Undergraduate teaching of ideal and real fluid flows: the value of real-world experimental projects

This paper describes the pedagogical impact of real-world experimental projects undertaken as part of an advanced undergraduate fluid mechanics subject at an Australian university. The projects have been organized to complement traditional lectures and introduce students to the challenges of professional design, physical modelling, data collection and analysis. An overview of two projects is presented: wind tunnel testing of buildings and wave loading on piles. Both studies are undertaken as group work within the undergraduate subject. The pedagogy of the projects is discussed in terms of the classical educational psychology literature concerning project-based learning, collaborative and guided learning and reflection. In terms of learning outcomes, the primary aim is to enable students to deliver a professional report as the final product, where physical model data are compared to ideal-fluid flow calculations and real-fluid flow analyses. Thus the students are exposed to a professional design approach involving a high level of expertise in fluid mechanics, with sufficient academic guidance to achieve carefully defined learning goals, while retaining sufficient flexibility for students to construct their own learning goals. The overall pedagogy is a blend of problem-based and project-based learning, which reflects academic research and professional practice. The assessment is a mix of peer-assessed oral presentations and written reports that aims to maximize student reflection and development. Student feedback indicated a strong motivation for courses that include a well-designed project component.     

初中英语综合实践课背景下的语言项目学习

语言项目学习既是以项目为中心组织学习活动的一种语言教学模式,也是促进学习者综合实践能力和综合语言运用能力发展的有效学习方式。本文根据我国初中英语综合实践课的特点及初中生的英语学情,基于Stoller所开发的语言项目学习的教学模式,构建了适合我国初中英语综合实践课使用的语言项目学习的教学模式,并为初中英语教师实施语言项目学习提供了若干建议。     

研究性学习与教师面临的挑战及其作用

研究性学习是近几年来在教育部倡导下逐渐在中国教育领域试行实施的一种新型教学方式。它是一种以学生为中心、重点培养学生创新思维和自主学习能力的教学方法。     

From Teaching to Learning: A Paradigm Shift in Engineering Education and Lifelong Learning

In the knowledge society, competence is the most important factor in competition on the global market. That means learning and learning methods now attract great attention in all branches of the industry, in addition to the learning institutions. This article reports on new initiatives taken to promote project-based learning by information and communication technology in pilot projects as well as in a large-scale project. The development is based on collaboration with the industry, universities and colleges in a global setting.     

基于翻转课堂的项目式教学模式研究

项目式教学法是一种工学结合、任务驱动、项目导向的新型教学模式,已成为实践教学的有效手段,但在项目式教学过程中也存在课堂教学时间难以控制、生产情境难以模仿等难题。伴随新理念和新技术不断涌现,信息技术与课程整合日渐深入,翻转课堂能够利用网络实现将知识传授和知识内化颠倒安排来达到对课堂时间重新分配的目的。将翻转课堂教学理念融入项目式教学,可以使学生通过课前对网络课件的自主学习来减少教师课堂讲授时间,增加学生课堂参与项目实践的时间,以弥补项目式教学中课堂教学时间紧张的缺陷;学生通过课前观看工人现场操作的网络视频了解真实工作场景,以解决真实工作情境难以模仿的难题。     

基于生活情境的“物流仓储管理”课程项目化教学模式应用

根据项目化教学任务驱动的教学理念,结合生活中的对应案例,针对仓储管理库存控制MRP方法进行相应分析讲解,引导学生在学习过程中发现物流理论学习的生活应用特点,进行相应的逻辑分析。实践结果表明,这种将生活与物流理论联系起来、采用项目任务驱动的方法构架教学模式,能够充分调动学生的学习积极性,促使其主动学习。     

基于CDIO的高级语言编程实训课教学改革——以南开大学夏季学期为例

针对高校夏季学期教学普遍存在的问题,结合高级语言编程教学实践,提出了符合夏季学期时长的实训课教学改革方案。在实践中以CDIO教育理念为指导,以基于项目的学习为技术手段,重点培养学生工程思维和编程能力,设计多层次多类型的实训题目,鼓励学生以团队的方式积极参与,并利用代码评估工具进行质量评估。实践证明,新模式下的实训课提高了教学效果。     

Spiral and Project-Based Learning with Peer Assessment in a Computer Science Project Management Course

Different learning methods such as project-based learning, spiral learning and peer assessment have been implemented in science disciplines with different outcomes. This paper presents a proposal for a project management course in the context of a computer science degree. Our proposal combines three well-known methods: project-based learning, spiral learning and peer assessment. Namely, the course is articulated during a semester through the structured (progressive and incremental) development of a sequence of four projects, whose duration, scope and difficulty of management increase as the student gains theoretical and instrumental knowledge related to planning, monitoring and controlling projects. Moreover, the proposal is complemented using peer assessment. The proposal has already been implemented and validated for the last 3 years in two different universities. In the first year, project-based learning and spiral learning methods were combined. Such a combination was also employed in the other 2 years; but additionally, students had the opportunity to assess projects developed by university partners and by students of the other university. A total of 154 students have participated in the study. We obtain a gain in the quality of the subsequently projects derived from the spiral project-based learning. Moreover, this gain is significantly bigger when peer assessment is introduced. In addition, high-performance students take advantage of peer assessment from the first moment, whereas the improvement in poor-performance students is delayed.     

项目教学法的应用研究——以高职宴会设计教学为例

为探讨项目教育法在高职《宴会设计》课程中应用的效果,以两个班级作为实验对象,通过样本前测,设计实施。并利用考试成绩、教师评分以及问卷调查的形式对学生的学业成就和学习兴趣进行了分析,说明项目教学法在高职《宴会设计》教学中具有较为显著的效果,尤其对于学生学习兴趣和实践能力的提升有很大帮助。     

教师在英语应用文写作项目化教学中的作用

应用文写作能力是高职高专学生英语综合应用能力的重要组成部分。项目化教学法旨在培养学生的实际能力,是提高学生英语应用文写作水平的有效途径。在英语应用文项目化教学中,教师是项目的设计者;学生学习的指导者和帮助者;教学过程的组织者和引导者以及教学活动的评估者。     

基于项目的实验室工作室模式的探索与实践

基于项目的实验室工作室制一改传统的知识"灌输式"模式,以实践和创新能力为主线、实体项目任务为驱动,使学生综合能力得到提高的同时促进教师的发展。结合浙江师范大学信息传播实验教学中心近年来在实验教学中对基于项目化管理的工作室模式的具体实践,阐述其概念和构建,介绍该模式的运行体系,并分析其创新之处和实践成果。     

项目教学法在《彩电维修实训》课程中的应用

项目教学法是一种以学生为中心的新型教学模式,有利于学生学习能力、创新能力和实践能力的培养,这种教学模式已在欧美高等职业教育中广泛使用。通过阐述项目教学法的特征,介绍了基于项目的教学模式在《彩电维修实训》课程教学过程中的应用,提出了项目教学法的实施策略,为学生综合技能的提高指出了一条可行之路。     

Social media: How the next generation can practice argumentation

In this article the authors share how social media, paired with gaming and in-class supports, can facilitate the practice of scientific argumentation and report data that show how students can learn and practice argumentation through these highly interactive and engaging mediums. Social media will continue to evolve and fluctuate in popularity, but no matter the service or software, there will continue to be online spaces for communication, collaboration, learning, and future career growth. Since the role of education is to prepare students to be college and career ready, the use of social media as a component of schooling should be explored. This work has parsed out specific strategies and methods to support higher order thinking through gaming and social media.     

Developing holistic practice through reflection,action and theorising

This article outlines how I, as a primary teacher engaging with a self-study action research process, have come to a deeper understanding of my practice. It explains how I have also come to an understanding of why I work in the way I do; of how this understanding influences my work, and the significance of this new understanding. My work as a teacher frequently includes doing collaborative digital projects with my class. As I engaged in research on my practice, I initially experienced difficulties problematising this work. I struggled to achieve clarity not only with engaging in critical thinking but also with articulating my educational values. I found Mellor’s idea about ‘the struggle’ helpful as he explains how ‘the struggle’ is at the heart of the research process. My new understanding around these collaborative projects emerged in terms of holistic practice; clarifying my ontological values and learning to think critically. I am now generating an educational theory from my practice as I see my work as a process for developing spiritual and holistic approaches to learning and teaching. I conclude by outlining what I perceive to be the significance of my work and its potential implications for education.     

Aspects of a Practical Understanding: Heidegger at the workplace

This article aims to clarify some of our pre‐conceived assumptions when we address issues of learning in practice. It argues that we need to develop an understanding of practice based on its own premises. For this purpose the German philosopher Martin Heidegger's (1889–1976) understanding of practice and learning is introduced. Heidegger emphasises the use of equipment as crucial for a practical understanding. This perspective is contrasted with an intellectualistic approach to learning in practice exemplified by the work of Donald Schön. Heidegger and Schön's perspectives on learning in practice are evaluated and discussed throughout the article. Examples from studies of apprenticeship are used to illustrate Heidegger's comprehension of learning in practice. Especially learning through the use of tools and equipment, learning in context, learning as a consequence of making mistakes and learning as a matter of developing a sense of familiarity are types of learning emphasised in this article.     

Pedagogical Thinking in a Student's Mind: A conceptual clarification on the basis of self‐determination and volition theories

This article suggests that educational psychology should pay more attention to the role of the curriculum when the optimal motivation to learn in school is considered. The curriculum frames the teaching‐studying‐learning process in school. This fact has several implications on the motivation to learn in school. After the child starts school, his or her motivation to learn seems to change from an intrinsic motivation to an extrinsic motivation. To develop pedagogical thinking in a student's mind means that the student must become acquainted with the aims and goals of the curriculum, assimilate them into his or her integrated sense of self and, thus, fully accept them as their own. If this succeeds, it will have positive effects on the student's motivation at school and especially on the motivation to study and learn. The concept of pedagogical thinking in a student's mind is analogous to the concept of teacher's pedagogical thinking. Based on previous studies, this article provides an example of how joint‐planning can offer a learning environment that promotes students' pedagogical thinking and the internalisation of the aims and goals of the curriculum in school. This article calls for new theoretical syntheses and research programmes that better take into account the normative nature of learning and teaching in school.     

Student Learning Through Participation in Inquiry Activities: Two Case Studies in Teacher and Computer Engineering Education

The two case studies reported in this article contribute to a better understanding of how inquiry tasks and activities are employed as resourceful means for learning in higher professional education. An observation-based approach was used to explore characteristics of and challenges in students’ participation in collaborative inquiry activities in two first-year introductory courses in teacher and computer engineering education. The findings highlight that the students’ activities varied with regard to focus and structure and were shaped by the types of inquiry tasks, i.e. case analysis and project-based work, by how the inquiry process was guided and supported and the way the domain-specific knowledge resources and practices were introduced. An exploratory strategy and rather confined use of resources characterised the teacher education students’ inquiry, while collaborative programming, a trial-and-error approach and extensive use of external resources that of the engineering education students’. For the teacher students, the main challenge was to construct meaning of conceptual knowledge and to integrate different forms of knowledge as a lens for analysing practice. The computer engineering students experienced challenges with unpacking the underlying principles and knowledge black-boxed in the widely available resources. The article suggests that future research and curriculum designs should depart from a more refined understanding of inquiry as a learning means, by connecting inquiry activities to the specific knowledge domains, the type of tasks most suited to explore each of this domains and the challenges that may arise for students.     

典型工作任务和学习任务分析与应用

典型工作任务分析和学习任务设计是工作过程系统化课程开发的关键环节。分析了典型工作任务与岗位工作任务、学习任务之间的关系,并以轨道交通客运英语课程为例,阐述三者在课程开发中的作用和转化路径,指出有效的工作任务体系是课程开发质量的保障。     

互动探究教学模式的实践与思考——以高中《经济全球化》一课为例

互动探究教学模式是以学生为主体,以学会学习为目标,采用师生互动、生生互动、共同探究的课堂教学方式,达到活化政治课堂,提高教学效果的目的.本文试从教学实践时此进行初步的探索和思考.