Academic

• Research Interest
• Papers & PowerPoint
• Master Thesis 2005

 

Research Interest

• Instructional Design
• Professional Development
• Online/Distance Education
• International Education
• Educational Program Evlaution
  
  Links:
• TC-Burris Video Observation System
• EDTEC Pavilion (Blogspot version) (LiveSpace Version)
• Educational Informatics and Technology Leadership
• Ph.D. in Educational Studies
• M.A. in Telecommunications (Digital Storytelling Emphasis)
  
  Training Workshops
• Virtual Global Classroom (for videocenferencing teachers based on Global Media Network)
• Podcasting (CTE workshop for faculty)
• WebQuest (CTE workshop for preservice teachers)
• Netscape (CTE workshop for preservice teachers)

 

Papers & PowerPoint

• Technical issues in using videoconferencing for active observation (2008)
• Using iWeb for construction of teacher education portfolios (2008)
• Learner peceptions of interaction in the Global Media Network: A pilot study (2007) PPT
• Can technology speak a world language? Issues in global distance education (2007)
• Global education: Thinking curriculum globally (2007)
• An biography of Teh-Kuang Chang: First foreign-born tenured professor at Ball State University (2007)
• Towards authentic understanding: An assessment-based unit for Grade 8 technology class (2006)
• Evaluation report of Ball State University International Services (2006)
• From Sweat Lodge to Holodeck: The Evolution of Interactive Storytelling (2005)
• Examining E-Learning (2004)
• Southwest Indian Tribes: Field trip 2004 PPT

 

Master Thesis 2005

• Title:
  
  Does China need a Game Rating System? A Content Analysis of Violence in Popular Chinese and American Electronic Games
  
• Abstract:
  
  

  Contemporary research on media violence has shown the importance of examining the violent presentation of American video games and the correlation between games and the current U.S. game rating system. However, not many studies in this field have been conducted in China , especially regarding the importance of its pending official game rating system which has caused much controversy nationwide. In an effort to seek academic evidence for developing China ’s official game rating system, this study examined and compared the violence in seven of themost popular American and Chinese electronic games in 2004. The types and quantities of violence were coded and analyzed using a chi-square test.

   

  The results of the study showed that popular Chinese games featured as much violence as American games. However, their context of violence was significantly different in terms of perpetrator characteristic, weapon used and visual perspective.

   

  Based on the results, the researcher concluded that China would definitely need a game rating system. However, the significant difference in the context of violence suggested that the Chinese rating system does not necessarily have to be the same as the U.S. system.
  
  Full version available at Ball State University Bracken Library Thesis Collection>>>