在线学习如何改变高等教育？　How Is Online Learning Changing Higher Education?

News Background　新闻导读

近年来，随着网络的发展，在线教育的利端也逐渐显现。首先，它打破地域和时间的限制，特别是让偏远地区的孩子，只需一台电脑或一部手机就可以实现与名师的课堂互动，不再受教育资源匮乏的困扰。其次，与传统教学相比，在线教育上课成本明显降低，它不再使用原来粉笔式的课堂教学，而是采用文字、音频、视频、图像制作的多媒体教学，其内容新颖丰富且生动有趣。因此，越来越多的师生采用网络课程来完成教与学的过程，这一趋势还在继续发展。

News Transcript　新闻正文

How is online learning changing higher education?The whole world of higher education is going digital.It's a fundamental shift in classrooms and lecture halls,but also in research,marketing,and recruitment.Today's students expect to learn and be taught using the devices that dominate the rest their lives-laptops,tablets,and smartphones.Universities are thinking beyond just filming lectures from the back of the room and archiving them online.Teachers are considering how to create high-quality online courses and keep students engaged through online text,video and interaction.The digital shift also affects how students prepare for class.Now,they can access resources online instead of getting a reading list for the library.Professors can ask students to do online courses alongside face-to-face classes.Students will absorb information online frst then attend classes to discuss what they've learned.Everything has to work on a smartphone so course design must be mobile-responsive.

In the past,online learning was a lonely experience.But now,interaction is the dominant way people behave on the web.So courses are designed to be a sociable experience.Students might watch a video,then be invited to join a discussion and asked questions about it.The educator takes part in the discussion and responds to questions,just like in a traditional classroom.Increasingly,you will see top universities offering whole degrees online.Some are already doing this for graduate degrees.You'll also see courses being broken into sections,so that students can pick the parts they need.Does this mean that online classes will overtake the traditional degree?Not yet.For many 18-year-olds,the experience of heading off to university is about more than just an academic degree.And some subjects,like healthcare and engineering require hands-on learning.But when today's students arrive at university they expect digital technology to be part of the experience.For more information on digital higher education,read Simon Nelson's article on British Council Voices and watch the other videos in this series.

Translaton　参考译文

在线学习如何改变高等教育？整个高等教育界正在数字化。教室和讲堂的变化是根本性的改变，研究、营销和招聘方式也会改变。如今，学生们希望通过笔记本电脑、平板电脑和智能手机这些支配他们余生的设备学习。大学正在考虑除在教室后录制课程和上网存档以外的事情。教师们也在考虑如何创造高质量的在线课程，并通过在线文本、视频和互动来保持学生的参与度。数字化也影响着学生们的预习方式。现在，他们可以在线查阅资料，而不用去图书馆按照列表阅读。教授可以让学生们同时参与在线课程和面授课程。学生们先从在线课程中获取知识，然后在面授课堂中讨论所学的内容。这一切都需要在智能手机上完成，因此，课程设计必须适用于移动设备。

过去，只有少数人才会体验在线学习。但现在，互动是人们上网的主导方式。所以，这些课程被设计为一种社交体验。学生们可以看视频，受邀进行讨论并提问相关问题。老师参与讨论并回答问题，这与传统教室授课方式是一样的。渐渐地你会发现，越来越多的顶尖大学提供所有的在线学位。有些人已经在攻读研究生学位了。你还会看到课程分为几部分，学生选择他们需要学的那部分就可以了。这是否意味着在线教学会取代传统教学呢？目前还不会。对于许多18岁的学生来说，读大学的经历不只是获得学位。像健康服务和工程学之类的课程需要实践教学。但是现如今，大学生希望数字技术能成为他们大学生活的一部分。更多数字高等教育资讯，请阅读西蒙·纳尔逊关于英国议会之声的文章，并观看本系列的其他视频。

Listening Comprehension　听力理解

1.It's a______shift in classrooms and lecture halls,but also in research,marketing,and_______.

2.You'll also see courses______into sections,so that students can pick the parts they need.

A.to be broken B.be broken C.being broken

3.For many_____，the experience of heading off to university is about more than just an academic degree.

A.18-years-old B.18-year-old C.18-year-olds

Hot Words　新闻热词

fundamental[fʌndəˈment（ə）l]adj.基本的，根本的

recruitment[rɪˈkruːtm（ə）nt]n.招聘

device[dɪˈvaɪs]n.装置；设备

dominate[ˈdɒmɪneɪt]vt.控制；支配

archive[ˈɑrkaɪv]vt.把……存档

create[kriːˈeɪt]vt.创造，创作；造成

engage[ɪnˈgeɪdʒ；en-]vi.从事；参与

access[ˈækses]vt.使用；存取；接近

alongside[əlɒŋˈsaɪd]prep.在……旁边

absorb[əbˈzɔːb；-ˈsɔːb]vt.吸收

interaction[ɪntərˈækʃ（ə）n]n.互动

dominant[ˈdɒmɪnənt]adj.支配的，统治的

sociable[ˈsəʊʃəb（ə）l]adj.社交的

educator[ˈedʒʊkeɪtə]n.教师

Listening Analysis　精彩解析

1.Now,they can access resources online instead of getting a reading list for the library.

instead of代替；而不是……

例句　She remembers words by reading sentences instead of memorizing them by rote.

她靠读句子记忆单词而不是死记硬背。

Nowadays,people get around by car instead of by carriage.

现在，人们乘汽车出行代替坐马车出行。

2.For many 18-year-olds,the experience of heading off to university is about more than just an academic degree.

more than多于；不只是

例句　We hope this trip will be more than just taking some pictures.

我们希望这次旅行不只是拍些照片回来。

The company was established more than one hundred years ago.

这个公司一百多年前就建立了。

答案

1.fundamental；recruitment

2.C

3.C