EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CENTER

OBJECTIVE:

1. tell what an Educational Media Center is.2. give the importance of putting up and maintaining one.

What is Educational Media center is?

EMC is more than a collection of instructional

materials because it incorporates a

systematic plan or program in the proper use and

delivery of effective instruction.

It is considered as an integral part of a

curriculum.

Resources found in the

EMC

HUMAN RESOURCES

• DIRECTOR

Who is the overall in charge of maintaining and delivering the services offered by the center.

• TECHNICIAN

Who is adept in manipulating, using and who can trouble shoot simple problems that may arise in using the different equipments.

• LIBRARIAN

Who is in charge of filing or arranging systematically the different instructional media for easier loaning out to students and teachers.

• ARTIST

Who assist the teachers and students in producing unavailable instructional materials in more advanced EMC.

TECHNOLOGICALRESOURCES

Refer to the scientific and specialized knowledge on the use and application of educational media teaching and learning.

Material resources

The lo-tech and hi-tech instructional materials which are arranged systematically for easy access.

Importance of the EMC

1.Provides teachers and students easy access for information search.

2.Maintains a pool of instructional materials ready for use as the needs arise.

3. Serves as avenue for multi-media learning for more positive results.4. Provides for individualized instruction, and independent learning, hence it promotes self confidence.

5. Allows the students and teachers the opportunity to avail of the expertise of the media technologists and specialists.6. Promotes a closer linkage between administrators, teachers and students because they will work together in the maintenance of the center.

7. Teachers and students can update and improve their capabilities and performances.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A FUNCTIONAL

EMC

1. The EMC has an institutional media program supported by the administration. There is an existing policy on the use of the center.

2. There is a regular budget for the procurement of additional units and for the maintenance of the existing ones.

3. The center is manned by qualified staff that can assist teachers and students avail of the maximum benefits derived from using the media materials.

4. Teachers and students are encouraged to use the educational media.

5. There is an adequate pool of educational materials ranging from the lo-tech to the hi-tech ones.6. There is an adequate space for sorting, filing, loaning, and producing of instructional materials.

7. There is a systematic way of arranging specific materials for easy borrowing and retrieving system.8. The EMC is well lighted and well ventilated with provisions for darkening the room when needed as in the case of viewing multi-media presentation or motion pictures.

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