Wenxia Wu

Wenxia Wu, Ph.D.

Faculty,
Instructional Design,
Undergraduate Business Studies
wuw@franklin.edu


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Ph.D.
Iowa State University, 2009, Curriculum & Instructional Technology
M.S. University of Wisconsin - Superior, 2004, Education
B.A. Beijing Normal University, 1997, Teaching English as a Second Language in Teacher Education

 

2008 Franklin University, Lead Faculty
2004-2008 Iowa State University, Instructional Designer and Co-Instructor of VET Distance Learning Project; Researcher, Longitudinal Research Project in Students Learning in Technology-enhanced Virtual Collaborative Environment, Collaborating with Lanzhou Jiaotong University, China; Iowa State University's Distance Education Strategic Plan Program Coordinator of Dual Degree Programs in Engineering with Lanzhou Jiaotong University, China
2003-2004 Iowa State University, Instructional Design Specialist Graduate Assistant and Faculty Mentor, Instructional Technology Center.
2002-2004 Iowa State University, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Educational Psychology and Multicultural Education; Research Assistant on Eisenhower Funded Mathematics and Science Education Standards Workshops for Iowa K-12 teachers; Webmaster of Department of Curriculum & Instruction
2002 University of Wisconsin-Superior, Instructional Designer & Faculty Developer, Faculty Development Center
1997-2000 Beijing Union University, Beijing, China, TESL College Instructor

 

2007 Wu, W, Cross-boundary virtual teams: the effect of time and task on team performance. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, Illinois, April 9-13, 2007.
2007 Wu, W. & Seymour, J. F. Global virtual team: Cross-boundary collaboration and team performance. (In Review) Journal of Research on Technology in Education. An early version of this article was presented at the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 9-13, 2007
2007 Wu, W. & Seymour, J. F. Virtually in the real world: Communication in global virtual teams (in progress). Article to be submitted to American Journal of Distance Education.
2006 Wu, W. (2006). Current distance education research patterns & trends in a historical context. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2006 (pp. 3103-3111). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
2006 Wu, W. (2006). Boundary-crossing: China-USA undergraduate student virtual engineering team. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2006 (pp. 3095-3102). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
2006 Wu, W., Current distance education research patterns & trends in a historical context. Presented at World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, Orlando, FL, U.S.A. June 2006.
2005 Wu, W. (2005). When the East meets the West & the single child phenomena--Develop understanding of a group of Chinese students' demographics for American online class designing. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (pp. 679-681). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
2005 Tysseling, W. and Wu, W., Distance education in the United States: the current and the future. Presentation at The World Congress on Agriculture, Beijing, China, September, 2005.
2006 Wu, W., Boundary-crossing: China-USA undergraduate student virtual engineering team. Presented at World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, Orlando, FL, U.S.A. June 2006.
2004 Wu, W. & Kropid, W. (2004). Dancing with technology: Collaborative learning in an Iowa K-12 computer learning classroom. In G. Richards (Ed.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (pp. 1571-1576). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
2004 Yang, X. & Wu, W. (2004). E-pal project: Using technology as emotional support in college level Chinese study-abroad program. In G. Richards (Ed.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (pp. 1028-1032). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
2004 Wu, W. & Wilson, M. (2004). ROPCS project proposal: Workshop series to facilitate effective online learning environment by bringing faculty and their student assistants together. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (pp. 2755-2759). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
2004 Wu, W. and Kropid, W., Dancing with technology: Collaborative learning in an Iowa K-12 computer learning classroom. Presented at World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Washington D.C., USA, November, 2004.
2004 Wu, W. and Wilson, M., ROPCS project proposal: Workshop series to facilitate effective online learning environment by bringing faculty and their student assistants together. Presented at Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, March 2004.
2004 Yang, X. and Wu, W., E-pal project: Using technology as emotional support in college level Chinese study-abroad program. Presented at World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Washington D.C., USA, December, 2004.

 

Volunteer for 5K for Life Event, American Cancer Society
Organized Charity Event for Tsunami's Child Survivors
Organized Badminton Clinics for Homeless Children
Volunteer Math Tutor in Upward Bound Program
Volunteer Interpreter in Fourth World Conference on Women

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