Practice of Blended Teaching Reform in Analog Electronic Technology

Qinghua Wang

doi:10.70088/f8kyde61

Authors

Qinghua Wang Hankou University, Wuhan, China Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70088/f8kyde61

Keywords:

analog electronics, blended learning, smart teaching platform, teaching innovation, experiential learning

Abstract

Analog Electronic Technology is a core foundational course for the Electronic Information Engineering major. Characterized by abstract theories, rigorous logic, and strong engineering practicality, it serves as a critical bridge between basic disciplines such as university physics and advanced mathematics and professional applications including electronic system design and hardware development. Addressing practical issues in traditional teaching at our institution, including the disconnect between theoretical instruction and engineering practice, passive student learning, inadequate mastery of key and difficult concepts, and weak cultivation of innovative practical abilities, this study, grounded in the positioning of applied electronic information talent cultivation under the Emerging Engineering Education initiative, leverages the Chaoxing Smart Teaching Platform to construct an online-offline closed-loop blended teaching model tailored to our institution's student profile. The reform is implemented across four dimensions: modular reconstruction of teaching content, iteration of classroom teaching methods, establishment of a tiered practical system, and whole-process multi-dimensional assessment, whereby digital teaching tools and virtual simulation technology are deeply integrated with classroom instruction and experimental training. Verified through two consecutive cohorts of teaching practice, this reform has effectively alleviated key pain points in course instruction, stimulated students' initiative in autonomous learning, and substantially enhanced their abilities in circuit analysis, design and debugging, and engineering problem-solving. It can provide practical reference for the digital teaching reform of foundational courses in electronic information programs at local universities.

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