Chen Meng
512-203-4429 |[email protected]|https://www.linkedin.com/in/chen-meng-education-technologies/|Austin, TX SUMMARY I have 8 years of teaching English to high school students, junior college students, and undergraduates. I am now working on my Ph.D. career on the learning technologies program and doing research on Edtech-related projects in UT Austin. I know how to teach, to communicate, to deal with problems, to research, and to create in the educational technology field. I am particularly interested in making innovations in interdisciplinary fields of study and making positive changes to learning and education in my own ways.
EDUCATION Phd in Learning Technologies The University of Texas at Austin Expected Graduation: 2024
MA in English Language and Literature Shandong University Graduation: 2017
BA of English Weifang University Graduation: 2006 Associate Degree of Foreign Affair Secretary University of Jinan Graduation: 2004
TEACHING/MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
English Teacher and Educational Administrator 08/2017- 07/2019
Jinan Vocational College of Nursing, Jinan, Shandong, China
Teach and coach students practical skills of college English
Create, design and update course content, schedule and make collective lesson preparation
Make classroom management and conduct daily teaching affairs
English Teacher, IELTS speaking coach, and Educational Administrator 01/2010- 07/2017
Qilu Institute of Technology, Jinan, Shandong, China
Teach and coach students practical skills of college English, bilingual translation, business English and hospitality English
Design and update IELTS speaking test training program and coach students to handle speaking test skills
Deal with daily educational administration including course schedule and grade management, file translation and reception of foreign universities visits.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Edtech Startup Project Coordinator (internship) 06/2020-now
‘MoolahU’: EdTech startups project, Initiator: Gayle Reaume https://moolahu.com/
Design user questionnaire and collect user data for market analysis Make interviews with potential users and do the qualitative research
Assist with CTO on the design of online learning environment Online Course Coordinator 04/2020-now ‘Hi Chinese’ Mobile App, Initiator: Fang Cao
Check the instructional design structure and make improvement advice to the online teachers
Design the instructional script for the AI instructor of the App
Research Assistant 01/2020-now
‘SlowPitch’: Edtech startups Forum, Initiator: Dr. Joan Hughes https://slowpitchedu.org/
Collect first-hand research materials from the forum
Check and clean the transcript of the forum interviews content
Shadow academic interviews
Research Assistant 09/2019-now
‘Alien Rescue’: Game-based Learning Project, Initiator: Dr. Min Liu https://alienrescue.education.utexas.edu/
Collect game data for the json file to build up the chatbot of the game
Join the group meeting regularly to have project improvement discussion
TRAINING Training on Information Technology Skills Development for Vocational College Teacher, Jinan 07/2018 Online Training on Application of Modern Education Technology in College Teaching, Jinan 01/2017 Instructor Training on Undergraduate Entrepreneurship and Innovation Education, Jinan 06/2016
SKILLS Course Design and Development Translation/Interpretation ESL Teaching HTML IELTS Speaking Coaching Microsoft Office
HONORS Award of Teaching Master Qilu Institute of Technology 12/2012 Award of Teaching Master Qilu Institute of Technology 06/2012 Award of Teaching Master Qilu Institute of Technology 12/2011 Award of Excellent Teaching Plan Qilu Institute of Technology 12/2010 SEMESTER PROJECT
Fall 2019
● Coursework Project:
Design IELTS Speaking Skill course with Articulate 360 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DS9GxKUpT4E5d_rFkCmZ2ZBXeXTswgaD/view?usp=sharing
ADDIE Model Design for IELTS Speaking Skill course https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lVfj7udsM6kt57-2OO6Fw9gIEiVK-hce/view?usp=sharing
● Group Work Project:
Design computer supportive collaborative learning activities in Second Life
Design demonstration video for Agile Model https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UnAi8Y2qPtEdtq9ilviwsaO7fyKtcjd8/view?usp=sharing
Design online course “Digital Literacy” for pre-service teachers on Canvas https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/7KNPE7
Spring 2020
● Coursework Project:
Design online course project “Never Too Old” to teach senior people how to apply digital technologies on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTjQinn8qQACHbbcveWp_og?view_as=subscriber
Project Paper https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hh5Co26VvKeJ9cIIxUY9uBbn661bAyaa/view?usp=sharing
Online Course Experience Report https://drive.google.com/file/d/15AERwSXNNcfP4cZupAekiBgSSxCVNQQt/view?usp=sharing