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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1979

BELL LEAVES FOR CONFERENCE ON CYCLONES IN AUSTRALIA

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THE DIRECTOR OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, MR. GORDON BELL, LEFT HONG KONG TODAY (SATURDAY) TO ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL CONFÉRENCE ON TROPICAL CYCLONES TO BE HELD IN PERTH, AUSTRALIA,

MR. BELL HAS BEEN INVITED TO GIVE THE LEAD PAPER ON TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECASTING AND OTHER TALKS. THE CONFERENCE WILL LAST FIVE DAYS FROM NOVEMBER 25 TO 29.

AFTER THE CONFERENCE MR. BELL AND THREE AMERICAN SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO VISIT AUTHORITIES IN THE STATE GOVERNMENTS, WITH TWO AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS, FOR LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS ON DISASTER PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS IN TROPICAL CYCLONE AREAS.

LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS WILL ALSO BE HELD ON SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONES WITH STAFF FROM THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY AND LOCAL UNIVERSITIES.

MEETINGS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED AT PORT HEDLAND, DARWIN, TOWNSVILLE, BRISBANE AND MELBOURNE. MR. BELL WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON DECEMBER 14.

ROLE OF AUDIO-VISUAL CO-ORDINATOR IN SCHOOL

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A TOTAL OF 160 SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAVE EACH APPOINTED A FULL TIME TEACHER THIS ACADEMIC YEAR TO ACT AS AUDIO-VISUAL CO-ORDINATOR IN CHARGE OF THE SCHOOL'S AUDIO-VISUAL RESOURCES.

THIS WAS STATED BY MRS. LOUISE MOK, DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) WHEN SHE SPOKE TO A GROUP OF AUDIO-VISUAL CO-ORDINATORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

SHE SAID A SCHOOL AUDIO-VISUAL CO-ORDINATOR MUST BE AN EXPERIENCED TEACHER WITH THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE WAYS IN WHICH EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CAN BE APPLIED TO ENHANCE THE PROCESS OF LEARNING AND TEACHING, AND TO RELATE WELL WITH HIS COLLEAGUES.

+HE MUST BE A PERSON WITH AN OPEN MIND AND IS WILLING TO KEEP ABREAST OF NEW CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES.+

THE AUDIO-VISUAL CO-ORDINATOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL CONTROL, CIRCULATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS IN SCHOOLS.

HE ALSO ASSISTS THE TEACHING STAFF IN THE SELECTION AND USE OF THESE MATERIALS, AND MAINTAINS LIAISON WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S VISUAL EDUCATION CENTRE AND OUTSIDE BODIES WHICH PROVIDE AUDIO-VISUAL RESOURCES, MRS. MOK SAID.

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