EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CENTER

Definition of

What is an EMC or

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

The Educational Media Center (EMC) provides visual and audio media such as videos and CDs for teachers to use in their instructional program

It involve in the teaching and learning process

It is a source center and a learning laboratory

It is a center of recreational, viewing, and listening and it is a stepping stone to other community resource centers

ADVANTAGES OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CENTER

Meets the needs of students to be wise consumers of media, managers of information and responsible producers of their ideas using the powerful multimedia tools of a global media culture.

. Engages students. . . bringing the world of media into the classroom connects learning with "real life" and validates their media culture as a rich environment for learning.

Gives students and teachers alike a common approach to critical thinking that, when internalized, becomes second nature for life.

. Provides an opportunity for integrating all subject areas and creating a common vocabulary that applies across all disciplines.

Media literacy's "inquiry process" transforms teaching and frees the teacher to learn along with students -- becoming a "guide on the side" rather than a "sage on the stage."

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS

Consultant service to improve instruction, learning and use of educational media resources and facilities;

Upgrade instructional standards through the use of educational media resources;

Information on new educational development;

Creation/production of instructional materials to suit the special needs of teacher and student

Upgraded research through media support to individual investigation and exploration;

Multi-media facilities with areas made available to students, teachers and the media staff.

Educational media equipment made available for classroom use to student and teachers.

STANDERS ON ESTABLISHING AN EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CENTER

Environment-Good lightning, acoustical treatment, and temperature and humidity control are some notable features of media center facilities.

Location and Space- while media center should be easily to users, the design of media center may vary