Breaking the tyranny of office hours: Overcoming professor avoidance

ABSTRACT

Studies have found that Faculty–Student Interaction (FSI) has many positive benefits for students including academic support, professional development, mentoring, and career planning. Research-intensive universities exhibit the lowest levels of faculty–student interaction within higher education. This article utilises qualitative methods to explore faculty, student, and staff perceptions of faculty–student interactions, particularly those that take place out of the classroom, at a research-intensive public U.S. university. We identify social distance between faculty and students based on unequal status within a rigid, hierarchically-organised culture as a key barrier to FSI. We then discuss methods that some of the faculty in our study used to mitigate their social distance with students in an effort to increase FSI.     

高校武术教学的现状分析及改革探索

高校是普及、传播、弘扬中国武术的主阵地之一.目前,在高校武术教学中存在的教材内容脱离实际、"所教非所学"的现状,对武术的继承和发展极为不利.要改变这一状况,必须进行武术教学改革.文章采用问卷调查和对照试验等研究方法,认为应从教学观念、教材内容、教学方法、教学模式、考试办法等多方面切入,树立以人为本,以学生发展为本的思想,积极实践和探索,寻求高校武术教学改革的有效途径.     

Faculty experience of rudeness in Scottish higher education: dealing with rudeness from students and colleagues.

This paper investigated rudeness experienced by academic staff from students, co-workers and senior staff members. The focus of much of the rudeness literature in an educational setting has been on the student experience of rudeness, predominantly in the classroom. The aim of the current study was to focus on the experience of academic staff rather than students, and to broaden consideration of rudeness beyond the classroom, to include e-mail. Using a mixed-methods questionnaire, with both closed and open questions, rudeness perception, impact and response was examined across a sample of 122 academic staff from Scottish Higher Education institutions. The study examined relationships between personality, stress, job satisfaction, level of rudeness and the impact of rudeness on staff. The qualitative segment explored responses to rude e-mails across three sources; student, colleague and senior colleague. The results indicated that academic staff reported similar levels of rudeness from students, co-workers and senior colleagues. Faculty who reported high levels of neuroticism were more likely to report a negative impact of rudeness. Academic staff also reported that their response to rudeness could differ according to the instigator: a greater proportion of staff reported that they would be likely to reprimand a student, in comparison to a colleague, for rudeness. Staff were more likely to seek an informal resolution to rudeness with a co-worker, rather than a student. This paper highlights the potential importance of individual characteristics in assessing the impact of rudeness on faculty and indicates that rudeness may come from several sources in academia.     

关中东部古今英杰辈出原因探析——以今渭南市辖地为主

关中东部地区,古今英杰辈出,尤以今渭南市辖地具有代表性。关中是中华民族重要发祥地和蜚声海内外的汉唐文明的渊薮与中心,为杰出人才的涌现提供了丰厚的历史底蕴。而渭南又是周、秦、汉、唐等11个王朝的京畿所在地。关中农耕条件优越,决定了在以农立国的中国古代重要的经济地位,为杰出人才的诞生提供了雄厚的物质基础。渭南地处关中平原东部,平畴沃野,河流纵横,具备了关中平原所有优越的农耕条件,且地势更为平坦宽阔,经济更为发达。关中长期作为全国的文化中心,为杰出人才的涌现提供了必需的文化底蕴。而渭南是关中的核心区域,渭南山河形胜甲天下,乃著名的古战场,决定了渭南多出习武报国、舍生取义、慷慨赴死之士;渭南地处陕西东大门,交通便捷,区位优势显著,易得风气之先,民众具有思想敏锐、与时俱进的品格和以天下为己任的情怀,自然容易产生勇立历史潮头、担当社会重任的时代精英。     

以课堂交互软件促进大学教学质量——学习者采纳意愿及应用效果

PowerPoint用于课堂教学,已经成为大学教学中的常规活动。然而,电子演示文稿在大学课堂中的应用还存在信息单向流动、交互少等问题。基于PowerPoint的课堂互动软件提供了一种经济、方便的解决方案。教师和学习者对这种解决方案的接受度如何？Microsoft Interactive Classroom和UW Classroom Presenter两种课程交互软件在课堂教学中的试验显示：教师和学生在首次接触此类软件后均表现出较高的采纳倾向;课堂交互软件有助于学习者个性需求表达和满足,可以提高学习者的课堂参与度。但是当前已有的课堂交互类软件在功能完备性、实用性以及灵活性上尚不能有效满足教师和学生的需求。     

计算机应用基础课程建设与教学改革探索

"]计算机应用基础"课程是高职院校各专业课程体系中重要的基础课程之一。目前"计算机应用基础"课程建设与教学中存在学生区域性的差异、个体差异、教学资源紧张等问题,要通过设立计算机应用基础教研室、建立专职教师队伍;实施分层次组班教学、改革教学内容、方法、手段及评价方式等途径,实现课程与教学的新模式和新方法。     

清末民初旅行家笔下的喀什社会

新疆喀什自古以来就是丝绸之路上政治、经济和文化交流的重镇,由于喀什在新疆南部乃至整个中亚地区的地位重要,近代以来成为西方旅行家的＂必经＂之地。在他们的游记、回忆录中,他们以观察者的视角,全面记录了当时喀什社会状况,这为后人研究喀什社会生活提供了丰富的素材。     

江西省赣州市农民体育健身工程现状调查与分析

采用问卷调查法、实地观察法、访谈法等,就农民体育健身工程对赣州市4个县40个行政村的村民进行了调查.结果表明:赣州市100个示范村的工程建设顺利完成,工程选址较合理,无产权纠纷,使用率较高,对社会、生活、环境产生了积极效益.工程管理不够规范、责权不够明确、融资渠道单一、农民的健身意识较差、社会体育指导员缺乏等是工程建设存在的主要问题.同时提出:强化政府职能,加大资金投入;加强体育骨干培训与管理,积极开展农村体育活动;建立完善的农民体育健身工程服务体系等建议,为赣州市乃至江西省农民体育健身工程的可持续发展提供理论依据.     

德州市农村预防保健机构人力资源现状分析

目的：了解德州市农村预防保健机构人力资源配置现状．方法：从农村乡镇防保机构数量、人员的年龄、学历、职称等方面进行了全面的调查,对人员的配置量和人员素质进行分析评价．结果：全市农村乡镇防保机构在编人数779人,人均服务人数6347人;平均年龄38岁;拥有中专以上学历者占90．12％,中级及以上职称占31．32％．结论：本市乡镇保防人员年龄偏大,整体素质偏低,应采取各项措施加强农村预防保健机构人力资源建设,保证农村疾病预防控制工作的可持续性发展．     

浅议基于RIA技术的网络虚拟实验室建设

3C章介绍利用富互联网应用（IliA）技术,开发网络虚拟实验室,充分利用现有校园网络资源,降低实验课程成本,打破实验的时空限制,便于学生形象深入地学习实验原理与操作技能。文章抛砖引玉,以期对网络虚拟实验室建设提供一些思路和帮助。