See and hear : the journal on audio-visual learning (1945)

igan Report s on A-V ■ALDIO-VISl AL PROGRAMS IN ACTION" MAJOR LEGISL\TIVE GRAMS have not as yet boomed audio-visual (le\elopmenls in Michigan schools hut a picture of steady and often inspiring progress in putting these new tools for better learning in the hands of the teachers in school systems all over the state is rellecled in the pages of a new illustrated 112-page report prepared 1)\ members of the Michigan Audio-Visual Association and edited by Ford L. Leniler, director of the Audio-Visual Education Center, University of Michigan. Copies of "Audio-Visual Programs in Action" are available at SI.IHJ per copy from the Center. 1028 Administration Building. Lniversity of Michigan. Ann Arbor. Fourteen Reports on Local Pro^^ress Following a basic introduction which outlines important principles generalized from member reports which form the bulk of its content, the audio-visual directors of four- teen city, community and county school systems detail their budgeU, problems and progress. As \\ illiam G. Hart, president of M.\V.\, says in his foreword "the audio-visual programs reported are well-known for success in coping with the many problems of this field. They were selected so as to report patterns of organization, financial resources, audio-visual services and effective techniques." Mr. Lemler considers, in his pre-sununation, that "the audio-visual program is a comjilex oj)eration." He notes that it "requires order, direction, and leadership." Thr tenor of the reports indicates that the "best way to provide these essentials is to centralize responsibility in an audio- visual director or coordinator with the necessary compe- tencies of leadership and administration." Darkeninj: a I niversal Classroom Problem One very important area is highlighted as most of the contributors emphasize the need for adaptation of class- rooms for audio-visual work. Darkening, for example, is repeatedlv cited as an obstacle to successful classroom use of projected materials. Helpfully, the book also cites some specific ways in which Michigan a-v directors have solved this problem but we are also reminded that the problem is perpetuated by failure to provide facilities in new build- ings. Lloyd Cartwright, who directs the Saginaw Count) .\udio-Visual Education Center, savs "Superintentlents and school boards who are planning the construction of new buildings should insist that drapery track installations be specified in the architect s plans. A determined stand on the part of educators in demanding these installations is of utmost imi)ortance for the reason that the current plans for new buildings have been in the direction of admitting the maxinmm of natural light. Service, this report concludes, is the keynote of every successful audio-visual program. As implementing pro- grams, "audio-visual programs ha\e meaning only to the extent that . . . they . . . assist the work of other depart- ments and acti\ ities of the school." You'll value your copy of this well-illustrated, well-organized and thorough!v pro- fessional collection of "case histories" of hard work well done. —OHC The Audio-Visual Journal ONE MINUTE ^-PREVIEW FOR ^/^y-TEACHERS UNITED WORLD FILMS 16mm 15 min.B&W sound $75.00 SOUND WAVES Is a demonstration- type film. By means of special lab- oratory equipment, ttie phenome- na of sound are explained clearly and simply. A tuning forK illustrates ttiat back and fortli motion, or vibration produces sound. The properties of sound waves, such as wave length, amplitude, frequency, are likened to movement of pendu- lum, waves in a pool of water, and various animated symbols. On ani- mated models, a set of beads dem- onstrate longitudinal waves and show that vibrating particles move along the path of waves. A clock limes wave motion to explain how speed of sound waves is deter- mined. Concluding experiments show how speed of sound Is mea- sured in air, in water and In solids. SOUNDWAVES and its companion, MUSICAL NOTES, form a practical unit for teaching the Physics of Sound In High School and College. OTHER SERIES OF FILMS FOR PHYSICS AND GENERAL SCIENCE LIGHT SERIES ATOMIC PHYSICS SERIES UNLOCKING THE ATOM (Nuclear Fission) 1445 PARK AVE. NEW YORK CITY 29, N. Y. For More About The Films, Send This Cou- pon, Or Ask Your Vis- ual Department To Request A Preview Print. SH-.? _ Please send details about United World SCIENCE Films. C Send a preview print of SOUND WAVES (or us to consider for purchase. Nome ^___^^^^ Title , Addreii- Clly State