Teaching reform of forage biotechnology course in Yangzhou University

Forage biotechnology is an important major course in the undergraduate education of pratacultural science. Additionally, forage biotechnology is also a foremost interdisciplinary research area in pratacultural and life sciences. To meet the demands of education reform in the “new agronomy” era, the course teaching of forage biotechnology was intensely reformed in the College of Animal Science and Technology of Yangzhou University. The main reform actions included: reducing teaching contents, adopting the case teaching method, using the Rain Classroom software, designing initiative experimental classes, developing research-based teaching mode, and augmenting political education. These reforms significantly improved students' interest in the courses, their study efficiency, and their overall ability.