CHECKLIST OF VISUAL AIDS

 Advantages Disadvantages
 Video Same uses as film for Equipment is expensive
 illustrative materials and needs careful
 but much more flexible. handling (though the
 Tapes can be quickly operation of video
 cued for showing recording equipment is
 extracts. The "freeze less complicated than
 frame" facility allows often assumed)
 for close study of For showing to smaller
 action. Sequences can groups than Film and
 be re-run for detailed Slide presentations.
 analysis. Depends on power supply
 If a camera is also
 available, then local
 relevant activities can
 be recorded for analysis
 and discussion.

 Real If it is available for Sometimes to view the
 Objects display, the real thing real thing means having
 and is always better than to bring the group to the
 Models a picture or verbal object.
 descriptions.


A NOTE ON USING FILM AND VIDEO-OR RADIO

This section is in the nature of a warning! It is very tempting to use
pre-packaged materials just as they come. But these materials do
not always relate entirely to the aims of a particular training
session. Therefore it is important, when using such materials, to
preview them whenever possible and work out how to adapt the
messages contained in the material to the messages of your own
project.

The special quality of video productions is that sections can so
easily be selected from a total programme.

Also, unless an audience is"cued" to watch orlisten to a programme-
and guided through a discussion afterwards-then a lot ofinforma-
tion contained in the programme can be lost. This means that the
group leader should prepare himself with relevant questions and
with points he thinks should be drawn from the experience of
viewing or listening.

To cue an audience means to give a short introductory talk and
suggest issues for the audience to pay special attention to. This