Dissolving boundaries: cross-national co-operation through technology in education

This article reports research on cross-national co-operation through Information and Communications Technology (ICT) within the statutory curricula of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, the views and experiences of teachers in partner schools in the north and south of Ireland were sought on the capacity and potential of asynchronous computer conferencing and videoconferencing to generate collaborative work in a cross-border setting, to promote cultural awareness among primary and post-primary pupils, and to improve teacher and pupil competence in ICT. The results showed a significant improvement in ICT competence, and also revealed that technical training, enthusiasm and commitment were the key factors for success, and that not only did the pupils develop an awareness of the cultural identity of distant peers, but their sense of responsibility, self-esteem and motivation grew. This particularly helped less able and quieter pupils. There was unexpected rôle reversal when children helped their teachers within an ICT context, a situation not found elsewhere in the curriculum. Additionally, there were beneficial effects on literacy, group work and independent learning, and the skills acquired were transferable. The commitment of the teachers to continue this cross-national work with limited support is a measure of its potential sustainability.     

论宿舍管理在大学生思想道德建设中的意义

胡锦涛总书记在今年1月17至18日,全国加强和改进大学生思想政治教育工作会议上,指出切实加强和改进大学生思想政治教育工作,使大学生们能够与时代同步伐、与祖国共命运、与人民齐奋斗。而学生的思想问题一般都在以宿舍为中心的环境里产生。所以,对大学生的思想教育要抓好宿舍管理这一环节。对学生平时发生的思想变动,有针对性的进行教育和管理,使学生的思想在大的方向和小的问题上有及时的指引。     

新疆高职高专工商管理专业教学改革与思考

高职高专教育要适应经济和社会发展的需要，必须提高自身的创新能力，不断深化教学改革。本文就新疆高职高专在技术应用型人才的培养中，工商管理专业教学改革面临的机遇和挑战，以及目前存在的问题等进行了阐述，并提出了设想与方案。     

对优化初等教育(汉语言)课程体系的几点思考

本文根据初等教育（汉语言）专业人才培养目标和人才规格，确立维吾尔语言表达能力和小学数学（汉语）教学能力为该专业的两项重要技能，并以此修订教学计划，构建初等教育课程体系。     

合作教育思潮与当代教学实践

合作教育学以研究与利用课堂教学的人际关系为基点，以目标设计为先导，以师生、先生和师师合作为基本动力，是一种具有创意和实效的教学理论。     

Overqualified: Changing the Culture of Hiring Practices in a Public Library Special Collections Department

All too often, applicants for low level paraprofessional positions in libraries are passed over or rejected, not because they are not qualified, but because they have professional experience or advanced degrees. The rationale behind these decisions is that the overqualified staff member in a low level position will continue to look for a better position more aligned with their skills, experience, and education; and when they find another job they will leave and their positions will have to be filled again. This essay argues that this reasoning is flawed and, regardless of the perceived inconvenience, library managers and administrators should want the best and the brightest working in all levels of their library.     

对口招生拉动中等职业教育

随着经济和社会的快速发展，越来越多的中等职业学校的学生希望能升入高等学校继续深造。实行对口招生制度以来，中等职业学校一直将对口招生列为学校的培养任务之一，做好单招工作赢得了社会地位，同时对口招生制度也对中等职业教育产生了深刻的影响，推动了职业教育的健康发展。     

师专生“两课”课程学习偏好问卷调查分析

本文通过对师专生"两课"学习偏好问卷调查结果的分析,认为在师专"两课"教学改革中需要注意以下问题:注重教学对象的实际与教学的切入点问题、注重"大课堂"与"小课堂"的结合问题、考试与考试方式的多样化问题。     

基于批判性思维和创造力的我国大学生信息素养教育模式研究

信息素养、批判性思维、创造力是21世纪大学生必需掌握的核心技能,研究并揭示三者的内在影响机制,对于促进高等教育信息素养教育观念的转变,制订信息素养标准,进而优化信息素养教育模式,具有重要意义。本文采用问卷调查方法获取我国大学生信息素养、批判性思维能力和创造力状况的基本数据。通过回归分析和中介效应分析发现:信息素养、批判性思维对创造力影响显著,批判性思维在信息素养对创造力的影响中存在显著中介效应。通过路径分析发现:信息评估能力和信息利用能力通过批判性思维的中介作用更能促进创造力,信息素养通过分析能力和系统化能力更能够激发创造力,信息搜索能力通过系统化能力能够最大程度激发创造力;信息搜索能力、信息评估能力、信息利用能力是信息素养的核心能力,分析能力、系统化能力是批判性思维的核心能力。研究结果表明:在信息素养教育中融合批判性思维的培养能较大程度地提高大学生的创造力。根据调研结果及相关理论研究,本文提出融合批判性思维的信息素养教育与专业课程教育的整合模式,即ILi CTi C模式,并提出实现该模式的系统方案,以期为推进我国大学生信息素养教育提供参考。