本文介紹銘傳大學通識教育中心自90至93學年度開始規劃實施之跨領域協同教學課程「環境與人」之發展與執行成果經驗。課程的實施掌握(1)學門跨領域整合、(2)強調多元對話與師生互動、(3)多媒體上課方式、(4)校外教學、及(5)師生共同參與田野實作等原則與作法。實際參與課程單元內容規劃和授課者,計有政治、社會、曆史、哲學、自然科學等學門領域的五位老師。除課堂授課著重多媒體教材教法的運用,並配合課程主題邀請校外學者專家舉辦小型座談演講,四學年共計5個場次。此外,共實施10次的校外教學,以配合學習單元的實例討論。由老師指導的學生田野調查實作,四學年計有41組不同研究主題的探索,並完成書面、口頭和多媒體的成果報告。本課程實施過程中,強調多元對話的互動模式,是師生共同感受到的最大挑戰。學生學習評估發現協同教學是讓學生受益相當大的上課方式。
This article introduces the development and outcome of an inter-discipline general education course conducted in Ming Chuan University since school year 2001 to 2004. The course was performed with pattern of coordination teaching, which gives priority to the following five important aspects as: a. The integration of different domains b. Emphasizing the multiple dialogues and the interacting between instructors and students c. Conducting the class by the way of multimedia d. Holding field trips outside the school e. The principles and approaches of field practice are participated by both instructors and students. Teaching contents and strategies were designed by instructors from five different disciplines including politics, sociology, history, philosophy, and nature science. Application of multimedia teaching material was emphasized. Scholars and experts were invited to give speeches and to run the forums. The fieldtrip was implemented once to twice each semester to coordinate with the practice discussion of the learning units. 41 student groups of different researching topics were guided to carry out the field investigation and accomplish the report in written, oral and multimedia forms in four school years. The interaction of multiple dialogues, which is mutually affected by instructors and students, is the most critical challenge. Questionnaires of evaluation and comprehension refer to students' learning showed that the students were largely benefit by the pattern of coordination teaching.