On May 29, the kick-off meeting for the virtual teaching and research office of special education & the first working conference was held online by the Faculty of Education of East China Normal University (ECNU). The virtual office is included in the first batch of virtual teaching and research office pilots of the Ministry of Education.
Dai Liyi, Vice President of East China Normal University, said at the meeting that under the new situation and new background, the organization form of teaching and research groups called for innovation and it was of great significance to explore the construction of virtual teaching and research sections. Gu Dingqian, director of the Special Education Teacher Training and Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education, pointed out that in the construction of virtual teaching and research offices, we should focus on the fundamental task of moral education and return to undergraduate teaching and talent training; make use of teaching and research offices to achieve synergy and development;"facilitate research through teaching" and focus on what to teach and how to teach; support the growth of young teachers. He expected that the pilot project of the virtual teaching and research office for special education could offer experience for special education majors nationwide.