Dr.
Yuliang Liu's Recent Scholarship
I. RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Book Chapters
Liu, Y. (2022). Exigent issues in educational research. In Fabunmi, M., Ajadi, T. O., Veronica F. T., Babajide, V. F. T., & Boakye-Yiadom, M. (Eds.), Education dialogue: Research reports from Africa (1st, ed., pp. 3-15). The Education Dialogue Association (EDUDIA) and the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA), Category 2 Affiliate of UNESCO, based at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Liu,
Y. (2012). Chapter 29: Instructor
feedback, learner satisfaction, and online learning. In
H. H. Yang, & S. C. Yuen (Eds.), Handbook
of Research on Practices and Outcomes in Virtual Worlds and Environment.
(pp. 536-550) (ISBN: 978-1-60960-762-3).
Hershey PA: IGI Global.
Liu,
Y. (2010). Chapter 9: Strategies for providing formative feedback to maximize
learner satisfaction and online learning. In H. H. Yang, & S. C. Yuen
(Eds.), Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in E-Learning: Issues and
Trends (pp. 150-163).
Hershey PA: IGI Global.
Liu, Y.
(2009). How do nonverbal cues affect
impression formation and relational development in computer-mediated
communication? (ISBN 978-3-639-19749-5). VDM Publishing House Ltd.
Liu, Y.
(2003). Online education as an effective alternative strategy for higher
technical education. In Collection of the
International Forum on Higher Vocational and Technical Education (pp.
372-384).
Liu, Y.
(2002). The impacts of frequency and duration of messaging on relational
development in computer-mediated communication. In M. A. Fitzgerald, M. Orey,
& R. M. Branch (Eds.), Educational
Media and Technology Yearbook 2002 (Vol. 27), (pp. 33-51).
Refereed Articles:
Liu, Y. et al., (2021). The impacts of the United States
international training program in pedagogy in higher education on visiting
scholars in China. International Education Journal:
Comparative Perspectives, 20(1), 41-66. (https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/IEJ/issue/view/1088.
The journal is sponsored by Oceania Comparative and International Education
Society)
Liu, Y. (2020). American
teacher education students and their experience during a short-term visit to
China. Journal of Global
Research in Education and Social Science, 14(1), 1-9.
Liu, Y. (2019). Using reflections and questioning to engage and
challenge online graduate learners in education. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 14(3), 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41039-019-0098-z
Liu, Y., & Miner,
C. (2018). Impacts of
a study abroad program in northwest China on teacher education students in the
United States. The Online Journal of New
Horizons in Education, 8(3), 80-91. Retrieved from http://www.tojned.net/journals/tojned/articles/v08i03/v08i03-09.pdf.
Co-authored. (2017). Academic domains as political
battlegrounds: A global enquiry by 99 academics in the fields of education and
technology. Information Development, 33(3), 270¨C288. DOI: 10.1177/0266666916646415.
Liu, Y., & Masten, W. (2016). An
exploratory investigation of pre-service teachers¡¯ problematic internet use, locus of control, and loneliness in the United
States. Journal of Global Research in
Education and Social Science, 5(2), 93-101.
Xin, H, Liu, Y., Weishaar, M.,
&, Fricke, G. (2015). A pilot international training program in pedagogy in
higher education. Learning For Democracy,
6(1), 27-36.
Liu, Y. (2015). An
exploratory study of pre-service teachers¡¯ features related to their online
behaviors and problematic internet use in the United States. Computers in Human Behavior, 44,
369¨C376. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2014.11.058
Zhou, H., Liu, Y., & Fries, R. N. (2014). Design, development, implementation, and evaluation of a multimedia game system for highway incident responder training (HIRT). International Journal of Multimedia Technology, 4(3), 33-39. More info. about this project is here:
Wang,
W., & Liu, Y. (2014). The viewpoint and methods of the
postgraduate training of American educational technology. e-Education Research, 6, 5-9. (In Chinese in China)
Liu, Y.
(2012). Effects of integrating multimedia into the third grade mathematics
curriculum to improve student learning. Journal
of Educational Technology Systems, 40(3) 251-271.
Liu, Y.
(2009). Providing formative feedback to maximize student satisfaction and
learning in online courses.
International Journal of the Humanities,
7(4), 41-51.
Liu, Y.,
& Szabo, Z. (2009). Teachers' attitudes toward technology integration in
schools. Teachers and Teaching: Theory
and Practice, 15(1), 5-23.
Fabunmi,
M., & Liu, Y. (2008). Socio economic indices and information processing
skills of secondary school students in Nigeria. West African Journal of Education, XXVIII, 72-81.
Yang, H.,
& Liu, Y. (2008). Building a sense of community for text-based
computer-mediated communication courses. Journal
of Educational Technology Systems, 36(4), 393-413.
Liu, Y.,
& Yang, H. (2007). Impact of online instruction on students' approaches to
studying. International Journal of
Technology in Teaching and Learning, 3(2), 95-106.
Liu, Y.
(2007). A comparative study of learning styles between online and traditional
students. Journal of Educational
Computing Research, 37(1), 41-63.
Liu, Y.
(2007). Will web-based instruction
affect learner¡¯s learning styles? Journal
of Instruction Delivery Systems, 21(4), 15-21.
Liu, Y.
(2006). A comparison study of online versus traditional student evaluation of
instruction. International Journal of
Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 3(3), 15-29, Article 002.
Retrieved April 27, 2006, from http://www.itdl.org/Journal/April_06/April_06.pdf.
Liu, Y.
(2005a). Impact of online instruction on teachers¡¯ learning and attitudes
toward technology integration. The
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 6(4), Article 007. Retrieved
October 27, 2005, from http://tojde.dergi.anadolu.edu.tr/yonetim/icerik/makaleler/218-published.pdf
.
Liu, Y.
(2005b). Effects of online instruction vs. traditional instruction on students¡¯
learning. International Journal of
Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 2(3), 57-64, Article 006.
Retrieved March 21, 2005, from http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Mar_05/article06.htm.
Liu, Y.,
& Huang, C. (2005). Concerns of teachers about technology integration in
the United States. European Journal of
Teacher Education, 28(1), 35-47.
Liu, Y.,
Theodore, P., & Lavelle, E. (2004). A preliminary study of the impact of
online instruction on teachers¡¯ technology concerns. British Journal of Educational Technology, 35(3), 377-379.
Liu, Y., Theodore, P., & Lavelle, E. (2004). Experimental effects of online
instruction on K-12 teachers' concerns about technology integration. International Journal of Instructional
Technology and Distance Learning, 1(1), 27-38, Article 003. Retrieved
February 1, 2004, from http://itdl.org/journal/Jan_04/index.htm .
Liu, Y.
(2003b). Taking educational research online: Developing an online educational
research course. Journal of Interactive
Instruction Development, 16(1), 12-20. http://salt.org/JIIDtoc.asp?key=185822).
Liu, Y.
(2003a). Improving online interactivity and learning: A constructivist
approach. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 7(1),
174-178.
Liu, Y., Lavelle, E., & Andris,
J. (2002). Experimental
effects of online instruction on locus of control. United States Distance Learning Association Journal, 16(6), Article
002. Retrieved June 27, 2002, from http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/JUN02_Issue/article02.html
.
Liu, Y.
(2002). What does research say about the nature of computer-mediated
communication: task-oriented or social-emotion-oriented? Electronic Journal of Sociology, 6(1), Article 001. Retrieved May
1, 2002, from http://www.sociology.org/content/vol006.001/liu.html
.
Liu, Y., Ginther, D., & Zelhart, P. (2002). An exploratory study of the effects
of frequency and duration of messaging on impression development in
computer-mediated communication. Social
Science Computer Review, 20(1), 73-80.
Liu, Y.
(2002). Distance and Traditional Education: Teaching the Same Course Via
Instructional Television and Traditional Educational Formats. The Turkish Online Journal of Distance
Education, 3(1), Article 001. Retrieved January 17, 2002, from http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/yonetim/icerik/makaleler/27-published.pdf.
Liu, Y., Ginther, D., & Zelhart, P. (2001). How Do Frequency and Duration of
Messaging Affect Impression Development in Computer-Mediated Communication? Journal of Universal Computer Science
[Electronic version], 7(10), 893-913. (http://www.jucs.org/jucs_7_10).
Liu, Y.,
& Ginther, D. (2001). Managing impression formation in computer-mediated
communication. EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 24(3),
50-54. (http://www.educause.edu/pub/eq/eqm01/eqm013w.html).
Liu, Y.,
& Ginther, D. (1999). Cognitive styles and distance education (invited
submission). Higher Education Abstracts
(#0321-35), 35(1), 118.
Liu, Y.,
& Ginther, D. (1999, November 1). Cognitive styles and distance education. The Journal of Distance Learning
Administration, 2(3), Article 005. Retrieved October 1, 1999, from
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/liu23.html (This article has recently been
featured/cited in many international and national publications.)
Liu, Y.
authored (co-authored) about 10 articles and book chapters published in P. R.
China from 1988 to 1994.
Doctoral Dissertation:
Liu, Y.
(May 2000). The effects of nonverbal cues on impression formation in
computer-mediated communication: An exploratory study. Dissertation Abstracts International, 61(4): AAT 9965844 (ISBN
0-599-70463-2) (Dissertation chair: Dean Ginther,
External Grant Reports:
Liu, Y.
(2003). Development and Dissemination of
Online Instructional Materials for Graduate ¡°Research Methods in Education¡±
Courses: Final Evaluation Report. Submitted for Illinois Board of Higher
Education, USA.
Liu, Y.
(April 2001). Educational quality at East
St. Louis and Brooklyn high schools: A survey of recent graduates.
Submitted for Illinois General Assembly, USA.
Book Reviews:
Liu, Y.
(2000). How to write qualitative
research? ¨C A book review. The Qualitative Report [On-line], 5 (1/2).
Available: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR5-1/liu.html.
II. RECENT REFEREED PRESENTATIONS
International:
Liu, Y. (Oct, 2024a). Promoting online
learning in graduate teacher education using the growth mindset. eLearn 2024.
Singapore.
Liu, Y. (March, 2024b). Impact of a
growth mindset instruction on mobile learning in graduate teacher education.
20th international conference on mobile learning conference. Porto, Portugal.
Liu, Y. (March, 2024c). How will a study abroad program to
China promote American teacher education students' experiential learning,
teacher identity, and professionalism? 18th annual International Technology, Education and
Development Conference (2024, Valencia, Spain.
Liu, Y. (2023). Fostering a growth
mindset to promote online learning in graduates. Society for Information
Technology & Teacher Education International 2023 Conference. New Orleans,
USA.
Liu, Y. (December 5, 2022). Exigent
issues in educational research. Invited keynote speaker, International
Virtual Conference Of The Education Dialogue
Association (EDUDIA) at The University Of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Liu, Y. (2019). How will a study abroad program to China promote American teacher
education students' experiential learning, teacher identity, and
professionalism? January 5-8, 2019 Hawaii International Conference on Education. Hawaii, USA.
Liu, Y. (March 2018). Using reflections and questioning to engage and challenge online
graduate learners.
Society for Information Technology &
Teacher Education International 2018 Conference. Washington, DC, USA.
Liu, Y., & Miner, C. (January 2017). Benefits
of an international education and culture-focused study abroad program in
China. Hawaii International
Conference on Education 2017. Hawaii,
USA.
Liu, Y., & Masten, W. (August 6,
2015). What
Are the Features of Preservice Teachers¡¯ Problematic Internet Use in the United
States? Presentation at American
Psychological Association Convention 2015. Toronto, Canada.
Liu, Y.
(March 2015). An exploratory study of pre-service
teachers¡¯ features related to their online behaviors and problematic internet
use in the United States.
Society for
Information Technology & Teacher Education International 2015 Conference.
Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Liu, Y.
(June 2014). How
to challenge students and promote their critical thinking to a higher level in
higher education? BIT's 1st Annual Global Innovation Economic
Congress-2014. Dalian, P. R. China.
Liu,
Y. & Burns, D. (March 2014). An
exploratory investigation of pre-service teachers¡¯ problematic internet use in
the United States. Paper presentation for Society for Information
Technology & Teacher Education International 2014 Conference. Jacksonville,
FL, USA
Liu, Y.
(2013). How to use online jury portfolio
to assess graduate learning in instructional technology? Paper presentation
for Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International
2013 Conference. New Orleans, LA, USA.
Liu, Y.
(April 2012). A comparative study of
integrating multimedia into the third grade math curriculum to improve math
learning, CAERDA International Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada.
Liu,
Y. (March 2011). Integrating
multimedia in elementary mathematics to improve mathematical learning. Presentation for Society for
Information Technology & Teacher Education International 2011 Conference.
Nashville, TN, USA.
Liu,
Y. (March 2010). Experiences
of integrating formative feedback in an online educational research course. Presentation for Society for
Information Technology & Teacher Education International 2010 Conference.
San Diego, CA, USA.
Liu,
Y. (March 2010). The distribution power of online
instruction.
Presentation for Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education
International 2010 Conference. San Diego, CA, USA.
Liu, Y.
(June 4, 2009). How to provide formative
feedback to maximize student satisfaction and learning in online courses? Paper
presented at the Seventh International Conference on New Directions in the
Humanities, Beijing, P. R. China.
Liu, Y.
(March 6, 2008). A four-year study of
teachers' attitudes toward technology integration in schools. Paper
presentation for Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education
International 2008 Conference. Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Liu, Y.
(March 2007). How to provide formative
feedback to improve online learner satisfaction and learning? Presentation
for Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International
2007 Conference. San Antonio, TX, USA.
Liu, Y.
(March 2007). Will online instruction
affect online learner's learning styles? Presentation for Society for
Information Technology & Teacher Education International 2007 Conference.
Liu, Y.
(October 12, 2006). The effects of multimedia
research on learning and long-term retention in elementary math: A research
agenda. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
2006 conference.
Liu, Y.
(May 2006). Experiences for effectively
designing and teaching online courses--A series of seminars on Teaching Without
Classroom Wall (Invited). The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
and South China Normal University (Guangdong), P. R. China.
Liu, Z,
& Liu, Y (April, 2006). A Chinese
study on psychological homeostasis ability. Presentation for Chinese
American Educational Research and Development Association, San Francisco, CA,
USA.
Liu, Y.
(March, 2006). What are the major
characteristics of online students? Society for Information Technology
& Teacher Education International 2006 Conference.
Liu, Y.
(July 1, 2005). A comparison study of
online versus traditional student evaluation of instruction. ED-MEDIA
2005--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia &
Telecommunications, Montreal, Canada.
Liu, Y.
(March 3, 2005). Will online instruction
affect teachers' learning and attitudes toward technology integration?
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International 2005
Conference.
Liu, Y.
(March 3, 2005). How to use
constructivist approach to enhance online interactive learning in a graduate
educational research course? Society for Information Technology &
Teacher Education International 2005 Conference.
Liu, Y.
(August 13, 2004). Taking educational
research online: developing an online educational research course. International
Congress of Psychology 2004 Conference, Beijing, China.
Liu, Y.
& Lavelle, E. (August 12, 2004).
Effects of online instruction vs. traditional instruction on students¡¯ learning.
International Congress of Psychology 2004 Conference, Beijing, China.
Lavelle,
E, & Liu, Y. (August 9, 2004). The
relationship between college students¡¯ motivation to write and cognitive
processes. International Congress of Psychology 2004 Conference, Beijing,
China.
Lavelle,
E, & Liu, Y. (August 12, 2004). Assessing
the quality of university student writing. International Congress of
Psychology 2004 Conference, Beijing, China.
Liu, Y.,
& Huang, C. (March 4, 2004). A study
on teachers' concerns about technology integration. Society for Information
Technology & Teacher Education International 2004 Conference.
Liu, Y.,
Theodore, P., & Lavelle, E. (March 25, 2003). Experimental effects of online instruction on k-12 teachers' concerns
about technology integration. Society for Information Technology &
Teacher Education International 2003 Conference.
Liu, Y.
(November 18-22, 2002). Online education
as an effective alternative strategy for higher technical education. Speech
for The International Forum On Higher Technical Education 2002.
Liu, Y.
(November 12-14, 2002). Teaching the
graduate ¡°Research Methods in Education¡± course online. Presentation
accepted by the Online International Conference of Teaching Online in Higher
Education.
Liu, Y.,
& Ginther, D. (May 25, 2001). The
effects of frequency and duration of messaging on impression and relational
development in computer-mediated communication: An exploratory study.
Presentation at International Communication Association (ICA) 2001 conference,
Washington, DC.
National:
Liu,
Y. (Sept. 28-29, 2017). How to use faculty expectation contract to engage online learners? Paper presented at the 2017 Focus
on Teaching and Technology Conference at UMSL.
Liu, Y. (2016). Experiences of using weekly topic reflections to challenge online
students? Distance Learning Administration Annual Conference 2016. Jekyll Island, GA, USA.
Liu, Y.
(2008). Integrating the learner model in
training online faculty. Distance Learning Administration 2008, Georgia.
June 22-25, 2008.
Liu, Y.
(2008). Strategies for providing
formative feedback to maximize online learning. Distance Learning
Administration 2008, Georgia. June 22-25, 2008.
Liu, Y.
(April, 2006). A comparative study of
learning styles between online and traditional students. Paper presentation
for AERA 2006 conference, San Francisco, CA.
Liu, Y.,
Lavelle, E., & Andris, J. (April 1, 2002). Effects of Online Instruction on Locus of Control and Achievement
Motivation In an Instructional Technology Graduate Course. Presentation at
American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2002 conference, New Orleans,
LA.
Lavelle, E. & Liu, Y. (April 3, 2002). College
Students¡¯ Beliefs and Strategies in Writing: An Extension of the
Approaches-to-Writing Framework.
Presentation at American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2002
conference, New Orleans, LA.
Liu, Y.,
& McIsaac, M. S. (April 12, 2001). Distance
and traditional education. Presentation at American Educational Research
Association (AERA) 2001 conference, Seattle, WA.
Liu, Y.,
& Thompson, D. (April 26, 2000). How
to teach the same course via distance and traditional education.
Presentation at American Education Research Association Annual convention in
New Orleans, LA.
Liu, Y.,
& Ginther, D. (August 20,1999). Cognitive
styles and distance education. Presentation at the American Psychological
Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Liu, Y.
(August 16, 1998). Locus of control,
intelligence, and academic achievement in Chinese students. Presentation at
the Inaugural Program of the American Psychological Association, Division of
International Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
Regional:
Liu, Y.
(April 24, 2007). How to use Blackboard
to effectively teach online courses? Speech at the Teaching, Learning, and
Technology Fair of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois, USA.
Liu, Y.
(February 2004). Enhancing the teaching
and learning experience with WebCT. Presented at the Teaching, Learning,
and Technology Fair of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois,
USA.
Huang, C.,
& Liu, Y. (March 2004). East St.
Louis schools as a teaching training site. Presented at the Association of
Teacher Educators Midwest 2004 conference. Urbana, IL, USA.
Liu, Y.
(February 2003). Teaching Research
Methods in Education Online. Presented at the Faculty Technology Fair of
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois.
Liu, Y.,
& Ginther, D. (2001). Instructional
strategies for achieving a positive impression in computer-mediated
communication distance education courses. Presentation scheduled at the
Sixth Annual Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference, Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, April 8-10, 2001. Available: www.mtsu.edu/~itconf/proceed01/8.pdf
(Invited).
Liu, Y.
(April 20, 2000). The effects of
nonverbal cues on impression formation in computer-mediated communication.
Presentation at the Graduate Research Competition at Southwestern Psychological
Association Annual conference in Dallas, TX.
Liu, Y.,
& Ginther, D. (April 2,1999). The
nature of computer-mediated communication: Task-oriented or emotion-oriented?
Presentation at the Southwestern Psychological Association, Albuquerque, NM.
Liu, Y.
(April 17, 1997). Characteristics of
locus of control in Chinese middle school students. Presentation at the
Southwestern Psychological Association conference, Fort Worth, Texas.
III. OTHER SCHOLARLY OR CREATIVE
ACTIVITIES
Editorial
Board and reviewer. Journal of Technology
and Teacher Education, 2016-
Editorial
board and reviewer. International Journal
on E-Learning (IJEL). 2015-
Editorial
board and reviewer. Journal of Faculty
Development. 2008-present.
Editorial board and reviewer. Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange, 2008-.
Guest Editor for the
special 2014-2015 issue about Democracy and faculty exchange in higher
education between the United States and China for Learning for Democracy. 2014-2015.
Editorial Review Board member. International Journal of Interactive
Communication Systems and Technologies (IJICST),2009-2015.
Editorial board and reviewer. Journal of Student Centered Learning,
2003-2008.
Member
of Editorial board of
the Electronic Journal of Research in
Educational Psychology (EJREP). 2009-2014.
Peer Reviewer,
MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching,
2012-2014
Invited
guest reviewer for Journal of Computer-Mediated
Communication, 2006-2012.
Invited
guest reviewer for Social Science
Computer Review, 2007.
Invited
guest reviewer for Journal of Educational
Computing Research, 2007.
Invited
guest reviewer for International Journal of
Technology in Teaching and Learning, 2007.
Invited
guest reviewer for Journal of Computing
in Higher Education, 2006.
Member of
Editorial board of the Teaching and
Learning: The Journal of Natural Inquiry and Reflective Practice,
2001-2003.
Proposal
reviewer for the American Education Research Association (AERA) 2001, 2002,
2004, 2005, 2006-2012 annual convention.
Proposal
reviewer for the Association for Educational Communications and Technology
2002, 2006, 2007 annual conference.
Proposal
reviewer for the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education
International 2005-present.
IV. RESEARCH AND CONSULTING
INTERESTS
Distance
education, online instruction, technology integration across the curriculum,
research methodology, cross-cultural research, program evaluation, and
international partnerships between China and USA.
V. Federal Consulting
Grant
Panel Reviewer for NSF, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2020
Grant
Panel Reviewer for US Department of Education, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Updated
2024