A research and analysis of the reasons of the education reform in China from different perspectives

This thesis will attempt to introduce the research and analysis of the reasons for the education reform in China. The studies of matters relevant to education are not evitable for the studies of East Asia and China is a major country in East Asia known for its complicated education system and the history of the development of the education. The current education reform policy under implementation, which is known as “double reduction” has caught a lot of public attention (Tan, Charlene, and Vicente Reyes, 2016). In this thesis, I will first introduce the phenomena and general contents of the education reform and demonstrate the research results of the education reform in different schools of different regions in China and explain what the education reform means and provide a throughout introduction to the education reform for years in China, and how the current situation of education reform came into being after so many years of education reform. Second, I will dig further in the meaning and importance of education in China and people’s attitudes towards education, aiming at explaining how since the education is important in the eyes of the Chinese people and to the Chinese government over the dynasties, it became the tradition and a useful mean for selecting talents. Third, I will first research what a good education mechanism is for a country, and what requirements and are the standards for a good education mechanism. Further, in consideration of the standards of a good education mechanism, I will explain the reasons for the problems and the disadvantages the current education mechanism has, and will further research the reasons comprehensively for education reform from the perspectives of the education itself, politics, economy, development of society, etc. and the opinion of the author why the reform this time is different with any of those in the history arguing that the core reason for the education reform is that the development of the country’s economy requires more innovation and creativity. For the research of the information, different approaches have been utilized, for examples, questionnaire surveys and interviews of the opinions of Chinese peers. Fourth, I will conduct some research and discuss the situation of education and some changes similar to the education reform made to the education mechanism in the other countries, such as Asian countries as Japan and Korea, and also conduct the research on the U.S which is known for its innovation and creativity in their technology. Fifth, I will further analyze the lack of the innovation in the development of technologies which is related to the methods of school education in China. And how the education method and its uneven development in different districts in China causes that the quality of education is hard to manage. I will also make comparisons of the school education in the Asian countries such as Japan and Korea, and the representative country, the U.S. Sixth, I will introduce the current effect and situation of the education reform and its obstacles. I will further provide opinions on the predictions and suggestions of improvements for the future development of the education of China

MDOCS Poster, 2016-10-03, LIB 113 Spring 2016 Workshops

This is a poster publicizing LIB 113 workshops that are offered each semester and led by the LIB 113 student lab assistants. This poster was created for the Spring 2016 workshop offerings. The workshops offered in Spring 2016: Final Cut ProX (video) Intro to GoPro (video) Poster Design 101 (design) Photoshop 101 (photo) Interviewing 101 (audio) Audacity (audio

MDOCS Poster-2015-11-03, Bill Daniel- General Poster

Bill Daniel, artist, photographer, documentary and Guggenheim Fellow (2008) visited MDOCS on November 3-4, 2015. A multi-disciplinary activist and self-described hobo filmmaker and phototramp, Daniel offers reporting from the margins in a film screening and pop-up exhibit, and lessons on how to build your own vision and opportunities with a workshop on DIY Touring & Exhibition Strategies for Visual and Media Artists. Event details: 11/3 @ 7pm: Film Screening: Who is Bozo Texino? 11/4 @ 5:30-7pm: Discussion/Workshop: DIY Touring & Exhibition Strategies for Visual and Media Artists 11/4 @ 7-10pm: Pop-Up Photography Exhibit & Concert: TRI-X NOISE, with Zine Exhibition and Musical Performances Bill Daniel Texas-born, San Francisco exiled, and confirmed tramp, Bill Daniel continues to experiment with survivalism and bricolage in his attempts to record and report on the various social margins he finds himself in. Currently based on the Texas gulf coast, Daniel divides his time between Texas and touring. Daniel\u27s work has received awards from Creative Capital, Film Arts Foundation, The Pioneer Fund, Texas Filmmaker Production Fund, the R & B Feder Charitable Foundation, and The Western States Media Alliance. He was a Wattis Foundation artist-in-residence at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, where his installation Souls Harbor was exhibited in Dec. In 1999 he was in-residence at The Headlands Center for the Arts where he produced several multi-projection 16mm film installations, including Trespassing Sign in collaboration with the late Margaret Kilgallen. In 2001 his hobo campfire installation The Girl on the Train in the Moon was included in Widely Unknown at Deitch Projects in New York. A veteran of the touring circuit, Daniel has programmed, booked and exhibited several mobile art shows. In 1997-98 he curated a weekly screening series, Funhouse Cinema, in Austin, that also weekly screened in Houston and San Antonio. Daniel is also recognized for his work as cinematographer and editor for filmmaker Craig Baldwin. Other endeavors include zines--contributing photography to The Western Roundup, a punk fanzine in 1981-82 designed by Michael Nott, and publishing/editing Detour, a situationist journal, in 1986. He is also the creator of an experimental sports league, The Texas Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Hockey Association. Bill Daniel was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 2008. He has exhibited film, photography and installation work at The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Sweets Lounge, Biloxi, MS; The New Museum, New York; Wayward Council, Gainesville, FL; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco; 24/7 House, Columbus, OH; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Beehive Collective, Machias, ME; Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis; Sky High Skateboards, Milwaukee, WI; IFFR, Rotterdam; OKC Infoshop, Oklahoma City; Redcat, Los Angeles; Moose Lodge #1735, Austin, TX; Deitch Projects, New York; Railroad Blues, Alpine, TX; Sluggos, Pensacola, FL; The Smell, Los Angeles; Plan B, New Orleans, and several hundred others. You can see more of his work at his website, billdaniel.net

MDOCS Poster-2015-11-04, Bill Daniel: Tri-X-Noise

Event details: 5:30-7pm: DIY Touring & Exhibition Strategies for Visual and Media Artists Description: Artist Bill Daniel has been touring with bands, film shows, installations and pop-up photo shows for 30 years. In this discussion/workshop, he draws a parallel between DIY music networks and the potential for artists in other disciplines to reach non-traditional art audiences in cities and towns across the US. The logistics of booking and producing road shows will be discussed, as well as designing and developing visual and media-based events that can travel and set up easily. DIY attributes if self-reliance, mutual support and working out side of the corporate-supported art ecology are important points covered. The workshop will take place in the context of a walk-around lectuere/discussion with Daniel\u27s current touring project, Tri-X-Noise, a mobile pop-up photography exhibit that is currently touring the US. 7-10pm: The Exhibit & Performance: Tri-X-Noise pop-up exhibit with \u27zine exhibition Description: Hobo filmmaker/phototramp Bill Daniel is back on the road with a pop-up photo show comprised of 30 years of 35mm photographs beginning with the early 80s punk scene in Texas, featuring all of your favorite old school punk bands. Daniel has continued to document various sub cultures using the same camera/lens/flash, and Kodak Tri-X film for over 30 years. This exhibit, all non-digital darkroom prints, charts a path starting with punk shows in Texas, and crawls through various subcultures from the 90s graffiti scene in San Francisco, freight hopping scenarios, art openings in Los Angeles, house shows in Louisiana, generator shows on the Monongahela River, etc... all seen through Daniel\u27s unique, spelunker flash-lit vision. These shows are all one-night pop-up site-specific events, with a free-standing “gallery” -- a free-standing wall that stands in the middle of a space, with photos on both sides. I bring the lighting, and a sound system. It sets up in all kinds of places--- music venues, warehouses, and occasionally galleries. Musical Performances by: Vampire Belt (Chris Corsano and Bill Nace) Noah Prebish and friends Adam Tinkle with student collaborator

Design of a large dynamic range readout unit for the PSD detector of DAMPE

A large dynamic range is required by the Plastic Scintillator Detector (PSD) of DArk Matter Paricle Explorer (DAMPE), and a double-dynode readout has been developed. To verify this design, a prototype detector module has been constructed and tested with cosmic rays and heavy ion beams. The results match with the estimation and the readout unit could easily cover the required dynamic range