Research

Research outputs, ongoing projects and activities

Published Journal Papers

• Shcheglova I., Costley J., Gorbunova E., Lange C. (2024). Does activation of higher-order thinking skills lead to students (dis)satisfaction with their academic experience? Innovations in Education and Teaching International.
• Vahed, A. 2024. Increasing Proximities and Reducing Distances Through Coil Virtual Exchanges. The Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning (IJTL). 19 (1), 10 – 32.
• Wang, R. (2022). Chinese International Student Engagement in the U.S.: How It Differs from U.S. Domestic Students? In Mohamad, M., & Boyd, J. (Eds.). International Student Support and Engagement in Higher Education: Exploring Innovative Practices in Campus, Academic and Professional Support Services (1st ed.). Routledge. 
• Wang, Y., Wang, R., & Lu, J. (2022) . Exploring The Impact of University Student Engagement on Junior Faculty’s Online Teaching Anxiety and Coping Strategies During COVID-19. Education Sciences, 12, 664. 
• Chen J., Sun, S. (2024) Micro-credentials in an international context: concepts, operating models and ecosystem. Chinese Vocational and Technical Education (中国职业技术教育). Vol. 8, 38 – 47.

Conference Presentations

• Wang, R., Xu, X., Fu, J., & Nelson Laird, T. F. (2023, November). Supporting College Student Engagement: The Variation between Faculty and Graduate Student Instructors. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) 2023 Annual Conference. Virtual Day.
• Zhai, L. & Wang, R. (2023, May). Exploring In-service K-12 Teachers’ Behavioral Intention of Utilizing Digital Games in the Classroom in China. Paper presented at International Conference on Learning and Teaching for Future Readiness (ICLT) 2023 Learning and Teaching in the Eve of Metaverse. Hong Kong SAR, China.
• Chen, J. (2023, February). Sustainable Development for Sino-foreign Cooperative Education of TVET: A New Professional Education Perspective. Keynote speech delivered at the China Annual Conference & Expo for International Education (CACIE) – Parallel Forum on Chinese-foreign Cooperation in Higher Vocational Education and Training.

Upcoming Conference Presentation

• Vahed, A. and Jithoo, D. 2024. Cultivating Intercultural and Transdisciplinary Learning Amongst University Teachers Through an Asia/Africa Global Virtual Exchange, The Asian Conference on Education (ACE2024), Toshi Center Hotel, 25-29 November.

Note: The Research Outputs are Funded by the Research Centre for Internationalisation at the Academy of Future Education of Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University

Invited Guest Speaker

• Enriching Global Learning Through the Asia/Africa Coil Partnership, Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), Co-Organised with The Erasmus Virtual Exchange Impact Project. Erasmus Days 2024 – Virtual Internationalisation, 23 October 2024 at 00:03 China Time.
• Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL). SUNY COIL ACADEMY / SUNY ONEONTA, 20 September 2024.