Author(s)

Xiuhong Li, Yi Ji^*

School of Art and Design, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.

Internationalization has become a strategic policy priority for many Chinese universities. The Chinese government pushes for extending the inclusion of ideology and political education (IPE), also called as “curriculum ideological and political education (CIPE)” in China, into all types of courses. Creating a course that has both international and national qualities helps support the development of students with both national morality and global aptitude. The research on how to make an internationalized and culturally relevant is, however, lacking. Chinese intangible cultural heritage is rich in philosophies and principles on moral and political values, which is beneficial for raising students’ levels of mindfulness. This research examines six approaches to designing CIPE and carrying out creative teaching for professional instruction after examining the current frustration with CIPE in Chinese. We want to show how to make a course worldwide and culturally relevant through practical teaching experience, using the interaction design course “Smart Handicrafts International Workshop” as an example. To revitalize the cultural heritage and advance Chinese traditional culture, the teaching team integrates intelligent interactive technology with Guangcai porcelain culture, one of China’s intangible cultural heritages that was born in Guangzhou, China. The teaching team has attained successful teaching outcomes through taking creative teaching for more than 6 years while providing practical teaching experience.

Creative Teaching, Ideological and Political Education (IPE), Traditional Culture, Internationalized Courses

Li, X. and Ji, Y. (2023) Creative Teaching: The Realization of Ideological and Political Education Based on Chinese Traditional Culture. Chinese Studies, 12, 373-389. doi: 10.4236/chnstd.2023.124027.