Events: Zhejiang University _set_ up the teaching post allowance linked to the podium to promote the teachin
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According to the Xinhua News Agency Xinhua recent years, competing all over the building of the "research university" in the context, "teacher is not the podium," has become a common phenomenon in universities. Zhejiang University has recently established a position teaching high "demand is distinguished teaching post," six long-term basis in undergraduate teaching teachers to become the first high-level recruits, the annual allowance of $ 200,000 trying to change the light re-teaching research, light-weight paper assessment of teaching methods.
National education teacher for 5 seats
Zhejiang University before the reform to a survey, Zhejiang University teachers take courses per capita annual volume of about 130 hours, more than three-four hundred hours, less only a few dozen hours. "Of course, how much the amount of hours due to different disciplines and different, but fundamental research, teaching load of more with less, teach good and bad, and little promotion." Mao-De Lai, vice president of Zhejiang University, said.
In order to reverse "school into a sideline" situation, Zhejiang University, a series of "Teaching the New Deal", a "teaching first," the incentive and restraint mechanisms.
Reporters found that in the first six "Distinguished teaching post seeking" recruits, the national education teacher that is accounted for 5 seats. These long-term work in the teaching of teachers the first line, as the undergraduate teaching mission, adhere to teach basic courses, and get students home.
The amount of basic allowance linked to teaching, Professor
"Candidates, their full teaching load, and must bear some of the teaching reform projects, responsible for teaching team building, etc. We will track the assessment, once below the required four years of appointment after expiry of dismissal." Zhejiang University Personnel Vice Director Zhu Xiaoyun said.
The "Distinguished Teaching seeking post", Zhejiang University _set_ up special "teaching post" assessment committee to take overseas recruitment. Because strict conditions, to come to less than 10 candidates.
Zhejiang University to engagement as a professor teaching job promotion and salary payment of an important assessment indicators. Professor promoted to associate professor in the future, if the teaching load of non-compliance or poor teaching would be "a veto"; 50% of teaching basic allowance linked with the teaching load, if standard, non-payment of allowances.
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"Classroom teacher should go"
Experts said the establishment of teacher education post is good, to a certain extent, amendments to college, "teacher is not the podium," the problem.
"Without education, what about college? University's top priority is to cultivate talent. Classroom teacher should be to allow more students to share their talents and wisdom." Higher Education Research Center, Shandong University, Liu Zhi, deputy director of Industry said.
"Catch up on the classroom teacher obscure fundamental problems"
Some experts believe that if only the teacher rushed to the classroom, can not fundamentally solve the problem of declining quality of higher education teaching. Shi Qiuheng Education Research Institute of Xiamen University, said only, "I'll teach you to listen," not the ideal university teaching. "World-class universities follow the discussions, interactive teaching, and our undergraduate teaching style or large formation of extensive teaching."
(Editor: Liu Lihong) |
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