Providing IT support for university teachers

文章大意

这篇雅思听力Part4讲座讨论技术如何助力教育，重点讲为大学教师提供IT支持。内容涉及教师对教育技术的看法转变、IT使用效果与当地经济发展的关系、发达与偏远地区技术获取差异，以及课堂中电脑使用、学生展示作品等具体做法。

题目与答案

1. Problems

   · In the past, some people believed that the use of 31_____ failed to help students interacts with teachers.

   答案：email

   原文定位：At first, some believed that the use of email made students and teachers interact with each other rather less, and this was not a good thing

2. Qualities of looking for mentors

   · Students enjoy the 32_____ with teachers.

   答案：communication

   原文定位：In terms of characteristics to consider when seeking mentors, this practice involves a kind of software which allows students as well as teachers to talk and discuss with each other more easily, and they said they enjoy this way of communication

   同义替换：「Qualities of looking for」↔「characteristics to consider when seeking」

3. Advantages:

   · IT in education develops a tight 33_____ with local economy.

   答案：relationship

   原文定位：The main benefit is that there is a strong relationship with the local economy when it comes to the effectiveness of the use of IT in education

   同义替换：「Advantages」↔「The main benefit」，「tight」↔「strong」

4. For teachers:

   · Computers are commonly to develop teaching 34_____ .

   答案：methods

   原文定位：However, wherever they are, the most common example for teachers using technology in education is the usage of computers in their methods of incorporating computers into teaching

   同义替换：「develop teaching」↔「incorporating computers into teaching」

5. · New technology builds up greater 35_____ for students.

   答案：confidence

   原文定位：In most classrooms, the mode offers students a channel to post any work that they are proud of;so it gives them a chance to showcase their strength and build up their confidence

6. · Compared with traditional teaching, the new way is more 36_____ .

   答案：flexible

   原文定位：Compared with the traditional platform, it is more flexible

7. · It offers students quality 37_____ .

   答案：materials

   原文定位：By the way, all the materials are original works of teachers or scholars, so there is no need to worry about the quality of the content;this mode gives students a new search engine they can use on campus

   同义替换：「offers」↔「gives」

8. For students:

   · It is seen as new solutions to new 38_____ .

   答案：problems

   原文定位：This is a perfect example that can offer some hope of reducing problems

   同义替换：「is seen as new solutions to」↔「offer some hope of reducing」

9. · It nurtures 39_____ management skills

   (Question 40 is missing)

   答案：time

   原文定位：Apart from that, students can arrange their daily activities and improve their time management skills by simply ticking the boxes in the timetable online

   同义替换：「nurtures」↔「improve」