Hello, I’m LI Na, Associate Professor, Director of the MSc Digital Education Programme in the Department of Educational Studies, and Co-director of the Research Centre for AI and Education within the Academy of Future Education (AoFE) at XJTLU. I'm a Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA), Triage Editor of the British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET), Associate Editor of the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET) and the European Journal of Education (EJED), and Editorial Board Member of Springer Nature Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS), all of which are SSCI-indexed (Q1) top journals. A leading guest editor for BJET’s 2024-2025 special issue on AI and emotions in education. Guest editor for Developing Academic Practice (DAP)’s 2024-2025 special issue on AI in learning and teaching. I hold a PhD in Education, jointly supervised by XJTLU and the School of Psychology at the University of Liverpool. I'm honoured to be the first PhD graduate and winner of the Awards for Thesis Writing and Academic Performance at AoFE. My vision of research is to build a sustainable HeXie digital learning ecology for quality and agile education. I’m passionate about interdisciplinary research and educational innovations with technology, including Virtual Learning environments (VLE/LMS), Artificial Intelligence In Education (AIED), and Digital Game-based Learning (DGBL). Since 2006, I have been deeply engaged in the practice of the information technology industry, digital education teaching and research, and has published many high-quality publications. For more details, please check: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Na-Li-120

中文简介

李娜博士是西交利物浦大学未来教育学院教育研究系副教授，数字化教育专业主任，人工智能与教育研究中心联席主任，英国国际高等教育资深会士(SFHEA)，SSCI一区顶刊英国教育技术期刊（British Journal of Educational Technology）分类主编，AI与情绪的教育研究专刊主编、澳洲教育技术期刊(Australasian Journal of Educational Technology)、欧洲教育期刊（European Journal of Education）副主编，英国发展学术实践期刊(Developing Academic Practice) AI教与学专刊主编以及自然旗下人文社科期刊（Humanities & Social Sciences）编委。李娜博士是西交利物浦大学未来教育学院首位博士毕业生，获西浦未来教育学院优秀博士论文奖和优秀博士生奖，是西交利物浦大学和英国利物浦大学心理学院联合培养的教育学博士。主要研究方向包括虚拟学习环境(VLE/LMS)，人工智能赋能教育(AIED)和数字游戏化教学(DGBL)。自2006年以来深耕信息技术行业实践、数字化教育教学和研究，持续在国内外核心期刊、出版社、会议发表高质量论文和出版物，更多详情请见科研简历：https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Na-Li-120

AI and Education: /xjtlu/smu_connect/group/aied/research

Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL): /xjtlu/smu_connect/user/na-li/educause-exemplar-xjtlu-digital-escape-room

• Co-Director of the Research Centre for AI and Education, Academy of Future Education, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University - Dec, 2023 - present
• Associate Professor, Director of MSc Digital Education Programme, Module Leader of EDS431,433, Department of Educational Studies (EDS), Academy of Future Education, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University - June, 2023 - present
• Associate Professor, Deputy Director of MSc Digital Education Programme, Module Leader of EDS431,433, Department of Educational Studies (EDS), Academy of Future Education, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University - March -May, 2023
• Associate Professor, Module Leader of EDS431,433, Department of Educational Studies (EDS), Academy of Future Education, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2022 to 2023
• Assistant Professor of Practice, Educational Developer, Module Leader, and TEL Team Leader at Educational Development Unit (EDU), Academy of Future Education, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2021 to 2022
• Senior Educational Technologist, CET, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University - 2019 to 2021
• Educational Technologist, EDU, ILEAD, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University- 2015 to 2019
• Team Leader of Application Team, MITS, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University -2012 to 2015
• Department Manager and Project Manager, Digital China Information Service Company LTD.- 2008 to 2012
• Senior System Designer,  Research and Development Centre Director Assistant, BenQ Co., LTD- 2006 to 2008

• Module leader for EDS 431 Designing Digital Education Curriculum
• Module leader for EDS 433 Designing and Practicing Digital Education
• Lecturer for XPU001 Essentials of AI (student number for each session: 4500)
• Academic Supervisor and Practice Supervisor for EDS 436 Syntegrative Learning
• Dissertation Supervisor for EDS 437 Research Project
• Practice Supervisor for EDS406 Educational Internship
• Academic advisor for EDS MA/MSc students
• Lecturer for ILEAD External Teaching and Learning Programmes
• Lecturer for IMDP Programme
• Module leader for PGC 404 Using Technology to Enhance Learning and Teaching
• Lecturer for GCR001-Global Citizenship and Research-led Learning: Sustainable Development (student number for each session: 6000)
• Lecturer for Developing Global Citizenship: Reflection and response to the epidemic caused by novel coronavirus (student number for each session: 6000)
• Lecturer for EDU CPD Programme
• Lecturer for XJTLU Educational Technologies Workshops
• Lecturer for PG CPS Programme (participant number for each session: 200)
• Guest lecturer for EDS432 Education in a Digital Society
• Guest lecturer for EDS402-Entrepreneurship, Educational Innovation, and International Education
• Guest lecturer for EDD programme
• PGR Tutoring at University of Liverpool
• Guest lecturer at the University of the Free State
• Guest lecturer at Teacher Development Center of Suzhou Industrial Park Education Department 苏州工业园区教育局教发中心讲座：5G+智慧教育https://tdc.sipedu.org/xwdt/content_769977

• 2024 XJTLU Honoured Staff in Academic Year 2023-2024
• 2024 AOFE All-Round Academic Excellence in Academic Year 2023-2024
• 2024 Outstanding Academic Papers in Natural Science for the Year 2022-2023 in Suzhou 苏州市自然科学优秀学术论文
• 2024 Suzhou Computer Society Outstanding Academic Papers Second Prize for the Year 2022-2023 苏州市计算机学会优秀论文二等奖
• 2024 Suzhou Artificial Intelligence Society Annual "Outstanding Individual Award" 苏州市人工智能学会2024年年度“先进个人奖”
• 2023 EDUCAUSE Exemplar for 2023 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Teaching and Learning Edition
• 2023 AOFE Staff Excellence in Learning and Teaching in Academic Year 2022-2023
• 2023 AY2021-2022 Winner of Awards of Thesis Writing and Academic Performance, Academy of Future Education, Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University
• 2023 Advance HE Global Impact Grants 2023-2024
• 2022 Advance HE Global Impact Grants 2022-2023
• 2022 Researcher.Life Gold Ambassador
• 2021 Jiangsu Province Social Science Application Research Excellent Project 2021年度“江苏省社科应用研究精品工程”优秀成果二等奖 (This was the first time that a scholar from XJTLU has received this accolade)
• 2021 Best Poster and Oral Presentation Award at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University Postgraduate Research Symposium
• 2021 Senior Trainer at ILEAD, XJTLU
• 2020 Best Presentation at the 4th International Conference on Education and Distance Learning
• 2019 Best Staff Members in ILEAD
• 2018 Excellent exemplar of Certified Projects Data Analyst (CPDA)
• 2018 Excellent Oral presentation certificate in 2018 International Conference on Distance Education and Learning
• 2017 Fellowship of the Advance HE
• 2017 HEA-associated Certificate in Professional Studies (CPS) programme (Merit)
• 2010 Excellent Project Team in Digital China
• 2009 Excellent Project Manager in Digital China
• 2007 Excellent Staff Member in BenQ