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Spring is Coming, Let’s Meet on “Cloud”

In March, spring is coming, flowers are blooming. In this special period, the faculty and students of the GCC International College use their own way to fight against the coronavirus epidemic. Shut down school will not stop the step of studying. Let’s meet on the “Cloud”!
"Thank You So Much!"
"To Study, And Never Stop!"
"I Like to Study Online!"
Adjusting Syllabus and Promoting Distance Teaching

 Since 10 th February 2020, in response to the plan of GCC about “Distance Teaching During the Period of Coronavirus Epidemic”, the faculty of International College have started the preparation and implementation of distance teaching. President, Hang Guo, vice president Haiying Long and Secretary Junpeng Li have actively organized a meeting about the distance teaching discussion with faculty. After several rounds of discussion, they decided on the implementation plan. To ensure the teaching quality, the international college has set up five groups, including Leading Group, Technical Group, Inspection Group, Teaching Assistant Group, and Online Teaching Group. The management keep close contact and communicate with faculty to solve potential issues may raise and ensure the implementation of distance teaching.      


The Picture of Online Meeting
The online teaching courses started on 2 March. Two weeks later, the statistics are as follows: faculty: 55, courses in total: 53, times of course: 174, and students: 6437.

The Design of Online Courses
Faculty are working with passion, starting from 3 feet platform to an online stage. They have tried various software of distance teaching to make their teaching lively, such as Chaoxing Learning, Chinese University MOOC, Tencent Classroom, Tencent Conference, Wechat and QQ, etc.
Before starting the distance teaching, Professor Renzhi Li has run a mocked-up class several times. He decided to teach the course of "Society and Culture of English-speaking Countries" by using QQ chat group. Speaking of the first class, he said “I feel pretty good. A lot of teaching activities can be realized online. Students’ feedback is good as well. Now I think I have the confidence to do it well! "

Professor Ling Zhi teaches the course of Fundamental Accounting in the form of online learning + consultation by applying MOOC, iCourse and Tencent Conference to interact with students and guide them to finish homework on time. "To start a distance teaching, we should let students  understand that as college students, they should be aware of the significance of a ‘good learning attitude’ and take actions” she said.


Miss. Limei Li believes that there is a lot of preparation needed to address the potential issues of this teaching transition. Miss. Li carries on the course of ‘Listening of English’ online on the Chaoxing platform. She selects textbooks and makes slides following the course requirements and sets up QQ chat groups of each class for the consultation purpose. In the first online class, 152 students were all in place. She said: “To study, and never stop. We will meet again."
       

Miss. Yilin Li teaches the online course of International Trade Affairs. “It's just a platform, no matter it's online or offline.” she said. Whatever the platform is, it carries the course and the course itself is only a medium which sends a message of truth, kind and beautiful things. Hence, there are no more popular teachers or courses, but emotional bonds built between teachers and students"
 
Students’ active participation makes learning becoming fascinating.
On the first day, students are well-organized and -prepared.
        Student, Wuji Dong, from 1902 Accounting, said: “Distance teaching and new types of teaching methods encourage us to adjust life style and start to focus on learning. Morning class and recording participation stop us from unhealthy lifestyle.” Additionally, she mentioned that communication by using a microphone makes students experience the convenience of online class and fun of learning.
 
Students feedback: The course of Mr. Ruofan Zhang’s “Mergers and Acquisition” is excellent. The course is well-prepared, slides are clear and structured, also real-world examples are given. “Comprehensive English” of Mr. Qiang Li is a good example of using the textbook and the existing teaching software. He sent the e-book ofto Students and the class is lively. The class atmosphere of Huaming Cheng 's "English Writing" is active. Students actively be part of the class and the teacher consult with a patient heart. Miss Yanping Duan's "Principles of Computer Science" class is clear and well-organized.The online lecture goes smoothly  with clear sound quality. There is no such difference between student numbers online and offline.
 
In this situation, it is the priority mission for the International College to implement the 2020 spring semester teaching plan in an orderly manner. At this stage, faculty showcase strong learning ability, and students show good teamwork and coordination ability. The day of March 2 is the peak time of starting online courses for Chinese universities. Inevitably, there are some problems raising in the online class, such as network jam and laggy. Students are very patient, which gives the greatest support to faculty. Shut down school will not stop the step of studying. Better days will return, and we will meet again. Best wishes to the students and faculty of the GCC International College.
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