Teaching & Mentoring
Teaching Philosophy
My teaching centers on authentic, inclusive learning design. Whether I am working with doctoral students in instructional design or heritage learners of Chinese, I focus on helping learners build agency, reflect on their identities, and transfer knowledge into complex, real-world contexts. I integrate artificial intelligence, extended reality (XR), and learning analytics to scaffold self-directed learning, while grounding every course in culturally responsive pedagogy, formative assessment, and community building.
Courses & Instructional Leadership
Purdue University · Department of Curriculum and Instruction (2024–present)
- EDCI 557 Strategic Assessment & Evaluation (Graduate, asynchronous online) — Redesigned the fully online format with multimedia onboarding, weekly overview videos, and scaffolded Brightspace activities. Co-teach two sections of 16 working professionals each semester, mentoring them to deploy Kirkpatrick & Kirkpatrick’s evaluation model across PK–12 and workforce settings.
- EDCI 676 Writing a Literature Review (Graduate, face-to-face) — Co-instructor for the spring seminar; guide doctoral students through synthesis mapping, citation management, and AI-supported search strategies while modeling ethical GenAI use.
- Graduate advising and mentoring — Provide formative feedback on dissertation proposals, systematic reviews, and AI-integrated design projects; facilitate peer-review routines to normalize scholarly critique.
ConnectEd · Global Chinese Research Community (2022–present)
- MET 201 Meta-analysis (Synchronous online)
Associate instructor for a 250-learner cohort; demonstrate NVivo, R, and JASP workflows, and host bilingual troubleshooting labs tailored to early-career researchers. - Scholarly mentoring
Lead monthly clinics on Ph.D. application strategy, English-language publishing, and data visualization for scholars across China, Singapore, and the U.S.
Beijing Normal University · College of Education (May–June 2022)
- Co-taught English Language Teacher Professionalism (hybrid) for pre- and in-service teachers, emphasizing reflective practice and culturally responsive digital pedagogy.
- Designed practicum protocols that helped participants integrate AI-enabled feedback tools into their lesson study projects.
Indiana University Bloomington · Hamilton Lugar School (2020–2023)
- Full-time visiting faculty and assessment coordinator for the Chinese Flagship Program.
- Led courses from elementary to capstone levels, including Advanced Academic Chinese Writing (SGIS-S 300), Chinese in Humanities (EALC-C 457), and Fourth-Year Chinese (EALC-C 101).
- Developed immersive community-based projects and genre-driven writing workshops that raised oral proficiency interview (OPI) pass rates.
- Recruited, trained, and supervised 200+ tutors; co-designed a blended “double-loop” tutoring model that sustained post-pandemic retention gains.
- Mentored capstone cohorts through internship preparation, needs assessment, and intercultural reflection sessions in partnership with overseas host institutions.
AI teacher PD
Leading design studios that help educators experiment with inclusive, AI-enabled assessment practices.
Capstone success
Collaborating with faculty mentors to guide learners through internships, needs assessments, and OPI benchmarks.
Culture activities with students
Building community-based projects that connect language proficiency with cultural identity work.
Mentoring & Community Building
- AI & Learning Innovation Studios. Facilitate design charrettes for Purdue graduate students exploring GenAI for assessment, accessibility, and workforce upskilling.
- ConnectEd Community of Practice. Curate open-access resource banks, moderate cross-institutional reading groups, and coach emerging scholars on IRB, grant writing, and conference proposals.
- Tutor Leadership Pipeline. At Indiana University, built competency-based workshops, observation rubrics, and feedback loops that prepared tutors to become course instructors and graduate students in LDT and Applied Linguistics programs.
- Equity-focused teacher PD. Co-led online institutes examining culturally and linguistically responsive professional development; findings inform the design of statewide PD ecosystems and now serve as case studies in my graduate courses.
Highlights & Recognitions
- Course design impact: Strategic Assessment & Evaluation redesign cited in departmental evaluations for clarity, accessibility, and learner satisfaction.
- Community leadership: Invited speaker for instructional design seminars at Old Dominion University, Boise State University, and Purdue’s P-12 Conference.
- Award-winning collaborations: Intel Labs partnership on collaborative problem solving in conversational AI earned the AECT Outstanding Publication Award and informs K–12 teacher preparation modules.
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