RESUME

Jinjie Zheng

PhD Candidate
Educational Psychology & Educational Technology
Michigan State University
Email: zhengji1@msu.edu
website:www.jinjiezheng.com

EDUCATION

2006-2010 PhD (Expected)  Educational Psychology and Educational Technology   Michigan State University

2004-2006 M.S. Instructional Technology Utah State University

2000-2003 M.A. Linguistics and Applied Linguistics  Shanghai Jiaotong University, China

1996-2000  B.A. English Education Huaibei Normal University, China

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Michigan State University

Online Course CEP-822: Approaches to Educational Research. (2010)

  • My Role: Primary Instructor
  • Course level: master-level graduate course
  • I am currently teaching this class during summer semester, 2010. My  goal is to support in-service teacher to learn how educational research can inform professional practice and help their develop a working knowledge of basic research strategies, methodology, and practices.

Online Course CEP-800: Learning in School and Other Settings .(2009)

  • My Role: Primary Instructor
  • Course level: master-level graduate course
  • Achievements: Instructed k12 teachers to identify and diagnose crucial learning elements in school and community settings.  Providing aids on  course assignments and projects . Answered theoretical-based and situational-based learning and design questions.

Face-to-Face Course  CEP-416:  Teaching and &Learning with Technology(2008).

  • My Role: Primary Instructor
  • Course-level: Undergraduate
  • Achievement:  Assisted Pre-service teachers learned and applied Web.2.0 learning technologies  in K12 settings. Modeled online class/project management and collaboration in ANGEL, Wikispace, and Blog platforms. Coached  pre-service teachers to bridge the gap between providing information and delivering engaging, meaningful instruction. Students feedback indicated the implementation of new technology were very effective in their teaching.

Online Course CEP-891:  Teaching K-12 students Online (2007).

  • My Role: Co-instructor
  • Course Level: master-level graduate course
  • Achievement: Facilitated in-service teachers to acquire crucial elements in  web-based instruction based on NETS (National Educational Technology Standard). Created instructional contents, instructional videos, technology tutorials for in service teachers. Fostered a vibrant online learning communities through an orchestration of  online discussions, research blogs,  group projects, and virtual presentations

Utah State University

Online Course INST 6380: Distance Education For K12 Teachers (2005).

  • My Role: Teaching Assistant
  • Achievement: Assisted students” mastery of  ADDIE instructional design model. Evaluated  students’ learning through Analysis Report, Design Report, Implementation Plan, & Formative Evaluation Report

ONLINE COURSES AND TRAINING MODULES DEVELOPING EXPERIENCE

Michigan State University

Online Course TE-150:   Reflection on Learning ( 2008).

  • My Role: Online Course Developer
  • Achievement: Created energizing  learning experience through meaningful use of   instructional techniques including learning videos, text-based learning contents, online learning games, and web-based psychology experiments. Engaged and inspired college undergraduates to learn about major learning theories. Translated learning theories in clearly and plain language for non-education majors.
  • MSU-AT & T Instructional Technology First Prize Award

Utah State University

Online Course INST 6380: Distance Education For K12 Teachers (2006).

  • My role: Online Course Developer
  • Achievement: Designed and managed WebCT vista course site. Assisted the primary instructor to evaluate students’ projects. Supported students’ online technology use.

Speech Development Lab (2006).

  • My Role: software developer & training module developer
  • Achievement: Computerized a suite of acoustic research tests by using Visual Basic (first computerized version of pencil-and-text tests). Created step-by-step User manual and job aids for the software Pig Latin, Phoneme Deletion, and Initial Consonant the Same. Trained the research center staff how to use the software

Online Sales Training Module:Technology-Assisted language Learning Research Group(2005).

  • My role: Online Training Module Developer
  • Achievement: Defined scope and sequence of the training module. Storyboarded the Flash development of  training contents Evaluated website usability and interface design. Create assessment tools to measure learning outcomes.

AWARD

  • The EPET Program Research Practicum Fund, Michigan State University (2009)
  • Graduate School Summer Research Fellowship, Michigan State University (2009)
  • Literacy Achievement Research Center (LARC) Travel Grant, Michigan State University (2009)
  • First Prize in MSU-AT&T Instructional Technology Awards Competition, Michigan State University (2008)
  • Dean’s Scholar, Michigan State University (Four-year fellowship program, 2006-2010)
  • Outstanding Scholar at Instructional Technology, Utah State University (2006)
  • Presidential Fellowship Award, Utah State University (2004)

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

  • Learning Management Systems: ANGEL, Moodle, WebCT, Blackboard
  • Web Presentation: Adobe Acrobat Connect, iVisit
  • Screen Capture Tools: Camtasia Studio, SnagIt, Jing
  • Video Editing: Windows Movie Maker, MS Photo Story, iMovie
  • Recording and Editing: Audacity
  • Web Design Tools: Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop
  • Web development codes:  html,  CSS, Actionscript
  • Website & Software Usability Evaluation Tool: Morae
  • Programming: Visual Basic

MEMBERSHIP

  • American Educational Research Association (AERA)
  • Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
  • Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
  • International Reading Association (IRA)