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MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1976

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THE ACQUISITION OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS IS CONDUCTED IN CLOSE CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER SUBJECT SECTIONS OF THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SCHOOLS AND SPECIAL CURRICULUM PROJECTS.

+SUBJECT SPECIALISTS ARE INVITED TO INSPECT THE CATALOGUES OF OVERSEAS SUPPLIERS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON PURCHASES,+ MRS KWOK EXPLAINED. THEY WILL AGAIN BE INVITED TO VIEW THE MATERIALS WHEN THEY ARE DELIVERED TO US AND DECIDE THE GRADE LEVEL FOR AND SUITABILITY OF EACH ITEM.+

THESE SUBJECT SPECIALISTS ALSO DRAFT THE NOTES FOR THE SECTION'S OWN CATALOGUES AND SUPPLEMENTS TO SERVE AS GUIDELINES TO PROSPECTIVE BORROWERS AS TO THE CONTENT OF A CERTAIN ITEM.

IN ADDITION TO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT ARE ALSO ON LOAN TO SCHOOLS FREE OF CHARGE AND THE SECTION CARRIES OUT ON-THE-SPOT EVALUATION FOR SCHOOLS IN THEIR PURCHASE OF SUCH EQUIPMENT.

SCHOOLS WHICH BORROW THE TEACHING MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT ARE REQUIRED TO FILL IN ORDER FORMS WHICH BIND THEM TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO ENSURE PROPER USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE LOAN ITEMS.

TO PROMOTE THE AUDIO-VISUAL APPROACH IN TEACHING, THE SECTION CONDUCTS VARIOUS COURSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHERS AND TRAINING OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. IN THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR, A TOTAL OF 36 SUCH COURSES AND WORKSHOPS WERE ORGANISED, ATTRACTING MORE THAN 1,800 PARTICIPANTS.

ORGANISED VISITS ARE ALSO REGULARLY HELD EACH YEAR TO FAMILIARISE STUDENT TEACHERS FROM THE THREE GOVERNMENT COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE AND FROM THE TWO UNIVERSITIES WITH THE SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SECTION.

MRS KWOK SAID THAT APART FROM ALL THESE FACILITIES, TEACHERS WERE ENCOURAGED TO PRODUCE THEIR RESOURCE MATERIALS TO MEET THE IR SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES UNIT RUN BY THE VISUAL EDUCATION SECTION.

HOUSED IN THE FUK WAH STREET GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL IN CHEUNG SHA WAN, THE MPSU IS OPEN EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY (EXCEPT SATURDAY AFTERNOONS OR PUBLIC HOLIDAYS) AND PROVIDES A VARIETY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC, REPROGRAPHIC, GRAPHIC, MODEL-MAKING, MOUNTING AND TRANSPARENCY-MAKING EQUIPMENT.

TEACHERS ARE TAUGHT HOW TO MASTER THESE MEDIA PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT BY SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL LOOP FILMS OR WITH THE ADVICE OF THE INSPECTOR AND THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANT WHO ARE ON HAND TO ASSIST THEM.

+LAST YEAR, AN AVERAGE OF 1,100 TEACHERS MADE USE OF THE MPSU,+ MRS KWOK SAID. +WE ARE HOPING TO EXPAND THE SIZE OF THIS UNIT FROM TWO TO THREE CLASSROOMS THIS SEPTEMBER AND EVENTUALLY TO EXTEND THE OPENING HOURS TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR THE FACILITIES OF THE UNIT.+

THE ULTIMATE GOAL, SHE SAID, WAS TO HAVE A SIMILAR SET-UP ON HONG KONG ISLAND.

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