教学工作是学校的中心工作,教学质量是学校生存和发展的生命线,其重要程度可见一斑。老年大学经过30多年的发展,取得了长足进步。同时,随着时代的变迁,老年学员的需求也发生了显著变化。比如对于专业设置,不再满足于单纯的娱乐性科目,有了对丰富精神文化生活、对提高实践能力和鉴赏能力的热望;对于教师的授课方法,不再认同于其一味照本宣科、满堂灌输,而是希望将老年大学的课堂变成教师之“教”与学生之“学”的双边互动,互相影响、互相融合、互相激发,等等。国务院办公厅印发的《老年教育发展规划(2016—2020年)》也明确指出要“创新教学方法”。由此可见,“创新”符合时代发展的需求,是做好新时期老年大学教学工作的根本所在。本文作者提出的教学理念、课程设置和教学方法的创新,虽然过去也有同行做过论述,但此文之精在于有理有据,有经验、有措施、有设想,可谓牢牢抓住了创新教学的着力点。 Teaching work is the center of the school work, teaching quality is the lifeline of the survival and development of the school, its importance is evident. After more than 30 years of development, senior citizens have made great strides. At the same time, as the times change, the needs of seniors have also changed significantly. For example, for the professional settings, no longer satisfied with the simple entertainment subjects, with rich spiritual and cultural life, to enhance the practical ability and appreciation ability; the teaching methods for teachers, no longer agree with their blindly scripted, full indoctrination, Instead, it wants to turn the classrooms of seniors into bilateral interactions between teachers ’teaching and students’ learning to influence each other, integrate with each other and inspire each other. The “Education for Elderly Development Plan (2016-2020)” issued by the General Office of the State Council also clearly states that “innovative teaching methods” should be specified. Thus it can be seen that “innovation ” meets the needs of the development of the times and is the fundamental place to do well the teaching work for the elderly in the new era. The author put forward the teaching ideas, curriculum and teaching methods of innovation, although in the past have also been discussed by peers, but the essence of this article is reasonable, experienced, there are measures, there are ideas that can firmly grasp the innovative teaching The focus of.