Problems and Solutions for Open Experimental Teaching in College

Open experimental teaching can greatly improve practical innovation abilities of college students. It has been regarded as one of the most important means of creative talents cultivation. Many open laboratories have been set up in different colleges. However, after several years of practice, problems gradually appear, including coexisting problems of equipment redundancy and insufficiency, low updating rate of project, teaching mode reform problems, experiment management problems and etc. In order to make the best use of open experimental resources to improve students’ practical innovation abilities, several solutions to above problems are carried out in our mechatronics innovation experiment center to ensure its sustainable development. The solutions include: full connection training and evaluation system for teachers, construction of resource-share network platform, research emphasis driven projects update mode, and an open and unified management system. After the reform, students' enthusiasm and interest are significantly improved. Our students achieved great success in a lot of international and national competitions and research projects.