Faculty Research Profiles: Wen-Hao Huang

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Assistant Professor

Human Resource Education
344 Education Building
1310 S. 6th St. MC 708
217 333-0807
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Research Biography

My current research interests include:

  1. Design of game-based learning environments
  2. Design and evaluation of E-Learning systems
  3. Web 2.0 and its applications in performance support and online learning
  4. Consumer learning in eCRM (Electronic Consumer Relationship Management)
  5. Measurement and manipulation of cognitive load in multimedia learning environment
  6. Systematic design model for Service-Learning courses
  7. Development of entrepreneurship for non-business major

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Educational Technology, Purdue University, 2006
  • MBA, Executive Business Administration, New York Institute of Technology, 2006
  • MS Ed., Educational Technology, Purdue University, 2002
  • BS, Material Science and Engineering, Purdue University, 1999

Key Professional Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Human Resource Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007--
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Educational Technology, Curriculum and Instruction, Purdue University, 2006-2007

Activities & Honors

  • Conference Proposal Reviewer, Academy of Human Resource Development, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2008
  • Consulting editor for ETR&D in the field of cognitive load theory and multimedia learning, Educational Technology Research and Development, Association for Educational Communication and Technology, 2007- present
  • Research Symposium Grant sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) and Association for Educational and Communication Technology (AECT) Research and Theory Division, October 2007. ($500), Association for Educational Communication and Technology, 2007
  • Reviewing manuscripts related to Cognitive Load Theory and game design, British Journal of Educational Technology, 2006- present

Selected Publications

  • Huang, W.D., & Johnson, J. (2008). Innovating HRD to Develop the Millennial Generation Workforce: What We Can Learn     from Serious Games. In A. Rozanski, K. P. Kuchinke, and E. Boyar (Eds.), Rozwoj zasobow ludzkich – teoria i praktyka     [Human Resource Development - theory and practice]. Lublin, Poland: Lublin Technical University.
  • Huang, W.D., & Johnson, J. (in press). Design of Effective Game-Based Learning Environments: A Cognitive Load Approach. In     Handbook of Research on Effective Electronic Gaming in Education. Rick Ferdig (Ed.). Information Science Reference: Hershey, PA. To be published by Information Science Reference (Hershey, PA) in 2008.
  • Huang, W.D., & Johnson, J. (in press). Let’s Get Serious about E-games: A Design Research Approach Towards Emergence Perspective. In Ubiquitous Learning, B. Cope & M. Kalantzis (Eds.). To be published in 2008.
  • Johnson, T. E., & Huang, W. D. (2007). Complex skills development for today's workforce. In D. Ifenthaler, J. M. Spector, & P. Pirnay-Dummer  (Eds.), Understanding models for learning and instruction: Essays in honor of Norbert M. Seel. New York: Springer.
  • Huang, W., Huang, W., Diefes-Dux, H. & et al. (2006). Preliminary validation of ARCS model-based instructional material motivational survey (IMMS) in a computer-based tutorial setting using LISREL measurement model. British Journal of Educational Technology 37, 243-259.

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