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  • Higher Education Pedagogy
  • Human Genetics Education
  • Evolutionary Genomics

Background:

  • General education in higher education integrates broad knowledge with specialization.
  • Current general education faces challenges and requires a system tailored to specific contexts.
  • A people-oriented educational concept is central to general education.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the integration of human genetics knowledge into general education practices.
  • To develop effective teaching cases and analytical methods for general education.
  • To establish a general education system with Chinese characteristics through practical development.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing the question "what are human beings?" to guide teaching content.
  • Incorporating teaching cases closely related to students' daily lives.
  • Employing contemporary evolutionary genomics to explain human past, present, and future.
  • Implementing problem-based learning to encourage deep thinking.

Main Results:

  • Successfully integrated human genetics concepts into general education curriculum.
  • Developed relevant teaching cases and analytical frameworks.
  • Demonstrated the application of evolutionary genomics in understanding human existence.
  • Fostered critical thinking and integration of classical human attributes.

Conclusions:

  • Human genetics can be effectively integrated into general education to enhance learning.
  • A problem-based, life-relevant approach improves student engagement and understanding.
  • This pedagogical strategy contributes to developing a robust general education system.