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LRTC: Types and Functions

The center primarily serves teachers & students by providing technical support, instructional development, & AV resources. Staff include administrators, technicians, & instructional developers. Services offered involve direct user interaction & are crucial for enriching the learning experience. The architecture strategically locates offices for production & technical support either within the center or near classrooms. Users benefit from the services & resources offered for educational purposes.

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LRTC: Types and Functions

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  1. LRTC: Types and Functions By Ali S. Al Musawi

  2. Audiovisual Services • Mostly serve the teacher • Provide only technical services only (Maintenance, production, circulation, classification) • Have two administrative depts.: Maintenance and media services/production • Shown services w/ direct user/technician interaction • Staff composed of administrators and technicians • Students served indirectly through AV room and/or the teacher • Architecturally, production/technical support offices are located within the center or near the classrooms

  3. Mostly serves the teacher Provides technical services and instructional development Has three administrative depts.: Maintenance and media services/production/instructional development Shown services w/ direct user/technician/instructional developer interaction Staff composed of administrators, technicians and instructional developers Students served indirectly through AV room and/or the teacher Architecturally, production/technical and instructional support offices are located within the center or near the classrooms Education Technology Center

  4. Serves learners (teacher/student/individuals) Provides technical services and instructional development Has three administrative depts.: Maintenance and media services/production/instructional development Hidden services w/ direct user/librarian interaction Staff composed of administrators, technicians (librarian, AV and computer tech), and instructional developers Students served directly through AV room where all resources, software, and materials are collected Architecturally, production/technical and instructional support offices are located outside the center or near the classrooms; users could view the resources in cabins and cubical prepared for this purpose Learning Resources Center

  5. Mostly serves the student Instructional books/materials circulation Staff are only librarians No many administrative divisions No production services; but acquisition and classification only Directly borrow books/materials from the librarian Provides services directly in its hall Architecturally, its room comprised shelves to index material/books with a reading desks and group viewing facility School Library

  6. LRTC: Activities • Resources management • Sets goals and objectives • Establish long-term plans. • Devises projects to meet the goals. • Plans and implements procedures • Identifies, acquires, and manages resources • Develops/manages IT and media resources design, production, use, retrieval, and evaluation

  7. LRTC: Activities • Personnel management • Determine their requirement • Prepare job description • Recruits, hires, and dismisses personnel • Supervise staff • Provide staff training • Evaluates employee performance • Secures employees job satisfaction

  8. LRTC: Activities • Fiscal management • Determine fiscal needs • Prepares and justifies budgets • Develop cost-effective procedures • Monitors the center budgets

  9. LRTC: Activities • Public relation Management • Promotes media services • Work to develop good relations w/ others • Attend all meetings pertinent to the center • Develop in-service communication for staff • Implement orientation programs about the center services

  10. LRTC: Activities • Instructional development • Assists teachers to analyze learners characteristics • Assist them to clarify objectives • Assesses/recommends teaching/learning strategies • Selects appropriate media • Evaluates teaching/learning design

  11. LRTC: Activities • Media facility design • Advises or is a member of buildings committees • Consults with administration of media design requirements • Develop minimum media standards for classrooms • Consults with clients on media facility needs • Develops specifications for media facilities and equipment • Consults with architects on media facility

  12. LRTC: Activities • Professional responsibilities • Reads appropriate publications and journals • Collects and analyzes appropriate data • Applies relevant research findings to problems • Evaluates results • Conducts appropriate research • Develops and maintain professional contacts • Keeps up with the changing technology

  13. LRTC Functions • Materials selection and acquisition • Equipment selection • Circulation • Maintenance and repair • Design and production • Facility design • Instructional development • Staff development and training

  14. LRTC: Components • Media Services: Maintenance, Circulation, Indexing, Retrieval, Classification, Distribution, Specification • Production: Photo/graphic, Multimedia, E-learning, Computer, Copying, Video, Audio • Instructional Services: Design, Development, Evaluation, Research

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