The creation and application of massive open online courses,online and offline blended courses,and AI-empowered courses drive the reform in higher education.In this context,the establishment of grassroots teaching org...The creation and application of massive open online courses,online and offline blended courses,and AI-empowered courses drive the reform in higher education.In this context,the establishment of grassroots teaching organisations should be increasingly promoted.By leading more schools and teachers to more efficiently develop courses and effectively implement teaching reforms through cross-regional and cross-university grassroots teaching organisations,virtual teaching and research section(VTRS)has emerged as a new means to explore the creation of such organisations in the“Internet+”era.This paper introduces the background of the VTRS proposal,analyses the connotations of three types of VTRS,and explains seven characteristics of VTRS.Next,it proposes a VTRS construction framework that involves team building,platform construction,mechanism construction,and content construction.Finally,using computational thinking virtual teaching and research section as an example,this paper introduces the construction cases and methods for VTRS.As a new model of collaborative teaching and research,VTRS will improve teaching skills and research engagements of university teachers and will enhance teaching management and professional develop-ment in universities.展开更多
基金the phased research results of the research projects commissioned by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China(Grant No.6240071137)the Higher Education Department of the MOE(Exploration and Application Promotion of MOOC-Based Teaching Models in Higher Education conducted by the CMOOC Alliance in 2018)the 2020 Guidelines for the Construction and Application of MOOCs in Higher Education and the 2020 Key Commissioned Project for Higher Education Teaching Reform in Heilongjiang Province(Grant No.SJGZ20200053).
文摘The creation and application of massive open online courses,online and offline blended courses,and AI-empowered courses drive the reform in higher education.In this context,the establishment of grassroots teaching organisations should be increasingly promoted.By leading more schools and teachers to more efficiently develop courses and effectively implement teaching reforms through cross-regional and cross-university grassroots teaching organisations,virtual teaching and research section(VTRS)has emerged as a new means to explore the creation of such organisations in the“Internet+”era.This paper introduces the background of the VTRS proposal,analyses the connotations of three types of VTRS,and explains seven characteristics of VTRS.Next,it proposes a VTRS construction framework that involves team building,platform construction,mechanism construction,and content construction.Finally,using computational thinking virtual teaching and research section as an example,this paper introduces the construction cases and methods for VTRS.As a new model of collaborative teaching and research,VTRS will improve teaching skills and research engagements of university teachers and will enhance teaching management and professional develop-ment in universities.
