Background: Making changes in the existing curriculum aims, objectives, course contents learning outcomes and assessment strategies have become a fact of life for nurse educators. Purpose: To enhance the existing Bach...Background: Making changes in the existing curriculum aims, objectives, course contents learning outcomes and assessment strategies have become a fact of life for nurse educators. Purpose: To enhance the existing Bachelor of Science (BSc) in nursing curriculum through integration of evidence-based practice (EBP) and teaching of critical thinking skills. Materials and Methods: A needs analysis was conducted using a five-phased approach to review the BSc in nursing Curriculum. Kern’s six-step model was adapted and introduced through a series of workshop exercises that highlighted the application of each step: 1) Desk review of the BSc curriculum offered globally;2) Administration of the needs assessment questionnaire to key informants;3) Strengths, weakness, opportunities and threat analysis;4) Consultative meeting with major stakeholders;5) Curriculum review. Results: The five-phased approach established some gaps in existing curricula, and identified critical core competences and best practices in integrating EPB and critical thinking in the BSc undergraduate curriculum and some “A” level content that was not in tandem with the practice of nurses. New courses were developed to support students in academic writing and enhance professionalism and duration of training was reduced from 5 to 4 years. Conclusion: The process demonstrated that BSc curriculum review, in fact, should be thoroughly scrutinized to encourage positive changes to the curriculum, provide opportunities for team building and the development of leadership skills and a whole-of course perspective on the curriculum.展开更多
Since the first official college English curriculum being drafted out in 1982, English education has been implemented in People＇s Republic of China for about 30 years. Every curriculum at each stage shades a great li...Since the first official college English curriculum being drafted out in 1982, English education has been implemented in People＇s Republic of China for about 30 years. Every curriculum at each stage shades a great light on the development of English teaching and learning in different time. Though reviewing the ＂The College English Teaching Requirement （2007）＂ （Ministry of Education, 2007）, it can be seen that the listening and speaking competences are highly emphasized to cope with the problem of ＂mute English＂, and computers are invited to facilitate English learning which make the learning process more individualized. However, there are also some shortcomings should be modified in the future, such as lack of needs analysis and pedagogical support and so on.展开更多
近10年国外建筑学教学与教学研究蓬勃发展,基于Web of Science核心数据库,利用文献计量软件探究建筑学教育主要概况、研究热点与发展阶段。近年来国外建筑学教育研究整体趋势从初步设计转向设计研究、工程实践、知识体系、利用技术与科...近10年国外建筑学教学与教学研究蓬勃发展,基于Web of Science核心数据库,利用文献计量软件探究建筑学教育主要概况、研究热点与发展阶段。近年来国外建筑学教育研究整体趋势从初步设计转向设计研究、工程实践、知识体系、利用技术与科学手段教学。领域热点主要集中在工作室设计课、理论课、数字技术课程的创新与发展,重视思维能力、跨学科、可持续性、实践等教学理念,关注认知分类、学生兴趣、项目导向、通信技术等教学方法,以及多元化的教学评估。通过国外研究热点分析以及结合国内建筑学高等教育窘境,在建筑学教学改革方面,基于设计与理论课程、教学理念与教学方法创新,以设计课程为轴线,融通符合时代需求的多专业、技术性、实践化的综合知识;在建筑学教学研究方面,构建以学生为课程主体的教学模式,让学习成果补给课题研究,此外建筑学高校教师应以学科“本体”研究为内核,形成交叉学科研究体系。国内新工科背景下建立良性的教学与研究供给关系可作为建筑学可持续发展的观念与手段。通过对国外近10年建筑学教育相关文献进行分类梳理与热点追踪,希望为国内当前建筑教学研究与教学改革提供思路。展开更多
文摘Background: Making changes in the existing curriculum aims, objectives, course contents learning outcomes and assessment strategies have become a fact of life for nurse educators. Purpose: To enhance the existing Bachelor of Science (BSc) in nursing curriculum through integration of evidence-based practice (EBP) and teaching of critical thinking skills. Materials and Methods: A needs analysis was conducted using a five-phased approach to review the BSc in nursing Curriculum. Kern’s six-step model was adapted and introduced through a series of workshop exercises that highlighted the application of each step: 1) Desk review of the BSc curriculum offered globally;2) Administration of the needs assessment questionnaire to key informants;3) Strengths, weakness, opportunities and threat analysis;4) Consultative meeting with major stakeholders;5) Curriculum review. Results: The five-phased approach established some gaps in existing curricula, and identified critical core competences and best practices in integrating EPB and critical thinking in the BSc undergraduate curriculum and some “A” level content that was not in tandem with the practice of nurses. New courses were developed to support students in academic writing and enhance professionalism and duration of training was reduced from 5 to 4 years. Conclusion: The process demonstrated that BSc curriculum review, in fact, should be thoroughly scrutinized to encourage positive changes to the curriculum, provide opportunities for team building and the development of leadership skills and a whole-of course perspective on the curriculum.
文摘Since the first official college English curriculum being drafted out in 1982, English education has been implemented in People＇s Republic of China for about 30 years. Every curriculum at each stage shades a great light on the development of English teaching and learning in different time. Though reviewing the ＂The College English Teaching Requirement （2007）＂ （Ministry of Education, 2007）, it can be seen that the listening and speaking competences are highly emphasized to cope with the problem of ＂mute English＂, and computers are invited to facilitate English learning which make the learning process more individualized. However, there are also some shortcomings should be modified in the future, such as lack of needs analysis and pedagogical support and so on.
文摘近10年国外建筑学教学与教学研究蓬勃发展,基于Web of Science核心数据库,利用文献计量软件探究建筑学教育主要概况、研究热点与发展阶段。近年来国外建筑学教育研究整体趋势从初步设计转向设计研究、工程实践、知识体系、利用技术与科学手段教学。领域热点主要集中在工作室设计课、理论课、数字技术课程的创新与发展,重视思维能力、跨学科、可持续性、实践等教学理念,关注认知分类、学生兴趣、项目导向、通信技术等教学方法,以及多元化的教学评估。通过国外研究热点分析以及结合国内建筑学高等教育窘境,在建筑学教学改革方面,基于设计与理论课程、教学理念与教学方法创新,以设计课程为轴线,融通符合时代需求的多专业、技术性、实践化的综合知识;在建筑学教学研究方面,构建以学生为课程主体的教学模式,让学习成果补给课题研究,此外建筑学高校教师应以学科“本体”研究为内核,形成交叉学科研究体系。国内新工科背景下建立良性的教学与研究供给关系可作为建筑学可持续发展的观念与手段。通过对国外近10年建筑学教育相关文献进行分类梳理与热点追踪,希望为国内当前建筑教学研究与教学改革提供思路。
