Educational Media Center

Objectives
 To determine the importance of educational
media center to the teaching and learning
process.
 Explore the possibility of setting up or
improving the media center.
 Evaluate the media center of the school.
What is educational media
center?
 Is a place where audio-visual materials
and equipment for instructional support
were housed.
 It provides a venue for multimedia
learning for a more effective instructional
process in school.
Responsibility of Media Specialist
in Education
 Plan instructional programs
 Share information about resources and
search strategies
 Help with the operation of a peace of
equipment
 Suggest specific resources for a
particular unit
 Provide conducive learning environment
Basic Services of Educational
Media Center
 Accessibility of Resources
 Collection
 Reference
 Instruction
 Production
 Consultation
Role and Function of Educational
Media Center

The Central Facilities and Resources

of Educational Media Center
Evaluation
 The institutional media services
 is the administration committed to a
media program?
 is the program of media services
administered by a media specialist
through media center?
 is the center operating at the same level
as other major institutional services of the
school?
 Are there clearly defined policies,
procedures, and plans for a short, medium
and long term coverage?
 Is the center provided with appropriate
facilities, finances (a regular budget) and
staff (both technical and clerical)?
 Is the center capable of giving media and
or educational media technology advice
assistance to the faculty?
1. Media and instruction
 Are the faculty encouraged to use media
as an integral part of instruction?
 Are classroom equipped and /or adapted
for the best possible use of educational
media?
 Is the media center accessible to all
classroom and lecture/conference rooms?
 Is there a continuous in-service education
in the use of educational media?
Is there educational media technology
information dissemination?
Is there proper cooperation between faculty
and the professional media staff and
planning, developing, and using media for
instruction?
In particular, are faculty members assisted by
the media center staff in analyzing teaching
needs and in designing, selecting and using
educational media to meet these needs?
Is there adequate storage, filing and
retrieval/borrowing system for instructional
hardware and software/materials?
Is the center capable of technical
operation relating technical assistance,
equipment repair and cleaning,
continuous upgrading of facilities?

Is there a capability for production of

graphics, audio, visual and other media
materials for instruction?
3. Classroom facilities
Are classrooms design for and provided
with essential facilities for effective use of
educational media?
Specifically, are classroom for full light
control, electrical outlets, appropriate
ventilation and media operation space ?
Are classroom equipped with a bulletin
board, chalk board , projection screen,
map rails, etc. for instruction using
media?
4.Media Program

 Are there clear – cut administration

policies on the media program?

 Is there an adequate source/ system of

funding?
 Is there appropriate hiring of media
center supervisors , creating and
technical personnel, consultants, and
clerical staff?
Activity :

Evaluate the URC instructional media center

by making comments and suggestions from
the following:

1. Location
2. Staff
3. Facilities
4. Collection / Resources
5. Policies and procedures