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

Advance Program: D. A.V. I. Meetings in Atlantic City Meeting Place: Convention Hall, Atlantic City Meeting Dates: February 23, 24, and 25 Monday, February 23, 9:30-12:00-"lniorma\ Get-Together" Main meeting room of Convention Hall, regis- tration, refreshments, contact your old friends. Monday, February 23,12:13-2:00-D.A.V.1. Lun- cheon Introduction of Executive Committee members; announcements by DAVI President, Stephen M. Corey; announcements by DAVI Executive Sec- retary, Vernon Dameron; demonstration of radio and television developments, with discussions, to be arranged by Louis Goodman, Supervisor, Audio-Visual Center, College of the City of New York, with displays of technical equipment by cooperating manufacturers. Monday, February 23, 2:30-3:45 — "Recent Trends in Teacher Education" Presentation of recent developments in the field of teacher education to be presented by national- ly-known speaker; followed by panel discussion of implications of such trends for audio-visual instruction by audio-visual specialists; discus- sion from the floor. Chairman: A. W. Vander- Meer, College of Education, Pennsylvania State College, State College, Pennsylvania. Monday, February 23, 3.-^5-5.00—"Production" Presentation of the problem of the producer (by a person selected by a committee from the indus- try) as they are related to the purchaser and eventual user; presentation of visual materials representing crucial elements of the topic; re- sponse to the problem by educators representing school, school system, business, and university and college users of audio-visual instructional materials; floor discussion. Chairman: Floyde E. Brooker, U. S. Office of Education, Washington. Tuesday, February 24, 9:30-12:30 Presentation by two nationally-known speakers of (1) the application of mass media for com- munication to problems of education and world peace, (2) recent trends in curriculum revision and school administration practices; followed by panel discussion of the topic, "Modern Tools for Modern Teaching," stressing implications for audio-visual instruction of the trends described by pre\ ious speakers. Visual presentation of a ^veil-planned audio-xisual program in action in a city school system to follow to express in con- crete terms the principles developed by the panel. Chairman: Stephen M. Corey, Depart- ment of Education, University of Chicago. Tuesday, February 24, 2.-50-5;'/5—"Research" Round-up of research related to audio-visual in- struction currently under way in this country; descriptions of research activities by several per- sons now engaged in them; brief indication of research gaps: floor discussion. Chairman: James \V. Brown, Syracuse University, Syracuse. Tuesday, February 24, 5.-/J-5.Of—"Problems of the Audio-Visual Director" Presentation by speaker on significant problems of audio-visual directors, based on his experience and the experience of otheis in the field; panel discussion of related problems, with indications of possible means of solving problems considered; floor discussion. Chairman: Mrs. Grace Fisher Ramsey, Curator of Educational Relations, American Museum of Natural History, New York City. Wednesday, February 25, 9:30-12:30—Demon- stration Walter A. Wittich, Director, Bureau of Visual Instruction, University of Wisconsin, appears on the main program of the AASA conference, teaching a demonstration lesson involving the use of audio-visual instructional materials. No DAVI meetings are scheduled this morning in order that members may attend this session. Wednesday, February 25, 2:30-4:30—Depart- mental Meeting Brief summarization of main currents of thought expressed at each of the conference meetings by participants, with discussion pre- ceding business meetings. Atlantic City DAVI Conference Committee Floyde E. Brooker A. W. VanderMeer Grace Fisher Ramsey Vernon Dameron Louis Goodman James W. Brown, W. Henry Durr Chairman