Abstract

A training facility was established at theNational Audio-Visual Aids Centre in London during the sixties, under the aegis of theNational Committee for Audio-Visual Aids in Education (NCAVAE). The function of the facility was to train teachers in the effective use of audio-visual aids, and to that end it offered a wide variety of short courses covering most aspects of the field. Most of these courses were essentially practical in nature, aimed at improving the performance of teachers in the integration of audio-visual techniques within their teaching situations. In time the officers of the National Committee, and in particular the staff of the training department, identified a further need and began to investigate the possibility of offering a more intensive course, over a much longer period, that would lead to a professional qualification. It was from this seed that the National Committee's Diploma in Educational Technology was born. The aim was to further the education and training of practising teachers...

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