|
| HomePage >> English >> Education in China >> Education Technology >> Education Technology >> |
III. Educational Technology on Campus |
The educational technology on campus has been greatly developed since 1978£® The regular higher education institutions have set up special organizations £¡§centers, departments and offices £© and the education technology is widely spread£® 95£¥ of the regular senior secondary schools and secondary colleges set up the organizations as well£® Quite a few secondary and primary schools have been equipped with special offices and personnel and the number of people engaged in this field amounted to over 200,000£®Most universities and colleges, and middle schools in cities have installed close circuit system. Computer as supplementary teaching equipment is gradually used in schools. In recent years, multi-media computers and regional net on campus are continuously established and widely used in some schools in the developed cities. Teaching slides, projective films, recorder and videos for all disciplines have formed a complete series in secondary and primary schools. The complementary television textbooks and multimedia software co-edited by higher education institutions are widely used in teaching. The Decision on Strengthening Educational Reform and Boosting Education of Overall Qualification emphasized that "Computer and information technology education should be spread in senior secondary schools and some qualified junior secondary and primary schools. All the higher education institutions and key secondary vocational schools should establish the educational science and research net, and secondary and primary scholls will establish it step by step." The Ministry of Education decided in 1997 to set up 1000 experimental schools for modern educational technology£® All of them should make full use of modern educational technology, to promote the development and reform of basic education. The overall education of qualities in secondary and primary schools is strengthened as well£®It also affects the searching for more effective teaching patterns. 433 secondary and primary scholls are confirmed to be the first group of experimental schools in January, 1998£® They have yielded fruitful results at stage in the experimental work of research in disciplines, knowledge acquisition, and skill-training. The educational technology is developed as well in vocational schools and adult-education schools. The use of educational technology in vocational schools in rural areas has made up for the shortage of teachers and textbooks. Great achievements have been made through the spreading of practical skills by video in many county based vocational schools. The technique levels and awareness of science and literacy rate of the peasants are greatly improved through watching video programs. Quite a few schools in minority regions have adopted the supplemental methods, such as projective films, slides, movies, recorders, videos and satellite teaching programs, which have improved the teaching environment and qualities, and solved difficulties in teaching. The students' vision has been broadened as well. Over thirty higher education institutions have offered educational technology specialties to promote the development of educational technology. About ten institutions offer master programs and three offer doctoral programs, Different levels of personnel training consisting of sub-degree, undergraduate, master and doctoral programs are formed£® The supply of educational personnel has strengthened the work of educational technology. Instructive Committee of Higher Education Institutions for Educational Technology is organized by the Ministry of Education. It is responsible for instructing the teaching of educational technology. |
|
