Education Digital Transformation Empowering Teacher Development in Ethnic Minority Regions: Sichuan's Practice and Theoretical Exploration of the Virtual Teaching and Research Community Mode
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18063/eir.v3i4.1004Keywords:
educational digitalization in ethnic minority regions, virtual teaching and research office, teacher development communityAbstract
As a strategic engine driving educational modernization and forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, educational digitalization plays a pivotal role in breaking through the bottlenecks restricting educational development in ethnic minority regions. Sichuan Province has innovatively constructed a "virtual teaching and research + teacher community" model, leveraging digital technologies to transcend temporal and spatial limitations, reshape the educational ecosystem, and promote the precise dissemination of high-quality resources to rural classrooms. Based on the provincial-level project of Sichuan Normal University—Construction and Practice Research on the "1+1+N" Virtual Teaching and Research Community Model for Rural Language and Character Education in Sichuan's Ethnic Minority Regions—this paper conducts an in-depth analysis of the internal logic and practical paths through which this model empowers teachers' professional development and improves the quality of national common language and character education. It aims to provide a paradigm with both theoretical reference and practical value for the high-quality development of education in ethnic minority regions in the new era, serving the optimization of national educational policies, the deepening of practical improvements, and the improvement of theoretical systems.
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