson College who had the opportunity to participate in a real production as part of their training. The term “exponential teaching” is coined to describe this phenomenon of constructing an educational delivery system which is in itself another learning experience for a different group of students.
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(The following titles are available in 1″ color, 3/4″ color cassette, and 1/2” black and white through the Institute For Innovation at The William Paterson College of New Jersey.)
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Introduction to Opera One. Professor Armen Boyajian. Color, 58 minutes. The Institute For Innovative and Continuous Studies, 1975.
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Don Giovanni: Part I. (Mozart) Professor Armen Boyajian. Color, 58 minutes. The Institute For Innovative and Continuous Studies, 1975.
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Don Giovanni: Part II. (Mozart) Professor Armen Boyajian. Color, 58 minutes. The Institute For Innovative and Continuous Studies, 1975.
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Tosca. (Puccini) Professor Armen Boyajian. Color, 58 minutes. The Institute For Innovative and Continuous Studies, 1975.
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Das Rheingold. (Wagner) Professor Armen Boyajian. Color, 58 minutes. The Institute For Innovative and Continuous Studies, 1975.
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Bluebeard's Castle and Gianni Schicci. (Bartok and Puccini) Professor Armen Boyajian. Color, 58 minutes. The Institute For Innovative and Continuous Studies, 1975.
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Die Walkure. (Wagner) Professor Armen Boyajian. Color, 58 minutes. The Institute For Innovative and Continuous Studies, 1975.
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Manon Lescaut. (Puccini) Professor Armen Boyajian. Color, 58 minutes. The Institute For Innovative and Continuous Studies, 1975.
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Siegfried. (Wagner) Professor Armen Boyajian. Color, 58 minutes. The Institute For Innovative and Continuous Studies, 1975.
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La Forza Del Destino. (Verdi) Professor Armen Boyajian. Color, 58 minutes. The Institute For Innovative and Continuous Studies, 1975.
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Die Gotterdammerung. (Wagner) Professor Armen Boyajian. Color, 58 minutes. The Institute For Innovative and Continuous Studies, 1975.
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Falstaff. (Verdi) Professor Armen Boyajian. Color, 58 minutes. The Institute For Innovative and Continuous Studies, 1975.
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I Vespri Siciliani. (Verdi) Professor Armen Boyajian. Color, 58 minutes. The Institute For Innovative and Continuous Studies, 1975.
