Yu-Chih Doris Shih received her Ph.D. in Educational Curriculum & Instruction (with an emphasis in Educational Technology) from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. Her teaching and research interests are in the areas of English language and cultural learning with technologies, multimedia education, distance learning, and instructional design. She has been studying the online learning style preferences of learners of different cultural backgrounds. She has also been working on several intercultural telecommunication projects and connecting English as a Foreign Language (EFL) pre-service teachers and learners in countries such as the USA, Japan, India, Switzerland, Mexico, Peru, Russia, and Taiwan through ICT (e-mail, discussion boards, text chats, and interactive videoconference) for several semesters. She has published book chapters, conference papers, and journal articles in the following areas: digital learning style preferences, intercultural communication and learning through telecommunications, program evaluations, and instructional designs for digital learning. The development of computer courseware, distance learning, and blended learning materials has been done in different content areas, including the pharmaceutical and medical areas. She had the experience of serving as a member and the secretary of the English Learners Advisory Council (ELAC) in the elementary school in the USA. 

Fields of Specialty

English Teaching 英語教學, Educational Technology 教育科技, Intercultural Communication 跨文化溝通, Interdisciplinary E-learning (in medical & pharmaceutical areas) 跨領域(醫學及藥學)數位學習

Frequently Taught Courses

Junior English Composition and Conversation 大三英文作文及會話;
Cross-Cultural Communication: Global Understanding 跨文化溝通: 國際連線專題;
Multimedia Teaching Materials (MA) 多媒體教材教法(碩);
Statistics for Language (MA) 語言統計(碩)

Education

2000/12: Ph.D., Educational Curriculum & Instruction (emphasis in Educational Technology), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA 美國德州農工大學教育課程與教學博士 

1996/12: M.Ed., Educational Technology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA 美國德州農工大學教育科技碩士 

1995/06: B.A., Department of English Language & Literature, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan 輔仁大學 英文學士

Experiences
2008/08~present: Associate Professor, Department of English Language & Literature, Fu Jen Catholic University 輔仁大學英文系專任副教授
2021/08-2022/12: Chair, Department of English Language & Literature, Fu Jen Catholic University 輔仁大學英文系主任  
2011/02~2011/07: Acting Vice-Dean,College of Foreign Languages, Fu Jen Catholic University  輔仁大學外國語文學院代理副院長
2008/08~2012/07: Adjunct Associate Professor, Linguistics Program, Fu Jen Catholic University 輔仁大學語言所兼任
2008/08~2012/06: Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of English, CEBA, Fu Jen Catholic University 輔仁大學進修部英文系兼任
 2008/05~2012/07: Coordinator, English Elite Program, Fu Jen Catholic University  輔仁大學英語菁英學程主任
2002/08~2008/07: Assistant Professor, Department of English Language & Literature, Fu Jen Catholic University 輔仁大學英文系專任助理教授
2001/08~2004/07: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan 國立中央大學資訊工程研究所兼任助理教授  
2001/08~2002/07: Assistant Professor, Department of English, School of Continuing Education (SOCE), Fu Jen Catholic University 輔仁大學進修部英文系專任助理教授
2000/06~2000/07: Assistant, Language Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA 美國德州農工大學語言中心助理
1999/06~1999/07: Lecturer, Educational Technology Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA 美國德州農工大學教育科技組講師  
1998/06~1998/07: Lecturer, Educational Technology Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA 美國德州農工大學教育科技組講師  
1997/01~1999/12: Teaching Assistant,  Educational Technology Program, Dept. of Educational Curriculum & Instruction, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA 美國德州農工大學教育科技組講助教