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~{MuCt>j~}Minjuan Wang(pronounced "June-U-An") Minjuan

Associate Professor of Educational Technology
San Diego State University,
San Diego, CA 92182-1182
(T)619.594.3878 (f)619.594.6376

Education

University of Missouri, Columbia (Ph.D. in Information Science and Learning Technologies); The Pennsylvania State University (M.A. in Comparative Literature); Peking (Beijing) University (B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature; Archeology)

Photo Albums: Hometown Village |Beijing Summer|| Europe'06| Micronesia 2007 |Tibetan Plateau 08 |Micronesia 2008

Research Interests and Grants:

  • Large-Scale Mobile Learning (in collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
  • Designing teaching and learning for the Global audience
  • Creating Online Tests and Course Materials for Foreign Languages
  • Sociocultural aspects of online learning (many factors related to social, emotional, and personal dimensions)
    • Social and Cultural studies of online learning; The Digital Landscape Series
  • The impact of social software, such as Blog, Wiki, Youtube, podcasts, & SecondLife on teaching, learning, and online interaction

Major Publications copies available upon request

    • Shen, R. M., Wang, M. J., Gao, W. P., Novak, D., & Tang, L. (In press). Mobile Learning in a large blended computer science classroom: System function, pedagogies, and their impact on learning. IEEE Transactions on Education.
    • Wang, M. J., & Shen, R. M. (2008). The impact of mobile Learning on student learning behaviors and performance. British Journal of Educational Technology.
    • Shen, R. M., Wang, M. J., & Pan, X.Y. (2008). Increasing interactivity in blended classrooms through a cutting-edge mobile learning system.British Journal of Educational Technology.
    • Wang, M. J.(2007). Designing engaging online courses for students of diverse cultural bakcgrounds. British Journal of Educational Technology.
    • Laffey, J., & Wang, M. J. (2007). Social computing as a design perspective for E-Learning. Journal of Distance Education in China .
    • Wang, M. J. & Kang, M. (2006). Cybergogy of engaged learning through ICT: A framework for creating learner engagement. Book Chapter.
    • Yang, F., Wang, M. J., & Shen, R.M. (2006). Community-Organizing Agent: An artificial intelligent system for building learning communities among large numbers of students. Computers and Education . ( Indexed by Science Citation Index )
    • Yu, S.Q., & Wang, M. J. (2005). An exposition of the crucial issues in China 's educational informatization . Educational Technology Research and Development , 53 (4), 89-101.
    • Yu, S. Q., & Wang, M. J. (2006). Modern Distance Education Project for the Rural Schools (MDEPRS) of China : Recent development and problems. Journal of Computer-Assisted Learning .
    • Wang, M. J. & Sierra, C. (2002). Gender, discourse style, and equal participation in online learning. Outstanding Paper Award, E-Learn 2002, Montreal, CA. Republished 2007 in Journal of Distance Education in China .
    • Co-author of book--A Critical analysis of the U.S. press. Beijing : Chinese Social Sciences Press, 1996.Named as a ~{!0~}national bestseller in 1997~{!1~} by China Books Review, reviewed and commented by Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Time, CNN, and other U.S. media.

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Courses Taught

Life: Creative Writing, Dancing (Flamenco; A fun moment in San Fran, and Rosarito Mexico)

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