Blended learning in higher education: professional development in a Hong Kong university

ABSTRACT

Online learning has become a ubiquitous part of the educational landscape and how teachers are supported in developing approaches to teaching online is a fundamental aspect of the students’ learning experience. Based on the implementation of a professional development course on becoming an online teacher offered in a blended learning mode at one university in Hong Kong, this article proposes that offering this type of professional development in a blended mode is very effective in facilitating enhanced usage of the university’s learning management system. In a blended mode, teachers are actively engaged with blended learning and were found to make more extensive use of features/tools in Blackboard after they attended the professional development course. Results support that offering professional development in a blended mode provides teachers with an authentic student perspective, at the same time as they take guided steps in the teacher’s role in blended learning.     

电机学精品在线开放课程校企合作初探

工程教育专业认证背景下,电机学省级精品在线开放课程注重校企合作,收集丰富的生产现场教学资源,聘请企业专家录制教学视频,开展网上讨论、网上直播课等。下阶段校企合作重点是编写理论和实践教材、共建电机科技活动实训室、企业专家指导网上PBL项目、指导学生选取企业真题申报大创项目。     

Exploring the work and learning stories of para‐teachers in a college for further education in England

This paper reports findings from a research project which developed and introduced the Enhanced Learning Support Assistant Programme (ELSAP). This was a source of professional development for learning support assistants who were supporting students with additional learning needs in a college for further education in England. The purpose of this paper is to share findings from the project and to report on how learning support assistants experienced their work in inclusive college classrooms. The research project was a mixed methods study with participants drawn from learning support assistants within one college for further education in England. Data was collected throughout the 14‐week intervention. Findings indicate that issues exist around the uniqueness of the vocational curriculum and the implications this has for classroom support. It also shows how conflicting classroom procedures can generate feelings of confusion and how learning support workers often feel lonely in their role with no natural opportunity to mix with others. Furthermore, it indicates how a general lack of knowledge about teaching and learning contribute to them experiencing difficulty when performing their role which feed their views that a college for further education can be a complex and hostile environment to work in.     

论政府道德

现代民主政治下的政府是责任政府，责任政府存在和发展的条件决定了政府道德的客观存在。政府道德直接来源于政府所负的法律责任和政治责任，对政府的道德评价是政府道德的另一存在方式，政府道德可以分为作为整体的政府的道德和作为个体的官员的道德，二有密切的关系，政府道德在依法治国与以德治国的关系中扮演着举足轻重的角色，是依法治国的内在要求，更是以德治国的关键所在。     

高职机械类专业学生学习兴趣的培养

高职院校机械类专业学生的学习兴趣普遍较弱,影响了学习成效。应从激发学生的奇异感和快乐感、创设知识的应用情景、发挥教学评价的激励功能等途径来发展并保护他们的学习兴趣。     

孙中山伦理思想特点初探

伦理思想是孙中山思想体系的重要组成部分 ,在中国近代伦理思想发展史上占有一定地位。其伦理思想有鲜明的特点即中西合璧的特征 ;“革政”与“革心”的统一 ;鲜明的政治性和实践性     

专业性市属高校开展师资博士后工作的可行性分析研究

本文以天津中医药大学开展的师资博士后可行性分析调查研究为例,探讨专业性市属高校开展师资博士后工作的可行性和注意问题,认为专业性市属高校开展师资博士后工作可以促进学校在博士后、人才引进、人才培养等工作的全面发展。同时建议专业性市属高校在首次实施时,应以试点部门招收少量师资博士后的模式进行,不断探索相关经验、完善管理制度,使师资博士后制度真正成为学校全面发展的助推器和创新平台。     

农学专业学位硕士研究生案例教学模式探讨——以食品新产品开发课程为例

我国专业学位硕士的数量接近硕士研究生总数的三分之二,社会和企业对专业硕士实际解决生产问题的能力要求较高,案例教学是提高专业硕士研究生解决问题能力的有效途径。因此,在农学专业学位硕士研究生教育中应加强案例教学,并不断探讨案例教学模式对研究生的培养作用和意义。本论文将以农学专业学位硕士的食品产品开发课程为例,分析此课程的案例教学模式,并探讨案例教学的教学特点和实施方法,为促进案例教学发展奠定基础。     

对传统道德教育的几点认识

中华民族有着丰富和优秀的传统道德 ,值得我们继承和发扬。传统道德教育对新道德体系的构建、民族精神的弘扬以及个人的健康人格的形成都有积极作用。     

孔子的教师职业道德思想探析——基于教师专业化的视角

当今社会,世界各国都在积极推进教师专业化,教师职业道德也应受到人们的关注。分析孔子的教师职业道德思想,对今天的教师专业化建设有重要意义。