Personalization、Interdisciplinary、Make good use of online platform -Canadian British Columbia University History Undergraduate Education features
August 26, 2019 09:39 Source: "China Social Sciences", August 26, 2019, No. 1764, author: Huang Yekun Wang Zhong

British Columbia University was founded in 1908,It is a well -known public university in Canada。It has a large number of historical collections,More than 50,000 volumes of ancient Chinese books,Among them, there are rare good books at home and abroad、Lone Ben。British Columbia University School of Literature has a more important impact in North America and even the world historians,Many historians have taught here。Rich historical records and excellent scholars help British Columbia University to become the focus of Canadian history research,In addition to the continuous output of scientific research results,Its undergraduate education in history is also unique,Education concept is at the forefront of Canada。Whether it is the teaching mode、Course settings,Still extra -curricular support,It is quite distinctive,Especially personalized learning、Interdisciplinary Teaching、Three characteristics of reality and network support are the most prominent。

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Canada is a country with a variety of culture,British Columbia University, a top school, concentrated this point。Its students come from more than 100 countries and regions including Canada。Due to growth experience、Cultural background Different,There are also differences in their interests and learning methods。In order to fully respect the students' personality,Help them find a learning method that suits them,History Department gives students full autonomy,To maximize bet365 Play online games them to take courses and management time in accordance with their own circumstances。

Except writing、Literature and other compulsory courses,The Department of History also provides many other courses for students to choose。Course content is rich and diverse,From Canadian History to South Africa History,From the history of science to medical history,Basically includes the important time period of human history,The main country of the world、Hot topics of regional history and history research,and will also be adjusted dynamically,Let students choose with interest、Arrange your own course。Even courses on the same theme,It will also arrange different teachers to teach or cut in from different perspectives,Try to meet students' needs for knowledge in various aspects。

The method of teaching in the history department varies from teachers。Overall,Low grade is mainly lectures,Supplected to group discussions,Senior grade is mainly discussions。This is mainly because the School of Literature does not distinguish the professional category of major students,There will be more students to take historical courses,Lectures are more appropriate。Another,Primary and secondary schools in Canada only offers Social Studies,No historical lesson is not specially opened,Therefore, low -grade students do not all have the ability to explore historical issues,You need to master it first、Consolidating the basic knowledge of history is also one of the reasons。At the high level,Students already have the ability to discuss historical issues for a considerable degree,The decrease in the number of courses,The method of teaching gradually shifts from lectures to discussion。

History not only gives students a personalized study of professional Bet365 app download courses,It also allows them to take other majors to replace historical classes。The theme of some professional courses is similar,Students hope to look at this problem from the perspective of other disciplines,The courses of other majors are allowed。The credits of 11 courses in the history department are not limited,Including philosophy、religious teaching, etc.。There is a certain difference between the content of the lecture and the historical lesson,Those who can be converted cannot exceed 12 credits,But as many as 40 such restricted courses for selection。Credit conversion reduces students' obstacles to the courses of interested courses due to the pressure or time conflict of professional courses,Open the door for the arrangement of personalized courses。

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History students If you have other disciplines,Especially scientific literacy,It will be helpful for learning history and understanding reality。Driven by this concept,Canadian primary and secondary schools have opened history、Social research courses such as sociology and other disciplines,Students have more or less cross -disciplinary knowledge and learning ability。

In order to integrate and play multi -disciplinary advantages,Teachers at the Department of History of British Columbia University Pay attention to interdisciplinary research,Use this to guide students to learn history,Help them look at the question at multiple angles。Based on hope for students to understand scientific methods,Even the concept of knowledge in it,History students need to take 6 credits of scientific courses,You can choose the Academy of Sciences、Forest Academy、Medical College、designated courses from the Academy of Applied Sciences and other departments。other,History Department bet365 Play online games also invited foreign teachers to teach courses related to science。Teachers in different disciplines can bring different thinking angles and ways of thinking,Let students understand and summarize the characteristics of various disciplines in the subtle way,Find the learning path that suits you。Elective scientific courses can not only improve students' own scientific literacy,It also helps the study of history lessons。

Thanks to the promotion of a team of teacher teams with great enthusiasm for interdisciplinary research,History of Science、History of the Environment、Medical History and many other interdisciplinary courses in the history Department of Columbia University in British University,They integrate knowledge of other disciplines,Discussion of unique and interesting historical topics,It has spawned a more novel thinking angle。Take environmental history courses as an example,History has set up this course from the beginning,Discussion Forest、Wildlife changes and other topics,It also involved in the course of "Canada Aboriginal History" Course,Teachers who have studied environmental history are not in the minority。Except for environmental history,The research of media history of this department is also unique。other,History Department and Teachers to carry out historical geography、Medical History、Research on gender history and other fields,Even interdisciplinary research in different directions at the same time。

Teachers in the Department of History, in addition to their own research on interdisciplinary research,Research Cluster。In the theme group、Regional groups and working groups: under the form of three organizations and working groups,History Teachers and Geography、Philosophy、Sociology、Economics、Bet365 lotto review Education and other discipline teachers contact,Provide communication with teachers with similar research、Cooperation platform。And interdisciplinary research will finally return to class,Let them pay special attention to cultivating students' cross -disciplinary thinking ability。

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Compared with high school,There are more autonomous space for college students,The time arrangement is more free,Dan Teachers and Students、The communication between students may be reduced。For this situation,British Columbia University History Department promotes teachers and students、Interaction between students,Increases their studies、Contact in life,Help students adapt to university life faster。

To help students better plan and study,History Department specially arranges teachers as guidance consultants,and hold a face -to -face guidance meeting every year。Consultant teachers' teachers in the department、Course settings、Research Trends and other comprehensive understanding,Therefore, it can give students a more targeted guidance。other,The history department also implements guidance (Peer Tutoring),Create exchanges and learning experience and discuss the paper writing of students in different grades。

British Columbia University History Department is informative informatization,Other departments of the Academy of Literature and other departments have developed the "Arts One" online learning system,Through text、Video、Audio, etc. provide core knowledge and extension content,And there is a teacher and student discussion area。Online Learning System preview before class、Discussion after class、Curriculum assessment provides rich learning resources and good interactive environment support,Guide students to formulate learning plans and use extra -curricular bet365 Play online games time learning,and enhance in the interaction with teachers、Contact of classmates。

These curriculum resources can inspire students' learning interests,Let them think actively,can save some classroom links,Let teachers and students have more time to discuss interaction,Make teaching more efficient and orderly。other,Students can express their views through system blogs、Feeling and classroom harvest,and exchange opinions with other people in the discussion area; teachers can also reply to students' questions through this blog、Arrangement operation。In addition to the teacher and student discussion area,System blogs also have various learning seminars,It is convenient for students to discuss exchanges in different groups。The system also sets up the corresponding module for operation and examination guidance,Explain the main clues and focus of each content,Provides related expansion learning links。

Teachers of History will also upload the curriculum materials for students to learn。Students use these information,You can prepare before class,Improve class learning efficiency,You can also expand learning after class。Except for curriculum guidance,The Department of History also has a writing center,The content of the guidance has a writing quotation specification、Topic selection、Theme planning、Use of historical materials、Conclusion Consultation and other aspects,Among them, the use of historical materials is more subdivided into one -handed historical material、Search for second -hand historical materials and network historical materials,Help students master the method of writing papers,reduced the workload of teachers in the introduction of entry guidance。

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(Author Unit: School of History and Culture, South China Normal University)

  

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