美国高校网络与新媒体专业教育模式对我国新媒体人才培养的借鉴与启示

Lessons and Enlightenment of Internet and New Media Education in US Universities on the Cultivation of New Media Talents in China

该文分析了美国高校网络与新媒体专业教育模式与特色。研究发现,美国新媒体教育采用跨专业联合培养模式,具有如下特点:交叉培养,计划周全,目标明确;课程设置模块化,强化基础,专业细分,自主选择;整合多种资源,专业实践针对性强;多元化教学与考核;师资队伍学科背景跨专业,实践经历丰富。借鉴美国经验,对我国网络与新媒体教育提出如下建议:专业设置分流,课程模块化引导;跨学科培养,促进学科融合,加强资源整合;培养新媒体思维,注重细节;启发式教学,培养学生的创造力;加强校企联合,与企业建立广泛的合作关系。

This paper analyzes the modes and features of Internet and new media education in American colleges and universities. Research shows that the new media education in US adopts a interdisciplinary model, the features of which are as follows： cross-fostering with careful planning and clear targets; modularization of curriculum, reinforcing basis and specifying majors with autonomy; integrating various resources with high pertinence; diversing teaching and assessment; teachers come from different professional backgrounds with rich practical experience. Using the American experience for reference, we propose the following suggestions for the Internet and new media education in China： separate major setups, guide the modularization of curriculum; carry out inter disciplinary cultivation, accelerate integration of disciplines and resources; foster new media ways of thinking and emphasize details; carry out elicitation methods of teaching and foster students＇ creative abilities; strengthen cooperation between schools and enterprises, establish extensive cooperative relations with enterprises.