Contributions of Blended Teaching Mode to Interdisciplinary Education in the Post-Covid-19 era

Abstract

The rapid spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic on a global scale has rapidly expanded the application scope of online teaching models. The blended teaching mode which combine online and offline teaching has become an important teaching method for higher education in the Post-Covid-19 era. This article uses questionnaire survey and interviews to investigate a double-class university in China. And it analyzes the contribution of blended learning to break through the barriers of disciplines and realize the cultivation of interdisciplinary talents. It found that, firstly, with the help of online seminars, interdisciplinary teacher teams can increase the frequency of interaction with each other, and in this way, the quality of course content has been improved. Secondly, with the help of online and offline teaching methods, the curricula can accommodate teachers from more disciplines to participate in the evaluation of students. Thirdly, affected by the epidemic, many schools and institutions have set up a large number of courses as open online courses to enrich the ways and content of interdisciplinary learning. But at the same time, we should also face up to the shortcomings of blended teaching in order to continuously improve the quality of teaching.