Advocating for Sustainability: A Report on and Critique of the Undergraduate Capstone Course

ABSTRACT

The authors provide an overview of what capstone courses do by presenting information from across the field based on materials received from and interviews with technical and professional communication program administrators and faculty. The authors then point to opportunities to improve the course. Finally, the authors argue for sustainable program development as the theoretical framework to perform programmatic work.     

Using online technologies to extend a classroom to learners at a distance

The authors studied a course in which an instructor allowed individuals at a distance to participate. Although these students were not formally enrolled in the university where the class took place, the instructor gave them full access to all course materials and encouraged them to complete course assignments. The authors examined the time and technical proficiency required to involve learners at a distance. We surveyed these learners to determine their perceptions of the course and examined their work. Learners at a distance reported receiving some benefit from the course, particularly in terms of learner–content interaction. We surveyed students in the face‐to‐face classroom to determine whether having students participating at a distance in the same class affected their perception of the course. They reported no impact. The implications and limitations of these results are discussed.     

谈饰面石材挂贴的施工工艺

本文结合实际 ,亲临现场体会了大理石、花岗石等饰面石材的传统和改进后的施工方法 ,对饰面石材挂贴施工的整套工艺流程提出了一些改进建议。     

“1+X”证书推进三教改革的路径探索

《教育部关于职业院校专业人才培养方案制订与实施工作的指导意见》明确提出"深化产教融合、校企合作,推进教师、教材、教法改革"的指导思想,"1+X"证书制度的实施,为当前职业院校提升办学质量和加快培养复合型技术技能人才,提供改革基础。文章以工业机器人技术专业为主,剖析在专业建设中"三教"改革遇见的问题,提出了顶岗锻炼、以赛促教的教师职业能力提升路径、课证融合教材开发、情境式课程教学推进教法等改革可行思路,为后续"三教"改革工作实践探索提供帮助。     

A guide to establishing hybrid learning courses: Employing information technology to create a new learning experience, and a case study

Hybrid learning, or blended learning, has become an interesting learning delivery method in recent years. Many universities have sought to develop their own hybrid learning courses as another option for students and instructors who prefer to replace some portion of traditional face-to-face meeting time with online instruction. This paper provides some pragmatic guidance for establishing hybrid learning courses in universities. The authors focus on the use of information technology, as well as the development and the design of the course content. The paper also illustrates a case study of hybrid learning courses at NJIT. The research results showed no significant difference between the performance of the students who took a course in hybrid mode versus the performance of those who took the identical course in distance learning mode. Some positive feedback in terms of perceived benefit from the hybrid course instruction and course materials was obtained from the students. The student learning styles were also investigated. The results demonstrated that the majority of students who participated in the hybrid learning course are active/sensing/sequential/visual learners. Most of them preferred visual presentations to verbal explanations. The research results also revealed the difference between learning styles of students with high performance, and those with low performance.     

居室氡污染的环境因素及防治方法研究

根据作者对一些城镇居室氡污染的测量及室内试验结果,就居室氡污染的环境因素,居室氡的污染特点,对人体的危害和预防方法进行了研究。     

Students' use of content in Web-supported academic courses

The use of the Internet as an instructional tool in higher education is rapidly increasing. Today, there is an increase in the development of academic course websites with huge amounts of learning materials imbedded within them. However, there is little empirical evidence regarding the actual use of these contents by students. In this study, a computer log is used to evaluate how online contents are consumed and to identify the individual differences among students in terms of contents usage and the amount of contents that are presented in Web-supported course sites. The findings of this study show that the amount of content that is accessed is very high, but large differences exist among students. The authors conclude with some ideas for further implications of information retrieved from the Web log as related to content usage in academic websites and show the relevance of logs and content usage for the evaluation of Internet implementation in higher education institutions.     

媒体融合背景下《传媒英语》课程混合式教学探析

《传媒英语》作为新闻传播学科常设课程,存在网络教学技术应用不足、教学材料更新慢、教学内容实践性较弱等问题。因此,北京城市学院《传媒英语》课程以混合式教学改革作为手段,从总体教学思路、在线教学环节设计、线下教学环节设计等方面进行探索,以期对同类的课程建设产生借鉴意义。     

《教育技术学》课程的教材调研分析报告

该报告是在对41本《教育技术学》教材调研基础上得到的,主要包括教材内容及分析,理论基础详述,出版年限统计,教材存在的问题,目的是为《教育技术学》的教学和研究人员提供一点实实在在的讨论材料。     

An interactive learning environment (ILE) to study statistics: Effects of prior knowledge on the use of embedded support devices

The present contribution focuses on an interactive learning environment for the delivery of distance education learning materials. The use of such an interactive learning environment is foreseen in a distance education context in which students explore and study (part) of the learning materials by means of a personal computer. Research with interactive learning environments is transposed to the development of a course delivery environment, called ILCE, that also supports the development of a course model and learning materials. A learning environment as used in the present study allows students to access the course materials in a more flexible way. The printed self-study materials often do not correspond with the specific needs of a student, are only weakly related to his or her prior knowledge, or do not take account of differences in learning style. Although the printed course materials include text-embedded support devices (e.g., examples, exercises, illustrations), it is questioned whether the available devices provide enough support for each individual student. Therefore, it is argued that an interactive learning environment — in which a student is actively engaged in selecting learning materials (basic content and embedded support devices) — may provide a valuable tool in order to meet the individual needs of the student. Prototypes of an interactive learning environment were tested in two experimental settings. It appeared that all students were actively engaged in selecting the required support devices. However, the results showed that students with a high prior knowledge state manifested a higher amount of interactive use of support devices than their peers with a low prior knowledge state. The latter was especially found for support devices that either reinforce the acquisition process or provide a tool to test one’s mastery level.     

Poser,an Online Review Tool in Java

This paper presents an online reviewing tool, Poser, written in the Java programming language. Online quizzing tools have proliferated lately, but most are not so well-suited for reviewing. Poser's basic functionality is to provide students with a convenient, interactive way to review course materials in a question/answer format. Incorrect responses are corrected, along with an optional explanation. The program keeps usage statistics and information on responses to questions. Poser can be an important part of any course, because it gives students an easy way to test their understanding of the course materials from any Internet computer. We used Poser in two introductory Computer Science courses and gathered some formative data which was used to modify and evaluate the program. Over 100 students used the program and they answered over 38,000 questions while reviewing for their final exams. Student comments indicate that the program was very helpful. Overall, we feel that Po ser was a huge success and are planning a controlled study in the coming semesters to measure how much the use of the program facilitates student learning and understanding.     

Teaching Chinese Culture in English—A Course Design

Investigation results show that there is an urgent need to provide a course in Chinese culture in English for college students in China.Therefore,the present authors design an English course in Chinese culture for sophomore English majors in Chinese universities and colleges.The course is based on topic syllabus.The topic"Idioms"is taken as an example to specify how the lectures will be delivered,based on the theory of social constructivism.     

吡啶偶氮苯试剂在光度分析中的进展

本文引用111篇文献。从吡啶偶氮苯试剂的结构与性能关系及其在光度分析中的具体应用等方面进行了总结和分析,为今后进一步研究此类试剂的开发和应用提供一些参考。     

关于编写多媒体教材《中国语文》的构想

本文构想了电大《中国语文》的主要内容,即古代汉语、现代汉语、古代文学、现代文学相对独立的四大块;同时论述了六种媒体教材的特点和作用,即文字教材以系统阐述为宗旨,音像教材以重点难点为中心,CAI以巩固提高为目标,以构成有机整体。为电大编制高水平多媒体教材提供了可供参考的模式。     

Applying cognitive load theory to the redesign of a conventional database systems course

Cognitive load theory (CLT) was used to redesign a Database Systems course for Information Technology students. The redesign was intended to address poor student performance and low satisfaction, and to provide a more relevant foundation in database design and use for subsequent studies and industry. The original course followed the conventional structure for a database course, covering database design first, then database development. Analysis showed the conventional course content was appropriate but the instructional materials used were too complex, especially for novice students. The redesign of instructional materials applied CLT to remove split attention and redundancy effects, to provide suitable worked examples and sub-goals, and included an extensive re-sequencing of content. The approach was primarily directed towards mid- to lower performing students and results showed a significant improvement for this cohort with the exam failure rate reducing by 34% after the redesign on identical final exams. Student satisfaction also increased and feedback from subsequent study was very positive. The application of CLT to the design of instructional materials is discussed for delivery of technical courses.     

后大学英语时代ESP课程设置的可行性分析

专门用途英语（ESP）是根据学习者的特定目的和特定需要而开设的英语课程,主要是指学生通过英语学习以便获得自己所从事专业的知识或技能,其目的就是培养学生在一定工作环境中运用英语开展工作的能力。在后大学英语时代的课程体系设置必须兼顾各方面因素,同时适应人才培养的基本要求和目标,采用合作教学模式。ESP教材不仅要对学生有准确定位,也应对教师有准确定位,大学英语教学要朝着多样化方向发展,为学生提供更多选择的机会,ESP教学才能取得成功。     

高职高专《大气污染控制技术》课程项目化教学研究

高职高专专业核心课程的教学质量好坏直接影响毕业生的岗位工作能力。结合笔者连续多年的《大气污染控制技术》课程讲授及实践经验,从师资队伍建设、教材开发、课程教学内容等方面,探索如何在该门课程的教学中实施项目化教学。     

两种三因素总量指标指数体系的分析

为了加深对复杂的现象总体总量指标变动的多因素分析，笔者采用了三因素共变影响指数的方法，以期为完善统计指数理论提供参考。结果表明：1)在复杂现象总体总量指标变动的多因素分析中，三因素共变影响指数是客观存在的。在当前市场经济条件下，由于技术进步，新材料的出现与价格的大幅度增长，使得研究三因素共变影响指数有了可能的需要。2)在存在着三因素共变影响指数的指数体系中，为更合理地分析单因素指数与两因素共变影响指数对总变动指数的影响提供了依据，但它并不是唯一的指数体系。     

新医科教育背景下社会医学课程思政的思考

社会医学是社会学与医学的交叉和边缘学科,课程从社会学角度研究人类健康与疾病,探究影响健康和疾病的社会因素,以及他们之间的规律,为社会卫生策略的制定提供依据。社会医学对大健康理念的构建有十分重要的作用,已成为医科类专业的重要课程。文章通过分析社会医学课程特点,在社会医学课程教学过程中,提炼课程所蕴含的思政元素,探索新医科教育背景下课程思政育人点与课程专业知识点的衔接、切入,探索各教学环节可实施的途径,为全面提升医科学生的品德修养和职业技能提供可借鉴的思路。     

“高分子材料进展”课程的教学实践与探索

"高分子材料进展"是高分子材料与工程专业的学科基础选修课程之一,是培养高分子科技人才整体知识结构的重要组成部分。结合杭州师范大学开设"高分子材料进展"课程的实际情况,从课程教学内容、教学方法和教学考核方式三个方面加以阐述,提出在师范类高校开展此类课程的教学实践,从而培养学生的学习热情、科研兴趣及国际视野,提高学生分析问题和解决问题的综合能力,使学生初步具有较高科学素养、良好科学创新思维和独立获取知识的能力,为高分子专业学生的职业规划提供指导,培养"学术型""复合型""应用型"高分子专业人才。