May 22, 1988 |
At the 1988 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, the membership gives final approval for changing the name of the Health Sciences Audiovisal Section to the Educational Media and Technologies Section (EMTS). |
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Fall 1993 |
Charles Greenberg develops the EMTS listserv (EMTS@listserv.arizona.edu now administered by Dave Piper). |
May 15-18, 1994 |
For the 1994 Annual
Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, EMTS sponsors the first "MLA Learning Center". The MLA Learning Center is a microcomputer software demonstration area that offers hands-on exposure to interactive multimedia programs. The Learning Center is organized by EMTS member, Charles Greenberg, and staffed by various EMTS members. |
1994 |
Bill Karnoscak and Marlene Smith took on the responsibility for the "Highly Recommended AV and Computer-Based Learning Survey". Marlene later goes solo with this. |
May 1995 |
Charles Greenberg (chair 1994-95) produced the first EMTS web-site with lists of officers, annual reports, programs, publications and other activities. |
1996 |
Beginning of an on-line newsletter in 1996 - also posted to our EMTS Web page. |
1996/98 |
EMTS sponsors a Statistics Committee, chaired by Christine Frank, to gather data related to learning resource facilities on a national basis. |
1997 |
Eric Schnell took over our web-site at http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/emts/emts.html. |
1997/98 |
The EMTS Bylaws Committee (Bev Hilton, Chair & Dave Piper, Kelly Hensley) work on proposed revisions to the Bylaws for Section vote at the annual business meeting. |
1997/98 |
EMTS participation
in the MLA Centennial activities. (1) Pat Anderson creates an EMTS Centennial web-page to present historical information. (2) Marlene Smith writes the EMTS history for this site to be demonstrated at the Annual Meeting. (3) EMTS donates $300 to the MLA Centennial Fund. (4) The EMTS membership sends cyber-birthday greetings to MLA. (5) A poster size birthday card is created for display at the MLA Annual Meeting. |
1998 |
Silver anniversary of the first EMTS business meeting. |
1998 |
Marlene Smith (Chair)
proposes a Section Recognition award to the Executive Board. A discussion results in Jim Duncan (Chair-elect) volunteering to write the motion. Section Council Representative, Laura Barrett, enters a motion at Section Council entitled: "A Motion to Discuss the Creation of an MLA Section Awards Program." |
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