开放教育《Dreamweaver网页设计》课程改革实践

根据电大开放教育的特点,结合学生的实际情况,以"建构主义学习理论"为指导,探索实用、有效、可行的教学方法,对《Dreamweaver网页设计》课程的教学过程进行了改革实践。     

Collaborative learning with Web 2.0 tools: analysing Malaysian students’ perceptions and peer interaction

Today, ICT, web resources and multimedia contents have become prevalent in Malaysian university classrooms; hence, the learning approaches need to be redesigned for enabling students to use these technologies in co-constructing new meaning. This study analyses student’s perception and their peer interaction in the constructivist–collaborative learning environment (CCLE) with multimedia contents and Web 2.0 tools, to address the research question: What is the impact of CCLE on student learning process? By using factor analysis on the questionnaire results, and applying content analysis on students’ comments in Web 2.0 tools and feedback given by 182 students at INTI International University, several components of constructivist–collaborative learning were identified. The discussion in this study focuses on “team” and its sub-components include group dynamics, students’ prior knowledge with team and group processing. The discussion provides more understanding on the impact on student learning process for enhancing the learning experiences in Malaysian university class environment.     

Easy,collaborative and engaging – the use of cloud computing in the design of management classrooms

Background:?Cloud computing has recently received interest in information systems research and practice as a new way to organise information with the help of an increasingly ubiquitous computer infrastructure. However, the use of cloud computing in higher education institutions and business schools, as well as its potential to create novel learning environments remains an underresearched topic.

Purpose:?To address the research gap, this paper investigates how the capabilities of cloud computing have fostered collaborative learning processes of students in the design of management classrooms. The research project has taken place in a three-year period and has covered five post-graduate knowledge management classes, which have been situated in the context of business education.

Research design and sources of evidence:?I have used an illustrative case study of five knowledge management classes as research design to explore and describe interconnections between methods of social constructionism and cloud computing properties which enhance collaborative learning experiences of students in the classroom. To develop a theoretical background for the case study, I first review literature on constructivist and experiential learning, new management profiles, and information systems. In the empirical part of the case study, I have observed the experimental blending of constructivist learning methods and the cloud computing platform Google Apps for Education in three post-graduate classes and two Executive Master of Business Administration classes on the topic of knowledge management. For the data collection, I have focused on collaboration processes to understand how students have used various cloud computing tools to work together, and how their usage has affected interaction and reflection in the observed courses.

Results:?Findings show that collaborative properties of cloud computing, when they are undergirded by methods of social constructionism, influence learning factors on cognitive, emotional, spatial and group levels and lead to substantial changes in teacher/student roles and behaviours. The ease-of-use, playfulness and immediacy of cloud platforms creates collaborative learning spaces and has the potential to foster lateral thinking and problem solving of students in the classroom.

Conclusions and contribution:?By illuminating mutual interrelations between learning factors, constructivist principles and cloud computing properties, the paper enriches the literature on the innovative use of information system technologies in universities and business schools. The paper provides, in addition, practice-oriented insights for pedagogical and methodological choices that undergird the capabilities of cloud platforms to foster collaborative learning processes of students in higher education institutions.     

建构主义学习理论与课堂讨论

在中高级汉语教学中，由于一般还是沿袭初级阶段的教学方法，致使中高级阶段的教学任务很难切实完成。本从中高级汉语综合课的课堂讨论入手，尝试用建构主义教学模式来组织课堂讨论，以期改进中高级阶段的汉语教学方法。     

The difficult bridge between university and industry: a case study in computer science teaching

Recently, there has been increasing criticism concerning academic computer science education. This paper presents a new approach based on the principles of constructivist learning design as well as the ideas of knowledge transfer in communities of practice. The course ‘High‐tech Entrepreneurship and New Media’ was introduced as an interdisciplinary project management lab in which students collaborate in groups to develop software solutions for authentic problems. Main goals were the tighter integration of university and local start‐up companies, an intense knowledge transfer on software engineering methods, as well as the implementation of constructivist learning principles in academic teaching. This paper presents the background and structure of the course as well as the results of a formative evaluation. While being successful in introducing a course based on digital‐media assisted, constructivist learning arrangements, establishing lasting communities of practice between university and industry is still an open issue. After discussing several reasons, the paper concludes with a list of general recommendations on how to improve the approach and its implementation.     

大学生绿色网络学习环境的构建研究

当前大学生网络学习环境存在一定问题,而绿色网络学习环境为促进大学生网络学习环境的良性发展提供了新的途径和方法,对促进大学生成长和发展具有重要作用。基于"绿色学习"理论为基础的"绿色网络学习环境"应对其概念及组成要素做出理论界定,研究其构建的原则和模型,弥补当前大学生网络学习环境出现的问题,促进有意义网络学习的开展。     

学习观与大学教学——追寻大学教学改革的学习观根源

高等教育大众化以及知识经济的时代背景对大学教学的质量提出了更高的要求。寻求有效的大学教学改革之路的关键在于厘清大学教学改革背后的学习观基础,即从传统大学教学到现代大学教学,本质上经历了一种学习范式的深刻转变。基于此,大学教学也表现出明显的新特点,并且这种新型的学习与教学范式对大学及教师的实践提出了更高的要求与挑战。     

接受性学习的产生与发展

接受性学习作为学生的主要学习方式,由来巳久。但是它在不同的时期有不同的表现形式和作用。本对接受性学习的历史演变进行了考察,以求对接受性学习有一个客观、全面的认识。     

信息技术背景下的学习环境创设研究

该从环境与学习环境的概念入手,阐释了现代信息技术对学习环境的影响,进而对乔纳森的建构主义学习环境设计模型和基于Web的学习环境设计模型进行了系统的分析,并在此基础上提出了基于网络的建构主义学习环境设计。     

乔纳森建构主义学习环境设计理论的系统研究与当代启示

作为当代美国教学设计领域的领军人物,乔纳森提出了建构主义学习环境设计的理论与模型,对教学设计的发展产生了很大影响。本文主要针对建构主义学习环境设计模型,以及与该模型相关的研究和案例进行了系统的分析与评介,并基于对乔纳森建构主义学习环境设计理论的理解,从教学设计方法、技术观和实践三方面提出了我国教学设计研究可借鉴的新思路或新路径。     

运用问题解决教学策略促进学生有意义学习的初探

“问题解决”是一个被多学科领域所重视和研究的课题。教学中发现,学生在解遗传题时,习惯于运用数理逻辑推理,却容易忽视减数分裂与遗传规律的联系。根据奥苏伯尔的观点,这有悖于有意义学习的目的。为此,本研究着重探讨：通过问题解决教学策略的实施,能否促进学生对于减数分裂与遗传规律关系的理解,从而实现有意义的学习。研究结果表明,问题解决教学策略可以促进学生的有意义学习,其基本过程可以概括为：创设问题情境→拓宽问题空间→进行合作学习→完成知识迁移。     

Listen,listen, listen and listen: building a comprehension corpus and making it comprehensible

Listening comprehension input is necessary for language learning and acculturation. One approach to developing listening comprehension skills is through exposure to massive amounts of naturally occurring spoken language input. But exposure to this input is not enough; learners also need to make the comprehension corpus meaningful to their learning experience.     

基于网络的大学英语自主学习环境构建

教育部颁发的《大学英语课程教学要求》提出了网络化自主学习教学模式,而学习者的自主学习需要学习环境的大力支持。