Wong, D., Kagawa, N., Harada, K., and the Global Education Research Group. Why Japanese teachers spend so much time at work. Two invited class sessions for the Edu-X Cross-cultural Exchange Program, Tokyo Gakugei University. December, 2020.

Wong, D., (2020). COVID-19 and issues of equity in the U.S. Presentation give for the Tokyo Gakugei University Spring 2020 Online Lecture Series, "The COVID-19 Epidemic and Racial Inequity in the United State." June 10. (Not given due to COVID pandemic).

Wong, D., (2020). The challenge and opportunity of diversity in education. Presentation give for the Tokyo Gakugei University Spring 2020 Online Lecture Series, "The COVID-19 Epidemic and Racial Inequity in the United State." July 8.

Wong, D. & Ujitani, E. (2020). Creating Peace – The greatest challenge may be within groups, not between groups. Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) International Exchange and Summit, November, 2020. Seoul, Korea. (Not given due to COVID pandemic).

Wong, D., Richardson, M., & Dibiaso, P. (2021). Beyond the economics and inequity of exchange programs. The Forum on Education Abroad Conference, Europe. Milan, Italy. (Collaborative presentation from MSU, University of Michigan, and Elon University). (Not given due to COVID pandemic).

Lei, M., Appenzeller, K., & Wong, D. (2020). Intercultural learning with social media: Is it just for the likes? Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE), New Orleans, LA. April, 2020.

Alberts, K., Lee, A., Zhu, M., & Wong, D. (2020). “But… Americans don’t have a culture!”: Leveraging Psychology Instruction to Develop Students’ Intercultural Competence," Proposal accepted at the Annual Conference on Teaching.

Chieffo, L., & Wong, D. Not significant: The misguided quest for data to show what we know isn’t true. Presentation at the annual meeting of The Forum on Education Abroad. March, 2019, Denver, CO.

Wong, D., & Kagawa, N. (2019). Why do U.S. and Japanese universities want to become more global: The importance of understanding the “real” reasons. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Hawaii International Conference on Education. January, 2019, Honolulu, HI.

Wong, E. D. (2019). Intercultural learning may be impossible in education abroad: A lesson from King Lear. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Hawaii International Conference on Education. January, 2019, Honolulu, HI.

Kagawa, N., & Wong, D. (2019). Endeavor to measure the educational effect of the international programs to nurture globally competent educators. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Hawaii International Conference on Education. January, 2019, Honolulu, HI.

Invited Presentation. Wong, D. (2018). The challenge of global education: A comparison of Tokyo Gakugei University and Michigan State University. June, 2018, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan.

Invited Presentation. Wong, D. (2018). STEM and programming education in the U.S. and Japan. EDIX: Educational IT Solutions Tradeshow. May, 2018, Tokyo, Japan.

Wong, E. D., & Kagawa, N. (2018). Education abroad programs may be the worst place for intercultural learning: Considering the "third culture" within education abroad groups. Presentation at the annual meeting of The Forum on Education Abroad. March, 2018, Boston, MA.

Invited Panelist and Presentation. Wong, D. (2017). Japanese traditional craftsmanship: Implications for contemporary U.S. education. Session title - Apprenticeship and Vocational Education: A Comparative Perspective. Session sponsored by the MSU Asian Studies Center. Michigan State University. November 7, 2017.

Invited Lecture. U.S. education and implications for reform in China. Presentation to the Southwest University Scholars. Michigan State University. November 1, 2017.

Invited Lecture. U.S. education and implications for reform in China. Presentation to the Hainan China delegation, MSU Visiting International Professionals Program. Michigan State University, October 20, 2017.

Invited Lecture. U.S. education and implications for reform in Saudi Arabia. Presentation to the Saudi Arabia delegation, International Visitor Leadership Program, U.S. State Department. Michigan State University, October 20, 2017.

Invited Lecture. U.S. education and implications for reform in Kyrgyzstan. Presentation to the Kyrgyzstan delegation, International Visitor Leadership Program, U.S. State Department. Michigan State University, October 17, 2017.

Invited Lecture. Tokyo Gakugei University. How Study Abroad Influences Student Development. June 1, 2017.

Invited Lecture. Globalizing Teacher Education. Problems and Possibilities. Japan Society of Education. Musashi University. June, 2015.

Wong, E. D., & Kagawa, N. (2017). Beyond cultural difference as problem: Fostering the unique potential in intercultural collaborative work. Presentation at the annual meeting of The Forum on Education Abroad. March, 2017, Seattle, WA.

Lei, M., Wong, E. D., & Appenzeller, K. (2017). The potential of social media for enhancing intercultural development of preservice teachers. To be published in the Proceedings for the annual meeting of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). March, 2017, Austin, TX.

Wong, E. D., & Kagawa, N. (2016). Beyond cultural difference as problem: Fostering the unique potential in intercultural group work. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Council for International Education and Exchange. Nov, 2016. Los Angeles, CA.

Koh, J., & Wong, E. D. (2016). When Choice is Motivating: The Moderating Effects of Contextual and Individual Factors. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA). August, Denver, CO.

Wong, E. D., & Branham, D. (2015). Culture difference as potential rather than problem: An expanded view of intercultural competence. Diversity and Democracy. Annual meeting of Global Learning in College division of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. October, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Wong, E. D. Organizer of the first College of Education Study Abroad Symposium. October, 2014. International Center, Michigan State University. Attended by over 300 students.

Wong, E.D. (May, 2015). Globalizing teacher education: Problems and possibilities. Invited presentation to the Japanese Society for the Study on Teacher Education. Tokyo, Japan.

Wong, E. D. (2014). Revisiting “Beyond It was Great”: Provocative Issues Inspired by the 2013 Forum Conference. D. Wong (Session Organizer & Chair, Michigan State University), L. Engle, M. Vande Berg, B. LaBrack. The Forum on Education Abroad, San Diego, CA.

Wong, E. D., Steglitz, I., Roy, P., & Kappler, B. (2013). On-Campus Synergies and Collaboration to Improve Domestic and International Students’ Learning Abroad. Annual meeting of the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), Minneapolis, MN.

Invited presenter in Kigali, Rwanda. Rwanda Project to reform University Agricultural Education. University of Rwanda and MSU’s Center for Global Connections. December, 2013.

Wong, E. D. Invited panelist. Global Competency by Design. Presentation at the “Conducting Research About MSU Study Abroad” session, part of the workshop series on “Educating globally competent graduates,” co-sponsored by Office of Study Abroad and the Office of Faculty and Office Development. Michigan State University, February, 2012.

Wong, E. D., & Webster, A. Development of Global Competency: Study Abroad Students Responses to Culturally Unfamiliar Situations. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, CA, April, 2012.

Wong. E. D. Aesthetic Forms in Flow Experiences. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, CA, April, 2012.

Kinghorn, B., Putnam, R., & Wong. E. D. Early-Career Middle School Science Teachers Learning Science through Teaching: Strategies for Recognizing Content Knowledge Gaps. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, CA, April, 2012.

Wong, E. D., & Webster, A. Using Digital Video Logs to Promote Global Competency in Study Abroad Programs. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of The Forum on Education Abroad, Denver, CO, March, 2012.

Wong, E. D. Developing pre-service teachers’ cultural sensibility through study abroad experiences. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA, 2011.

Wong, E. D. The nature and design of compelling experience: Learning from professionals in the arts about how to move an audience. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, 2010.

Wong, E. D. The nature and design of compelling experience: Learning from professionals in the arts about how to move an audience. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, 2009.

Invited Speaker, What makes an experience compelling: Lessons learned from experts in theater, music, television, architecture, and graphic design. Best Practices Session. International Experiences Conference, Michigan State University, Apr, 2008.

Keynote speaker. Chinese Science Education Conference, Taipei, Taiwan. Dec, 2006.

Invited speaker, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. Dec, 2006.

Invited speaker, National Kao Hsiung Normal University. Dec, 2006.

Wong, E. D. Beyond control and rationality in aesthetic experiences. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, CN, April, 2005.

Wong, E. D. Dewey’s Aesthetics and Classroom Experience. Symposium organized for the Dewey Special Interest Group at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, CN, April, 2005.

Symposium Participants

David Wong, Michigan State University, organizer and presenter

Kevin Pugh, University of Toledo, presenter

Shane Cavanaugh, Central Michigan University, presenter

James Garrison, Virginia Tech, discussant

Philip Jackson, University of Chicago, discussant

Wong, E. D., & Henriksen, D. If ideas were fashion. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, CN, April, 2005.

Wong, E. D. Discussant for the session on “Language in Science Learning,” Division C, Learning and Instruction, Section 4, at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, CN, April, 2005.

Wong, E. D., & Henriksen, D. (2004). Contemporary culture and educational constructs: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the idea of learning as redemption. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association: San Diego, CA.

Wong, E. D., Cavanaugh, S. (2003). The Rebirth of Cool: On Educating Science Students' Sensibility for the Sublime. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association: Chicago, IL.

Wong, E. D., Mishra, P. M., Koehler, M., & Siebenthal, S. (2003). Teacher as Filmmaker: Creating i-Videos as an Approach to Technology Education and Professional Development. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association: Chicago, IL.

Wong, E. D. (2002). Dewey’s “Art as Experience”: A radical alternative to contemporary images of learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association: New Orleans, LA.

Wong, E. D. (2002). The Opposite of Control: Deweyan aesthetics, motivation, & learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association: New Orleans, LA.

Wong, E. D., Packard, B. W. L., Girod, M., & Pugh, K. (2000). The opposite of control: A neo-Deweyan perspective on motivation and learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association: New Orleans, LA.

Wong, E. D. (2000). Documentary Film as Research: A Film Festival. Symposium orgranized by E. D. Wong at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association: New Orleans, LA.

Wong, E. D. (1999). An expanded conception of analogy: A Deweyan perspective. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association: Montreal, CN.

Wong, E. D., Pugh, K., Worthington, V., Packard, B., & Girod, M. (1999). Documentary film as educational research. Paper presentated at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, CN.

Wong, E. D. (1998). Illuminating the power and humanity of science. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Wong, E. D. (1997). Appreciating the variation within science: A perspective for seeing its power and humanity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Packard, B. Y., & Wong, E. D. (1997). Clash of future selves in women considering science careers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Wong, E. D. (1996). Appreciating variation: A perspective for seeing the essence of scientific work. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: Chicago, IL.

Packard, B. Y. L., & Wong, E. D. (1996). Clash of future selves in college women considering science careers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: Chicago, IL.

Wong, E. D. (1995). A Blueprint for Project 2061 reform in science education: Analysis and recommendations. Symposium organized for the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: San Francisco (panel: A. Champagne, K. Tobin, J. Roseman, R. Floden, J. Gallagher, D. Wong).

Wong, E. D. (1995). The challenge and potential of self-generated analogies with elementary school science students. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: San Francisco.

Wong, E. D. (1995). Scientific reasoning as appropriate and adaptive to the surrounding context. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: San Francisco.

Wong, E. D. (1994). Scientific literacy in practical contexts. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: New Orleans, LA.

Wong, E. D. (1994). Examining the relationship between the nature of students’ scientific explanations and the contexts in which they occur (symposium organizer, chair, and presenter). Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: New Orleans, LA.

Wong, E. D. (1993). Challenges confronting the researcher/teacher: Logistical and ethical conflicts. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: Atlanta, GA.

Gallagher, J., Wong, E. D., & Hazelwood, C. (1993). Assessment in service of teaching and learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Michigan Science Teachers Association: Detroit, MI.

Barton, A. & Wong, E. D. (1993). Models for change in PDS settings: Differences and conflicts. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: Atlanta.

Wong, E. D. (1992). Student-generated explanations for scientific phenomena: In what ways are they scientific? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: San Francisco, CA.

Wong, E. D. (1991). Conceptual change through self-generated analogies. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association: Chicago.

Other Conferences

Project 2061 Teacher Education Blueprint Planning Conference. Anaheim, Mar., 1994 (participant).

Project 2061 Teacher Education Blueprint Planning Conference. East Lansing, Oct., 1994 (organizer, participant)

The Changing University: An Asian American Perspective. Conference organized by the Asian Pacific American Faculty Staff Association. East Lansing, Mar., 1994. Several discussion panels and Ron Takaki as a keynote speaker (organizer, moderator).