基于信息通信技术的开放与远程学习——在“2008世界开放与远程教育论坛”上的主题报告

非常感谢中国联合国教科文组织全国委员会的盛情邀请,对于联合国教科文组织每位成员细致人微的工作,我都赞叹不已。在此,非常感谢你们如此出色的工作,同时与这样的团队及成员合作我感到非常愉快,而且常受益匪浅。我已有七八年的时间没有从事开放与远程学习领域的工作,但我确信这个领域已经取得了长足的发展,因此站在这里我感到有些不安,报告中的不妥之处还请大家谅解。     

四川平武火溪河水牛家水电站对库区鸟类的影响

通过野外工作 ,在掌握了火溪河流域鸟类的分布状况的基础上 ,预测火溪河水牛家水电站工程对库区鸟类的影响 ,并提出避害促利的措施     

王国维美学转型的历史考察

学界对王国维美学思想的研究已有很多 ,但多数研究者只将目光放在王国维身上 ,不能将王国维放在近代美学转型的大背景下加以关注 ,忽略了王国维前后的一些重要美学家。笔者认为 ,要清楚地揭示王国维美学在中国传统美学近代转型中的价值 ,稍前的常州词派诸家及同时的陈衍、梁启超等人的理论无疑应成为重要的参照系。本文即试图由此入手对王国维的美学转型做一简要的历史考察     

An assessment of the academic and social integration as perceived by the students in the University of Papua New Guinea

This study assesses the current and ideal levelsof academic and social integration within the University of PapuaNew Guinea as perceived by the students. In order to reducestudent attrition through developing an appropriate attritionpolicy and improving services, a comprehensive picture of thecurrent and ideal academic and social integration climate in theUniversity of Papua New Guinea was necessary. Previousattrition/retention research has not adequately described thevarying degrees of group differences in students' integrationprocess. Using the Tinto model and research instruments thatoperationalised the model, an institutional academic and socialintegration assessment instrument was developed for measuring theperceived current and ideal integration climate. Respondent'sperceived ideal ratings for 24 items representing five dimensionsof academic and social integration were higher than for thecurrent ratings. Significant differences were found between thecurrent and ideal perceptions of student groups in respect of a)students' informal contact with faculty; b) faculty concern forstudents' development and teaching and c) extra curricularactivities. Differences were found between the perceived ratingsof student groups on the basis of year of studies. Implicationsfor policy directives and discriminatory service delivery arealso discussed.     

Switching Phenomena of CuTCNQ Induced Mainly by the Interaction among Microcrystaline Grains

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Usability design strategies for children： Developing children＇s learning and knowledge in decreasing their dental anxiety

This paper presents an example of how usability design strategies for children can be designed into educational material using CD-ROM based multimedia application for assisting parents and teachers to develop children＇s learning and knowledge in decreasing as well as motivate children aged 7-9 years old to reduce their anxious feelings towards dental treatment. In this paper, the authors provide usability design strategies for children in designing the information interfaces and presentation of a PMLE （persuasive multimedia learning environment）. PMLE is designed based on the six design categories of guidelines for children which have been applied to this study： general interaction, text, multimedia, navigation and search, graphical user interface and content. The results authors were able to on presenting this PMLE to 240 primary school children selected at random show how the decrease children＇s dental anxiety and motivate the children to get ready for dental visit.     

Consumerisation in UK higher education business schools: higher fees,greater stress and debatable outcomes

For many UK higher education business schools, the continued recruitment of UK, EU and international students is crucial for financial stability, viability and independence. Due to increasingly competitive funding models across the sector, many institutional leaders and administrators are making decisions typical of highly marketised consumer environments. Thus, this paper explores academics’ perceptions of the impact of consumerisation in UK higher education business schools. To achieve this, 22 business school academics were interviewed within three UK higher education institutions (HEIs) in the North of England. Participants had a minimum of three years teaching experience. Data was analysed using template analysis taking an interpretive approach. The findings indicate that academics perceived the introduction of tuition fees to have been the catalyst for students increasing demonstration of customer-like behaviour: viewing the education process as transactional, with the HEI providing a ‘paid for’ service. It is argued that these changes in UK higher education have created tensions between university leaders and academics, creating genuine dilemmas for those with decision-making responsibilities who must balance academic integrity and long-term institutional financial viability.     

Pengajaran Mengarang

Penguasaan bahasa seakan-akan tidak memerlukan usaha sama sekali. Pendapat ini kuranglah benar. Hal yang sebenarnya ialah, bahawa setelah bertahun-tahun dengan latihan yang tidak jemujemu dan kesalahan yang dibetulkan berulang-ulang secara eksplisit dan implisit barulah akhimya kanakkanak itu dapat menyesuaikan bahasa orang dewasa. Kepada manusia pula pada umumnya penguasaan bahasa itu merupakan suatu prestasi yang luarbiasa selama hidupnya.