"We can't make history rigid, and we should make students love history."

"We can’t make theories empty, because a good theory is an ideological weapon.

In the course of The Outline of Modern Chinese History at Beijing Institute of Technology, Associate Professor Yang Cailin of the School of Marxism made frequent comments.

Engaged in ideological and political teaching for 14 years, he innovated teaching methods and formed a unique teaching style; He lectured with extensive quotes, explained the profound things in simple terms, and was full of speculation; he said that he would teach the ideological and political courses to the hearts of the students, and he was called the "male god" in the ideological and political courses by his classmates.

Today, we will introduce you Yang Cailin, and experience the "live" and "fire" ideological and political classroom.

How to give "Key Courses" for Morality Education in Universities?Yang Cailin has his own teaching philosophy.That is, "three do not copy, three combinations, three lectures, four 'ma' and five degrees"

Students who have had his class believe that he is good at analyzing the ins and outs of events in the grand narrative, focusing on digging out the virtues of characters in the long river of history, so that students can deeply feel the charm of historical figures and ideological weapons, and they often respond with warm applause.

Yang Cailin explored the heuristic teaching of "three history in one" and the "5+1" practical teaching mode. He firstly integrated the "three histories", namely school history, science and technology history, and modern Chinese history to cultivate students' red genes and aspirations to serve the country. He put the "three histories" namely school history, science and technology history and Organic integration of modern Chinese history.

Cultivate students' red genes and serve the country

He implemented the "5+1" teaching model, asking students to visit a museum, watch a documentary, read a classic, write a book report, and give a lecture in class, based on which we should improve students’ learning ability, transformation ability, integration power, innovation power, display power.

He took the initiative to approach the students and adopt a better way to talk about politics through academics. He tells the truth with cases and tell the values with stories. The topic of "Two Bombs and One Star" meritorious scientists taught by him has received enthusiastic response from students.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. Yang Cailin also designed the "100-year Party History Tour Presentation" and "100-year Party History Micro-class, 100 Exhibitions" activities to celebrate the centennial of the party.

Ten years of sharpening a sword, the original intention remains unchanged.

Yang Cailin grinds his sword for ten years and published a 20,000-character essay on "The Early International Communication of the Long March of the Red Army", which was reprinted by the Xinhua Digest, Modern History of China and the new media of the Chinese Academy of History, and edited by the Chinese Social Science Digest. "To do history, you must maintain a sympathetic understanding of history, warmth and respect. To talk to the past, you must endure loneliness and sit on a cold bench."

——Yang Cailin

In March 2021, the "Red Boat Chuxin" special page of "Guangming Daily" published the article written by Yang Cailin. The article "How Party History Education Gets Hot" aroused enthusiastic responses.

Since 2020, Yang Cailin has been invited by the column group of "A Daily Conversation" on the China Broadcasting Network.

As the director of the Teaching and Research Office of the Outline of Chinese Modern History at the School of Marxism, Yang Cailin aims to build a "golden class" and build a teaching and research community by means of "three collections, three totals and three mentions". "Three episodes, three totals and three mentions" refers to

Group discussions, data sharing and teaching questions

Collect lesson preparation, share courseware and improve teaching level

Collective training, sharing results and improving teaching effects

Some teachers in the Teaching and Research Section of the Outline of Modern Chinese History, he led the team to work together,

The "Outline of Modern Chinese History" has been built as a school-level excellent class and a high-quality class in Beijing

And he was also awarded the advanced collective of the school's "Three Educations". In the first Beijing University Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition, Yang Cailin's team won the first prize.

"Traveling in the sea of history for more than ten years, Yang Cailin never forgets his original intention and keeps his mission in mind.

Insisted on teaching the first lesson in colleges and universities, he is realizing his own life value while practicing the spirit of Morality Education.

Yang Cailin, Associate Professor of the School of Marxism, Director of the Teaching and Research Section of the Outline of Chinese Modern History. He has won the title of Outstanding Moral Education Worker in Beijing Universities, the Title of Special Class Teacher of Ideological and Political Courses in Beijing Universities, the first prize of the first Beijing University Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition, the high-quality undergraduate course "Outline of Modern Chinese History in Beijing" and the outstanding public lecture teacher , Beijing University Party Building and Ideological and Political Work Outstanding Achievement Award; National University Student Lectures on Ideological and Political Courses Open Class Exhibition Activity Outstanding Instructor Award, National University’s First Micro-Class Teaching Competition Beijing Division Excellence Award; Beijing Institute of Technology Teacher Ethics Advanced Individual, "Three Educating People" Advanced Individual, Excellent Communist Party Member, First Prize of Education and Teaching Achievement Award, Second Prize of the First Classroom Teaching "Diwen Award".