主题工作坊——高职院校实践育人的新途径

高职教育的快速发展对高职院校实践育人工作提出更高的要求。通过分析高职院校育人实践的现状,结合工作实际,提出以主题工作坊的形式提升高职院校育人实践效果的整体构想。在阐述工作坊设立的实践意义的同时,对主题工作坊的组织形式和活动开展方式进行探讨,并结合学生社会实践指导工作坊的典型案例来剖析主题工作坊实践育人的工作过程及其作用。     

Changing Facets of Korean Higher Education: Market Competition and the Role of the State

During the past several decades, the Korean higher education sector has experienced tremendous expansion, while the quality of teaching and research has not improved very much. Despite the fact that higher education had to rely on the private sector for most of its finance and provision, market competition among higher education institutions has, until recently, been heavily restricted by the government. We argue that the government should try to incorporate more market-based policies in order to upgrade the quality of teaching and research at higher education institutions. An earlier version of this paper has been presented at the workshop, ‘Upgrading Korean Education in the Age of Knowledge Economy: Context and Issues’ sponsored by Korea Development Institute and the World Bank, October 14–15, 2002, Seoul, Korea. We are grateful to the workshop participants and anonymous referees to this journal for their comments and suggestions.     

Guidelines to practical impact evaluation

This article is about impact evaluation. A case study of a workshop in health education/promotion is described in which an impact evaluation was included in the initial planning stage of the workshop and carried out six months after the work-shop. Workshop directors and sponsors of continuing education programs are keenly interested in how workshop experiences and materials are used to enhance participants' performance back on the job. Workshop directors are frequently too busy to carry out impact evaluations. Guidelines for conducting valid evaluations are needed.The present study was conducted to determine the extent to which the participants followed through on their own plans which were written out on the last day of the workshop. Results indicated that the materials, information and strategies included in the workshop were used and most participants implemented their plans to a moderate or great extent. The survey also yielded information and participant preferences useful in planning future workshops.     

Problems Facing Heads of Department

What are the ramifications of current changes in the higher education landscape in the UK for the ways in which teaching staff perceive their teaching practices? What impact are funding cuts, increases in student fees and the concomitant increased workloads having on faculty morale? How might this influence ‘quality cultures’ in teaching in media, communications, cultural studies and related disciplines, and higher education more broadly? To investigate issues around teaching quality enhancement and teaching quality assurance in the changing higher education environment in the UK, we designed an innovative ‘Teaching Exchange’ (TE) workshop, which ran during 2010 and 2011 in Media and Communications departments at five diverse higher education institutions around England. Drawn from discussions with over 40 faculty members, this paper provides an account of how our TE workshop participants viewed the current structural constraints on teaching quality in regard to: (1) changing teaching loads, (2) the marketisation of degree programmes and (3) the internationalisation of student bodies without adequate support structures. In reporting on these challenges to quality in teaching, this paper contributes to the generation of alternatives to the existing top-down bureaucratisation of teaching quality control.     

论高等教育育人本质的回归

随着社会的发展与变革,一些大学的实用性、功利性越来越明显,高等教育的育人属性越来越被弱化,大学成了＂精神本能退化的工场＂,使人失去了自我和生命本能。但就教育的本质而言,无论时代如何变迁、大学如何发展,高等教育的育人本质始终是不会改变的。大学就是因为其培养人才的基本社会功能而存在的,高等教育首先培养的是＂人＂,其次才是＂人才＂。高等教育只有坚守＂育人为本＂才是正道,高等教育必须回归育人的本质。     

Advancing Diversity in STEM

Although progress has been made, greater efforts are needed to promote faculty diversity at the college and university levels, especially in STEM fields. Thus, it is important to elucidate best practices both for increasing awareness of diversity issues pertaining to higher education and for implementing change. This article focuses on the outcomes of a diversity workshop for college and university faculty hosted by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, Division of Science and Research. More specifically, it elucidates how participation in the workshop translated into practice at the faculty participants’ home institutions.     

Building the university/public school partnership: A workshop for mentor teachers

Abstract

Strong teacher education programs acknowledge the importance of a partnership between teacher education and public school faculties and the important role mentor teachers play in the education of student teachers. Studies suggest that mentor teachers trained in supervision are more effective than those who are not. This article describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a workshop for mentor teachers that reflects the collaborative effort of university and public school faculties. The particular focus of this workshop was on giving feedback to student teachers. Evaluation data suggest that mentor teachers felt the workshop provided helpful information.     

A VERSATILE METHOD FOR SELECTION AND MONITORING OF SCIENCE STUDENTS

This article describes a recent study with undergraduate and post graduate chemistry students and concerns their understanding of the role of models in chemistry. The principal technique used was the semi‐structured workshop Interview Involving models. The study highlighted the value of this technique in Identifying concept difficulties in chemistry and in exploring students’ views on science education issues in general. The article considers the potential of the semi‐structured workshop interview and makes recommendations for its Inclusion into a wide variety of assessment and evaluation procedures in higher education.     

基于“校企室”三方协同的现代学徒制高职高技能人才培养路径的探索与实践

目前现代学徒制模式下,高职高技能人才培养存在着校企双育人主体机制还不健全、教学模式不顺畅、校企课程交融不深入、教学评价体系不完善等系列问题,高职高技能人才培养质量还不能满足社会经济发展要求。对此,文章从学生技术技能培养、综合职业素质养成和社会人才需求的视角出发,重点引入省级技能大师工作室高技能人才培养平台,与学校、联盟企业联合组建“校企室”三方协同的现代学徒制高职高技能人才培养模式,搭建“校企室”三方育人主体的现代学徒育人平台,构建涵盖“通识、岗位、专项”三核心、四阶段的现代学徒制课程体系,创建多维度技术技能训练和实践的“专业实训室+企业现场+大师工作室”三场所构成的现代学徒制实训基地,建立“教、学、做、工、培、训”交替融合的现代学徒制教学实施模式,建立三方育人主体的现代学徒制人才培养标准,以及“柯氏四级评估模型”多元参与、四级评价的现代学徒制人才培养质量评价方法,并在数控技术专业试点,成效显著,为高职院校同类专业开展三方育人现代学徒制人才培养提供参考与借鉴。     

我国高等师范教育的危机略论

随着社会的转型与时代的发展，教育领域也随之发生了深刻的变化，作为培养教育人才的“工作母机”——我国高等师范教育也愈发显示出其弊端，出现了一系列危机：现有师范教育氛围中，学生素质与教育需求的不适应所形成的人才培养质量危机；课程的学术性与师范性欠缺所形成的教学危机；师范性教育职能扩大化所带来的人才培养竞争危机。     

院校合作搭建小学教师培养新平台

教师教育质量关系到基础教育的发展,而基础教育的变革也必然影响高校教师教育的人才培养规格。从求同价值取向,合力创建利益联盟,共建课程工作室和教师发展工作坊,合作开发课程,联合开展教学研究,到携手营造职前职后一体化的教师教育场等,搭建小学教师培养的新平台。     

CDIO高等工程教育模式探析

CDIO是当前高等工程教育的一种新型教育模式,它以培养下一代国际化工程师为目标。本文介绍了CDIO的内涵和特点,结合汕头大学工学院实施EIP—CDIO改革的实践,提出了CDIO人才培养模式对我国高等工程教育具有重要的借鉴意义。     

Facilitating place-based environmental education through bird studies: an action research investigation

This study involved a workshop designed to support biology teachers in conducting birdwatching activities with their students and to promote place-based environmental education in Turkey. The instruments for collecting data were a workshop questionnaire and interviews. The findings revealed that initial response to the workshop was positive; participating teachers reported that the resources and strategies motivated them to conduct bird studies with students. They identified barriers and noted that the place-based education approach might help overcome many of these barriers. After the workshop, it became clear that participants’ initial intentions to integrate birdwatching into their lessons were challenged by lack of confidence and time. To gain deeper insights into the outcomes of the project, the project coordinator used action research strategies to reflect on her practice and reveal implications for her continued efforts to promote bird and environmental education. She kept a journal, used reiterative reflection, and content analysis to analyse workshop evaluations and interviews. The coordinator recognized potentials and challenges for facilitating birdwatching and environmental education as part of her teaching career. This study shares some of her efforts to provide ongoing support and emphasizes that facilitation of environmental education needs time, commitment, and passion.     

教学工厂企业化经营方案初探

本文论述了教学工厂除满足高职院校传统的工学结合实践、实训要求外,同时运用企业化经营模式,营造企业文化环境,培养学生增强企业适应力,实现“工学结合”教学改革的初步方案。     

Unrolling Roles in Techno-Pedagogy: Toward New Forms of Collaboration in Traditional College Settings

Taking the rapid development of information technologies as a catalyst for re-examining the roles generally assigned to professors, students, librarians, and technology support staff in traditional college settings, this article explores how these players in higher education can collaborate to redefine their roles. The article begins with a theoretical exploration of our concept of role and then describes a workshop designed to explore how roles are defined and played out in academic settings.     

复杂性科学视域下高职教育系统认知与管理策略

复杂性科学作为新兴科学,为复杂系统的研究提供了新的理论与方法.高职教育(高职院校)作为开放的复杂巨系统,具有一系列复杂性表现.高职教育系统的决策应采用综合集成方法,构建综合集成研讨厅体系;管理策略应超越还原论方法的局限,遵循复杂性科学的规律.     

Public Perception of Invasive Plant Species: Assessing the impact of workshop activities to promote young students' awareness

Invasive species are one of the main threats to biodiversity worldwide. Even though they are identified and recognized as such by the Portuguese law, the majority of the population is not yet aware of this problem. Aiming to increase awareness about biological invasions among young students, a workshop on Invasive Plant Species was organized at the Botanical Museum of the University of Coimbra. A total of 170 teenager students from five schools participated in the workshop. Three activities were prepared, focusing on: (1) identification of invasive plants, (2) competition between native and invasive plants and (3) control of invasive plants. One year later, questionnaires were sent to the participants, aiming to appraise workshop effectiveness, and this questionnaire revealed that these students know more about invasive plant species than a comparable group of students that did not participate in the workshop. The results clearly showed that practical informal education activities may be effective in raising public awareness. Questionnaires were essential to evaluate the knowledge acquired and retained by the students during the workshop.     

高职电子商务专业“321”阶段式实践教学模式探讨——以宁波城市职业技术学院为例

高职电子商务专业"321"阶段式实践教学模式是指把高职电子商务三年制(共6个学期)学生大学期间划分为三个实践阶段,每个阶段占用的时间分别为3、2、1学期。"321"阶段式实践教学以威客平台为载体,以学生工作室轮岗和典型项目轮换为教学组织形式,学生以师徒制形式完成顶岗实践。     

The Gateway Science Workshop Program: Enhancing Student Performance and Retention in the Sciences Through Peer-Facilitated Discussion

Minority student attrition and underachievement is a long-standing and widespread concern in higher education. It is especially acute in introductory science courses which are prerequisites for students planning to pursue science-related careers. Poor performance in these courses often results in attrition of minorities from the science fields. This is a particular concern at selective universities where minority students enter with excellent academic credentials but receive lower average grades and have lower retention rates than majority students with similar credentials. This paper reports the first year results of a large scale peer-facilitated workshop program designed to increase performance and retention in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics at a selective research university. After adjusting for grade point average or SAT-Math score, workshop participants earned higher final grades than nonparticipants in Biology and Chemistry, but not in Physics. Similar effects on retention were found. While, positive effects of the program were observed in both majority and minority students, effect sizes were generally largest for minority students. Because of practical constraints in Physics, implementation of the program was not optimal, possibly accounting for the differential success of the program across disciplines.     

EXPLORES教学模式探析与应用研究

培养具有创新意识,能综合运用所学科学理论和技术手段,具备分析并解决工程问题能力的未来工程师,教学与社会需求紧密集合,缩小从学校步入企业的差距感,是美国辛辛那提大学学者提出的EXPLORES教学理念的核心思想。该文探讨了堆于知识泛化、自主解决问题、工程项目驱动的教学模式。以数字化制造教学为例,打造具有代表性的企业数字化制造车间模拟环境,打破课程界限,引入具有实际工程背景的项目,通过分组合作方式,展开教学实践。以期提高学生对实际工程领域中机械制造技术的认知,使教学更贴近社会需求。为促进学生从高校到工程技术岗位上的无缝转变提供建议与参考。