“协统者时代”美国高校教师的专业发展培训——以哈佛大学戴瑞克·伯克教学中心为例

American College Teachers' Professional Development in the Age of the Networker:Taking the Case of Harvard Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning

美国高校教师专业发展培训已经步入"协统者时代"。在这个新时代,培训机构的人员不仅要拥有科技运用能力和协调统筹能力,还应努力帮助高校教师重新认识自身的职业发展要求,积极关注学生群体和个体差异性,从容应对教学与研究发展的新趋势。哈佛大学戴瑞克·伯克教学中心正是"协统者时代"美国高校教师培训机构的典型代表。该中心采取集中化的培训模式,一方面帮助高校教师理解"超职业"要求,提升教学知识和技能;另一方面引导教师积极关注学生的新变化,适应学生群体的多样性;最后还支持教师主动应对教学、学习乃至科学研究的新态势。其实践经验对我国高校正在探索的教师培训工作具有诸多启发意义。

American college teachers＇ professional development has stepped into the age of the networker. In this new age, the staff of the training institutions should have the ability to use technology and achieve coordination. Besides, they need to help college teachers to review their professional development, pay close attention to the differences among student groups or individuals and cope with the new tendency in teaching, learning and research. Harvard Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learn ing is typical of American college teacher training institutions in this age. The Center adopts the intensive training pattern. On the one hand, it ＂super-profession＂, increase their knowledg helps college teachers to understand the requirements of e about teaching and improve their teaching skills. On the other hand, it inspires teachers to pay attention to the changes on students so as to adapt themselves to the diversity of student groups. In addition, it encourages teachers to take the initiative in coping with the new trend in teaching, learning and research. Its practice can be of great enlightenment to Chinese college teacher training.