From May 3rd to 14th, 2016, the former Dean of the Faculty of Education and distinguished Professor of the Faculty of Education at Syracuse University in the United States, Dr. Louise C. Wilkinson, was invited to visit the Faculty of Education.
During the two-week short-term visit, Professor Louise C. Wilkinson conducted close interaction and academic exchanges with teachers and students through individual guidance, group discussions, academic lectures and other forms.
On May 5, Bai Yun, Director of Teaching Affairs Division and Yang Fuyi, Director of International Affairs Division, held consultations with Prof. Louise C. Wilkinson on issues related to the construction of educational psychology. Prof. Louise C. Wilkinson presented her own long-term work and academic experience.
On May 10, some teachers and Prof. Louise C. Wilkinson conducted in-depth exchanges on mathematics education. The two sides introduced their respective research fields and research interests, discussed the joint research and the whole English taught project construction.
On May 11, Prof. Louise C. Wilkinson conducted two academic lectures. In the morning, the main theme was “Ariel’s Cycles of Algebraic Problem Solving: An Adolescent Acquires the Mathematics Register”, which was chaired by Yang Fuyi, Director of International Affairs Division. The seminar in the afternoon was entitled as “the Challenges of Academic Language: Multilingual Professor Struggles with Learning in School “.
Prof. Louise C. Wilkinson, former Dean of the Faculty of Education, Syracuse University, USA, is now a Distinguished Professor of Faculty of Education at Syracuse University. She has a rich academic experience and is familiar with the forefront of educational research. She received her Doctoral degree from Harvard University in 1974 and had been working as a Dean at several education colleges of different universities for nearly 20 years.