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Last updated March 28, 2006

 

Curriculum Vitae

Chun-Min Wang
flat @uga.edu
(706)389-6418
604, Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30602

[Education] [Working Experience] [Professional Development] [Publications] [Awards] [Service] [Membership] [Skills]

 

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Psychology & Instructional Technology (expected to graduate in May 2007), The University of Georgia, College of Education, Athens, GA, 2003-present

DISSERTATION: Cultural Considerations in Online Education: Implications for Design and Evaluation for Taiwanese International Students

  • Master of Education in Instructional Technology, The University of Georgia, College of Education, Athens, GA, August 2002-May 2003
  • Masters Student in Recreation and Leisure Studies, The University of Georgia, College of Education, Athens, GA, August 2001-May 2002 (transferred to IT)
 
  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Minor in Economics), National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, October 1994-June 1998
 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Cultural considerations in online education

Design and develop pedagogical strategies to accommodate learning needs for students from different social contexts and cultural backgrounds in online learning environments.

• Service-based constructionism learning environments

Build an instructional model to promote both social responsibility and learner-centered instructions in higher education.

• Creativity in instructional technology

Identify and integrate the components of creativity with the latest technology applications to build a creative teaching model and promote creative thinking.

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Research Assistant, Learning & Performance Support Laboratory (LPSL), The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, August 2005-Present

• Evaluator for NSF project: Digital Library for Earth Systems Education ( http://www.dlese.org/library/index.jsp ). Supervisor: Dr. Thomas C. Reeves

Project Evaluator, The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, December 2006-January 2007

• Project evaluator: Teacher-Training Website for the Georgia Endangered Plant Stewardship Network. Funded by an Environmental Protection Agency Education Grant. Supervisor: Dr. James M. Affolter

Graduate Assistant, Department of Educational Technology and Instructional Technology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, August 2003-May 2005

• Designed and developed web sites:

o The World Almanac of Educational Technologies http://www.waet.uga.edu

o Instructional Technology Monographshttp://projects.coe.uga.edu/itm

• Provided technology support for School Library Media Program courses (e.g.s webpage development, FTP job aids, and Power Point presentations)

Internship, Office of Instructional Support and Development (OISD), The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, January 2002-May 2002

• Revised and developed OISD portfolio web site http://projects.coe.uga.edu/cwang/cs/index.htm

• Developed a QTVR movie about microscopehttp://projects.coe.uga.edu/cwang/cs/microscope.htm

Research Assistant, Kaohsiung Municipal Min-Sheng Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, February 2001-May 2001

• Assessed the performance (IQ test) of clients with Schizophrenia

 

 

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Co-taught graduate level courses, Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

• Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching, and Technology (Online course), with Dr. Michael Orey, Fall 2006

o Graded students’ assignments

o Provided student feedback

• Instructional Design (Online course), with Dr. Lloyd Rieber, Summer 2006

o Graded students’ assignments

o Provided student feedback

• Multimedia project design and development I, with Dr. Michael Orey, Summer 2006

o Taught Macromedia Flash 8 workshop

o Provided student feedback

• Instructional product evaluation, with Dr. Thomas C. Reeves, Fall 2005

o Facilitated class activities

• Internship, with Dr. Michael Orey, Spring 2005

o Developed course materials (e.g. syllabus)

o Assessed student performances & Provided feedback

• Research method, with Dr. Thomas C. Reeves, Fall 2004

o Made in-class presentation & facilitated in-class activities

o Demonstrated portable usability lab

• Multimedia project design and development III, with Dr. Thomas C. Reeves, Spring 2004

o Gave workshop on Macromedia Dreamweaver Coursebuilder

o Made in-class presentation

 

 

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SCHOLARLY CONTRIBUTIONS

Refereed Journals

• Wang, C. M. (2004). Innovation and experience: "The Studio Experience." Audio-Visual Education Bimonthly, 45(6), 44-48. TAIWAN

 

Book Chapters

• Wang, C. M., & Reeves, T. C. (in press). Cyberspace and online education: The influences of global cyberculture on international students. In K. St. Amant (Ed.), Linguistic and Cultural Online Communication Issues in the Global Age. Hershey, PA: Idea Group, Inc.

• Wang, C. M., & Reeves, T. C. (2007). The meaning of culture in online education: Implications for teaching, learning, and design. In A. Edmundson (Ed.), Globalized e-Learning Cultural Challenges (pp. 1-17). Hershey, PA: Idea Group, Inc.

• Wang, C. M. (2006). Mediagraphy. In M. Orey, V. J. McClendon, & R. M. Branch (Eds.). Educational media and technology yearbook (Vol 31, pp. 379-412). Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.

Published Proceedings of Conference Presentations

• Wang, C. M. (2004). Taking online courses in the United States: The perspectives of Asian students from China, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. In G. Richards (Ed.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (pp. 2466-2468). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.

• Wang, C. M. & Reeves, T. C. (2004). Cultural considerations in online education: A review of the literature. In G. Richards (Ed.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (pp. 2460-2465). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.

• Wang, C. M. (2004). Use of technology in second-language education teaching. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (pp. 2728-2731). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.

 

International Conference Presentations

• Wang, C. M. (2006, October). Cyberspace and online education: The impacts of cyberculture on international students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT), Dallas, TX.

• Wang, C. M. (2006, April). Take Chinese students into consideration: Issues and research in online education in the United States. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association (CAERDA), San Francisco, CA.

• Wang, C. M. (2005, October). A conceptual framework for studying multicultural considerations in online education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT), Orlando, FL.

• Wang, C. M. (2004, October). Taking online courses in the United States: The perceptions from Asian students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT), Chicago, IL.

Local Conference Presentations

• Wang, C. M. (2006, May). The challenges in studying cultural issues in online education. Poster session presented at the Graduate Student Research Conference. University of Georgia, College of Education, Athens, GA.

• Wang, C. M. (2005, May). Synchronous online learning experience: The perspectives of international students from Taiwan. Poster session presented at the Graduate Student Research Conference. University of Georgia, College of Education, Athens, GA.

• Wang, C. M. (2004, April). A qualitative research study about taking online courses in the United States: The perspectives from Asian students. Poster session presented at the Graduate Student Research Conference. University of Georgia, College of Education, Athens, GA.

Work Submitted for Publication

• Wang, C. M. & Reeves, T. C. Synchronous online learning experiences: The perspectives of international students from Taiwan. Paper submitted to the Educational Media International (July 2006).

Work in Preparation

• Wang, C. M. From constructional ID models to digital library. Journal article to be submitted to the Audio-Visual Education Bimonthly (Taiwan).

• Wang, C. M. Service-based learning as an instructional design model. Journal article in preparation.

 

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GRANT WRITING EXPERIENCE

  • Attended grant writing workshops hold at the University of Georgia.

• Participate in an ongoing grant proposal writing activity about “Developing a measure of the pedagogical dimensions of online and blended learning environments” led by Dr. Thomas C. Reeves.

 

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SERVICE

Professional Service

• Recording Secretary (Division Board Member), Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), International Division, 2006-2007

• Proposal Reviewer, American Education Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, Division C-Learning and Instruction, Chicago IL, April 2007

• Proposal Reviewer, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) annual meeting, Teacher education division, Orlando FL, October 2005

• Conference Volunteer, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) annual meeting, Orlando FL, October 2005

• Conference Volunteer, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), E-Learn annual conference, Washington D.C., November 2004

• Conference Volunteer, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Annual meeting, International division, Chicago IL, October 2004

• Conference Volunteer, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) conference, Atlanta GA, March 2004

• Book Chapter Reviewer, Edmundson, A. (Ed.). Globalized e-Learning Cultural Challenges. Hershey, PA: Idea Group, Inc, 2006

University Service (University of Georgia)

• Instructional Technology program representative, The Graduate Researchers in Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology student association (GREPIT), August 2005-August 2006

• Invited poster presentation in EDIT 8990 doctoral seminar course, Fall 2005 & Fall 2006

• IT Studio masters students comprehension exam committee member, Instructional Technology, Fall 2003 & Spring 2004

• Served as doctoral student mentor in the Instructional Technology program, 2004-present

• IT Studio team multimedia projects evaluator, Spring 2004 & Fall 2005

• Web designer for Qualitative research interest group at UGA, Spring 2003 http://www.qualitativeresearch.uga.edu/quic web/

• E-book chapter contributor http://www.coe.uga.edu/epltt/ConceptualChange.htm, Department of Instructional Technology, Fall 2002

 

Community Service

• Chairman, Athens Chinese Bible Student Group (UGA student organization), August 2003 – September 2006

• Webmaster, UGA Badminton Club, Fall 2004

• Class facilitator, PowerPoint Games Project, 5th Grade Mathematics under the direction of Dr. Lloyd Rieber and Mrs. Gretchen Thomas, October 2003

• Officer, Taiwan Student Association at UGA, February 2002-February 2003

 

 

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HONOURS & AWARDS

• Regent's Out-of-State Tuition Waiver Award, The Graduate School, nominated by Dept. of Instructional Technology, University of Georgia, August 2002-August 2003

• Blue Sock Award (Peer-reviewed multimedia project award), Dept. of Instructional Technology, University of Georgia, July 2002

• Regent's Out-of-State Tuition Waiver Award, The Graduate School, nominated by Dept. of Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Georgia, August 2001-August 2002

 

Membership

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Skills

Computer software:

  • Web sites design: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Dreamweaver Ultradev, Fireworks MX, Microsoft FrontPage,

  • Authoring software: Authorware 6.0

  • Graphic design: Adobe Photoshop 6.0

  • Multimedia: Macromedia Flash MX

  • Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel

  • Statistic software: SPSS

  • Database: Microsoft Access

Languages:

  • Chinese

  • English

 

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REFERENCES

Upon request.