跨洋·互动·学习——美国密西根大学教师教育的国际课堂

Cross-ocean,Interaction and Learning——The International Classroom of Teacher Education at University of Michigan,USA

当今在互联网上进行的远程教育是又一次文化交流的飞跃,也是交往学习理论在教育方式上的一次突破,我们称之为第三代远程教育。它借助现代化的电子通讯设备,把时空上分离的教学要素,通过网络空间结合在一起,大大扩展了人们交往的时空范围。以电子信息技术为载体的网络技术所具有的超时空性和模拟性等特征,使它成为远距离文化交流的重要手段,成为模拟教学环境的重要技术条件。

Remote education on the Internet, viewed as the Third Generation of Remote Education, represents a breakthrough in educational methodology for interactive learning theory as well as a recent leap in cultural communication. It uses modern electronic facilities to connect through networks teaching with learning parties who used to be separate, thus greatly extending the space and time for people to interact. The network technology uses electronic information techniques as the carrier, which transcends boundaries of space and time and simulates a virtual world. These features have enabled the technology to become an important means for long - distance cultural communication and for the creation of a virtual environment for teaching and learning.