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Assistant Professor

Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
344 Education Building
1310 S. 6th St. MC 708
Champaign, IL 61820USA
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Research Biography

My current research interests include:

  1. Gamification of
  • Online learning systems
  • Open knowledge portals
  • Performance support systems
  1. Design, development, and evaluation of E-Learning systems
  2. Design of digital game-based learning systems
  3. Web 2.0 emerging technologies and their impact on teaching, learning, education, and knowledge management
  4. Measurement and manipulation of motivational support and cognitive load in multimedia learning environment

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Learning Design and Technology, Purdue University, 2006
  • MBA, Executive Business Administration, New York Institute of Technology, 2006
  • MS Ed., Educational Technology, Purdue University, 2002
  • BS, Material Science and Engineering, Purdue University, 1999

Key Professional Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011--
  • Assistant Professor, Human Resource Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007--
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Educational Technology, Curriculum and Instruction, Purdue University, 2006-2007

Activities & Honors

  • Virtual HRD SIG Member at Large for Academic Research, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2012-2013
  • President Elect 2012, Division of Training and Performance, Association for Educational Communication and Technology, 2011-2012
  • VP of Communication, Division of Training and Performance, Association for Educational Communication and Technology, 2010-2011
  • VP of Communications, Training and Performance Division, Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2009-2010
  • Learning Track Submission Reviewer, Cognitive Science, 2008-2009
  • 2008 E-Learn Conference Outstanding Paper Award, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2008
  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, Academy of Human Resource Development, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2008
  • Consulting reviewer for ETR&D, Educational Technology Research and Development, Association for Educational Communication and Technology, 2007- present
  • Consulting revieiwer for Human Resource Development International, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2007- present
  • Research Symposium Grant sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) and Association for Educational and Communication Technology (AECT) Research and Theory Division, October 2007. ($500), Association for Educational Communication and Technology, 2007
  • Reviewing manuscripts related to Cognitive Load Theory and game design, British Journal of Educational Technology, 2006- present

Grants

  • Principal Investigator, Network and Online Community Evaluation and Sustainability Plan, Lumpkin Family Foundation, 2011

Selected Publications

  • Hood, D., & Huang, W. (in press). Professional development with graduate teaching assistants (TA) teaching online. Learning by Doing: Professional Development in Online Learning Environments. L. Kyei-Blankson and K. Sagini (Eds.). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
  • Yoo, S.J., Han, S.H., & Huang, W. (2012). The roles of intrinsic motivators and extrinsic motivators in promoting e-Learning in the workplace: A case from South Korea. Computers in Human Behaviors, 28, 942-950. (SSCI)
  • Huang, W., Li, J., & Lin, M.-F. (accepted). Game-based virtual-world environments to better engage lifelong learners for open courseware and open learning. Handbook of Research on Technologies for Improving the 21st Century Workforce: Tool for Lifelong Learning. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
  • Huang, W., & Yang, D. (2012). Empowering digital learners: a self-managing learning process framework for digital game-based learning system (DGBLS). In Wong H. (ed.) Interactivity in E-Learning: Case Study and Frameworks (pp.210-230). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
  • Huang, W., Lin, M.-F., & Shen, W. (accepted). Understanding Chinese-Speaking Open Courseware Users: A Case Study on User Engagement with an Open Courseware Portal in Taiwan (OOPS). Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning.