The use of simulated crime scenes in teaching undergraduate forensic sciences: Implementing an active learning approach to forensics

Incorporating a simulated crime scene into one’s pedagogy in forensic science undergraduate courses allows students the opportunity to experience a realistic scenario while demonstrating their knowledge and enhancing their critical thinking skills. The purpose of this paper is to examine an active learning approach to using simulated crime scenes to provide an impactful learning experience for students. While potentially challenging for the instructor, constructing a crime scene scenario can provide students with hands-on practical experience while helping to dispel forensic science misconceptions. Through many years of creating crime scenes, best practices for using such high impact activities in forensic science courses are described in detail, including preparatory exercises that culminate in the final crime scene scenario, considerations in preparing and constructing a crime scene activity, and supervising and assessing students once the activity begins. Three major challenges to implementing active learning exercises such as simulated crime scenes in undergraduate forensic science programs include high workload for instructors, limited supplies, and lack of suitable facilities. Workload solutions include instructors and departments considering the cost and benefit of course releases to improve curriculum and student enrollment. Supplies and facilities solutions involve innovation in reuse and repurposing of supplies, and instructor flexibility in using classroom and outdoor spaces.     

混合式学习理念下Access数据库教学改革探讨

在高等职业院校中,Access数据库为考核学生计算机掌握水平的重要标准之一。在传统的Access数据库教学模式中,由于教学方式单一、枯燥,学生普遍存在学习积极性不强,上机操作时无法集中注意力的问题。针对存在的这一现象,相关学者及专家提出了将混合式学习理念充分融入Access数据库教学模式中的设想。在混合式学习理念下的Access数据库教学模式中,完善教学环境构建;在实际的Access数据库教学过程中,通常采用以项目为主线,以教学任务为驱动的教学方法;对于无法由课堂教学解决的问题,教师可通过运用在线教学中的资源学习中心及多媒体教学进行有效解决;在混合式学习的测评环节中,教师可以将学生期末的考试成绩、平时在线测试所得成绩、小组的测评成绩以及学生的自我评价按一定的权重进行综合评价。混合式教学法能充分激发学生学习热情,大大提高了教学效果;基于混合式理念下的Access数据库教学,通过采用上课、上机、上网三者相结合的教学形式,使学生实现了随时随地学习;通过对整个教学进行改革,实现了试题库、任务库等学习资源库的完善,大大提高了Access数据库教学质量及效率。     

Secondary learning and the unintended benefits of collaborative mechanisms: The Federal Aviation Administration's voluntary disclosure programs

Along with other types of process‐oriented regulation, voluntary disclosure programs are increasingly used by regulatory agencies to supplement traditional inspection activities. Voluntary disclosure programs provide incentives, such as immunity or reduced regulatory enforcement to those submitting reports, while providing regulatory agencies with valuable information on existing risks and areas of non‐compliance. This article contributes to the discussion of voluntary disclosure programs by highlighting an important unconsidered benefit of such programs: the secondary learning they generate, above and beyond information about violations. Beyond the information submitted by firms contained in the self‐disclosures, the programs generate information and insights about the usual practices of the industry, the division of labor, typical problems, and ways to handle them – those details often invisible to those outside an organization or inside the organization but not “on the ground.” This additional information provides important benefits to both industry management and agency officials. We demonstrate the existence of secondary learning and describe the effect of the structure of voluntary programs on secondary learning with evidence from two case studies of the Federal Aviation Administration's voluntary disclosure programs: the Aviation Safety Action Program and the Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program.     

试论在发展职业教育中完善终身教育

随着社会经济和科学技术的迅猛发展,构建终身教育体系成为必然.职业教育作为教育体系中的重要组成部分,是国民经济和社会发展的基础.终身教育是职业教育的指导思想,职业教育是终身教育体系的主体,职业教育的发展要坚持大众化、社会化、可持续化,要在发展职业教育的过程中完善终身教育.     

毛泽东与延安学习哲学运动

延安时期,在毛泽东的率先垂范和大力号召、组织下,中国共产党掀起了全党范围的规模空前的学习哲学高潮,通过成立学习哲学的团体、出版马列主义的哲学著作、举办哲学演讲和哲学学习经验交流会等方式,对党的理论建设、实事求是路线的确立等起了很大的作用,取得了显著的效果。     

“四台一站”自主学习虚拟环境建设

“四台一站”的建设为提高公安工作整体效能和公安队伍核心战斗力奠定了坚实的基础。尽快掌握信息化操作技能、公安信息化管理“四台一站”操作技法和作战技能是时代对每个警务工作者的迫切要求。本文结合公安实际需要,采用虚拟仿真技术构建公安信息化管理“四台一站”自主学习虚拟环境,以促进信息化高端应用培训有效进行。     

高校学风建设的现状与对策思考

学风是大学的立校之本。学风建设是一个系统工程,涉及到教育理念和学风建设的思路、模式、途径、措施等,根据高校目前学风建设的现状,应从思想政治教育、校园文化建设、师德教风建设、规章制度建设、社会实践教育以及学生主体作用等方面,全面加强高校的学风建设。     

针刺对血管性痴呆大鼠学习记忆能力及海马内乙酰胆碱酯酶含量的影响

目的 复制拟血管性痴呆(vascular dementia,VD)模型,探讨针刺百会、人中、大椎穴对大鼠学习记忆能力及血清和海马内乙酰胆碱酯酶(acetylcholinesterase,AchE)含量的影响.方法 用双侧颈总动脉缺血再灌注法复制VD大鼠模型,将VD大鼠随机分为模型组、针刺组和西药组.采用大鼠跳台试验检测...