The secret of elegant brain—academic guide’s adventure in wonderland
The secret of elegant brain —
academic tour guide’s adventure in wonderland
(by 任容, CTLD)
“If you did not become a scholar, what would you like to do for living?” we asked Prof. Chuan-Chin Chiao, who chose to study Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources in NSYSU because of the only diving course in Taiwan, and accidentally developed his enthusiasm about research. He interestingly replied, “I would be a tour guide because a tour guide can explore many intriguing things and lead others to find them as well!” With endless desire of knowledge and a mission to teach, Prof. Chiao has been awarded the excellent teacher of NTHU three times in the past ten years. The course, Brain and Mind, was one of the hottest classes and was taken by 300 students in 2012. Although he cannot become a tour guide, his students cannot help but admire his guiding ability to lead students to the world of ocean.
Activate the key to brain by “a machine gun”
If resource was infinite, what people want to know would still be the operation of brain. From marine biology to neuroscience, Prof. Chiao is always strongly concerned about his research. His GE course, Brain and Mind, mainly focuses on leading students to explore the relation between brain and mind. The course will begin with Sensation and Perception, including Attention and Emotion, Decision-making and Execution, as well as rationality and sensitivity, Option and Decision-making, intelligence and creativity, development and malleability. The teacher will play a video and introduce a theory at first, and then discuss the issue of the week. Even those who have no biological background can also be gradually involved in the lesson through videos and journal articles from Scientific American. Substantial lessons and the teacher’s logical teaching style always attract a sea of students.
The proof of the teacher’s substantial lessons and serious effective teaching style usually reflects on tons of positive comments from student evaluation of teaching questionnaire, while some students think the teacher speaks as fast as a machine gun and hits the crucial points with every shot. Students can absorb knowledge in the most efficient way. Prof. Chiao confesses that it was a nut when he started to prepare his lessons because basic lessons are wide and develop quickly. By continual modification and improvement, the fast lecturing not only becomes Prof. Chiao’s own feature but also proves that he regards improvement of teaching content and style as a new challenge, and proves his prudence.
Extra-curriculum：Best Popular Science Books
In addition to Prof. Chiao’s attitude and enthusiasm, Prof. Chiao’s course features selected nice book recommendation. Those best books are not the cold professional text books as thick as breaks but the materials from Scientific American, which are 4-to-9-page easy articles in associate with a variety of knowledge of brain operation. Students will find the secrets of science by reading the recommended books of which topics include how to see more clearly, how to save newborn brain cell, how colors cause illusion, and even how creatures communicate by pheromone. The teacher believes that students cannot only reveal the veiling of brain but also realize how to protect and train our brains. Those who have understood the ageing mechanism of brain and been prepared can elegantly mature with dignity.
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