Pulse of Education

Introducing New Faculty Members

Department of English Instruction - Dr. Li-Tang Yu

Li-Tang Yu (B.E. in National Hsinchu Teacher's College, M.A. in National Tsing Hua University, & Ph.D. in the University of Texas at Austin) is interested in technology-enhanced language learning, language teacher education, and English as the medium of instruction. It is a great honor for him to serve his alma mater. He will keep enthusiasm in his research, teaching, and service for his school, and diligently contribute to English education in Taiwan.

Department of Education and Learning Technology - Dr. Pei-Yi Lin

Dr. Pei-Yi Lin’s research combines learning science, educational technology and educational psychology. The research direction is to understand students' idea interaction and knowledge construction in computer-supported collaborative learning; Teachers design the thinking process of teaching and technology; students' motivation, emotional changes and happiness in the learning process. Dr. Lin looks forward to more research and teaching turmoil in the college.

Department of Special Education - Dr. Jasin Wong

Dr. Jasin Wong joined the Department of Special Education this year. She previously had been served as a postdoctoral researcher at Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan Ability Lab. Her main research expertise is to help young people with special needs transfer from school to employment and adult life. Her primary research areas are occupational rehabilitation, helping children with autism integrate into school and society, improving environmental support for the physically and mentally disabled, and linking schools and rehabilitation-related services. She will be able to devote her future efforts in this field and hope to combining rehabilitation sciences in the field of special education to improve the performance of students with disabilities after graduation.

Department of Education and Learning Technology - Dr. Huei-Chi Yang

Dr. Yang joined the Department of Education and Learning Technology of National Tsing Hua University on August 1st this year (2021); she previously had been served as a full-time lecturer in the Department of Social Studies Education of National Taipei Teachers College, and then successively served in two elementary schools at Hsinchu City for 23 years. After been qualified to be the principal candidate of elementary school, she had ever served as a Curriculum Supervisor in the Department of Education at Hsinchu City Hall. Because of her rich experience in teaching, she had been, respectively, appointed as Counseling Teacher to the Central Curriculum and Teaching Guidance of Ministry of Education, Textbook Review Committee Member, and member of the Twelve-year National Education of Social Field Curriculum Research Committee. Her main research expertise is in elementary school administration. In the future, she will be devoted to assisting our teaching training students to participate teaching inspections and teacher's recruitment tests.

Department of Early Childhood Education - Dr. Wan-Chen Chang

Dr. Wan-Chen Chang joined the Department of Early Childhood Education on August this year, she previously had been served as assistant professor at National Taiwan Normal University, and won the Teaching Excellence Award. Her main research expertise is the germination of children's literacy, children's cognitive development, and the use of technology to assist students in language learning. Recent research focuses on the development and learning of children's STEM concepts in the learning area. In the future, She will be able to devote his future efforts in this field, and contribute what she have learned in the field of early childhood education.

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/Guan-Ze Liao - Professor,

Institute of Learning Sciences and Technologies/

Through the tempering of time, poetry leaves behind everlasting emotions and sentiments. Poetry not only carries the wisdom of Chinese literature, but also demonstrates a perpetual format for art manifestation. It allows people’s minds to break free from the restrictions of the real world......(READ MORE)

The Hsinchu City East District Parent-Child Center -

An Academia-Industry-Government Collaboration Project

/Hsiang-Chun ChenAssistant Professor,

Department of Early Childhood Education/

Have you noticed the new parent-child pavilion across the 3rd-floor skybridge from the Big City shopping mall? This Pavilion has a floor space of ​​100 pings (c. 330 m2), with a wide range of books, toys, and recreational spaces. The Center also offers specialized parent-child activities and......(READ MORE)

Interdisciplinary Program of Education - Education for Sustainable Development

Off-campus Teaching about Education for Sustainable Development in Kinmen

/Tien-chien Chiang - Professor,

Department of Environmental and Cultural Resources /

Off-campus teaching is a feature of the Interdisciplinary Program of Education - Education for Sustainable Development Course. Through off-campus teaching, students can learn from the experiences and real-world verification they acquire in different environments to understand more about the theory and practice of sustainable development......(READ MORE)