基于语料库的外宣新闻话语效度研究———以People’s Daily Online体裁分析为例

语料库量化分析发现，People’s Daily Online外宣新闻体裁具有强历时稳定性，具体表现为标题结构模式化，信息来源机构身份强化，事件描述宏观化、数据化，事件评论主观化等特点，倾向于构建强势传者，而受众则相对弱势。这种关系造成两种效应：一是在资源高度集中的信息传播中，双方关系虽不平等，但仍处于平衡状态，传播效度较强。但外宣受众参与不足会造成其对信息的相关性感受减弱，对此，可通过增加阅读引导性元素、事件描述的个体性事例、事件评论的社会性引语等策略提升传播效度。二是在资源开放程度较高的信息传播中，双方关系既不平等，也不平衡，传播效度较弱。对此，需通过弱化传者的机构身份、为受众提供发声和交流途径等策略满足受众对平等关系的诉求。     

情绪与在线学习

传统上,情感和认知被认为是极端对立的,而且这一观点在学习理论当中有所体现。之所以有这样的认识是因为缺乏对情感的正确理解。事实上,情绪与认知有关,情绪与智力有关,情绪与学习有关。这些观点在网上学习的实践中逐渐呈现出新的活力。本文在调查访谈几十位不同层次的在线学习大学生之后,着重探讨有关在线学习的主要情绪以及这些情绪对网络教与学过程的影响。     

新媒体时代思想政治教育博客的发展与创新——以中国大学生在线博客为例

信息技术迅速发展的今天,微博、微信等超新媒体在网络传播媒介中发挥的作用越来越大。在这一趋势下,作为新媒体成员之一的博客,要继续发挥其在青年思想政治教育中的作用,需要正视其自身存在的缺陷,吸收超新媒体的优势,通过推动网络媒体融合平台建设、强化博客团队合力、延伸博客内容、鼓励青年参与等策略,保持思政博客在青年思想政治教育中的优势。     

Author-Meets-Critic

Freedom is a Constant Struggle: The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement and its Legacy

Kenneth T. Andrews, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2004, ISBN 0-226-02040-1 (Hbk), ISBN 0-226-02043-6 (Pbk)     

The Prehistory of MOOCs: Inclusive and Exclusive Access in the Cyclical Evolution of Higher Education

Abstract

In providing free access to educational resources from some of the most prestigious universities in the world, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been hailed as both a revolution and threat for the ‘traditionally elite’ higher education system. Stepping away from the label of ‘traditionally elite’, this article argues that universities actually have relatively open origins and that the democratisation of higher education, as espoused by the big MOOC providers, is not entirely new. Instead, this retrospective analysis of the development of universities indicates a cyclical model of change, one in which waves of inclusivity alternate with bouts of exclusivity. In highlighting this issue, and parallel ideas about university as a ‘place’, this historical overview provides a useful backdrop to contemporary debates about MOOCs. It shows how MOOCs, as they currently appear, are neither revolutionising nor destroying higher education, they are simply part of its cyclical evolution.     

Pedagogical and Policy Challenges in Implementing E-Learning in Social Work Education

SUMMARY

This paper provides a summary of the findings from in-depth interviews with thirty social work educators and administrators involved in developing and offering e-learning in their programs in Canada. Using qualitative data analysis, four interrelated categories were developed: Professional Challenges, Pedagogical Challenges, Faculty Challenges and Administrative Challenges. A large number of issues were identified in each of these categories. Six themes emerged from the study. These themes form a two-part framework for examining policy issues and implementation tasks. The findings have pedagogical and policy implications for social work educators who are implementing e-learning in their programs.     

Lessons Learned in Chat Room Teaching Internationally

SUMMARY

Web-based teaching opens new opportunities for international collaboration in offering courses to students. It also allows students to attend courses offered by instructors situated outside their own country. This paper presents the lessons learned from one such course offered by instructors located in Texas and Hong Kong to students residing in Shanghai studying in a collaborative Master of Social Service Management Programme (MSSM) between HKU and Fudan University. The course, titled “Information and Communication Technology for Social Service Organizations,” was offered twice in the past two years using an Internet-based class chat room supported by a course website and other web based tools. While the offering was successful based on student evaluations, many problems and issues had to be addressed. The course background, learning outcomes, lessons learned, and future recommendations are presented. In addition, an analysis of the Shanghai student IT applications is provided to help understand the current state of human services IT in China.     

中国少数民族题材纪录片发展现状及其对策分析

作为中国纪录片一大类型,少数民族题材纪录片从20世纪80年代以来获得了迅速发展,它既再现了少数民族地区风土人情、多彩文化和重大历史事件,又记录了少数民族普通人日常生活、生存状态和社会变迁,对中国纪录片艺术进步以及各民族之间相互交流作出了贡献。少数民族题材纪录片承载着少数民族和中国国家形象,它的广泛传播有利于文化认同、民族国家认同和现代化建设。针对当前历史语境和传播技术条件,少数民族题材纪录片可以从传播渠道、国际交流、政府扶持、摄制队伍建设等方面寻求突破与发展。     

Trends in higher education in Canada and implications for social work education

Canada, like other countries around the globe, is facing new challenges and opportunities with respect to post-secondary education. Trends in higher education in Canada include rising enrolments and falling revenues; a focus on enhancing employability of graduates through experiential and interactive learning; increased calls for accountability through the assessment of teaching and learning; and the rise of technology-enabled teaching and learning. Social work education is, in many ways, well positioned to take advantage of the opportunities presented by these trends due to the focus on case-based learning and practicum education, the focus on assessment of practice competencies as learning outcomes, and the long-standing commitment to teaching innovation and excellence. Nevertheless, meeting fiscal challenges and finding ways to exploit new technologies will require creativity and the development of an expanded body of research on social work education.     

Online feminist protest against sexism: the German-language hashtag #aufschrei

Abstract

Twitter is becoming a discursive but also contested space for articulations of feminist protest. A hashtag that collected experiences with everyday sexism in the German-speaking world was #aufschrei, which became the 2013 hashtag of the year. In exploring the role of online feminist protest in the construction of alternative meanings, this paper draws on theories of the public sphere. Specifically, we build upon a communication studies model that refers to mutually permeating spheres of discourse in three layers, the simple, intermediate, and complex, each of which exhibits its own communication forms and forums. The methodology includes both a quantitative and a qualitative content analysis of #aufschrei tweets and of feminist blogs in order to comprehend argumentation patterns and networking practices. We argue that Twitter adopts the function of a simple public, where values and norms are negotiated at an everyday level. Feminist blogs create an intermediate public, in that they generalize experiences and are oriented towards networking. However, the persistent number of anti-feminist and sexist messages on Twitter likewise shows that online debates on gender topics have been increasingly infiltrated by these positions. Against this backdrop, in the conclusion, we discuss the feminist activist potential of #aufschrei.