Sheffield University Television Service Early Literacy with Parents helped disseminate research findings for the Department of Education. This interactive CD-rom on the tidepool environment brings the field trip right into the lecture theatre. The University's award-winning Television Service is respected across the country for its excellence in producing quality video and audio teaching and learning materials. It has a reputation for working closely with academic staff to exploit the possibilities offered by this medium as an educational tool. Although we have a role in promoting the University and departments, our prime concern is supporting teaching and research as an integral part of the educational experience.
People have a very narrow perception of what video can do.
Here in the Television Service, we are working closely with academic departments to investigate the possibilities of video in the new resource-based teaching. Video is so good at certain things. We can offer an educational medium which is effective and stimulating. Used creatively, the medium can provide a forum for dialogue, as students and academics develop their own educational experience and research. At this level, the distinction between excellence in teaching and in research almost disappears.