Case study research investigated the launching of an innovative Live Journal, as part of a professional social network, during international conference held in Israel on the subject of teacher training. Research liter...Case study research investigated the launching of an innovative Live Journal, as part of a professional social network, during international conference held in Israel on the subject of teacher training. Research literature notes various publications used to record research and academic materials, but talks less about tools accompanying academic conferences. As far as could be ascertained no online ＂live journal＂ has served the needs of a professional conference. To understand the process and contribution of the Live Journal, qualitative study was chosen, using categorical analysis to interpret materials uploaded by participants on the journal. Additionally, in-depth interviews exposed participants＇ voices and interpretations. The research aimed to identify factors encouraging or hindering the initiative＇s success, patterns of participation, participants＇ characteristics, writing styles and incumbent difficulties and aimed to present a model for optimal operation of the Live Journal. Findings indicate essential components for the journal＇s success include： participants, technology and marketing, noting the importance of each component and their correlation with other components. The journal＇s potential to assist construction of a professional community, and act as an impetus for professional development and familiarity with other professionals in the field indicates the importance of the journal and constitutes the key for success.展开更多
Rejection and denunciation of the poetics of ＂yanzhi＂ （literally ＂expressing one＇s thought or ideals＂） was once a marker of Chinese literature＇s modem transformation. However, right from the beginning of May F...Rejection and denunciation of the poetics of ＂yanzhi＂ （literally ＂expressing one＇s thought or ideals＂） was once a marker of Chinese literature＇s modem transformation. However, right from the beginning of May Fourth new literature, the poetics of ＂yanzhi＂ was not only not cast out of the aesthetic canon of modem Chinese literature but was, on the contrary, legitimately transmitted via Western discourse. Whether modem Chinese writers were expressing enlightenment ideas of saving the nation or voicing their personal feelings for their country and their people, they remained convinced that ＂zhi＂ was ＂feelings＂ writ large and ＂feelings＂ were a lesser form of ＂zhi.＂ Specifically, the school stressing the idea that ＂literature expresses thought＂ advocated utilitarian literary creation and returned to the traditional Chinese poetics of ＂yanzhi＂ by replacing ＂feelings＂ with ＂zhi.＂ Those stressing the idea that ＂literature expresses feelings＂ advocated writing with genuine emotion; they went on to express ＂zhi＂ via ＂feelings,＂ thus returning to the traditional Chinese way of thought. Both the theory and practice of modem Chinese literature have a strange ＂Western＂ tint. Nevertheless, this literature＇s essential character of ＂reinterpreting the ＇dao＇ （way）＂ and sophisticated ＂expression of thought＂ or ＂yanzhi＂ indicate its value identification withtraditional culture rather than the simple abandonment of ＂tradition＂ in pursuit of ＂the West.＂展开更多
文摘Case study research investigated the launching of an innovative Live Journal, as part of a professional social network, during international conference held in Israel on the subject of teacher training. Research literature notes various publications used to record research and academic materials, but talks less about tools accompanying academic conferences. As far as could be ascertained no online ＂live journal＂ has served the needs of a professional conference. To understand the process and contribution of the Live Journal, qualitative study was chosen, using categorical analysis to interpret materials uploaded by participants on the journal. Additionally, in-depth interviews exposed participants＇ voices and interpretations. The research aimed to identify factors encouraging or hindering the initiative＇s success, patterns of participation, participants＇ characteristics, writing styles and incumbent difficulties and aimed to present a model for optimal operation of the Live Journal. Findings indicate essential components for the journal＇s success include： participants, technology and marketing, noting the importance of each component and their correlation with other components. The journal＇s potential to assist construction of a professional community, and act as an impetus for professional development and familiarity with other professionals in the field indicates the importance of the journal and constitutes the key for success.
文摘Rejection and denunciation of the poetics of ＂yanzhi＂ （literally ＂expressing one＇s thought or ideals＂） was once a marker of Chinese literature＇s modem transformation. However, right from the beginning of May Fourth new literature, the poetics of ＂yanzhi＂ was not only not cast out of the aesthetic canon of modem Chinese literature but was, on the contrary, legitimately transmitted via Western discourse. Whether modem Chinese writers were expressing enlightenment ideas of saving the nation or voicing their personal feelings for their country and their people, they remained convinced that ＂zhi＂ was ＂feelings＂ writ large and ＂feelings＂ were a lesser form of ＂zhi.＂ Specifically, the school stressing the idea that ＂literature expresses thought＂ advocated utilitarian literary creation and returned to the traditional Chinese poetics of ＂yanzhi＂ by replacing ＂feelings＂ with ＂zhi.＂ Those stressing the idea that ＂literature expresses feelings＂ advocated writing with genuine emotion; they went on to express ＂zhi＂ via ＂feelings,＂ thus returning to the traditional Chinese way of thought. Both the theory and practice of modem Chinese literature have a strange ＂Western＂ tint. Nevertheless, this literature＇s essential character of ＂reinterpreting the ＇dao＇ （way）＂ and sophisticated ＂expression of thought＂ or ＂yanzhi＂ indicate its value identification withtraditional culture rather than the simple abandonment of ＂tradition＂ in pursuit of ＂the West.＂
