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ROLE AND FUNCTIONOF AN EDUCATIONALMEDIA CENTER Present by: Jastine

Mico Benedicto LESSON 28
2. Importance of an educational media center ? The importance of Educational Media Center
is to provides teacher and students easy access for information search. The Educational Media
Center functions as a vital instrument as well as a basic requirement for quality education by
enriching all parts of the schools educational process. And it is designed for the housing and
utilization of all educational media with in the school.
3. The centers specific function A media program has the following elements assigned to
it: Consultant service to improve instruction, learning and use of educational media resources
and Upgradefacilities; instructional standards through the use of Informationeducational
media resources; on new educational development;
4. 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.
5. Consultant service The center media specialist act as resource persons for teacher in
designing media for instruction. These specialist may also work directly with students in
selecting and evaluating materials they need for presentation and learning purposesUpgrade
Instruction via media An educational media center is made by a professional staff compose by
media specialists, technicians and media aids. the staff function to serve media users through a
program of services which make educational media available for instruction , learning and
research purpose.
6. Information on Educational Development The center provides information about
innovations and recent development in specific subject areas and in the general field of
education. It also keeps teacher posted on available in-service workshops and courses,
conference and professional activities which they may find advantage for their professional
growth.Production of Instructional Materials The media center staff assists the various
academic department and their teacher in the creative conceptualization and production of
materials and devices for improve instruction.
7. Materials for Class/Individualized Learning The media center may serve the purpose of
centralizing educational media equipment and materials for accessibility to potential users.
However, such resources as chart, maps, and globes may be permanently remain in classroom
since they are frequently needed as instructional reference materials by classroom
users.Equipment Use, Maintenance and Storage it is distinct feature of an educational media
center to provide the facilities and space for the use, maintenance and storage of media hardware.
The center assurance users of the available equipment and substitutes in case of equipment
breakdown and malfunction.
8. The Center Facilities and Resources The sized of media center depends on such variable
as the population, the financial capability of the school, and the goals and purposes of the media
program.The following standers may help to those who are managing media centers or are
planning to establish the:1. Environment- an education media center should have facilities that
will ensure comfort and effective learning for users. Good lightning, acoustical treatment, and
temperature and humidity control are some notable features of media center facilities.2. Location
and Space- while media center should be easily to users, the design of media center may vary.

There may be a single media center housed in just one building but divided into separate section
to perform separate function .
9. Regardless of these designs and arrangements, the media center generally has the
following provision:2.1 Entrance, circulation and distribution for display and exhibits, card
catalog, periodical index.2.2 Viewing and listening through a facility which can accommodate
not more than 100 students.2.3 Conference room for media specialist and teachers. It may be
adjust to a media production laboratory. It may have movable walls to allow expansion or
combination of areas.2.4 Small room/Viewing/Listening with adequate power outlets, viewing
monitor/ screen, acoustical treatment and comfortable space.2.5 Workshop room a classroomsized flexible space with multimedia equipment for instruction, production, demonstration needs.
10. 2.6 Administration an office space and area for media planning.2.7 Maintenance and
reparse services for minor and preventive repair of equipment.2.8 Media production laboratory
audio, video and photo laboratory with power, light, sounds and darkroom facilities.2.9 Storage
room with necessary temperature and humidity control.2.10 AV equipment distribution may
be decentralized in case of bigger schools.2.11Optional space for computerized learning and
radio, television and film work.

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.