On the afternoon of October 14th, the Department of Geology invited Professor Han Shaozhen, the second prize winner of the 5th National College Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition and the first prize winner of the Shaanxi Province College Classroom Teaching Innovation Competition, from Northwest University, to give a special lecture entitled "Promoting Education through Competition: The Value Logic and Preparation Path of College Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition" in order to further enhance teachers' teaching innovation ability and help them achieve good results in various levels of teaching innovation competitions. This lecture is the 8th installment of the "Education and Teaching Lecture Hall" series, hosted by Professor Wang Jianqiang, and attended by representatives from the Department of Geology.