Abstract: According to the aim and course characteristics of the Outline of Modern Chinese History, our team designed the teaching mode of PBL+VR+Small Topics. The mode highlights the following concepts: using VR to activate history, taking PBL as the core of teaching, and using Small Topics to connect to the larger society. After having applied in last term, this teaching model has obtained the combination of classroom learning and autonomous learning, the integration of social research and theoretical learning, the combination of classroom teaching and after-school diversified information exchange, which inspires the patriotic enthusiasm of college students and makes the ideological and political lessons truly integrate into the life experience of college students.