Dr. Yuliang Liu's Recent Research

Dr. Yuliang Liu's Recent Scholarship

I. RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapters

Liu, Y. (2003). Online education as an effective alternative strategy for higher technical education. In Collection of the International Forum on Higher Vocational and Technical Education (pp. 372-384). Hunan University Press, Changsha, P. R. China.
Liu, Y. (2002). The impacts of frequency and duration of messaging on relational development in computer-mediated communication. In M. A. Fitzgerald, M. Orey, & R. M. Branch (Eds.), Educational Media and Technology Yearbook 2002 (Vol. 27), (pp. 33-51). Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited (ISBN 1-56308-910-6).

Juried Articles:

Liu, Y. (2006). A comparison study of online versus traditional student evaluation of instruction. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 3(3), 15-29, Article 002. Retrieved April 27, 2006, from http://www.itdl.org/Journal/April_06/April_06.pdf.
Liu, Y. (2005a). Impact of online instruction on teachers’ learning and attitudes toward technology integration. The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 6(4), Article 007. Retrieved October 27, 2005, from http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde20/index.htm.
Liu, Y. (2005b). Effects of online instruction vs. traditional instruction on students’ learning. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 2(3), 57-64, Article 006. Retrieved March 21, 2005, from http://www.itdl.org/Journal/Mar_05/article06.htm.
Liu, Y., & Huang, C. (2005). Concerns of teachers about technology integration in the United States. European Journal of Teacher Education, 28(1), 35-47.
Liu, Y., Theodore, P., & Lavelle, E. (2004). A preliminary study of the impact of online instruction on teachers’ technology concerns. British Journal of Educational Technology, 35(3), 377-379.
Liu, Y., Theodore, P., & Lavelle, E. (2004). Experimental effects of online instruction on K-12 teachers' concerns about technology integration. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, 1(1), 27-38, Article 003. Retrieved February 1, 2004, from http://itdl.org/journal/Jan_04/index.htm .
Liu, Y. (2003b). Taking educational research online: Developing an online educational research course. Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 16(1), 12-20. (http://www.salt.org/jiidtoc.asp?key=42512).
Liu, Y. (2003a). Improving online interactivity and learning: A constructivist approach. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 7(1), 174-178.
Liu, Y., Lavelle, E., & Andris, J. (2002). Experimental effects of online instruction on locus of control. United States Distance Learning Association Journal, 16(6), Article 002. Retrieved June 27, 2002, from http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/JUN02_Issue/article02.html .
Liu, Y. (2002). What does research say about the nature of computer-mediated communication: task-oriented or social-emotion-oriented? Electronic Journal of Sociology, 6(1), Article 001. Retrieved May 1, 2002, from http://www.sociology.org/content/vol006.001/liu.html .
Liu, Y., Ginther, D., & Zelhart, P. (2002). An exploratory study of the effects of frequency and duration of messaging on impression development in computer-mediated communication. Social Science Computer Review, 20(1), 73-80.
Liu, Y. (2002). Distance and Traditional Education: Teaching the Same Course Via Instructional Television and Traditional Educational Formats. The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 3(1), Article 001. Retrieved January 17, 2002, from http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde5/articles/yuliang_txt.htm .
Liu, Y., Ginther, D., & Zelhart, P. (2001). How Do Frequency and Duration of Messaging Affect Impression Development in Computer-Mediated Communication? Journal of Universal Computer Science [Electronic version], 7(10), 893-913. (http://www.jucs.org/jucs_7_10/how_do_frequency_and/paper.html).
Liu, Y., & Ginther, D. (2001). Managing impression formation in computer-mediated communication. EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 24(3), 50-54. (http://www.educause.edu/pub/eq/eqm01/eqm013w.html).
Liu, Y., & Ginther, D. (1999). Cognitive styles and distance education (invited submission). Higher Education Abstracts (#0321-35), 35(1), 118.
Liu, Y., & Ginther, D. (1999, November 1). Cognitive styles and distance education. The Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2(3), Article 005. Retrieved October 1, 1999, from http://www.westga.edu/~distance/liu23.html (This article has recently been featured/cited in many international and national publications.)
Liu, Y. authored (co-authored) about 10 articles and book chapters published in P. R. China from 1988 to 1994.

Doctoral Dissertation:

Liu, Y. (May 2000). The effects of nonverbal cues on impression formation in computer-mediated communication: An exploratory study. Dissertation Abstracts International, 61(4): AAT 9965844 (ISBN 0-599-70463-2) (Dissertation chair: Dean Ginther, Texas A&M University, Commerce, TX, USA).

Conference Proceedings:

Liu, Y. (2006). What are the major characteristics of online students? In C. Crawford, R. Carlsen, K. McFerrin, J. Price, R. Weber, & D. A., Willis, Proceedings of SITE 2006 (pp. 2606-2609) . Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Liu, Y. (2005). A comparison study of online versus traditional student evaluation of instruction. In P., Kommers, & G., Richards, Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2005 (pp. 3586-3591). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Liu, Y. (2005). How to use constructivist approach to enhance online interactive learning in a graduate educational research course. In C. Crawford, R. Carlsen, I. Gibson, K. McFerrin, J. Price, R. Weber, & D. A., Willis, Proceedings of SITE 2005 (pp. 481-484). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Liu, Y. (2005). Will online instruction affect teachers’ learning and attitudes toward technology integration? In C. Crawford, R. Carlsen, I. Gibson, K. McFerrin, J. Price, R. Weber, & D. A., Willis, Proceedings of SITE 2005 (pp. 2296-2299). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Liu, Y., & Huang, C. (2004). A study on teachers' concerns about technology integration. In C. Crawford, N. Davis, J. Price, R. Weber, & D. A., Willis, Proceedings of SITE 2004 (pp. 2416-2419). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Liu, Y., Theodore, P., & Lavelle, E. (2003). Experimental effects of online instruction on K-12 teachers' concerns about technology integration. In C. Crawford, N. Davis, J. Price, R. Weber, & D. A., Willis, Proceedings of SITE 2003 (pp. 2418-2422). Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
Liu, Y., & Ginther, D. Instructional Strategies for Achieving a Positive Impression in Computer-mediated Communication Distance Education Courses. Sixth Annual Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference Proceedings, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, April 10, 2001. Available at http://www.mtsu.edu/~itconf/proceed01/8.pdf.

ERIC Documents:

Liu, Y., Lavelle, E., & Andris, J. (2002). Experimental effects of online instruction on locus of control and academic achievement. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (New Orleans, LA, April 1-5, 2002) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 464 938).
Liu, Y., & Ginther, D. (1999). A comparison of the task-oriented model and the social-emotion-oriented model in computer-mediated communication. Commerce, TX (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 437 924).
Liu, Y., & Ginther, D. (1999). How to achieve a better impression in computer-mediated communication. Commerce, TX (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 437 035).
Liu, Y., & Thompson, D. (1999). Teaching the same course via distance and traditional education: A case study. Commerce, TX (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 434 602).

External Grant Reports:

Liu, Y. (2003). Development and Dissemination of Online Instructional Materials for Graduate “Research Methods in Education” Courses: Final Evaluation Report. Submitted for Illinois Board of Higher Education.
Liu, Y. (April 2001). Educational quality at East St. Louis and Brooklyn high schools: A survey of recent graduates. Submitted for Illinois General Assembly.

Book Reviews:

Liu, Y. (2000). How to write qualitative research? – A book review. The Qualitative Report [On-line], 5 (1/2). Available: http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR5-1/liu.html.

II. RECENT JURIED PRESENTATIONS

International:

Liu, Y. (October 12, 2006). The effects of multimedia research on learning and long-term retention in elementary math: A research agenda. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) 2006 conference. Dallas, TX, USA.
Liu, Y. (May 2006). Experiences for effectively designing and teaching online courses--A series of seminars on Teaching Without Classroom Wall (Invited). The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) and South China Normal University (Guangdong), P. R. China.
Liu, Z, & Liu, Y (April, 2006). A Chinese study on psychological homeostasis ability. Presentation for Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Liu, Y. (March, 2006). What are the major characteristics of online students? Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International 2006 Conference. Orlando, FL, USA.
Liu, Y. (July 1, 2005). A comparison study of online versus traditional student evaluation of instruction. ED-MEDIA 2005--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Montreal, Canada.
Liu, Y. (March 3, 2005). Will online instruction affect teachers' learning and attitudes toward technology integration? Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International 2005 Conference. Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Liu, Y. (March 3, 2005). How to use constructivist approach to enhance online interactive learning in a graduate educational research course? Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International 2005 Conference. Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Liu, Y. (August 13, 2004). Taking educational research online: developing an online educational research course. International Congress of Psychology 2004 Conference, Beijing, China.
Liu, Y. & Lavelle, E. (August 12, 2004). Effects of online instruction vs. traditional instruction on students’ learning. International Congress of Psychology 2004 Conference, Beijing, China.
Lavelle, E, & Liu, Y. (August 9, 2004). The relationship between college students’ motivation to write and cognitive pocesses. International Congress of Psychology 2004 Conference, Beijing, China.
Lavelle, E, & Liu, Y. (August 12, 2004). Assessing the quality of university student writing. International Congress of Psychology 2004 Conference, Beijing, China.
Liu, Y., & Huang, C. (March 4, 2004). A study on teachers' concerns about technology integration. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International 2004 Conference. Atlanta, GA, USA.
Liu, Y., Theodore, P., & Lavelle, E. (March 25, 2003). Experimental effects of online instruction on k-12 teachers' concerns about technology integration. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International 2003 Conference. Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Liu, Y. (November 18-22, 2002). Online education as an effective alternative strategy for higher technical education. Speech for The International Forum On Higher Technical Education 2002. Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China (Invited).
Liu, Y. (November 12-14, 2002). Teaching the graduate “Research Methods in Education” course online. Presentation accepted by the Online International Conference of Teaching Online in Higher Education. Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), US. Available at http://www.ipfw.edu/as/2002tohe/.
Liu, Y., & Ginther, D. (May 25, 2001). The effects of frequency and duration of messaging on impression and relational development in computer-mediated communication: An exploratory study. Presentation at International Communication Association (ICA) 2001 conference, Washington, DC.

National:

Liu, Y. (April, 2006). A comparative study of learning styles between online and traditional students. Paper presentation for AERA 2006 conference, San Francisco, CA.
Liu, Y., Lavelle, E., & Andris, J. (April 1, 2002). Effects of Online Instruction on Locus of Control and Achievement Motivation In an Instructional Technology Graduate Course. Presentation at American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2002 conference, New Orleans, LA.
Lavelle, E. & Liu, Y. (April 3, 2002). College Students’ Beliefs and Strategies in Writing: An Extension of the Approaches-to-Writing Framework. Presentation at American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2002 conference, New Orleans, LA.
Liu, Y., & McIsaac, M. S. (April 12, 2001). Distance and traditional education. Presentation at American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2001 conference, Seattle, WA.
Liu, Y., & Thompson, D. (April 26, 2000). How to teach the same course via distance and traditional education. Presentation at American Education Research Association Annual convention in New Orleans, LA.
Liu, Y., & Ginther, D. (August 20,1999). Cognitive styles and distance education. Presentation at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Liu, Y. (August 16, 1998). Locus of control, intelligence, and academic achievement in Chinese students. Presentation at the Inaugural Program of the American Psychological Association, Division of International Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Regional:

Liu, Y. (February 2004). Enhancing the teaching and learning experience with WebCT. Presented at the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Fair of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois, USA.
Huang, C., & Liu, Y. (March 2004). East St. Louis schools as a teaching training site. Presented at the Association of Teacher Educators Midwest 2004 conference. Urbana, IL, USA.
Liu, Y. (February 2003). Teaching Research Methods in Education Online. Presented at the Faculty Technology Fair of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois.
Liu, Y., & Ginther, D. (2001). Instructional strategies for achieving a positive impression in computer-mediated communication distance education courses. Presentation scheduled at the Sixth Annual Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, April 8-10, 2001. Available: www.mtsu.edu/~itconf/proceed01/8.pdf (Invited).
Liu, Y. (April 20, 2000). The effects of nonverbal cues on impression formation in computer-mediated communication. Presentation at the Graduate Research Competition at Southwestern Psychological Association Annual conference in Dallas, TX.
Liu, Y., & Ginther, D. (April 2,1999). The nature of computer-mediated communication: Task-oriented or emotion-oriented? Presentation at the Southwestern Psychological Association, Albuquerque, NM.
Liu, Y. (April 17, 1997). Characteristics of locus of control in Chinese middle school students. Presentation at the Southwestern Psychological Association conference, Fort Worth, Texas.

III. RECENT AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS IN THE USA

Marquis Who’s Who in the World (2007).
Marquis Who’s Who in America (2006, 2007).
115 Outstanding Alumni of 2005 from the College of Education and Human Services at Texas A&M University-Commerce, 2005.
Texas A&M University-Commerce Alumni Ambassador Award on April 10, 2003.
A seed grant from the Graduate School at SIUE ($2,000) to develop an external grant to US Department of Education. August 2004.
Development and dissemination of online instructional materials for graduate “research methods in education” courses. ($35,100) funded by Illinois Board of Higher Education. April 2002.
Recipient of Research Equipment Award ($4,000) from School of Education, SIUE for “Streaming Video and Professional Development School” project. May 2001.
Recipient of a stipend mini-grant ($1000) for supporting the development of distance learning, multimedia, and web-based instructional products by the Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market (SICCM) and the Southwestern Illinois Higher Education Consortium (SIHEC). February 2001.
Recipient ($5090) of an external grant from House Resolution Number 728, Illinois General Assembly. November 2000.
Recipient of the Assigned Time for Research (ATR) (one course release in spring 2001) by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, November 2000.
New faculty start-up research award by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, September 2000.
A travel grant award from Southeastern Oklahoma State University, April 2000.
The Jerry and Marilyn Morris Distinguished Doctoral Student Award ($1250) of the Year1999-2000 by Texas A&M University, Commerce, April 28, 2000.
Distinguished Doctoral Student Award for the Department of Psychology and Special Education by Graduate Council in Texas A&M University, Commerce, April 28, 2000.
Winner of Graduate Research Competition at Southwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference (SWPA) in Dallas, April 20-22, 2000. Winner of the 1999 .
Student Travel Award by the American Psychological Association (APA), June 21, 1999.
Research Scholarship by Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) at Texas A&M University, Commerce, April 1999.
Other numerous travel and scholarship awards from Texas A&M University, Commerce and Southeastern Oklahoma State University in recent years.

IV. RECENT GRANTS AND PROJECTS

Liu, Y. (September 29, 2006). How to increase multimedia search from Google to improve P-16 education ($135,000). Submitted to Google, Inc. (Pending).
Liu, Y., Thomeczek, M., &Jewell, J. (November 2, 2005). Applying multimedia research to optimize learning and long-term retention in elementary math ($626,853). Submitted to US Department of Education. (Not funded).
Liu, Y., Jewell, J., & Thomeczek, M. (June 13, 2005). Closing the achievement gap in elementary math by multimedia ($481,050). Submitted to Illinois Board of Higher Education. (Not funded).
Liu, Y., Jewell, J., & Thomeczek, M. (December 15, 2004). Computer-based multimedia instruction for learning and long-term retention in elementary math ($1,049,980). Submitted to US Department of Education. (Not funded)
Liu, Y., Jewell, J., & Thomeczek, M. (January 8, 2004). Computer-based multimedia instruction for learning and long-term retention in elementary math and reading ($1,049,942). Submitted to US Department of Education. (Not funded)
Yuliang Liu (April 2004). Principal Investigator. Liu, Y. (2004). A comparative study of learning styles and personality traits between online and traditional students. FUR award (one course reduction in fall 2004) from the Graduate School, SIUE.
Yuliang Liu (April 2003). Principal Investigator. A comparative study of the effects of online instruction vs. traditional instruction on students’ attitudes toward technology integration. FUR award (one 25% GA for 9 months) for fall 2003-spring 2004) from the Graduate School, SIUE.
Yuliang Liu (April 2002-June 2003). Principal investigator. Development and Dissemination of Online Instructional Materials for Graduate “Research Methods in Education” Courses.
Yuliang Liu (2001-2002). Project facilitator in PT3 grant.
Yuliang Liu (2000-2001). Principal investigator. Effects of online instruction on cognitive style, locus of control, achievement motivation, and attitudes towards online instruction.
Yuliang Liu (2001). Principal Investigator. Educational Quality of the East St. Louis Metropolitan Area.
Yuliang Liu (January 2000). One of the major faculty participants in the Southeastern Oklahoma State University Telecommunications 2000 Grant funded by US. Department of Education. Using a notebook computer and peripheral devices (i.e., averkey, network PC card) to enhance instruction and develop and deliver multimedia PowerPoint presentations for three courses in traditional and interactive TV classrooms, from January through July 2000.
Jiafen Huang, Paul Zelhart, and Yuliang Liu (May 1998). A research grant funded by Texas A&M University, Commerce, for 1998-1999 academic year: Comparing American and Chinese elementary mathematics teachers: Their knowledge structure, their attitudes toward, and their beliefs about mathematics teaching.

V. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

1. Board member for Society of International Chinese in Educational Technology (SICET)
2. American Education Research Association (AERA)
3. American Psychological Association (APA)
4. Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
5. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
6. International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
7. International Communication Association

VI. OTHER SCHOLARLY OR CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

Review Board: The Journal of Student Centered Learning. 2003-present.
Guest Reviewer: Journal of Educational Computing Research (2007).
Guest Reviewer: Journal of Computing in Higher Education (2006).
Guest Reviewer: Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (2006)
Guest Reviewer: Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology for Oxford Press (2005)
Editor Board: Teaching and Learning: The Journal of Natural Inquiry and Reflective Practice, 2001-2003.
Guest Reviewer: Electronic Journal of Sociology (2001).
Grant panelist: Selected as a U.S. Department of Education peer review panelist for the Title VI International Research and Studies (IRS) program, using the e-Reader system. Online. January 18-31, 2005.
Grant panelist: Selected as a U.S. Department of Education (ED) field reader for the Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers To Use Technology (PT3) Program competition. DC, USA. July 26-August 1, 2003.
Proposal reviewer for the American Education Research Association (AERA) 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 annual convention.
Proposal reviewer for the Association for Educational Communications and Technology 2002, 2006, 2007 annual conference.
Proposal reviewer for the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International 2005, 2006, 2007 annual conference.

VI. RESEARCH INTERESTS

Distance education, online instruction, technology integration, research methodology, and cross-cultural research.

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