Roles and Functions of an Educational Media Center

Lesson 18.
"We have said that the best ideas in the world are to be found in a modern library. But the modern educational media center must include excellence in varied media - not merely in printed materials." - Edgar Dale
What is educational media center?
The Educational Media Center functions as a vital instrument as well as a basic requirement for quality education by enriching all parts of the school's educational process. And it is designed for the housing and utilization of all educational media with in the school. To do its job, the Center has a collection of audio-visual facilities including cassette tape recorders, slide/tape recorders and projectors, film and film strip projectors, overhead and opaque projectors, video camera and other production hardware and equipment. For the most part, the Center serves as a laboratory for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Educational Technology courses.
The mission of the Educational Media Center (EMC) is to provide quality support for teaching and learning through the integration and use of technology.
Roles of EMC center for resources. laboratory for learning agent of teaching service agency coordinating agency recreational reading center a stepping stone to the other recreational activities in school.
FUNCTIONS OF EMC
Media and instruction the instructional media services classroom facilities media program
Responsibility of Media Specialist in Education Plan instructional programs Share information about resources and search strategies Help with the operation of a peace of Help with the operation of a piece of equipment Suggest specific resources for a particular unit particular unit Provide conducive learning environment Basic Services of Educational Media Center Accessibility of Resources Collection Reference Instruction Production Consultation 

REFLECTION

This chapter allow ,the us to understand the roles and function of the educational media center that there are a process or system in every experience that we encounter in establishing the learning integration by using the instructional media’s.

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