Out of the ordinary: recapturing the liberal traditions of a university education through field courses

This article aims to stimulate debate about the nature of field courses in higher education. We use a colloquium format that allows each of us to reflect on the philosophy of field course teaching and our writing endeavours to establish a dialogue between the authors and leave the reader with a sense of curiosity. It starts with a position paper that sets out a particular viewpoint on field courses to which responses were invited. Two of the respondents were experienced field-course teachers in disciplines traditionally associated with this type of curriculum, the other a lecturer in a non-field-course-oriented discipline.     

From the disjunction between passive and active instruction approaches towards their integration as an alternative for the significant learning of sustainable development / De la disyuntiva entre los enfoques de instrucción pasiva y activa hacia su integración como alternativa para un aprendizaje significativo del desarrollo sostenible

Abstract

This study aims to show how the integration of passive and active learning approaches contributes towards the significant understanding of problems associated with sustainable development. To do this, a case study from the municipality of San Miguel de Achiutla in Oaxaca, Mexico, is used as a general method, with the specific procedure including an instrument based on secondary sources representing the passive learning phase, as well as an instrument created on the basis of primary sources, designed in relation to the active learning component. The passive learning phase enabled us to identify variables pertaining to the highly vulnerable dimensions of sustainable development, and to also detect areas in which there is a deficit of information, since not all data are available, while the active learning phase revealed the causes of vulnerability from the perspective of different agents, including those who experienced the issues directly. In view of the above, we conclude that rather than being exclusive, these two different approaches should in fact be complementary.     

Effects of planning on task load,knowledge, and tool preference: a comparison of two tools

Self-regulated learners are expected to plan their own learning. Because planning is a complex task, it is not self-evident that all learners can perform this task successfully. In this study, we examined the effects of two planning support tools on the quality of created plans, planning behavior, task load, and acquired knowledge. Sixty-five participants each worked with two versions of a planning tool. In one version, learning plans were actively constructed by the learners themselves; the other version provided learners with an adaptable computer-generated plan. The results indicated that the quality of learner-created plans was lower than computer-generated plans. Furthermore, participants reported a higher task load when they constructed the plans by themselves. However, participants gained more structural knowledge about the learning domain when they actively created plans. There was not an apparent preference for one of the tools if participants were to create a plan for someone else. However, if they were to use the plan for their own learning, participants preferred to actively create their own plans.     

论能动司法下法院调解的程序规制

随着我国经济的迅速发展,法院以更加积极的姿态探索纠纷解决方式,在运用多元化手段解决纠纷的同时注重自身能动性,作为中国土生土长的诉讼调解制度在汲取了传统纠纷的解决理念基础上,顺应时代的召唤积极探索,一时引起了广泛关注和研讨。调解本身的特性决定了调解活动无法如审判活动般规范,但既是程序就一定有度,发现法院调解中的程序问题、论证调解程序化的必要性并进一步提出程序化措施,在司法能动提出的背景下显得非常必要。     

融合局部和全局信息的两相脑图分割模型

为了解决脑核磁共振图像中的灰度不均匀现象,提出了一个基于两相的脑图像分割模型．该模型在图像局部熵基础上融合局部高斯信息和全局信息的两相水平集来拟合图像信息,同时采用一种新的简单有效的初始化方法,进行脑灰质、脑白质、脑髓液分割．实验结果表明,该模型能有效地对脑灰质、脑白质、脑髓液进行分割,同时提供准确光滑的目标边界,解决了CV模型等对灰度不均匀图像分割失败的问题．     

中药雌激素活性成分研究进展

基于化学成分的传统分类方法,对中药雌激素的活性成分及其药理作用进行了总结和分析,为后续揭示中药雌激素活性成分奠定基础,为含有雌激素活性成分的中药的临床用药及防治提供参考．     

新课程中建构学生主动质疑学习模式的指导策略

在高中语文新课程教学中,教师要积极研究教学策略,引导学生主动质疑,在课堂教学中逐步建构起主动质疑、主动探究的学习模式。     

积极构建有利于创新的学习型大学图书馆

“学习型图书馆”是根据“学习型组织”理论提出的一个新概念。在网络环境下大学图书馆的发展依靠的是全馆员工及读者的学习及技术操作能力、速度和意愿。只有不断地学习才能抓住机遇、才能适应社会发展的新环境、才能向高层次发展。文章就如何创建学习型大学图书馆提出了四个方面的问题。     

温度影响下基于频率协整余量的桥梁损伤识别

基于频率的结构损伤识别结果易受外界环境温度的影响,应用具有一定的局限性,为此,引入计量经济学中处理非平稳信息的协整概念来消除温度对识别结果的影响。将结构正常运营状态下采集的数据作为训练样本,计算得到协整余量,再根据统计方法选取协整余量的控制线。监测中若频率的协整余量超过该控制线,即认为结构发生损伤。采用上述方法对某实际悬索桥进行分析,结果表明,所提出方法能有效识别悬索桥主梁、主缆和吊索的损伤,具有较好的工程应用前景。     

Traffic Light Cards: a Cross and Modification Between the Minute Paper and Muddiest Point

Muddiest point and minute paper have been popular techniques to obtain feedback from students. However, focusing on the muddiest point too often can be discouraging for both students and instructors; in minute paper, students may often have off-topic comments. Here a cross and modified technique, the ‘traffic light’ card is introduced, to overcome the drawbacks in muddiest point and minute paper. About 2?minutes before the end of lecture, students “traffic light” the given topics on a notecard, in which their understanding is high (green), partial (yellow), or low (red). The results are used by the instructors to give appropriate review in the next lecture and help students gain better understanding in the content.