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College Teaching Innovation from the Perspective of Sustainable Development: The Construction and Twelve-Year Practice of the 2P3E4R System

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  • Na Li

    (School of Civil Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China)

  • Ping Jiang

    (School of Civil Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China)

  • Cuihong Li

    (School of Civil Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China)

  • Wei Wang

    (School of Civil Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore)

Abstract

It is imperative to construct high-level, innovative and challenging courses in the teaching of colleges and universities. It is also of great significance to explore innovative teaching methods for improving students’ learning effect. In this paper, the course “Civil Engineering Construction” of a civil engineering major is taken as a reform example. In this teaching-innovation mode, guided by students’ moral education and students’ achievements, and the course platform is built in order to achieve the education concept of sustainable development and cultivate applied talents who can solve complex problems in civil engineering. In teaching practice, “Dual Platforms”, which combines course teaching platform and virtual simulation platform, is built mainly to expand the learning approaches. The “Three Educations” mode, which combines on-site education, classroom education, and mental health education, is established to improve the comprehensive quality of students. Comprehensive academic evaluation is carried out through “Four Reports”, including an open assignment report, special technical study report, BIM (building information modeling) technical work report, and final comprehensive written test report. Through studying this course, students not only master the knowledge of civil engineering construction, but also acquire knowledge-innovation ability, such as thesis publication, patent writing, discipline competition, and cultivating the craftsman spirit and social responsibility to abide by professional ethics in future work. This teaching innovation mode has been implemented for 12 years and achieved excellent results in cultivating students’ intelligent ability for sustainable development. It has been promoted in 14 courses, and has certain reference significance for engineering-course teaching.

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  • Na Li & Ping Jiang & Cuihong Li & Wei Wang, 2022. "College Teaching Innovation from the Perspective of Sustainable Development: The Construction and Twelve-Year Practice of the 2P3E4R System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-16, June.
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