Keynote Speakers
Prof. Minjuan Wang
San Diego State University, USA
Generative AI in Teaching and Training, Chief Editor, IEEE-TLT
Dr. Minjuan Wang is Professor and
Program Head of Learning Design and
Technology (LDT) in the School of
Journalism and Media Studies at San
Diego State University and
Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions
on Learning Technologies (TLT).
Dr. Wang teaches Methods of Inquiry,
Designing and Developing Learning for
the Global Audience, and Mobile Learning
Design. Her research specialties are
multidisciplinary, focusing on learning
across the Metaverse, Cross-Reality (XR)
and Immersive Learning, AI in education,
and the sociocultural aspects of
learning design and the use of
technology.
She has been collaborating with scholars
worldwide on research and development
projects. She is a high-impact author,
an internationally recognized scholar
and has keynoted more than 30
international conferences. In addition
to serving as the EiC for IEEE-TLT, she
co-chairs the Education Society’s newly
established Technical Committee on
Immersive Learning (TC-ILE) and
co-organizes several IEEE’s flagship
conferences including TALE and
Intelligent Environments.
Prof. Sean (Shuying) Li
Shenzhen University, China
Dr. Sean (Shuying) Li obtained his PhD degree in
Higher Education from the Faculty of
Education at the University of Alberta
in Canada. Dr. Li is an
internationally-recognized expert in the
area of tertiary education management,
instructional innovation, teacher
professional development and university
quality assurance. Previous to this
appointment, he was the Pro-Rector of
City University of Macau, responsible
for teaching and learning, quality
assurance and international education.
He was Education Developer at the Center
for Teaching and Learning, a centrally
administered unit under the direct
leadership of the Provost’s Office of
University of Alberta. Over the past
three decades, Dr. Li has worked in
various reputable universities as a
faculty member in teaching, research and
university administration including
University of Alberta, Chinese
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Institute of Education, Nanjing
University of Information Science and
Technology. He was COO (Chief Operation
Officer) and Vice President Academic
Affairs of Hunan International Economics
University (with over 28000 students and
2000 staff), a flagship private
university in China under the leadership
of Laureate Education Group,
headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland of
the United States.
Dr. Li brings in his 30+ years’ rich
experience in cross-disciplinary,
cross-cultural teaching, research and
tertiary administration in Mainland
China, Hong Kong, Macau and Northern
America universities, his profound
knowledge on higher education
management, business operation, quality
assurance, and his outstanding
contribution to international education
and exchange. Dr. Li has published
widely in national and international
journals. His research grants as a
principal investigator and a
co-investigator in various countries and
regions have amounted to over 4 million
US dollars (Equivalent). He is a pioneer
in phenomenological thoughtful pedagogy
in Mainland China, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Prof. P.G. Schrader
University of Nevada, USA
Dr. P. G. Schrader is a professor of educational technology in the department of Teaching and Learning, co-coordinator for doctoral programs for the department, and assessment coordinator for STEM on UNLV's Gear-Up project. He is also a research scientist in the Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment at UNLV. Prior to coming to working in education, Dr. Schrader was a swimmer and once ranked among the top 100 backstrokers in the world. After a successful athletic career, Dr. Schrader completed his degree in Educational Psychology with a focus on Cognition and Instruction. During that time, he instructed students of all ages in the areas of mathematics, educational psychology, and technology. Dr. Schrader has received awards honoring his commitment to academics, the community, and higher education in general. Dr. Schrader recent work involves learning in technology rich, immersive environments across the disciplines. For example, he has examined the exchange of information within hypertext, multimedia, and massively multiplayer online games. Due to the nature of his interest in learning with technology, Dr. Schrader's research has addressed a variety of contexts, methodologies, and content areas. Current projects include studies of engagement, immersion, and learning with scientific simulations, faculty perceptions of students in STEM majors, and personality in virtual worlds. Dr. Schrader has published several papers and studies on inter- and intratextuality, navigation, and learning in these areas. He has also presented his work more than 40 times to international, national, and regional audiences.