The Open University of China (OUC) held a training class for backbone teachers in the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering majors recently.
The event aimed to further implement the task of fostering virtue through education and strengthen the capacity of OUC teachers in terms of ideology and politics, moral education, and online training. The session was conducted on a new OUC platform (lms.ouchn.cn), responding to the need for Covid-19 controls by integrating live broadcasts with online teaching. 116 teachers from the OUC headquarters and branches participated.
Eight Tsinghua University, Beihang University, Dalian University of Technology, Shandong University, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (BUCEA), and Beijing Jiaotong University faculty were invited to give special reports. Professor Yan Shaoze of Tsinghua University spoke on the "Status and Future of the Fundamentals of Mechanical Design"; Professor Yu Xinjie of Tsinghua University shared his thoughts on "Mutual Promotion of Ideological and Political Education in Courses and Mixed Teaching"; Professor Guo Weidong of Beihang University shared the university’s explorations of the reform and construction of its "Principles of Mechanics" course in terms of team-building, teaching innovations, and training; Professor Li Saiqiang of Shandong University reported on "Design and Implementation of Curriculum-based Ideological and Political Education"; Professor Yu Jingjun of Beihang University discussed strengthening the construction of courses, specifically “Principles of Mechanics”; Mr. Feng Lin of the Dalian University of Technology reported on "Construction and Application of Top-quality Online Courses" with reference to his own experiences; Professor Chen Baojiang of BUCEA gave a special report on the topic "Manufacturing Power Calls for Intelligent Manufacturing"; and Professor Yao Yan'an of Beijing Jiaotong University covered many aspects of the research and application of a multimodal intelligent-link robot.
This class included lectures, independent online learning, and note-taking, and covered case studies and research. The trainees spoke highly of both its forms and content, including the sharing of knowledge and explorations and the practices of ideological and political education. They not only gained a deeper understanding of how to design and implement ideological and political education within Engineering majors, but also of learning and application in the fields of mechanical design, intelligent manufacturing, and robotics. The class promoted the development of the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering majors and their teachers, with all participants agreeing that they would work hard to apply what they had learned to their teaching practices, and to foster virtue through education.
By Yu Qijing, OUC