高分子材料课程的讨论与互动式教学

Discussible and Interactive Teaching on the Curriculum of Polymeric Materials

浙江大学《高分子材料》课程针对高分子专业本科生开设,教学内容包含了塑料、橡胶、纤维等主要的传统高分子材料以及聚合物共混材料的相关内容。该课程的特点是知识点多而分散、知识面宽,而内容相对陈旧。采用讨论与互动式教学,将老师讲授与学生讲授相结合,由学生组成学习小组,具体分配到某一种高分子材料的教学内容。学生课后收集和整理相关资料,制作幻灯片并在课堂上完成讲授以及问题解答。通过课程结束后的调查问卷收集学生反馈,说明该方法能够较好地完成教学内容,极大地调动学生的积极性,提高了学生参与课程讨论和学习的热情。

The curriculum of Polymeric Materials contains the major traditional polymeric materials such as plastics, rubbers, fibers, adhesives, coatings and polymer blends, which are used very broadly in industry and daily life. Therefore, it is one of the major curriculums for the undergraduate students majoring on Polymeric Materials and Engineering. Compared with other appealing curriculums such as polymer chemistry and functional polymers, however, the contents are less attractive. Measures are thus taken, especially by using the discussible and interactive teaching method. One of the important features is that some selected polymeric materials are assigned to a team of students, who should prepare slides and present to all other students. Discussion is followed with questions, answers and comments from all audiences including the teachers. The unresolved questions shall he brought back and answered after further reading and thinking. By this way, the knowledge is well delivered, while the class is not boring anymore.