Consensus among stakeholders about success factors and indicators for quality of online and blended learning in adult education: a Delphi study

Quality models for online and blended learning (OBL) have mainly been developed in higher education. The literature indicates that these models are often conceptualised from the providers’ perspective. What is important for the quality of OBL from the students’ perspective has recently received increased attention in the literature. Consensus among stakeholders about students’ quality needs is useful to support dialogue between professionals to strategically adopt OBL and to ensure that the needs of students are met. This study aims to validate a quality instrument for OBL, taking a set of 74 quality indicators and analysing them in terms of seven success factors (credibility, accessibility, transparency, flexibility, interactivity, personalisation, productivity). The Delphi method was selected as most suited. Participants from adult education were asked to indicate on a 7-point Likert scale to what extent the indicators add to OBL quality to meet students’ needs. After four Delphi rounds, the participants agreed on definitions of success factors and 30 indicators. The results are useful for institutions, ministries of education and external quality assessment agencies to assess the quality of OBL and can support institutions to implement improvement actions to ensure that the needs of students are met.     

Competence-based blended learning in building automation: towards a EU curriculum in ‘Domotica’

A competence-based approach was applied to a blended learning on line distance training in the Euroinno EU project aimed at vocational training in building automation. The current paper describes the experience gathered during the learning process and the definition of the curriculum. A number of issues emerged during the sessions concerning regional differences among the various European partners involved in the learning. Refusal to accept e-learning approaches has been considerable among teachers and students in piloting building automation courses, and mainly related to four factors in the tradition of adult education: curriculum tradition, oral tradition, lack of confidence in technical solutions to educational matters and lack of experience with the media.     

英语学科素质教育的关键-情感因素

进行英语学科素质教育的关键是学习者拥有良好的心理素质，其中起决定性作用的是焦虑和动机。文章以此为出发点，探讨如何更好地达到培养高素质人才的目标。     

藏族大学生的民族认同及其影响因素研究

藏族大学生的民族认同主要包括主流化认同、积极的民族认同以及消极的民族认同等三方面；藏族大学生民族认同的不同方面其影响因素互有差异，但总体而言，汉族朋友的数量、学习汉语的时间、父母的民族身份以及汉族的接受性等影响藏族大学生的民族认同；除了消极的民族认同与整合的化适应策略之间不存在相关外，民族认同的其他维度与化适应的其他维度之间都存在显的相关。     

智能转矩转速测量仪

本文叙述了用微型计算机和相应的接口构成智能转矩转速测量仪。它与同类仪器相比,具有精度高、构造简单、体积小,能自动测量、显示、打印、绘图等特点。     

党的十六大对社会主义初级阶段收入分配理论的丰富和发展

十六大报告中关于收入分配的论述立意深远。内涵丰富,充满了新思想、新观念、新论断。本文拟就按生产要素分配原则;效率优先,兼顾公平原则;“调高、扩中、提低”战略等方面来论述十六大报告对社会主义初级阶段收入分配理论的丰富和发展。     

组合式因素神经网络系统的数学描述

本文对组合式因素神经网络系统的组成结构进行了分析和论述,作出了数学描述.     

海上智能交通系统实验室开发研究

海上智能交通系统是一个跨学科、跨平台、信息化、系统化的综合交通体系。本文首先介绍了海上智能交通系统及其研究现状,然后提出了利用现有航运企业智能系统构建海上智能交通系统实验室的设想、关键技术和理论研究内容,并展望今后海上智能交通系统的研究和发展趋势。     

开放型问题的解法

开放型问题有利于培养学生的思维能力和创新能力,作者就三种类型的开放型问题作简单归纳。     

论智能制造背景下应用型本科院校的专业建设

随着《中国制造2025》的发布,智能制造成为我国制造业变革的新方向。智能制造产业变革具有“新”“变”“融”三个方面特点,对应用型本科院校专业建设提出新诉求。为了破解智能制造背景下的应用型本科院校专业建设困境,专业建设主体要由“政府主导”转向“学校主导”;专业建设目标要把握人才类型的“应用性”与“区域性”;专业建设内容要实现课程“模块化”,突出教学“实践性”;专业建设保障要构建“双师双能型”教师队伍。