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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1981
TEACHERS PRODUCE OWN VISUAL AIDS
AT MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES UNIT
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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE, TODAY (THURSDAY) SAW HOW TEACHERS PRODUCE THEIR OWN AUDIO-VISUAL TEACHING AIDS FOR USE IN THE CLASSROOMS.
IN A VISIT TO THE DEPARTMENT'S MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES UNIT (MPSU) IN CANTON ROAD THIS AFTERNOON, MR HAYE WATCHED THE TEACHERS PRODUCE SUCH TEACHING TOOLS AS PHOTOGRAPHS, SLIDES, GRAPHIC DRAWINGS, MODELS, OVERHEAD TRANSPARENCIES, CHARTS, DIAGRAMS AND CASSETTE TAPE RECORDINGS.
THE MPSU OF THE VISUAL EDUCATION SECTION, ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF 182 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
WITH A FLOOR AREA OF 470 SQUARE METRES, THE UNIT CONSISTS OF A SPECIAL WORKSHOP, A WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS AND A LECTURE THEATRE IN ADDITION TO OFFICE SPACE.
THE AIM OF THE UNIT IS TO ORGANISE ACTIVITIES TO HELP TEACHERS LEARN THE TECHNIQUES FOR THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF AUDIO-VISUAL MEDIA IN TEACHING AND LEARNING.
FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR USE IN THE UNIT COVER THE AREAS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC, REPROGRAPHIC, SCREEN PRINTING, GRAPHIC, PICTURE PRESERVATION, BOOKLET BINDING, MODEL MAKING AND AUDIO RECORDING.
ALL TEACHERS ARE WELCOME TO MAKE USE OF THE FACILITIES IN THE UN IT'S WORKSHOPS TO PRODUCE TEACHING AIDS FOR THE CLASSROOMS.
NO FEE IS CHARGED FOR USE OF THE EQUIPMENT IN THE WORKSHOP, AND TEACHERS MAY BRING THEIR OWN MATERIAL TO PRODUCE THE IR AIDS, OR MAY USE THE MATERIAL AVAILABLE IN THE WORKSHOPS AT COST PRICE ONLY.
THE UNIT ALSO ORGANISES COURSES AND SEMINARS FOR TEACHERS ON THE EFFECTIVE USE OF MEDIA AND PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES.
BECAUSE OF DEMAND, THE UNIT HAS BEEN OPENED ON THREE DAYS
A WEEK SINCE OCTOBER 1, INSTEAD OF TWO DAYS.
THE OPENING HOURS ARE FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM AND FROM 2 PM TO 4.30 PM ON WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS, AND FROM 9 AM TO 11.30 AM ON SATURDAYS.
PLANS ARE BEING MADE TO OPEN THE UNIT ON FIVE DAYS A WEEK FROM OCTOBER NEXT YEAR, AND ON SEVEN DAYS A WEEK BY MAY 1983.
SINCE THE UNIT WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED IN JANUARY 1979 MORE THAN 7 000 TEACHERS HAVE MADE USE OF THE FACILITIES OF THE UNIT, CR AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 30 EACH OPENING DAY.
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