Reform and Exploration on An Open Experimental Teaching Mode of Microbiology

Abstract: Currently， students show lots of passive performance during the experimental teaching classes of microbiology， such as over depending on supervisors， lacking hardworking and active spirits， which deviate too far away from the modern education idea of “student as the main body and teacher as the leader”. According to the modern talent cultivation concept of developing students’ thinking ability， innovating ability and pioneering spirit， we thoroughly discuss how to explore and reform the open-mode experimental teaching class of microbiology from the significance and necessity of teaching reform point of view. To this end， we have taken the following measures: making standardized experimental operation courseware; using the flexible experimental teaching strategies; compiling the open experimental textbook; extending the innovative experiment contents; recommending the excellent experimental works to participate in national or autonomous region competition of science and technology; strengthening the construction of the open experimental teaching rules and regulations; revising the management system of microbiology， as well as permitting students themselves to select experimental theme， search literature， design experiments and perform experiments independently. We find not only the students’ interest of experiment and the sense of ownership are effectively inspired， but also the former laid-back atmosphere in microbiology experiment is changed. Furthermore， the students’ enthusiasm of observation， comparison， question， imagination and analysis are effectively motivated and promoted. The teaching mode of student as the main body is initially established.

CSTR: 32200.14.cjcb.2014.09.0010