National Instructional Television

Credits

Descriptions by
Reactor37654, Cody E., Nathan B., Camenati, and Lappy4861

Captures by
Camenati

Video captures courtesy of
love2register, love2register2 and (REDACTED)

Background

The National Instructional Television Library was formed in 1962, an agency funded by the U.S. Office of Education and operated by National Educational Television in New York City. NIT was founded as a way to distribute instructional television programming and associated materials to educational television studios throughout the U.S. In 1965, NIT would part ways with NET and relocate to its present home in Bloomington, Indiana, where it became the National Center for School and College Television. The NCSCT was operated by the Indiana University foundation. In 1968, the service was renamed the National Instructional Television Center. NIT would become an independent, self-supporting, non-profit organization in 1970, and would begin supplying educational programming to the newly-formed PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, which had risen from the ashes of NIT's former operator, NET. On April 11, 1973, NIT would be incorporated into the Agency for Instructional Television. It would slightly change its name to the Agency for Instructional Technology on July 1, 1984.

Logo (1968-1973)

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Visuals: Just a stylized "N" (which consists of a right bracket-like shape, an "I", and a slanted "T", resembling "]I<nowiki</nowiki>T) slowly zooming out from the center of the screen, stopping when it reaches a comfortable size.

Variant: At the end of programs, a copyright stamp appears below.

Technique: Camera-controlled animation.

Audio: An announcer saying "The following is from NIT, National Instructional Television." or "Under the supervision of NIT, National Instructional Television."

Audio Variants:

• At the beginning of Inside Out, the announcer says, "The following is from a National Instructional Television series. The series and related materials were developed and supported by 32 educational agencies with additional support from Exxon Corporation.".
• At the end of Sign Of The Times, the announcer says "This Images & Things program was produced by the Kentucky Educational Television network. For NIT, National Instructional Television, in association with a consortium of 26 educational agencies."

Availability: Seen on Self Incorporated, Inside Out, and Ripples, which VHS/DVD copies were sold on AIT's website until its closure.

National Instructional Television

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