Film and Radio Guide (Oct 1945-Jun 1946)

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Moy, 1946 FILM AND RADIO GUIDE 23 Goodman Arthur J. Crowley, Director of the Educational Department of Popular Science PublishingCompany and Reader's Digest has announced the appointment of Dr. David J. Goodman as Editor-in-Chief of the new Audio-Visual Department of Popular Science Publishing Company, New York, N. Y. This division has been created to promote the development and sale to schools and colleges of audiovisual education aids on a nation-wide basis. The department’s program will be one of gradual expansion, and in time it will handle all of the major audio-visual aids to learning, involving all levels of education. The first announcement of the new Popular Science Teach0-Discs and Teach-O-Filmstrips appears on pages 32-33 of this issue of Film and Radio Guide. Dr. Goodman’s solid background and splendid accomplishments thoroughly qualify him for his new post. While at New York University, he majored in Administration and Supervision of Audio-Visual Education. His doctor’s thesis is entitled, “Comparative Effectiveness of Pictorial Teaching Materials’’ (Motion Pictures vs. Filmstrips). He has had nine years of full-time experience in public school work in the preparation of audio-visual curricula and the direction of audiovisual instruction. He has also had extensive experience in editorial work, still and motion picture photography and recording. Dr. Goodman has had rich and varied experience in his Joins "Popular Science" as -Visual Editor-in-Chief David J. Goodman, Editor-in-Chief of the new Audio-Visual Department of Popular Science Publishing Company. chosen field. His background includes positions as Editor for Young America Films, Inc; De partment Editor for Educational Screeri, Chicago, since 1941 ; Educational Supervisor for New York City’s Board of Education Program on the Development of Objective Training Materials and Techniques. During the war for a two-year period he was Educational Specialist for the Army Air Forces, Training Aids Division, in charge of preparation of Instructors’ Guides to accompany Army Air Forces training films and filmstrips. He conducted an extensive survey in the utiliization of filmstrips. He has contributed numerous articles to educational journals, including Journal of Educational Research, Safety Education, Journal of Education, Film and Radio Guide, and other publications. Curriculum Films f Inc,, Announces Plans Monroe B. David, President of Americolor Services, has announced the formation of Curriculum Films, Inc. The new organization will perform an educational, research, and distribution service for independent producers of educational films. Americolor Services, sales and management organization for the Colorfilm Company of America, will act in the same capacity for Curriculum Films. Mr. David, in discussing the basic plans of the new company, said, “After carefully determining specific classroom needs, through research, we will have subject-matter specialists prepare script material for producers. From this material the producers will create packages o f full-color filmstrips, each package consisting of a number of individual strips of logical teaching length. Where they will serve the purpose best, 16mm motion pictures will be included. The complete package will cover the visual needs of an entire course.” “We are not producers,” Mr. David added, “but our educational research and development staff will work with selected producers through all phases of production. The completed packages will be sold direct to schools.” Offices of the company are in the R.K.O. Building, Radio City, N. Y.