Big brother or harbinger of best practice: Can lecture capture actually improve teaching?

Lecture capture is used increasingly in the UK, and has become a normal feature of higher education. Most studies on the impact of lecture capture have focused on benefits to student learning, the flipped classroom or student non‐attendance at lectures following its introduction. It is less clear how the use of lecture capture has impacted on lecturers’ own academic practice. In this study, we use a mixed‐methods approach to explore the impact of this intrusive yet invisible technology on the quality of teaching. We have mapped our findings to the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF). In doing so, our data paints a mixed picture of lecture capture's Janus‐faced reality. On the one hand, it enhances lecturer self‐awareness, planning and conscious ‘performance’; on the other hand, it crushes spontaneity, impairs interaction and breeds wariness through constant surveillance. While the Teaching Excellence Framework rewards institutions for providing state‐of‐the‐art technology and lecture recording systems, our findings pose awkward questions as to whether lecture capture is making teaching more bland and instrumental, albeit neatly aligned to dimensions of the UKPSF. We provide contradictory evidence about lecture capture technology, embraced by students, yet tentatively adopted by most academics. The implications of our study are not straightforward, except to proceed with caution, valuing the benefits but ensuring that learning is not dehumanised through blind acceptance at the moment we press the record button.     

关于“数学教学论”课程增加说课内容的探索

探讨了"数学教学论"课程增加说课内容的必要性,提出了增加说课内容的原则,给出了增加说课内容的具体措施.     

“互联网+”环境下省级公共图书馆公益讲座的现状及建议

[目的/意义]在“互联网+”环境以及建立和完善推动公共文化服务均等化政策的背景下,调研我国省级公共图书馆公益讲座的现状并分析其存在的问题,以期提高其适应新环境、利用新技术服务于广大公众的水平。[方法/过程]利用文献调研法、网络调研法、问卷调查法、电话访谈法等方法对我国省级公共图书馆公益讲座的开展情况进行调查,基于调研数据分析现阶段存在的问题,并就“互联网+”环境下如何开展省级公共图书馆公益讲座提出相应的建议。[结果/结论]省级公共图书馆公益讲座可利用“互联网+”的理论与技术,从以下方面予以完善：施行讲座数字化管理、强化讲座互动式宣传、创新讲座特色化选题、推动讲座开放式共享等。     

"讨论+讲授"在英语课堂里的运用

课堂讨论是一种高效的辅助教学方式，它可分为三种形式：新课前讨论、新课中讨论和概括总结性讨论。难度适中的讨论命题设计和教师在讨论过程中的正确导向以及得体的调节与评判是讨论取得成功的关键因素。课堂讨论在教学中有强化记忆、深化理解、启迪思维这三大作用。     

Concurrent enrollment in lecture and laboratory enhances student performance and retention

Laboratories have been a cornerstone in teaching and learning across multiple scientific disciplines for more than 100 years. At the collegiate level, science laboratories and their corresponding lectures are often offered as separate courses, and students may not be required to concurrently enroll in both. In this study, we provide evidence that enrolling in an introductory laboratory concurrently with the corresponding lecture course enhances learning gains and retention in comparison to students who enroll in the lecture alone. We examined the impact of concurrent versus nonconcurrent enrollment on 9,438 students' withdrawal rates from and final grades in the general chemistry lecture at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor using multiple linear and binary logistic regression analyses, respectively, at a significance level of 0.05. We found that concurrent enrollment in the lecture and laboratory positively impacts (1) the odds of retention in the lecture by 2.2 times on average and (2) final lecture grades by up to 0.19 grade points on a 4.0 scale for the lowest‐scoring students according to university‐level mathematics and chemistry placement exam scores. These data provide important results for consideration by curriculum advisors and course planners at universities that do not require concurrent enrollment in general chemistry as well as other science courses. In the face of current budget cuts that threaten to shorten or eliminate laboratory experiences altogether at multiple educational levels, this study demonstrates the value of laboratories in promoting science learning and retention. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 49: 659–682, 2012     

大学生党员自我教育的实践探索及启示

在党课教育中改进传统教育模式,由灌输式教育向学生党员自我教育模式转变,由课堂教育方式向理论与实践相结合的方式转变。在大类培养模式下,充分发挥高校党课的育人功能,在提高党课质量的同时,培养学生党员及骨干的自我教育能力,充分发挥高校学生党员的先锋模范作用。     

广东五邑地区图书馆本土文化讲座的概况及发展趋势

文章以江门五邑地区本土文化讲座的建立和发展过程为例,论述了本土文化讲座在基层图书馆存在的意义和推广发展的重要价值,分析了五邑地区图书馆本土文化讲座在现有服务中所面临的一系列问题。提出五邑地区图书馆本土文化讲座建设和发展的新运行模式和策略,统筹规划、搭建资源共享平台、深入基层以及制定科学的模式建设协议,积极建立区域基层图书馆本土文化讲座资源建设共享体系。     

易中天讲座艺术浅析

易中天的讲座把历史知识与现代意识有机地结合在一起,并以独有的表现手段和表达方式给人们诠释着那段历史,使昔日神圣的学术殿堂也为普通百姓打开了一扇方便之门,让更多的人去关注历史,了解历史,这不失为学术普及的一种好方法     

Has pedagogy,technology, and Covid-19 killed the face-to-face lecture?

The lecture has been around for centuries and has featured as a popular and frequent component in higher education courses across many disciplines including anatomy. In more recent years, there has been a growing shift toward blended learning and related pedagogies that encourage active participation of students in both face-to-face and online learning environments. Unfortunately, in many cases, the lecture, which has typically focused on the transmission of information from educator to student has not been adapted to become a more learner-oriented approach with opportunities for students to actively interact and engage. As a result, the future of whether the lecture should continue has once again become a center of debate. The consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath have added to this with institutions now looking to stop all lectures or offer them in an online format only. This commentary argues that lecture-style components could still feature within face-to-face and online provision, but only if they are used sparingly within a blended curriculum, have a defined use that aligns well to learning outcomes, are assessed as the most effective method pedagogically, and importantly integrate approaches and activities that promote student engagement. Anatomy educators have demonstrated for years that they are able to be at the forefront of pedagogical change and evidenced during the pandemic their agile and innovative ability to adapt and do things differently. Therefore, the fate of the lecture, at least in anatomy, may well be in their hands.     

略论图书馆讲座活动的作用

随着现代社会的发展、信息时代的来临，讲座活动已逐渐成为图书馆其中一种重要的服务方式，它具有拓宽服务领域、强化社会教育职能、提升图书馆品牌形象等积极作用。