Dr. Fengfeng Ke
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ke earned her Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University in August, 2006. Her teaching and research interests are in the areas of instructional systems design and technology-based e-learning. Her research has focused on educational technology applications for lifelong learning. Currently, she is studying digital game-based learning, online collaborative learning, and animations for instructional use. Her research has been presented at scholarly meetings of AERA, AECT, ICLS, EARLI, AACE, and published in refereed journals such as Educational Technology Research & Development, British Journal of Educational Technology, International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, Computers & Education, Quarterly Review of Distance Education, and Internet and Higher Education.
Research Interests
- Instructional Systems
- Human Performance Technology
- Web-based Distance Education
- Multimedia Courseware Authoring and Application
Classes Regularly Taught
- OLIT 501. Instructional Design
- OLIT 505. Contemporary Instructional Technology
- OLIT 522. Digital Video
- OLIT 525. Instructional Multimedia
- OLIT 533. The Instructional Use of Computer Simulations
Selected Journal Publications
- Ke, F. & Hoadley, C. (In press). Towards a framework of evaluating online learning community. Educational Technology Research & Development (Social Sciences Citation Index® journal).
- Ke, F. & Xie, K. (In press). Towards deep learning for adult students in online courses. The Internet and Higher Education.
- Ke, F. (2008). Computer games in classroom: Can learning be fun? Computers & Education (Social Sciences Citation Index® journal), 51(4), 1609-1620.
- Ke, F. (2008). Computer games application within alternative classroom goal structures: Cognitive, metacognitive, and affective evaluation and interpretation. Educational Technology Research & Development (Social Sciences Citation Index® journal), 56, 539-556.
- Ke, F. (2008) Alternative goal structures for computer game-based learning. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (Social Sciences Citation Index® journal), 3, 429-445.
- Xie, Y., Ke, F., & Sharma, P. (2008). The effect of peer feedback for journaling on college students’ reflective learning processes. The Internet and Higher Education, 11(1), 18-25.
- Ke, F. & Grabowski, B. (2007). Game playing for math learning: Cooperative or not? British Journal of Educational Technology (Social Sciences Citation Index® journal), 38(2), 249-259.
- Ke, F. & Carr-Chellman, A. (2006). Solitary learner in online collaborative learning: A disappointing experience? Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 7(3), 249-265.
- Ke, F., Ching, Y., Lin, H., & Dwyer, F. (2006). Effects of Animation on Multi-Level Learning Outcomes for Learners with Different Characteristics: A Meta-Analytic Assessment and Interpretation. Journal of Visual Literacy, 26(1), 15-40.
- Lin, H., Ching, Y., Ke, F., & Dwyer, F. (2006). Effectiveness of Various Enhancement Strategies for Animation. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 35(2), 215-237.
Current Grant
- Web-based teaching and learning: Across culture and age (2008-2009), Spencer Research Grant. Role: Primary-Investigator.
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