Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

A-V Workshop for Industrial Training Directors The Illinois Training Directors Association, an affiliate of the American Society of Training Directors, will stage its third annual Audio-Visual Workshop on Monday, July 22nd. This event is being planned in conjunction with the convention and trade show of the National Audio-Visual Association being held at the Morrison Hotel in Chicago, July 20-23, 1957. The workshop is scheduled for 9:00 A. M. in the air conditioned Venetian Room. Following a keynote address by an authority on the learning processes, the program will feature: (1) "Producing Your Own Training Film on a Low Budget" — how a couple of Standard Oil (Ind.) staff people went about making a sound motion picture on a safety problem at surprisingly low total cost. (2) "Preparing Slide Films in 3 Minutes" — a new technique developed by the Polaroid Corporation, makers of the popular Polaroid Land Camera. (3) "Navy Use of Aydio-Visual Aids" — training specialists of the Department of the Navy will demonstrate interesting and unusual applications. The sponsoring organization. The Illinois Training Directors Association, is a byproduct of the Chicago Emergency War Council. This was an organization set up during the early days of the second World War to coordinate the many activities for the mobilization and training of civilians in the successful prosecution of the war effort on the home front. Out of this organization a number of specialized groups were formed, one of which was the Illinois Training Directors Association. In 1943 it elected its first President, Deb Gaines of the Philco Corporation. The 1956-57 retiring President is H. Leslie Swift of Swift and Company. President-elect is W. E. Bright, Jr., of The Pure Oil Company. The officers to serve with Mr. Bright during the coming year are; Gordon S. Sargent, Spiegel, Inc., Vice-President, Harold I. Pratt, American Steel Foundries, Secretary and William Welp, Blue Cross-Blue .Shield, Treasurer. ITDA states its purpose, "to advance the profession of education and training in industry and commerce. In striving for this objective, provisions will be made for the professional development of its members through the discussion of mutual training problems, the exchange of experiences, ideas and methods, and the general stimulation of interest in sound education and training. The association shall arrange meetings, publish papers, magazines or bulletins and cooperate with other interested organizations in such activities as may from time to time be decided by the Board of Directors in conformity with its purpose." The organization now numbers some 180 representatives of business, industrial and educational institutions in Chicago and neighboring communities. The Audio-Visual Workshop is a project of the Activity Committee. Mr. M. L. Mullins, Standard Oil Co. (Ind.) is Committee Chairman. Verne A. Larson, Assistant Regional Training Officer of the Post Office Department, is Chairman of the Workshop project. Assisting him are: J. Wesley Johnson of The Sherwin-Williams Company, Donald P. Smith of International Harvester Company and J. J. Stadtherr of The Pure Oil Company. Other projects of the Activity Committee include the recent publication of a fifty-five page "Directory of Training Services," active participation in the Chicago Area Career Conference for high school students, and active support of the Annual Conference on Training in Business, Industry and Government at Purdue University. EdScreen & AV Guide —July, 1957 Chief State School A-V Officers ACSSAVO The alphabet type name above stands for an AudioVisual organization interested in the exchange of ideas, promotion of better Audio-Visual materials and their more effective use in the schools of the nation. The organization is composed of the official in each State Department of Education that is chiefly responsible for the State's AudioVisual program. This includes full time people or those only giving a portion of their time to this field. The present officers are Garland C. Bagley, President (Georgia); Bill King, Vice President, N.J., and Dr. Floyde Brooker, Executive Secretary, Washington, D.C. Mutual problems involving organization, finance, handling and distribution of films, in fact, every facet of Film Library operation from the acquiring of films to the proper utilization of the materials by the school is talked about and solutions arrived at. This exchange of ideas has been found to be interesting and helpful. The Agenda of the program stated for this summer (1957) which will be held at the Morrison Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, July 20-22 will include state progress reports and the findings of several committees doing research on mutual problems. These are: (1) How to do it. Dr. Clyde Miller, Chm., Ohio. (2) Cost Study, Mr. Arnold Luce, Chm., Minnesota, (3) Minimum State Requirement for Audio-Visual Education, Mrs. Altha Sullivan, Chm., Indiana, (4) State Building Codes, Bill King, Chm., N. J., (5) Joint Account, Joe Murphy, Chm., Mass., (6) Tape, Hugh Proctor, Chm., Texas, (7) Educational Television, Joe Murphy, Chm., Mass. A philosophy or objectives of the organization were compiled and passed on by the membership early in its formation and are listed herewith. 1. To promote the production and use of various audiovisual materials and media in the educational program. 2. To encourage schools in the respective states to acquire materials and equipment which are essential to providing well-balanced meaningful learning experience to their students. 3. To foster the pre-service and in-service training of teachers in effective use of audio-visual materials and methods. 4. To lend encouragement and support to other associations, organizations, and agencies in those activities which are consistent with the general purposes of our Association. 5. To strive for the provision of facilities in school ' buildings which will make possible the effective and efficient use of audio-visual materials. 6. To work for more cooperative relationships between educators and the audio-visual industry to the end that the purposes of education are more adequately served. 7. To see to raise the professional standards of those responsible for supervising and administering the audio-visual program. 8. To encourage research and experimentation in the production and use of audio-visual materials and methods. 9 To exchange ideas and experience among the members and between the various State Departments of Education. 333