Blended learning in higher education: professional development in a Hong Kong university

ABSTRACT

Online learning has become a ubiquitous part of the educational landscape and how teachers are supported in developing approaches to teaching online is a fundamental aspect of the students’ learning experience. Based on the implementation of a professional development course on becoming an online teacher offered in a blended learning mode at one university in Hong Kong, this article proposes that offering this type of professional development in a blended mode is very effective in facilitating enhanced usage of the university’s learning management system. In a blended mode, teachers are actively engaged with blended learning and were found to make more extensive use of features/tools in Blackboard after they attended the professional development course. Results support that offering professional development in a blended mode provides teachers with an authentic student perspective, at the same time as they take guided steps in the teacher’s role in blended learning.     

电机学精品在线开放课程校企合作初探

工程教育专业认证背景下,电机学省级精品在线开放课程注重校企合作,收集丰富的生产现场教学资源,聘请企业专家录制教学视频,开展网上讨论、网上直播课等。下阶段校企合作重点是编写理论和实践教材、共建电机科技活动实训室、企业专家指导网上PBL项目、指导学生选取企业真题申报大创项目。     

Exploring the work and learning stories of para‐teachers in a college for further education in England

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Evaluating Growth for ELL Students: Implications for Accountability Policies

In recent years, many U.S. states have introduced growth models as part of their educational accountability systems. Although the validity of growth‐based accountability models has been evaluated for the general population, the impact of those models for English language learner (ELL) students, a growing segment of the student population, has not received sufficient attention. We evaluated three commonly used growth models: value tables or transition matrices, projection models, and student growth percentiles (SGP). The value table model identified more ELL students as on track to proficiency, but with lower accuracy for ELL students. The projection and SGP models were more accurate overall, but classified the fewest ELL students as on track and were less likely to identify ELL students who would later be proficient. We found that each model had significant trade‐offs in terms of the decisions made for ELL students. These findings should be replicated in additional state contexts and considered in the development of future growth‐based accountability policies.     

高职机械类专业学生学习兴趣的培养

高职院校机械类专业学生的学习兴趣普遍较弱,影响了学习成效。应从激发学生的奇异感和快乐感、创设知识的应用情景、发挥教学评价的激励功能等途径来发展并保护他们的学习兴趣。     

专业性市属高校开展师资博士后工作的可行性分析研究

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农学专业学位硕士研究生案例教学模式探讨——以食品新产品开发课程为例

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成长困境的寓言--《从百草园到三味书屋》主题别解

分析对《从百草园到三味书屋》主题既往理解之不足.对"百草园"、"三味书屋"意象的象征寓意进行把握,指出《从百草园到三味书屋》是对童年成长过程必然经历自然天趣与文化规束两个阶段、二者共同参与塑造生命形象的寓言写照.     

孔子的教师职业道德思想探析——基于教师专业化的视角

当今社会,世界各国都在积极推进教师专业化,教师职业道德也应受到人们的关注。分析孔子的教师职业道德思想,对今天的教师专业化建设有重要意义。     

浅析青少年生理发育特点与体育教学卫生

合理的运动可以起到增强心脏功能，改善呼吸系统功能，提高消化系统功能。不合理的运动将会与之背道而驰。针对青少年身体各器官的生理发育特点，通过对运动系统、心血管系统和呼吸系统、神经系统的生理发育特点以及体育教学卫生等方面的分析研究，认为：在体育教学中，应根据青少年运动系统的卫生，注意青少年心血管系统和呼吸系统的卫生，还应把握青少年神经系统的发育特点，促进大脑皮层兴奋与抑制，均衡发展卫生。