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Ying Liu

Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology
University of Georgia
610 Aderhold Hall
Athens, GA 30602
E-mail: yliu@uga.edu
Phone: (706)542 4549
EDUCATION
Doctoral student in Instructional Technology
University of Georgia, Athens, GA Aug.2005-present
M.S. in Educational Leadership and Administration
Florida State University,Tallahassee, FL Aug.2003-Aug.2005
B.A. in English
China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China Sep.1997-Jun.2001
B.L. (joint degree) in Economic Law
Wuhan University, Wuhan, China Jan.1999-Jun.2001
WORK EXPERIENCE
Online Course Mentor May 2005-Aug.2005
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Florida State University
  • Managing instructor site in Blackboard
  • Facilitating online discussion
  • Monitoring student participation and progress
  • Entering assignment and exam grades
  • Obtaining literature for course references and instructor’s research projects
Graduate Assistant Aug.2003-May 2005
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Florida State University
  • Facilitating faculty meetings and editing program newsletters
  • Conducting electronic and manual searches of literature and obtaining books, monographs, and journal articles
  • Documenting references for research use
  • Entering data for research projects
  • Administering surveys
  • Collecting student information and producing templates
  • Preparing university membership application packages and program recruitment information folders
Mathematics Tutor May 2004-Aug.2005
Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement, Florida State University
  • Tutoring undergraduate students in pre-algebra, algebra, and calculus
English Teacher Aug.2001-Jun.2003
Suzhou Wuzhong Teacher Education School, Suzhou, China
  • Teaching Grade 7-9 English class
English Tutor Aug.2001-Jun.2003
  • Working with secondary school students in English composition, reading, and speech
English Translator Summer 2000
DongFeng Motor Industry Import & Export Co. Ltd., Shiyan, China
  • Translating written materials for DongFeng Axle Company
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Assistant Aug.2005-present
Project: Evidence-Based Decision Support Learning and Performance Support Laboratory, University of Georgia
  • Conducting literature reviews related to leadership dimensions and challenges
  • Collecting and compiling teacher assessment policies and models across states
Graduate Assistant May 2005-Aug.2005
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
  • Assisting my advisor with book revision
  • Conducting research on strategies for classroom teachers to help English Language Learners (ELL) improve reading
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
Olina, Z., Reiser, R., Huang X., Kim, H., Lee, H., Lim, J., Liu, Y., Park, S., & Son, C. (2005). Use of instructional explanations versus self-explanations in worked examples during learning of comma rules. Paper presented at the annual conference of Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Orlando, FL.
SKILLS
Computer
  • Web sites design: Macromedia Dreamweaver
  • Operating system: Windows
  • Multimedia: Macromedia Flash
  • Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Explorer
  • Statistics: SPSS
  • Adobe Acrobat
Language
  • Chinese (native speaker of Mandarin)
  • English (fluent in speaking, reading and writing)
  • German (fair in reading)
SERVICE
Member:Instructional Technology Student Association
the University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Aug.2005-present
Conference volunteer: AECT conference, Orlando, FL Oct.2005
Volunteer: Leon County Belle Vue Middle School, Tallahassee, FL Feb.2004-Jun.2005
Volunteer: Center of Child Development
Florida State University
Feb.2004-Apr.2004
Treasurer: Chinese Student and Scholar Association
Florida State University
Feb.2004-Aug.2005
Secretary-general: Red Cross
China University of Geosciences
Jan.1998-Jun.2000
HONORS AND AWARDS
Graduate School Assistantship
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Fall 2005-present
University Fellowship
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Fall 2004-Spring 2005
College of Education Teaching Fellowship
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Fall 2003-Spring 2004
First Place Undergraduate Scholarship
China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
1997-2001
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Oct.2005-present
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Feb.2006-present
© 2006 Ying Liu