The 34th Distinguished Scientist Lecture was held at HNU’s International Academic Exchange Center on the afternoon of December 13. Fang Binxing, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and Honorary Dean of the Cyberspace Institute of Advanced Technology at Guangzhou University, delivered a lecture titled “Fang Binxing’s Seminar: A New Interactive Teaching Model”. Fu Xuanguo, Secretary of CPC HNU Committee and other senior HNU leaders were in attendance. Vice President Li Buhong chaired the event.

Lecture venue (Photo by Zheng Kaiwen)

During his lecture, Fang shared key insights and successful practices from the implementation of Fang Binxing Seminar. Drawing on the Feynman Technique, he outlined four core elements of this course: setting goals, simplifying procedures, identifying gaps, and optimizing expressions. He also emphasized its three primary objectives: fostering source-based learning, reducing entropy, and developing critical thinking.

Fang described it as a dialogic and reflective course in which “students make presentations, teachers and students hold discussions, and experts offer evaluations.” He highlighted six essential stages of the process: topic selection, preparation, presentation, summarization, validation, and review. Through a detailed comparison, he demonstrated its difference from traditional teaching methods and its effectiveness in helping students cultivate analytical and communication skills.

Fang Binxing delivering the lecture (Photo by Zheng Kaiwen)

The auditorium was filled to capacity, with the audience engrossed in the lecture. Representatives from Hainan Association for Science and Technology, faculty and student representatives from all HNU campuses and science & education parks, as well as heads of the departments concerned, participated online or in person.

Source from HNU News

Translated by Han Yunsheng

Proofread by Kuang Xiaowen,Yang Jie