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Jui-Ling (Raye) Chiang, Ph.D.

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EDUCATION
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL August 2017
Ph.D. Instructional Technology
Title: The effects of utilizing simulation to promote higher order
thinking skills in a STEM classroom
M.S. in Educational Research and Evaluation December 2016

St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud MN May 2004

M.S. in Information Media

Christ College, Taipei Taiwan June 2000

B.A. in Information Management
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CERTIFICATES
Distance Education, Northern Illinois University 2017
Applying the QM Rubric (APPQMR), Northern Illinois University 2016
SPEAC: Summer Programs in East Asian Concentration, Ohio State University 2010
Design for E-Learning St. Cloud State University 2004
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ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Full Time Instructor Spring 2018 – Present

Department of Educational Technology Research and Assessment, Northern Illinois University
ETR 790 Qualitative Case-Study Research
ETR 520 Introduction to Research Methods in Education
ETR 519 Applied Educational Research
ETRA 502 Technology and Assessment for Elementary Education
ETRA 422 - Technology and Assessment for Secondary Education
ETT 429 Computers in Classroom Teaching
ETT 402 Teaching and Learning with Technology
ETT 401B: Field Experience for Integrating Technology into the Elementary Classroom

Co-coordinator
Department of Educational Technology Research and Assessment, Northern Illinois University
Scheduling coordinator 01/01/2018 – Present
ETT 229 Computers in Education (24 sections per semester) 05/16/2016 – Present
Responsibilities: Collaborated with program co-coordinator in managing TA hiring and policy
regulations. Trained and mentored over 23 TAs each semester (3 in the summer). Provided
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training included Blackboard course management system, teaching and student retention, online
teaching pedagogy as well as mentoring and supporting TAs’ online teaching professional
development. Supervise regular computer skills exam (3-4 sessions per semester) and overseeing
course material updates.

Visiting Scholar 08/15/2010 – 05/15/2011

Department of English and Modern Languages, South Carolina State University
CHI 101 Elementary Chinese I
CHI 102 Elementary Chinese II

Teaching Associate
Department of Educational Technology Research and Assessment, Northern Illinois University
ETT 429 Computers in Classroom Teaching (online course) 01/02/2012 – 08/15/2018
ETT 530 Instructional Technology Tools (online course) 01/16/2016 – 05/15/2016
Average student evaluation from Fall 2015 (provided by NIU): 5.76 / 6 scale
ETR 590/790 Data Literacy for Classroom Teachers (online course) 05/16 – 07/15/2017
Responsibilities: facilitate course weekly process, online discussion, and data literacy workshop
discussion and technology troubleshooting.

Graduate Assistant
Online Master’s program technology support 08/16/15 - 12/15/ 2015
Responsibilities: supporting online courses by faculty requests. Supporting remote campus
cohort face-to-face courses (traveling required). Supporting graduate students’ technology
issues via email and phone.
Web Master for ETRA Department 01/02/2012 – 08/15/2014
Web Master for CAHA Department 01/02/2012 – 07/31/2013
Responsibilities: maintained departments’ official website via WEBCRMA, Dreamweaver, and
Cascade. Graphics design by requests.

Internship - Instructional designer Fall 2015

Data Literacy Workshop – 1 publication
• Designed and developed face-to-face course-based data literacy workshop materials
• Formative and summative assessed pre-service teachers’ master level of data understanding
and interpretation
• Conducted one-group pretest-posttest design and used SPSS to analyze results

COURSE TAUGHT (UNIVERSITY)

Level: G = Graduate, U = Undergraduate
Delivery Format: F = Face-to-Face (In Person), O = Online, B = Blended (Hybrid)

Northern Illinois University

Applied Educational Research (G, O)
Computers in Classroom Teaching (U, O)
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Field Experience for Integrating Technology into the Elementary Classroom (U, B)
Introduction to Research Methods in Education (G, O, F)
Technology and Assessment for Elementary Education (G, F)
Technology and Assessment for Secondary Education (U, B)
Teaching and Learning with Technology (U, B)
Qualitative Case-Study Research (G, O)

South Carolina State University

Elementary Chinese I (F)
Elementary Chinese II (F)
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GRANT RESEARCH & PROJECTS
Department of Educational Technology Research and Assessment,
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Project Title: Individualized Achievement Based Learning Environment (iABLE)
Sponsor: College of Education Donor
Role: Program Subject Mater Experts
Funded Period: June 1, 2016 – June 30, 2021
Project Award Amount: 200,000

Project Title: Comparing Student Survey Item Design for the Measurement of Teachers’
Instructional Practices
Sponsor: College of Education Dean’s Grant
Role: Co-PI
Funded Period: March 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016
Project Award Amount: 2,500

Project Title: Web- based Interactive Landform Simulation Model (WILSIM)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation # TUES-1140375
Role: Research assistant
Funded Period: March 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016
Project Award Amount: $236,041

Project Title: Creating a Full-Body, Interactive, Educational Video Game to Promote Reading
Development
Sponsor: Department of Literacy Education, NIU Literacy Clinic, Center for the
Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy (CISLL), and Digital Convergence Lab.
Role: Instructional Designer in the Design Team, Project Manager in the Development Team
Funded Period: January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012
Project Award Amount: 10,000 (Participated as an experiential learning)

Project Title: NIU SMART Device Retention Application

Sponsor: Vision 2020, Northern Illinois University,
Role: Instructional Designer in the Design Team, Project Manager in the Development Team
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Funded Period: August 1, 2013 – May 31, 2014

Project Award Amount: 25,000 (Participated as an experiential learning)

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CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
Taiwan Life Insurance Co. Ltd, Taipei, Taiwan. 11/12/2007 – 05/31/2010
Insurance and Financial Planner
• Conducted needs assessment for potential clients.
• Created and presented product-training seminars on current government issues to new
staff members.
Happy Recome, Inc. Taipei, Taiwan. 09/19/2005 – 03/31/2007
Instructional Designer
• Conducted needs assessment and training materials for single and regional branches.
• Designed and developed a multimedia training program for branch staffs based on
performance and profit
• Collaborated with external field consults to design and deliver outdoor training
programs.
• Collaborated with marketing in developing monthly, seasonally, and annually
workshops for all employees
• 30% Traveling
Wei-Han Dental Continuing Education Center, 06/01 – 11/30/2004
Dr.Wells Dental Clinic Group. Taipei, Taiwan.
Manager
• Conducted and delivered office operation manuals.
• Collaborate with New York University College of Dentistry in developing dental
certification training programs.
• Co-developed National Dental Continuing Education Certification workshops with
Taiwan Academy of Implant Dentistry (TAID), Academy of Oral Implantology,
Republic of China (AOI-ROC).
• 15% of traveling
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MENTORING EXPERIENCES
Mentor for numerous Ph.D. and Ed.D. students on candidacy exam preparation. 2014 – Present
Mentor for numerous Teaching Assistants on teaching online courses. 2016 – Present
Mentor in Huskie Hack Event. Interdisciplinary students from November 2017
middle school, high school, and undergraduate and graduate students.
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PUBLICATION
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PUBLISEHD
Reeves, T. D., & Chiang, J-L. (Accepted). Online Intervention to Promote Teacher Data-Driven
Decision Making: Optimizing Design to Maximize Impact. Journal of Studies in
Educational Evaluation.

Luo, W., Smith, T., Whalley, K., Darling, A., Ormand, C., Hung, W., Chiang., J., Pelletier, J., &
Duffin., K. (Accepted). Earth surface modeling for education: How effective is it? - Four
semesters of classroom tests with WILSIM-GC. The British Journal of Educational
Technology.

Reeves, T. D., & Chiang, J. L. (2017). Building pre-service teacher capacity to use external
assessment data: An intervention study. The Teacher Educator, 52(2), 155-172.

IN REVIEW
Reeves, T. D., & Chiang, J-L. (in review). Effects of an asynchronous online data literacy
training on pre-service and in-service teachers’ beliefs, self-efficacy, and practices.
Computers & Education.

IN PREPARATION
Chiang, J. (in preparation). Meta-analysis: Literature review on the use of simulation in higher
education environment.
Chiang, J., Hung, W., Luo, W., & Smith, T. J. (in preparation). The effects of utilizing
simulation to promote content knowledge acquisition and problem-solving skills in a
stem classroom. British Journal of Educational Technology.
Chiang, J., & Luo., W., (in preparation). The use of Simulation in A Science Classroom: An
Investigation of Students’ Learning Gaps. Computers and Education.
Chiang, J.-L. & Reeves, T. D. (In preparation). Design process for data literacy online training.
International Journal of Design for Learning.
Chiang., J.-L. (in preparation). Lesson learned in interdisciplinary design and development
cases. Journal of Applied Instructional Design.
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INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
*When authorship is shared, asterisks are used to indicate relatively greater effort or ownership, typically 50% or more.

Chiang J-L., & Reeves, T.D. (2018, Accepted). Design, Development, and Refinement of a Theory-
Based, Online, Data Literacy Training for Teachers. Design case presentation at the
meeting of Association for Educational Communications and Technology International
Conference Kansas City, MO
Reeves, T. D., & Chiang, J. L. (2018, April). Online interventions to promote teacher data-driven
decision making: Optimizing design to maximize impact. Paper presentation at the meeting of
the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Chiang, J-L., & Reeves, T. (2016, November). Equipping pre-service elementary teachers for
instructional use of standardized assessment data. Presentation at the meeting of Asia-
Pacific Educational Research Association, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Chiang, J-L., Luo, W., Hung, W. & Smith, T. (2016, November). The effects of utilizing 3D
Web-based interactive earth surface modeling for science learning in higher education.
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Presentation at the meeting of Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association, Kaohsiung,

Taiwan
Chiang, J-L., & Reeves, T. (2016, October). Standardizing pre-service teacher preparation for
instructional data-driven decision making. Presentation at the meeting of Association for
Educational Communications and Technology International Conference, Las Vegas, NV
Chiang, J-L., Luo, W., Hung, W. & Smith, T. (2016, October). The effects of utilizing simulation
to promote higher order thinking skills in a STEM classroom. Presentation at the meeting
of Association for Educational Communications and Technology International
Conference, Las Vegas, NV
Chiang, J.-L., Chang, C.-P. J., & Omale, N. (2014). Designing a reading enhancement
environment in Second Life. Presentation at the meeting of Association for Educational
Communications and Technology International Conference, Jacksonville, FL
Chiang, J.-L. (2014, June). Are you having fun in teaching and learning? The Second Global
Educational Forum, Miaoli, Taiwan.
Chiang, J.-L.*, & York, C. S. (2013). Visual literacy in foreign language teaching and learning:
A study of Chinese Language teachers’ perceptions. Presentation at the meeting of
American Educational Research Association International Conference, San Francisco, CA
Chiang, J.-L., York, C. S., Mayall, H., Click, A., & Underwood, J. M. (2012). An examination
of the design process of a literacy game. Presentation at the meeting of Association for
Educational Communications and Technology International Conference, Louisville, KY
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REGIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Reeves, T. D., & Chiang, J. L. (2017). Short-term effects of an online data literacy intervention on
pre-service and in-service teachers’ beliefs and anxiety. Paper presentation at the meeting of
the Mid-Western Educational Research Association, Evanston, IL.
Reeves, T. R., & Chiang, J-L (2016). Changes in Pre-service Teachers during a Course-Based
Standardized Data Use Intervention. Presentation at the Illinois Education Research
Council Symposium, Bloomington, IL
Chiang, J.-L.*, & York, C. S. (2013). Digital image perceptions of Chinese language teachers
and U.S. college students. Presentation at the Mid-Western Educational Research
Association Conference, Evanston, IL. *Note: This paper was chosen as best of division
C from MWERA 2013.
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FUNDING / GRANTS WRITING
Principal Investigator, An investigation of students’ tonal language speaking performance
through instructional design perspectives, Proposal for Pilot Grant, Center for the
Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy, Northern Illinois University, (funding)
2017

Co-Principal Investigator [w/Principal Investigator Todd Reeves] Comparing Models For Online
Professional Development of In-service Teachers’ Data Literacy and Use, Dean’s Grant for
Partnerships, College of Education, Northern Illinois University for $2,500 (funded) 2016
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Co-Principal Investigator [w/Principal Investigator Todd Reeves] An Online Data-Driven

Decision Making Intervention for Pre-Service Teachers. IDEA Impact Grant Program
(Teaching/Learning), IDEA for $10,000 (unfunded0 2016
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MEDIA APPEARANCES
NIU Today. November 2016. Interviewed about data literacy project.
http://news.cedu.niu.edu/coe_news/professor-grad-student-develop-online-training-to-
helps-teacher-make-data-driven-decisions/
The Times and Democrat (South Carolina daily newspaper). June 2011. Interviewed about
culture learning at HBCU http://thetandd.com/news/local/s-c-state-experience-gives-
mandarin- instructor-fuller-grasp-of/article_fce91728-9af8-11e0-ad69-
001cc4c03286.html
The Times and Democrat (South Carolina daily newspaper). August 2010. Interviewed about
Mandarin class introduction and teaching methods
http://thetandd.com/news/local/article_425877b4-b4b7-11df-97d9-001cc4c03286.html

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SERVICE
PROFESSIONAL
Assistant Editor, Journal of Applied Instructional Design Starting 2018
Reviewer, Professional Development in Education 2015 – Present
Proposal Reviewer, Association for Educational Communications and Annual 2017
Technology
Proposal Reviewer, Association for Educational Communications and Annual 2016
Technology
Job Center Mentor, Association for Educational Communications and Annual 2016
Technology
Technology Support, Northern Illinois University Learn IT Conference 2011 – 2016
Facilitator, Association for Educational Communications and 2013
Technology, Teacher Education Division
Technology Supervisor, Association for Educational Communications Annual 2013
and Technology

LEADERSHIP
Active member, Department of Educational Technology, Research & 2017 – Present
Assessment Graduate Student Association
NIU Delegation Coordinator, Asia-Pacific Educational Research 2016
Association & Taiwan Education Research Association
Student Representative, Department of Educational Technology, Research & 2015
Assessment Search Committee
Treasurer, Department of Educational Technology, Research & 2013 – 2015
Assessment Graduate Student Association
Student Representative, the Second Global Educational Forum, Miaoli, Taiwan 2014

LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM

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DeKalb Area Women’s Center Newsletter typing and layout 2016 – Present
Governmental Report translator for Road Safety Union in Taiwan 2015
Open Imagination Program for DeKalb High School, St. Charles 2015
East and St. Charles North High School international exchange students,
program hosted by NIU
Open Imagination Program for DeKalb High School international 2014
exchange students, program hosted by NIU
Interpreter for Home Coming international visitors 2013
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AWARDS AND HONORS
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Northern Illinois University 2016
Instructor Extra Effort Award Recipient for Academic Excellence, South Carolina 2011
State University

Horvath Family Fund, 2017, Northern Illinois University $ 1400.00

Dr. James Douglas Gott Education Scholarship, 2016, Northern Illinois University $ 300.00
Robert H. Bauernfeind Memorial Scholarship, 2016, Northern Illinois University $ 500.00
Dr. James Douglas Gott Education Scholarship, 2013, Northern Illinois University $ 300.00
Robert H. Bauernfeind Memorial Scholarship, 2013, Northern Illinois University $ 1600.00
SPEAC Scholarship, 2010, the Ohio State University $ 1000.00
Exchange Scholarship Funding, 2010, South Carolina State University $27548.00

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Kappa Delta Pi – International Honor Society in Education 2017 – Present
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) 2011 – Present
Golden-Key – International Honour Society 2012 – Present
NIU Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language & Literacy (CISLL) 2012 – Present
American Educational Research and Association (AERA) 2013 – Present
Mid-Western Educational Research Association (MWERA) 2013 – Present
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TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCIES
Hardware: iPad, Windows PC/laptop, MAC, tablets, Chromebook
Software: Microsoft Office, MS Project, MS Visio
Course Management System: Blackboard, Instructure Canvas
eLearning tool: Adobe Captivate, Authorware, Articulate, Adobe Connect
Web-based applications: Google Sites, Web 2.0
Web development Tool: Dreamweaver, Publisher, Cascade
Survey tools: Google Form, PollEverywhere, Survey Monkey
Digital Video and Media Production: Premiere, Captivate, Windows Movie
Coding Language: C, C++, Python, HTML, CSS
Database: SQL, Oracle
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