Since the first semester of the 2020 academic year, the Center for General Education at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) has introduced a four-semester curriculum consisting of eight innovative courses, collectively titled the “NTHU General Education Innovative Curriculum and Teaching Research Project — Centered on Learning Through Study Tour”.
This project features two major components:
Through multisensory observation and interdisciplinary discussion, students gain diverse learning experiences that stimulate students’ observation and thinking, and help them draw insights and synthesize knowledge from the experiences.
By analyzing student feedback and reflections from the Learning Through Study Tour Courses, the Center for General Education evaluates how integrating teaching practice with field research impacts student learning. These insights help assess potential teaching approaches, and serve as a reference for refining future teaching quality and developing innovative general education courses.
Features of the Learning Through Study Tour Courses
The Learning Through Study Tour Courses aim to break free from traditional classroom-based general education and move beyond standardized knowledge frameworks. By integrating classroom instruction with field research, the courses provide students with opportunities for active, hands-on participation. Through rich multisensory observation, students deepen their knowledge and learning experiences. The process of exploration, discovery, and personal engagement enables students to encounter diverse fields of knowledge, develop interdisciplinary perspectives and cultural literacy, equipping them with the ability to respond to the increasing complexity of contemporary society and cross-disciplinary developments.
Each semester, thematic courses are designed to combine expert lectures, field visits, small-group discussions, and reading of the literature. By stepping outside the classroom into dynamic learning environments, the courses encourage students to bring knowledge to life in their daily experiences, gain authentic insights into modern cultural activities, and achieve the educational goal of integrating knowledge into action.
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