National Taiwan Normal University is commissioned by the Ministry of Education to organize the "Cross-disciplinary Aesthetic Education Curriculum Promotion and Research Project in Taiwanese Schools Overseas". Professor Zhao Huiling of the Department of Fine Arts serves as the program host, in collaboration with Professor Gao Zhenfeng of the Department of Visual Arts of Taipei City University, National Taiwan University of the Arts Art and Professor Li Qichang from the Institute of Humanities Teaching, Professor Zhuang Minren from the Department of Music, National Taichung University of Education, and Professor Chen Yunwen, member of the High School Arts and Life Subject Center of the National Education Bureau of the Ministry of Education, went to the Taiwan School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from September 4 to September 9. Educational exchange at Liujia Peifeng Middle School. Through cooperation in organizing overseas "International Aesthetic Education Forum", on-site visits to schools to observe classes and discuss classes, and in the process of course dialogue, share the results of Taiwan's implementation of aesthetic education in the past ten years and conduct in-depth teaching experiences with local Chinese and overseas teachers. Exchange, and visited Ambassador Ye Feibi of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia to exchange the blueprint for the future development of education in Taiwan and Malaysia.
The forum was hosted by Zheng Yafen, the principal of the National Taiwan University, on September 5. Chairman Du Shuyao and Zhang Jialin, leader of the education group of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia, were invited to the forum. Leader Zhang emphasized: "The era of cross-fields is coming, and we need to provide a training An environment of social competitiveness. In addition, through cross-disciplinary cooperation models, Taiwan has also redefined the way of innovation and teamwork, and then connected outwards to the land, friends, and communities in recent years. Elective courses across institutes, across faculties, and across disciplines have made cross-field learning the foundation of Taiwan’s education.” The whole-day forum included special lectures, case sharing, course introductions and experiential workshops. Under the intertwined results and dialogues, more than 80 teachers at home and abroad left a deep impression on the cross-field aesthetic courses. I was deeply inspired to highly appreciate Taiwan's achievements in promoting aesthetic education.
In addition to organizing international aesthetic forums, we also held lectures, observed classes, and discussed classes in Taiwanese schools, and participated in on-the-spot students learning cross-field aesthetic courses and had in-depth conversations with Taiwanese and Malaysian teachers after class. Professor Gao Zhenfeng mentioned, "When teachers conduct cross-field collaborative teaching, what do they think is the irreplaceable part?" to trigger teachers to think about the core concepts of cross-fields. The school-based curriculum "Taiwanese Travel in Malaysia" conducted in Taiwanese schools from the elementary school level to the "Malaysian Local Studies" in the high school level is based on the multicultural background of Malaysia as the origin of the cross-disciplinary aesthetic education curriculum, using various cultures Elements and art are integrated into subject teaching, thereby enriching students' aesthetic experience and multicultural tolerance.
On September 7th, I visited Ambassador Ye at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia. The ambassador shared that the purpose of the project, "art as the core," is in line with his own philosophy. In the past, he had improved public institutions by transforming the environment of the Forestry Bureau. The image of a person is planted in the hearts of diplomats by arranging beautiful things around them. Ambassador Ye gave high recognition and encouragement to this forum. Teachers from all over Malaysia specially chartered cars to attend the forum. It was a good learning opportunity for the aesthetic education and cross-field learning that Taiwan is promoting. On the same day, we also had an exchange visit with the only independent secondary school in Malacca. The principal of Peifeng Secondary School, Huang Xuelai, and the administrative and teaching teams introduced the origin, background, school system, and curriculum content of independent secondary schools in Malaysia, and visited the campus features.
This cross-field aesthetic education curriculum promotion study in overseas Taiwanese schools has opened up new opportunities for cooperation and exchanges with overseas schools. Through the forum, cross-field aesthetic education will be promoted internationally, and observation classes will be held to enrich the content of the curriculum. Ambassador Ye emphasized that "the purpose of aesthetic education is happiness and promoting connections between people." This introduction of aesthetic education overseas is a beginning. He hopes that through more international exchanges of aesthetic education, the world can see Taiwan's solidity. of soft power.