Research Associate江苏师范大学教育研究院
教师简介

Xiaopeng Ni
Senior Instructional Designer
Center for eLearning
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH 44115 USA
Tel: 216-802-3145
Cell: 706-247-6418
E-mail: x.ni19@csuohio.edu
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EDUCATION
August 2002 to August 2007
Ph.D. in Instructional Technology
University of Georgia, Athens, USA
Dissertation Title: Effects and Challenges of Using a Real-Job Project Approach to Teach
Instructional Design and Technology
September 1999 to July 2002
M. S. in Educational Technology
East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Thesis Title: Theory and Practice of Learning-Centered Instructional Design
September 1991 to July 1995
B. S. in Educational Information Technology
East China Normal University, Shanghai, China


EMPLOYMENT
August 2010 to Present
Senior Instructional Designer
Center for eLearning, Cleveland State University
Design and develop online programs and courses
Conduct design-based research and mobile teaching initiative
Teach educational technology courses and workshops
Evaluate online courses using Quality Matters standards
August 2007 to July 2010
Research Associate
Department of Teacher Education, Michigan State University
Coordinate a multidisciplinary team to develop technology-based programs
Design online curriculum and corresponding professional development
Develop online learning activities and platforms
Conduct design-based and empirical research studies
August 2002 to August 2007
Research/Teaching Assistant
Department of Instructional Technology, University of Georgia
 Mentored technology specialists and master students on their thesis projects
Coordinated the Instructional Design and Technology certificate program
Designed and developed online materials and modules
Conducted research on technology integration and designer preparation
September 1995 to July 2002
Lecturer
Educational Technology Center, Suzhou University, Suzhou, China
Taught courses on educational technology, instructional design and development
Trained K-12 in-service teachers on technology integration in the Suzhou region
Designed multimedia classrooms and provided faculty support services


PUBLICATIONS
JOURNALS (* indicates a Chinese publication)
Ni, X., Diomede, S. & Rutland, S. (under review), Strategies to Increase Engagement,Effectiveness, Meaningfulness in Course Management Systems, Educational Technology.
Li, G & Ni, X. (2011). Primary EFL Teachers' Technology Use in China: Patterns andPerceptions. The RELC, 42(1).
Ni, X. & Li, G. (2010). What Can We Learn from Teachers' IT Literacy: A Survey Study of IT in China's Basic Education. China Distance Education, 2010 (7). *
Li, G & Ni, X. (2010). Elementary In-Service Teachers' Beliefs and Uses of Technology in China:A Survey Study. International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, 6(2).
Ni, X. & Zhang, J. (2009). Development and Trends of Mobile Learning: An Interview with Mark van ’t Hooft. China Educational Technology (2009-7).*
Ni, X., Branch, R., Chen, K., & Clinton, G. (2009). The effects of text spacing on screen reading time and performance. International Journal of Instructional Media, 36(4).
Ni, X. & Branch, R. (2008). Augmenting the ADDIE paradigm for instructional design.Educational Technology, 48(6).
Li, G. & Ni, X. (2008). New technology application and meaning construction curriculum. New Curriculum, 2008(7). *
Ni, X. (2007). Design-based research: paradigm, example, and implication, China Educational Technology, 240(8). *
Ni, X. (2007). Toward corporate training: Innovation of instructional design course, China Educational Technology, 240(1). *
Ni, X. & Zhao, Y. (2007). Technology integration as a function of culture: A case study. Asia-Pacific Cybereducation Journal, 2(2).
McClendon, J., Amiel, T., Ni, X., & Orey, M. (2004). Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match. Educational Media and Technology Yearbook (Vol 29). Englewood: Libraries Unlimited.
Ni, X. (2003). On media from an activity perspective, China Distance Education, 187(9).*
Ni, X. (2003). The practice and methods of multi-dimensional evaluation, China Educational Technology, 87(5). *
Ni, X. (2002). Training of informational literacy and a learning model, e-Education Research,105(11), 10-12. *
Ni, X. (2002). Literature review on learning-centered instructional design, China Distance Education, 186(7), 9-12. *
Ni, X. (2001). Instructional strategies for two stages in the cognitive domain, e-Education Research, 93(1), 10-12. *
Ni, X. (2001). New tasks for teacher education in the information era, Chinese & Foreign Education, 7(2).*


BOOK CHAPTERS
Li, G. & Ni, X. (in press). Use of Technology to Support the Learning and Teaching of English in China. In C. Leung & J. Ruan(Eds). Historical, Philosophical, & Sociocultural Perspectives onLiteracy Teaching & Learning in China: Volume 2 - Perspectives on English Literacy.
Ni, X & Branch, R. (2008). Complexity theory. In J. M. Spector, M. D. Merrill, J. J. G. van Merri?nboer, & M. P. Driscoll (Eds.) Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology(3rd). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Ni, X. (2006). Searching opportunities for the development of educational technology during the transition era. In Zhang, W. (Ed.) Educational Technology in a Global Perspective: Applications and Innovations (pp. 1-18), Shanghai, China: East China Normal University Publishing House.
Ni, X., Feng, H., Zhou, X., & Luo, J. (2005). Educational technology in today's china. In M. Orey,T. Amiel, & J. McClendon (Eds.), The World Almanac on Educational Technology(Online),http://.
Ni, X. (2003). Instructional system design: Current perspective. In Pan, Z. (Ed.) Modern Educational Technology (pp.171-216). Suzhou, China: Suzhou University Publishing House.
Ni, X. (2000). The Internet and web-based courseware development. In Pan, Z. & Ren, Y.(Eds), Design of Multimedia and Network Courseware (pp.138-195). Suzhou, China: Suzhou University Publishing House.
Ni, X. (1998). Computer-based education. In Pan, Z. & Zhang, R.(Eds), Educational Technology in the New Era(pp.96-134). Suzhou, China: Suzhou University Publishing House.


PUBLISHED PROCEEDINGS
Wu, M., Ni, X., & Li, G. (2010). Challenges of Transitioning to Teaching in a Technology-Rich Curriculum: A Video Analysis. In J. Herrington & B. Hunter (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Media, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications 2010 (pp. 1883-1888).Toronto, Canada.
Ni, X., Mo, Y. & Deng, H. (2008). Design of web-based scenarios for authentic learning: Steps and strategies. In K. McFerrin et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (pp. 2149-2153). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Ni, X. & Ren, C. (2006). Implementation and effects of scenario-based authentic learning in an undergraduate media management course. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (pp. 1726-1730).Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Ni, X. & Branch, R. (2005). Socio-cultural perspective on technology integration. In L. Kwok & Y.K. Chan (Eds.), Proceedings of 9th Annual Global Chinese Conference on Computers inEducation(pp.1197-1206), Hawaii, USA,.
Ni, X., & Branch, R. (2004). Experience of using laptop in higher education institutions: Effects with and of ubiquitous computing under natural conditions. Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouse. (ERIC Production Service Document No. ED484993).
Ni, X., & Gao, J. (2004). Epistemological beliefs in online learning environment design, Proceedings of 8th Annual Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education(pp.768-779),Hongkong.
Ni, X., Branch, R., & Clinton, G. (2004). Instructional system design is an appropriately complex response to the complexity associated with developing cognitive tools. In L. Cantoni & C. McLoughlin (Eds.), Proceedings of ED Media on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia &
Telecommunications(pp. 4243-4248), Lugano, Switzerland.
McClendon, J., Ni, X., Hartfield, F., Thomas, M., Orey, M. & Amiel, T. (2004). Flexible delivery and the working teacher: Case studies in technology integration graduate education. In R. Ferdig et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (pp. 574-581). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
McClendon, J., Amiel, T., Orey, M. & Ni, X. (2003). Parties of three: fostering learning communities online. Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2003 (pp. 1946-1952). Chesapeake, VA: AACE
Ni, X., & Pan, Z. (2002, June). Objectives and models in the network-instructional design. Proceedings of the 6th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (pp.191-197).Beijing, China.


SERVICES
Academic Dean, Cleveland Chinese School. Sep. 2011 – Present.
Social Director, Chinese American Faculty and Staff Association at CSU, May 2011 – Present.
Program Committee Member, the Association for Learning Technology Conference (ALT-C 2011), UK. Oct. 2010- Present.
Director, Board of Directors, Cleveland Chinese School & Contemporary Chinese Association.Sept. 2010- Present.
Conference coordinator in the Global Summit Conference on Education Technology, East China
Normal University, Shanghai, Mar. 2006- Aug. 2006


CERTIFICATION
Quality Matters certified peer reviewer (March, 2010)


RESEARCH INTERESTS
Instructional design and development, Interactive product evaluation, International education comparison, Teacher training, Project/Task-based learning