Faculty Profile
I received my doctoral degree in instructional design & technology from Iowa State University. I currently serve as design faculty in instructional design at the Department of Health & Public Administration at Franklin University. I am the lead faculty for Advanced Instructional Design & Performance Technology of the Masters of Instructional Design & Performance Technology program. I also serve as the interim chair of faculty professional development committee as well as program coordinator for China program at Franklin.
I am enthusiastic to explore innovative approaches to enhance teaching and learning. My doctoral program provided me solid training in course design, delivery and assessment. This training enables me to design and develop 30 plus courses from scratch in healthcare administration and business management at Franklin University collaborating with faculty in these areas. As the majority students at Franklin are adult learners and online students, various teaching strategies such as virtual stimulation, learning games, controversial case studies, and field trips have been in-bedded in both online and face-to-face courses to stimulate learning. The design models that have been proved working for my adult students at Franklin include a model of layers of negotiation.
I have been taking initiatives in healthcare education programs. How do we know if students graduate from our program have achieved the desired learning outcomes? To answer this question for the undergraduate healthcare program, I have designed and implemented an evidence-based program assessment matrix. Analysis on the data gathered over 500 plus student surveys and faculty focus groups has provided guideline for curriculum development. At the graduate level, I proposed using student ePortfolio to facilitate transparency in learning and assessment. An implementation plan and a budget were submitted for approval. In addition, I collaboratively led the planning and implementation of the three on-campus residencies for Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program.
I have six years of teaching experiences in higher education. Courses I have taught include general education courses, courses on learning, teaching, instructional design and assessment. I taught the introduction course in healthcare administration; which was well received by students with 100% of recommendation rate.
Besides my responsibilities as a design faculty, I have been active in providing professional development workshops on the Franklin campus. Several series of professional development workshops were proposed, developed and delivered. These workshop series include instructional technology and pedagogy, best teaching practice show and tell, creating inviting learning environment, and grading, evaluation and assessment.
I consider myself a reflective educator as a researcher. Several of my research and professional presentations were made and accepted by healthcare professional associations such as AUPHA and MBAA. These research and presentations represent my scholarly inquiry into course design, and learning and assessment in healthcare education.