Xinran Zhu
I’m an assistant professor in Learning Design & Leadership and Instructional Design, Technology, & Organization at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Education. I earned my Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technologies from the University of Pennsylvania in 2024.
My research interests lie at the intersection of learning technologies, learning sciences, learning analytics, and human-computer interaction. Grounded in research-practice partnerships, I develop pedagogical designs, technological innovations, and empirical understandings of learning in authentic settings. My recent work involves designing web applications to support computer-supported collaborative learning, conducting computational research to derive actionable insights for educational practice, and investigating the potential of AI tools in augmenting human knowledge creation.
Professional Experiences:
- Assistant Professor | College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Research Fellow | Penn Wonder Lab, University of Pennsylvania
- Teaching Assistant | Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
- Instructional Designer | College of Design, University of Minnesota
- Graduate Instructor | College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota
Recent Updates:
- I will attend ISLS 2024 in Buffalo in this June.
- I will attend AERA 2024 in Philadelphia in this April.
- I will attend CSCW 2023 in Minneapolis in this October. [︎preprint]
- I will attend ISLS 2023 in Montreal this summer [︎preprint]
When I have no idea about my data and/or writing, I do:
- Road trips
- Amateur filmmaking
- Photography
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