Application of experiential teaching in Food Microbiology

Abstract:

Experiential teaching was introduced in this paper in view of the current teaching status of Food Microbiology in Chinese universities. According to the definition and characteristics of experiential teaching, new approaches to teaching science should be student-centered. They were encouraged to explore and discover actively by increasing their sensory experience, interactive process, operational and practical experience. Promote students? initiative and interest in Food microbiology, stimulate their enthusiasm and creativity and enlighten students? knowledge construction by “Situational setting-Personal experience-Evaluation experience-Migration experience”, but not knowledge-inculcation, in order to achieve better teaching effect.

Key words:Experiential teaching, Food Microbiology, Teaching reform