From Archive,to Access,to Experience––Historical Documents as a Basis for Immersive Experiences

Libraries have been the key to preserving culture and historic legacy for centuries. One such treasure cataloged in The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) Libraries is a collection of over 33,000 Sanborn? Fire Insurance Maps. Originally kept safe in metal drawers, the library has embarked on a journey to digitize this abundance of information, combine it with other media such as photographs, and make it accessible through a web interface. Inspired by these efforts, we accessed this information and took it to the next level. Using state of the art 3D modeling and immersive technologies, we created a historic 3D model and immersive experiences of Penn State, exemplarily for the 1922 campus. The resulting experiences can be accessed through the web but also through head mounted displays (HMDs) and mobile phones in combination with VR viewers such as the Google Cardboard. Additionally, they can be used anywhere in the world or on the campus itself as a way to enable remote and in situ experiences and learning. Immersive experiences let us connect to the past, the present and the future, and as such offer value to digital cultural heritage efforts.     

Expanding opportunities to learn to support inclusive education through drama‐enhanced literacy practices

This study examines how the Early Years Educators at Play (EYEPlay) professional development (PD) programme supported inclusive learning settings for all children, including English language learners and students with disabilities. The EYEPlay PD model is a year‐long programme that integrates drama strategies into literacy practices within real‐classroom contexts. Inclusive education refers to ensuring equal opportunities to access and participation in learning activities for all students. Cultural‐historical activity theory was used to understand and unpack the drama practices. Twelve semi‐structured focus group interviews were conducted with 19 preschool teachers. The data were analysed via constant‐comparative and interpretive methods. The study findings showed that EYEPlay PD practices enhanced inclusive learning settings for diverse groups of students by increasing access and expanding opportunities to learn, and supporting a positive learning environment.     

Disaster philanthropy: Exploring the power and influence of for-profit philanthropy in education development during pandemic times

This article contributes a conceptual analysis of the power and influence of for- profit philanthropy on educational development during pandemic times. Through highlighting for-profit philanthropy, describing its relevance to educational development, and drawing attention to four aspects that are under-examined as for- profit philanthropists enact their philanthropic agendas in response to the COVID- 19 pandemic, disaster philanthropy is presented as a window of opportunity for elite donors to enact changes in public education based on their distinct donor and institutional agendas. Implications for educational development are discussed including shifts in power, definitions and public vs. private returns.     

自我拯救与自我毁灭——浅论《红字》中的罪与罚意识

本文通过对文中海丝特·白兰与丁姆斯代尔各自罪与罚的探讨，进一步阐释作品主题，同时从另一个侧面去理解作者的思想体系与创作心理动机。     

4-16世纪中国史家对于社会结构与历史演进的理解

历史认识中人本思想提升的一个理论结果,是史学家、思想家对于包括社会结构与历史演进等理论的思考获得深入。古代中国史学家、思想家对于社会结构与历史演进的理论思考,与早熟、发达的国家制度有关,与古代中国特有的史官制度及其文化形态、史学文化传统也有密切的关系。从公元4世纪到16世纪这1000多年观念的发展来看,史家对于社会结构的认识,大致延续了《史记》、《汉书》的传统,体现了大体一致的对社会结构的认识,即呈天、地、人、政治、经济、刑法、军事、政治制度、选官制度、文化的结构顺序。随着社会的发展,中国的史学家、思想家对于社会结构及其历史演进的理解亦不断深化,尤其是对社会经济及其历史意义的认识更是日益丰富。     

大学自由教育的生成逻辑与实践路径探析

自由教育时常被冠以自由主义教育的标签,但其精神实质与当前我国倡导的“学生发展核心素养”教育异曲同工,应该得以澄清。自由教育在国家层面上与社会主义本质及核心价值观的全面发展一致,在社会层面上与科教强国的创新驱动一致,在个人层面上与人才培养的人文关怀一致。因此,高校应该把自由教育与人才培养相结合、把自由教育与创新教育相结合、把自由教育与个人成长相结合。     

齐思和治史方法简论

齐思和在史学领域做出的突出贡献和他的史学方法密切相关,而《中国史探研》一书则是其史学方法的集中体现。将其史学方法归纳为描述性统计法、比较研究法、本末缕叙法等三种方法,并举实例予以说明。     

历史文献在全新世地理环境变迁研究中的应用--以古气候研究为例

本文在回顾相关文献的基础上,分析了历史文献的特点和中国历史文献的概况,总结了用历史文献重建气候序列的研究进展。最后提出了使用历史文献时应该注意的5个问题。     

鲁滨孙《新史学》探析

《新史学》是美国历史学家鲁滨孙的代表作,虽为历年论文和演说的汇编,却集中反映了新史学观的逻辑思路,其中不乏闪光之处：第一,敏于感受时代变化的挑战,持发展的史学观;第二,善于从其他学科中接受启迪,促进史学地新,第三,重视史学与现实的联系,强调发挥史学的社会功用。但也存在一些明显的缺陷：第一,只承认量变,而否认质变,陷入庸俗进化论的泥潭,第二,否认史学的科学性。     

高校大合并的历史观照

高校大合并已基本结束,有关的理论探讨也已冷却。但这并不意味着有关的理论思考已失去价值。相反,当“尘埃落定”之后,也许更能发现隐藏在改革背后的更深层的东西。笔者认为,此次高校大合并是中国高等教育激进改革的产物,同时认为在中国高等教育从外烁到内生的过程中,采用激进改革的方式往往是弊大于利的。