谈职业技能大赛对《机器人技术应用》课程建设的引领作用

通过分析连续三届的全国职业院校职业技能大赛——机器人应用赛项的知识点和能力点,对应用电子技术专业开设的《机器人技术应用》课程进行了项目化重组,对教学内容和教学过程都进行了重新设计,以提高本门课程在教学过程中的效果。     

钢琴踏板技巧浅论

钢琴被称为“乐器之王”,而踏板则被喻为“钢琴的灵魂”,由此可见踏板在钢琴演奏中的地位与作用。踏板在钢琴演奏中极具个性,不同的演奏家在同一乐曲的同一段落也许会运用不同的踏板技法,即便是同一个演奏家在不同场所演奏同一首乐曲,踏板的使用也可能会有变化。这种现象是许多因素所致,如乐器、声部平衡、作品风格、演奏场所和美学观等。踏板的准确运用可增强钢琴演奏的表现力,使乐曲更具生命力。     

教育行动研究的过程分析

营造积极的生活与工作环境以增进教师求真求进的专业精神,进而唤起并培育教师的主动性与创造性是近年来教师教育的核心,教育行动研究是教师通过扩权增能的过程实现上述目的的重要思想和方法。然而,非常缺乏理论联系实践的对教育行动研究过程的探讨。本研究把教育行动研究过程概括为计划、实施、资料收集和反思四个环节,并结合实践经验较为系统地探讨了四个环节的内涵及其之间的互动关系。     

浸润空气的温情——浅析影片《桃姐》

当今商业大片充斥电影市场,许鞍华导演的影片《桃姐》似一缕清新之风,让叙述隐于生活,以平实自然的叙事手法与平和冷静接纳生活的态度,塑造出一对凌驾于母子、主仆关系之上的含蓄温情、亲切动人的人物形象,使观众于最平实的生活记录中寻找记忆中的影子,于平静体味生命的进程,让我们在商业气息浓重的今天为情所动。影片以一种相对隐忍克制的镜头语言,还原电影记录现实生活的本质,还原生活本来的面目,通过润物细无声的情感让观众自己去体会人与人之间的那份亲情与感恩,感而不伤,温情涌动。     

Revisiting a student-oriented curriculum in the Nigerian secondary school system

Abstract

The increasing gap between what students learn and what they remember has agitated the minds of educators in recent times. The apparent gap is that teaching tends to be more theoretical than practical. For instance an apparent absence of relevant instructional materials, skilled vocational education personnel and the current lack of awareness on the part of policy makers on the advantages of pragmatic education, constitute current obstacles to the actualisation of pragmatic student-oriented secondary school education curriculum in Nigeria. However, this paper therefore, describes methods by which secondary school education can be made more functional through the introduction of more practical learning schemes which shall ultimately equip graduates with revenue generating and life skills. Fifty teachers and 150 students were randomly selected for the study from formal and non-formal secondary schools in Calabar Metropolis and Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State of Nigeria. Ex-post facto design was adopted. A 16 item questionnaire constructed on a modified four-point Likert-type scale was used for data collection. The data was analysed using simple percentages, independent t-test and a One-way analysis of variance. The findings revealed that, the schools lack adequate instructional materials and adequately trained vocational education teachers. Based on this, it was recommended among others, that a student-oriented curriculum be implemented in line with the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Education For All (EFA) and Universal Basic Education (UBE). Also more practical skills-oriented education and vocational education teachers should be employed to train the students on the development of functional literacy skills.     

中学生物实验员实验技能培训教学的思考

为了提高生物实验员实验技能培训教学效果,文章基于多年的培训经验,以"观察植物细胞有丝分裂"实验为例,阐述影响技能培训教学的关键因素,提出技能培训教学的循环过程,明确参与授课的高校教师和接受技能培训的中学生物实验员在技能培训教学中的作用,为进一步完善和提高中学生物实验员实验技能培训教学效果提供参考。     

The Human Side of Library Skills Instruction

The classroom provides a wonderful opportunity to lessen students' fear of the library and to teach them the beginning and advanced skills they need to analyze their information needs and to use libraries effectively. As important as skills are, however, there needs to be demonstrable human interaction in a classroom. By sharing something of ourselves, we help convince students that their own uniqueness is also to be shared and built upon.     

The Eighth Liberal Art

The traditional liberal arts are the key to a good general education, but they need to be revised and updated to include the six skills of information access. These have become important enough to be considered the eighth liberal art.     

Peer observation of teaching: A method for improving teaching quality

This study reports the results of a peer observation programme undertaken in the Library and Information Service at Aston University (where the author then worked). The conditions necessary for a successful peer observation programme are listed, and the necessary training is described. The results of the study are discussed in relation to the literature, with particular reference to the benefits of peer observation and the barriers to its implementation. The conclusions drawn from this study are that peer observation is a useful tool for encouraging lecturers to reflect on their own teaching practice, and thus improve the quality of teaching offered. This is true irrespective of the subject being taught. It is however important that the observation takes place in a supportive environment.     

Developing Critical Thinking Skills For Information Seeking Success

Critical thinking skills are required to successfully navigate the overwhelming amount of information sources available today. To address the challenge of developing critical thinking skills, this empirical study examines the effectiveness of exercises in developing thinking skills in college freshmen students. The workbook exercises were designed to develop specific skills related to academics and critical thinking. Two groups of college freshmen participated in the study: one group was given the workbook, the other group was not. At the end of the semester, both groups completed a critical thinking assessment test. A comparison of the test scores confirms the effectiveness of these exercises on improving the critical thinking skills of college freshmen.