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FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1979

AUDIO-VISUAL TEACHING MATERIAL MAKES LEARNING EASIER

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APPROACHES IN TEACHING, USING A VARIETY OF MEDIA, HAVE MORE IMPACT AND A MORE LASTING EFFECT THAN STRAIGHT PRESENTATION OF FACTS TO BE LEARNED, MR. ARTHUR BROWN, SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT) SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES UNIT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S VISUAL EDUCATION SECTION, MR. BROWN SAID: +MORE AND MORE TEACHERS ARE REALISING THAT, TO MAKE EDUCATION EFFECTIVE, WE NEED A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS DESIGNED TO FIT IN WITH THE TYPE OF LEARNING SITUATION INVOLVED.+

TECHNIQUES SUCH AS DISCOVERY METHOD OF LEARNING, ACADEMIC GAMES AND SIMULATION TECHNIQUES, SUPPORTED BY APPROPRIATE LOCALLY DEVELOPED MATERIALS, INVOLVE STUDENTS PERSONALLY IN THE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY, AND DO FAR MORE THAN JUST IMPARTING INFORMATION, HE SAID.

TO THIS END, MR. BROWN SAID, THE MEDIA PRODUCTION SERVICES UNIT PROVIDES FACILITIES, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE FOR TEACHERS TO DESIGN AND MAKE SIMPLE INEXPENSIVE AUDIO-VISUAL TEACHING MATERIALS.

LISTING ANOTHER SERVICE OF THE UNIT, HE SAID: +BECAUSE TEACHERS HAVE TO COME HERE TO PRODUCE THEIR MATERIALS THEY INEVITABLY MEET WITH TEACHERS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS AND WITH THE STAFF OF THE CENTRE, AND I AM SURE THEY WILL USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND HELP EACH OTHER.+

APART FROM THE PRESENT UNIT IN CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON, IT IS HOPED LATER TO OPEN A CORRESPONDING UNIT ON HONG KONG ISLAND, MR. BROWN SAID.

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