LIN LIN
Assistant Professor
Instructional Technology Program
Department of Educational Foundations and Special Services
College and Graduate School of Education, Health, and Human Services
P. O. Box 5190
Kent State University
Kent, OH 44242
(330)-672-6367
llin1@kent.edu
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York
Ed. D. Instructional Technology and Media, 5/2006
Ed. M. Communication, Computing and Technology in Education, 5/2001
Shanghai Teachers University, Shanghai, P. R. China
M. A. English Literature and Linguistics, 7/1992
B. A. English Literature and Linguistics, 7/1989
- Technology-supported learning environments
- Ubiquitous computing
- Simulations, multimedia, and digital game-based learning
- Youth and technology
- Technology integration in math, science, language, literacy, foreign language and curriculum studies
- Technology integration in teacher education and adult learning
- Computer-mediated communication
- Online collaboration and virtual team learning
- Online teaching and learning
- Technology and faculty professional development
- Web-based training and e-learning in corporate settings
- Interdisciplinary and international collaborations through new media and technology
Book Chapters
Swan, K., Lin, L. and van ‘t Hooft, M. (submitted, 2006). Teaching with technology. In C. Lassonde, R. Michael & J. Rovera-Wilson (eds.): Issues in Teacher Education.
Lin, L. (in press, 2006). Cultural dimensions of authenticity. In P. Cranton & E. Carusetta (ed.): Authenticity in Teaching in Higher Education: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Refereed Journal Articles
Lin, L. & Cranton, P. (2005). From scholarship student to responsible scholar: A transformative process. Teaching in Higher Education, 10(4), 447-459.
Lin, L., Cranton, P. & Bridglall, B. (2005). Psychological type and asynchronous written dialogue in adult learning. Teachers College Record, 107(8), 1788-1813. (http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentId=12096).
Lopez-Ortiz, B. and Lin, L. (2005). What makes an online group project work? Students’ perceptions before and after an online collaborative problem/project-based learning experience. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning (http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Feb_05/article04.htm).
Lin, L. & Cranton, P. (2004). Dancing to different drummers: Individual differences in online learning. Creative College Teaching Journal, 1(1), 30-40.
International Refereed
Cranton, P. & Lin, L. (2005). Transformative learning about teaching: The role of technology. Paper presented at the Sixth International Conference on Transformative Learning: Appreciating the Best of What Is, Envisioning What Could Be. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, Oct. 6-9, 2005.
Cranton, P., Roy, M., & Lin, L. (2003). Transformation, power, and the shadow. Paper presented at The Fifth International Conference on Transformative Learning, Columbia University, NY, Oct. 7-10, 2003.
National Refereed
Lin, L., van ‘t Hooft, M. and Swan, K. (2007). Teachers can learn from young generations of handheld users. Proposal submitted to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)’s 28th Annual National Education Computing Conference (NECC) 2007. Atlanta, Georgia, June 24-27.
Lin, L. (2007). Learning from teenagers: generational differences in the use of new technologies. Proposal accepted to the American Educational Research Association conference: The World of Educational Quality. Chicago, April 9-13.
Lin, L. (2006). Creating online spaces to enhance teaching and learning. Paper presented at The 12th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Network (The Power of Online Learning: Realizing the Vision). Orlando, FL, Nov. 8-10.
Lopez-Ortiz, B. and Lin, L. (2005). What makes an online group project work? Students’ perceptions before and after an online collaborative problem/project-based learning experience. Paper presented at SITE 2005: The 16th annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Phoenix, Arizona.
Lin, L., & Cranton, P. (2003). Psychological preference and online asynchronous written dialogue. Paper accepted at the E-Learning 2003: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education, Phoenix, Arizona.
Lin, L. (2002). The Teachers College New Teacher Institute: Supporting new teachers through hybrid new media technologies. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference, New Orleans, LA.
Lin, L. (1999). A Deweyan approach to thinking of technology. Paper presented at the Rouge Forum conference, Rochester University, Rochester, NY.
Local/Regional Refereed
Lin, L. (2007). Conceptualizing online spaces for online teaching and learning: A theoretical framework. Proposal submitted to Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) 2007 Educational Technology Research Symposium. Austin, TX, Feb. 5-9.
Lin, L., van ‘t Hooft, M. and Swan, K. (2007). What can we learn from younger generations’ use of handheld technologies? Proposal accepted to The 2007 eTech Ohio Educational Technology Conference. Columbus, OH, Feb. 12-14, 2007.
Hutchison, J. & Lin, L. (2005). Teacher learning: Personalized and contextualized support in helping teachers use technology. Paper presented at The Technology and Learning Symposium, New York University, New York.
Lopez-Ortiz, B. and Lin, L. (2004). Integrating principles of problem-based learning (PBL) into the online course design process. Paper presented at Gigabytes, Ghouls, and Graduate Students: The first CCTE conference on research in technology and education, Columbia University, NY, Oct. 2004.
Tenure-track Assistant Professor, 8/2006 - Present
Instructional Technology Program
College and Graduate School of Education, Health, and Human Services
Kent State University
- Youth, handheld technologies, and ubiquitous computing
- Exploring science concepts with teenagers in Second Life TM
- Social and learning impacts of online meeting spaces for teenage gamers
- Technology and online problem-based learning (PBL)
- Keywords and tags as meta-cognitive tools to facilitate online learning and critical thinking
- Creating online spaces to enhance teaching and learning
- Cultural differences in online communication
- Computer Applications in Education (undergraduate, master and doctoral student levels)
- Authoring Systems (master and doctoral student levels)
- Designing Multimedia (master and doctoral student levels)
- Designing Visuals (master and doctoral student levels)
- Committee member: University Council on Technology (http://dept.kent.edu/uct/), 2006 – Present
- Advisor: masters degree students, 2006 – Present
- Co-facilitator: Second Life TM Learning Community, 2006 – Present
- Member: Digital Game-based Learning Community, 2006 – Present
- Member: Faculty Peer Review Learning Community, 2006 – Present
Instructor, Communication and Instructional Technology and Media, 9/2001 - 7/2006
Teachers College, Columbia University
Courses developed and taught:
- Computer-mediated Communication (master and doctoral student levels)
- Current Research Issues in Online Distance Learning (master and doctoral student levels)
- Health Technology (master and doctoral student levels)
Head, EdLab Teaching Support Group, 9/2005 - 7/2006
Teachers College, Columbia University
Manager of Faculty Support, 1/2005 - 8/2005
The Gottesman Libraries, Teachers College, Columbia University
Manager of Faculty Support, 9/2001 - 1/2005
Distance Learning Project, Teachers College, Columbia University
Multimedia Developer, 5/2001 - 9/2001
Distance Learning Project, Teachers College, Columbia University
Web Designer and Webmaster , 6/2000 – 7/2006
Selected web projects:
Teaching Assistant, 1/2001 - 5/2001
Teachers College, Columbia University
Information Specialist, 1/2000 - 5/2001
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Teachers College, Columbia University
Graduate Research Assistant, 9/1997 - 12/1999
State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton
Assistant Professor, 9/1991 - 8/1997
Tongji University, Shanghai, P. R. China
GRANTS & AWARDS
Recipient (as Technology Fellow and Pedagogical Advisor): Columbia University Technology Integration Partnership, 9/2001 – 5/2004. National Science Foundation (NSF) 04-533
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