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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1978

MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES UNIT EXPANDS

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THE MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES UNIT OF THE EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT HAS EXPANDED ITS WORKSHOPS AND ACQUIRED MORE EQUIPMENT TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS IN MODERN TEACHING.

THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE AFTER THE UNIT MOVED TO A LARGER OFFICE AT THE FORMER CANTON ROAD POLICE PRIMARY SCHOOL IN MARCH THIS YEAR.

THE NEW OFFICE HAS AN AREA OF 4,700 SQUARE FEET AND IS THREE TIMES LARGER THAN THE OLD ONE AT FUK WAH STREET GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL.

NEW EQUIPMENT ACQUIRED RECENTLY INCLUDE A ONE-FOR-THREE CASSETTE TAPE DUPLICATOR, ONE-FOR-SIX OPEN REEL TAPE DUPLICATOR, A COLOUR TRANSPARENCY PRINTER, PICTURE LAMINATING MACHINE, NEW CAMERAS WITH ACCESSORIES TO PHOTOGRAPH CLOSE-UP PICTURES. SLIDE COPIER, AN OFF-SET PRINTING MACHINE, PAMPHLET BINDING MACHINE AND PAPER GUILLOTINE.

MR. PAUL YUE OF MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES UNIT SAID: THE NEW EQUIPMENT ARE ALL CATERED FOR THE NEED OF TEACHERS IN PRODUCING AUDIO AND VISUAL AIDS FOR CLASSROOM USE.+

+VISUAL AND AUDIO AIDS PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN MODERN TEACHING AS THEY HELP STUDENTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND A SUBJECT.+

+ IN ADDITION IT WILL GREATLY REDUCE THE TIME IN GETTING THE MESSAGE ACROSS TO STUDENTS WHO FIND THIS WAY OF LEARNING MORE INTERESTING AND EASY.+

MR. YUE SAID ALL IN-SERVICE TEACHERS ARE WELCOME TO MAKE USE OF FACILITIES IN THE UNIT'S WORKSHOPS TO PRODUCE AUDIO AND VISUAL AIDS FOR TEACHING PURPOSES.

+ALL EQUIPMENT IN THE WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO IN-SERVICE TEACHERS, THEY CAN BRING THEIR OWN MATERIAL TO PRODUCE THESE AIDS OR USE MATERIALS IN THE WORKSHOPS WHICH ARE CHARGED AT COST ONLY, HE ADDED.

THE EQUIPMENT IN THE WORKSHOPS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VARIOUS AUDIO AND VISUAL AIDS FOR CLASSROOM USE SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS, GRAPHIC DRAWINGS, MODELS, COLOUR TRANSPARENCIES, CHARTS, DIAGRAMS AND CASSETTE TAPES WITH RECORDING.

MR. YUE SAID: +TO PROMOTE THE BETTER USE OF AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS IN TEACHING, WE CONDUCT COURSES FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHERS ON VARIOUS TOPICS AND FAMILIARISE THEM WITH THE TECHNIQUES IN THE PRODUCTION OF THESE AIDS.

+OUR STAFF ALSO HELP TEACHERS TO DESIGN AND MAKE SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE TEACHING MATERIALS TO SUIT THE IR SPECIFIC NEEDS IN CLASSROOM.+

IN THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR, EIGHT SUCH COURSES NUMBERING 26 SESSIONS WERE ORGANISED FOR 520 TEACHERS.

/THE SERVICES