The EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CENTER. An Educational Media Center is more than a collection of instructional materials because it incorporates a systematic plan.

The EDUCATIONAL The EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CENTERMEDIA CENTER

An An Educational Media CenterEducational Media Center is is more than a collection of instructional more than a collection of instructional materials because it incorporates a materials because it incorporates a systematic plan or program in the systematic plan or program in the proper use and delivery of effective proper use and delivery of effective instruction. Thus it is a product of a instruction. Thus it is a product of a collaborative plan and effort of the collaborative plan and effort of the teachers and the school teachers and the school administrators. It is therefore administrators. It is therefore considered an integral part of the considered an integral part of the curriculum.curriculum.

Resources Found in the Resources Found in the Educational Media CenterEducational Media Center

A. Human Resources A. Human Resources 1. 1. EMC Director,EMC Director, who is the overall in charge who is the overall in charge of maintaining and delivering the services of maintaining and delivering the services offered by the center,offered by the center,2. 2. The technicianThe technician, who is adept in , who is adept in manipulating, using and who can manipulating, using and who can troubleshoot simple problems that may arise troubleshoot simple problems that may arise in using the different equipment. in using the different equipment. 3. 3. The librarianThe librarian who is in charge of filing or who is in charge of filing or arranging systematically the different arranging systematically the different instructional media for easier loaning out to instructional media for easier loaning out to students and teachers.students and teachers.4. The 4. The artistartist who assists the teachers and who assists the teachers and students in producing unavailable students in producing unavailable instructional materials.instructional materials.5. The 5. The Computer instructor.Computer instructor.

B. Technological ResourcesB. Technological Resources refers to the refers to the scientific and specialized knowledge on the scientific and specialized knowledge on the use and application of educational media to use and application of educational media to teaching and learning. Specifically, there teaching and learning. Specifically, there should be contained should be contained brochures, flyers, , flyers, information sheets, bulletins and others to information sheets, bulletins and others to guide and inform teachers, students and the guide and inform teachers, students and the community of the services the EMC can offer. community of the services the EMC can offer. These may include upgraded research, These may include upgraded research, investigation and exploration on the use of investigation and exploration on the use of media materials not only to education but to media materials not only to education but to other facets of life for the benefit of the other facets of life for the benefit of the community as well.community as well.

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C. Material Resources include the lo-tech instructional materials which are arranged systematically for easy access. These are realia, contrived experiences, pictorial media, visuals, audio media, OHP, computer units, production and viewing space.

Importance of EMCImportance of EMC

Provides teachers and students easy access for Provides teachers and students easy access for information search.information search.Maintains a pool of instructional material ready for use Maintains a pool of instructional material ready for use as need arises.as need arises.Serves as a venue for multi-media learning for more Serves as a venue for multi-media learning for more positive resultspositive resultsProvides for individualized instruction, and independent Provides for individualized instruction, and independent learning, hence it promote self confidencelearning, hence it promote self confidenceAllows the students and teachers the opportunity to Allows the students and teachers the opportunity to avail the expertise of the media technologists and avail the expertise of the media technologists and specialists.specialists.Promotes closer linkage between administrators, Promotes closer linkage between administrators, teachers and students because they will work together teachers and students because they will work together in the maintenance of the center.in the maintenance of the center.Teachers and students can update and improve their Teachers and students can update and improve their capabilities and performances.capabilities and performances.

Characteristics of a Functional EMC

The EMC has an institutional media program The EMC has an institutional media program supported by the administration. There is an supported by the administration. There is an existing policy on the use of the center.existing policy on the use of the center.There is a regular budget for the procurement There is a regular budget for the procurement of additional units for the maintenance of the of additional units for the maintenance of the existing ones.existing ones.The center in manned by qualified staff that The center in manned by qualified staff that can assist teachers and students to avail of can assist teachers and students to avail of the maximum benefits derived from using the the maximum benefits derived from using the media materials.media materials.Teachers and students are encouraged to use Teachers and students are encouraged to use the educational media.the educational media.

There is an adequate pool of educational There is an adequate pool of educational materials ranging from the lo-tech to the hi-materials ranging from the lo-tech to the hi-tech ones.tech ones.There is a systematic way of arranging There is a systematic way of arranging specific materials for easy borrowing and specific materials for easy borrowing and retrieving system. (example-subject color retrieving system. (example-subject color coding- red for math, yellow for languages, coding- red for math, yellow for languages, green for science etc.)green for science etc.)There is an adequate space for storing, filing, There is an adequate space for storing, filing, loaning and producing of instructional loaning and producing of instructional materials.materials.The EMC is well lighted and well ventilated The EMC is well lighted and well ventilated with provisions for darkening the room when with provisions for darkening the room when needed in case of viewing multi-media needed in case of viewing multi-media presentations or motion pictures.presentations or motion pictures.