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P. 37

Jrme 6, 1979

TV Will

.Be ·Used
·As Aid
Capilano College is looki':lg forward with interest
to working with a new
math instructor - television.
Along with consultants
from Okanagan College,
BCIT, Laine Community
College in Oregon and Watcom Community College in
Washington, members of
the math department
recently sp,e nt a week discussing and experimenting
with the filming of video
tapes. The tapes, which
will be filmed all summer,
will be used as student
learning aids for the Self
Paced Learr1Jng Math
program starting this fall.
" We're trying for usable
tapes as opposed to
producing a polished
product," explained Ted
Bentley, math department
co-ordinator. As he and the
other instructors gain experience they should be
able to produce a 20 to 25
minute tape in about two
hours, gradually building
up a comprehe.nslve
reference library for student use.
The idea of math on TV
is not new. Laine College
was one of the first to experiment with the
possibilities of video and
over the past few years has
compiled a considerable
collection of ' ' home
grown " tapes . B .C .
colleges are now In terested , particularly
Capilano which has good,
accessible video facilities.
So, college students will
oon be watching a
ifferent k1nct of TV. And
o commereiall.