Welcome!

Hi! My name is Yu-chang Hsu. I'm currently pursing my Ph.D. degree in Instructional Systems, and serve as the assessment and evaluation coordinator for TOYS 'N MORE (Toys and Mathematics Options for Retention in Engineering) project (funded by the NSF-STEP Grant) at the Pennsylvania State University.

You are welcome to get to know more about me on this portfolio site, or view my profile on LinkedIn.

If you are interested in contacting me for collaborating on research projects, or need consultation on instructional design and/or educational use of technology, please feel free to contact me at YZH109@PSU.EDU. Of course, it is always great to just chat for chat's sake! :-)


Updates

[03/19/09]

Book chapter in press: Chapter XXIII: The spirit of Educational Web 2.0 literacy:  Cognitive tools of the new media age for K-12. [Handbook of research on new media literacy at the K-12 level: Issues and challenges]

[03/17/09]

Journal article manuscript published: The effects of web-based instruction navigation modes on undergraduates’ learning outcomes. [Journal of Educational Technology & Society]

[3/13/09]

Fruitful NSF STEP Grantee Meeting.

[12/06/08] 

Presentation: Assessment and Evaluation Strategies for the  Toys 'n MORE Project  [NSF-STEP Grant]

[12/02/08]

Journal article manuscript accepted: Undergraduate students' self-regulated learning in the web-based learning environment. [Quarterly Review of Distance Education]

[11/17/08]

E-learn 2008 presentations on bookmarking/tagging as a cognitive and collaborative tool and revising a large question pool for an Astronomy Class.

[09/16/08]

Received Ralph T. Heimer Award in the College of Education for outstanding achievement by a doctoral candidate enrolled in Instructional Systems.

[05/01/08]

Journal article manuscript accepted: Learning from animation: The effect of prior knowledge and navigation mode. [International Journal of Instructional Media]