RESEARCH

Awards

Changjiang Scholar Award, Chinese Ministry of Education, 2017

Distinguished Research Award, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, 2017

Ted and Lois Cyphert Distinguished Professor, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, 2015

Burmeister Outstanding Presentation Award, Division of Distance Learning, Association for Educational Communication and Technologies, 2014.

StatePride Faculty Award, Mississippi State University, 2010, 2011

James W. Bagley Faculty Award, College of Education, Mississippi State University, 2011

Will Clark Faculty Award, College of Education, Mississippi State University, 2010

Funded Projects

Algebra Ready: Teaching Mathematics with Digital Content.PI, Teacher Quality Improvement Program, Ohio Department of Higher Education (Funded for $147,400). Award period: 02/2017—05/2018.

Using Learning Analytics in Examining Students’ Learning Habits in Online Nursing Classes. PI, Learning Analytics Seed Grant, Translational Data Analytics, The Ohio State University (Funded for $24,970 with $25,010 matching fund from EHE; In collaboration with EHE Research Methodological Center). Award period: 01/2016-08/2016.

Read It Again – Mobile, Technology-Supported Langauage & Literacy Intervention for Preschoolers At-Risk (RIA-Mobile), Co-PI, Institution for Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (Funded for $1,499,972; In collaboration with Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy). Award period: 08/01/2015–07/30/2018.

College Ready Ohio, Co-PI, Straight A Fund, Ohio Department of Education. ($13,523,301; In collaboration with Office of Distance Education and Elearning) Award period: 07/01/2014–06/30/2020.

EDCITE: Evaluating Digital Content for Instructional and Teaching Excellence, Co-PI, Straight A Fund, Ohio Department of Education. ($8,386,024; In collaboration with Ohio Resource Center) Award period: 07/01/2014–06/30/2020.

Reducing Special Education Reading Risk through an Oral Reading Fluency for Urban learners, Co-PI, Institute for Educational Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. ($1,394,851) Award period: 07/01/2012–06/30/2015, Involving period: 07/01/2013–01/30/2015.

Integrating Web2.0 collaboration tools to promote students’ motivation in “Learning and Motivation Strategies for Success in College”, PI, Impact Grant of Learning Technologies, The Ohio State University. ($43,350 with $31,000 from Learning Technology). Award period: 07/01/2013–06/30/2014.

Connecting Climate Science and Inquiry in K-6 Classrooms, Co-PI, Board of Regents, Ohio Department of Education ($102,958).  Award period: 07/01/2013–06/30/2014.

Investigating Students’ Motivation, Study Strategies, and Team Leadership in Small-Group Online Collaborative Learning, PI, Research Seed Grant, The Ohio State University. ($2,000). Award period: 01/01/2013–12/31/2013.

Selected Journal Publications and Book Chapters

Xie, K., & Hawk, N. (2017, in press). Technology’s Role and Place in Student Learning: What We Have Learned from Research and Theories. In J.G., Cibulka, & B.S. Cooper (eds.), Technology in the Classroom: Can It Improve Teaching and Student Learning in American Schools? Rowman & Littlefield: Lanham, MD.

Xie, K., Lu, L., Cheng, S.L., & Izmirli, S. (2017) The interactions between facilitator identity, conflictual presence, and social presence in online collaborative learning. Distance Education. 38(2), 230-244. doi:10.1080/01587919.2017.1322458 (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 2.021)

Xie, K., Kim, M.K., Cheng. S.L., & Luthy, N.C. (2017). Digital Content Evaluation as Technology Professional Development. Educational Technology Research and Development. doi:10.1007/s11423-017-9519-0 (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 1.171)

Kim, M.K., Xie, K., & Cheng. S.L. (2017). Building teacher competency for digital content evaluation. Teaching and Teacher Education, 66, 309-324. doi:10.1016/j.tate.2017.05.006 (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 1.823)

Sun, Z., & Xie, K. (2017). A case study on math. In R. Perkins, L.S. Green, & J. R. Banas (eds.), The Flipped College Classroom: Conceptualized and Re-Conceptualized (pp. 154-158).  Springer: New York, NY.

Ke, F., Xie, K., & Xie, Y. (2016). Game-based learning engagement: a theory- and data-driven exploration. British Journal of Educational Technology, 47(6), 1183-1201. (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 1.318)

Xie, K. & Huang, K. (2014). The role of beliefs and motivation in asynchronous online learning in college-level classes. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 50(3), 317-343. (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 0.561)

Xie, K., Yu, C., & Bradshaw, A.C. (2014). Impacts of role assignment and participation in asynchronous discussions in college-level online classes. The Internet and Higher Education, 20, 10-19.  (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 2.013)

Xie, K., Miller, N.C., & Allison, J.R. (2013). Toward a social conflict evolution model: Examining the adverse power of conflictual social interaction in online learning. Computers and Education, 63, 404-415. (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 2.621)

Xie, K. (2013). What do the numbers say? The influence of motivation and peer feedback on students’ behavior in online discussions. British Journal of Educational Technology, 44(2), 288-301. (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 2.098)

Hardré, P.L., Crowson, H.M., & Xie, K. (2012). Examining Contexts-of-Use for Web-Based and Paper-Based Questionnaires. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 72(6), 1015-1038. (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 1.158)

Tollison, S. & Xie, K. (2012). Preparing students in online debates with worked examples. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 47(2), 155-174. (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 0.561)

Xie, K., & Ke, F. (2011). The role of students’ motivation in peer-moderated asynchronous online discussions. British Journal of Educational Technology, 42(6), 916-930. (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 2.139)

Xie, K., Durrington, V.A., & Yen, L.L. (2011). Relationship between students’ motivation and their participation in asynchronous online discussions. Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 7(1), 17-29.

Xie, K., & Ke, F. (2010). Supporting problem solving with instructional technology. In R. Ouyang & X. Wang (eds.), Series on Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences: Instructional Technology (pp. 323-344). China Renmin University Press: Beijing.

Ke, F., & Xie, K. (2010). Use of technology for teaching reading and writing. In R. Ouyang & X. Wang (eds.), Series on Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences: Instructional Technology (pp. 253-266). China Renmin University Press: Beijing.

Hardré, P.L., Crowson, H.M., & Xie, K. (2010). Differential Effects of Web-Based and Paper-Based Administration of Questionnaire Research Instruments in Authentic Contexts-of-Use, Journal of Educational Computing Research, 42(1), 103-133. (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 0.561)

Ke, F., & Xie, K. (2009). Toward deep learning in adult-oriented online courses: The impact of course design strategies. The Internet and Higher Education, 12(3-4), 136-145. (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 1.896)

Xie, K., & Bradshaw, A.C. (2008). Using question prompts to support ill-structured problem solving in online peer collaborations, International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, 4(2), 148-165.

Kauffman, D., Ge, X., Xie, K., & Chen, C.H. (2008). Prompting in web-based environments: Supporting self-monitoring and problem solving skills in college students. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 38(2), 115-137. (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 0.561)

Xie, K., & Gu, M. (2007). Advancing cooperative extension with Podcast technology. Journal of Extension, 45(5). Retrieved October 29, 2007, from http://www.joe.org/joe/2007october/tt2.shtml

Hardré, P.L., Crowson, H.M., Xie, K., & Ly, C. (2007) Testing differential effects of Computer-Based, Web-Based and Paper-Based administration of questionnaire research instruments, British Journal of Educational Technology, 38(1), 5-22. (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 2.139)

Hardré, P.L., Miller, R.B., Beasley, A., Pace, T., Maxwell, M.S. & Xie, K. (2007). What motivates university faculty members to do research?: Tenure-track faculty in research-extensive universities. Journal of the Professoriate, 2(1), 75-99.

Xie, K., DeBacker, T.K., & Ferguson, C. (2006). Extending the traditional classroom through online discussion: The role of student motivation, Journal of Educational Computing Research, 34(1), 67-89. (SSCI Journal, Impact Factor: 0.561)

Thomas, M.K., & Xie, K. (2006). Lesson plan sites, the open source movement and teachers’ communities of practice: Trends and change in the support of instructional design. Malaysian Journal of Educational Technology, 6(2), 9-20.

Hardré, P.L., Xie, K., & Ly, C. (2005). Production and data management issues for digital administration of questionnaires. Journal of Performance Improvement, 44(5), 33-39.

Selected Conference Proceedings

Hensley, L.C., Cutshall, J.L., Law, V., Xie, K., & Lu, L. (2016, June). A Qualitative Exploration of Self- and Socially Shared Regulation in Online Collaborative Learning. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences 2016, Singapore.

Sun, Z., Lu, L., & Xie, K. (2016, June). The effects of self-regulated learning on students’ performance trajectory in the flipped math classroom. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences 2016, Singapore.

Xie, K., Sun, Z., & Lu, L. (2015, June). The Role of Time, Engagement, and Self-Perceived Leadership on Peer-Nominated Emergent Leadership in Small Group Online Collaborative Learning. Proceedings of the International Conference of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning 2015, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Xie, K., Law, V., Hensley, L. & Sun, Z. (2014, June). Emergent team leadership in small group online collaborative learning. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences 2014, Boulder, CO.

Xie, K., Huang, K., & You, Z. (2013, June). Influence of epistemological beliefs and motivation on online learning through online discussions. Proceedings of the International Conference of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning 2013, Madison, WI.

Niu, N., Xie, K., & Smith, C. (2011). Reuse a “Software Reuse” Course. Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Conference of American Society for Engineering Education, Vancouver, Canada.

Xie, K. & Ke, F. (2009). Understanding Deep Learning in Asynchronous Online Discussions. Proceedings of E-Learn 2009–World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Vancouver, Canada.

Xie, K. & Ke, F. (2009). How Does Students’ Motivation Relate to Peer-Moderated Online Interactions? Proceedings of the International Conference of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning 2009. Rhodes, Greece.

Ke, F. & Xie, K. (2009). Online Discussion Design on Adult Students’ Learning Perceptions and Patterns of Online Interaction. Proceedings of the International Conference of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning 2009. Rhodes, Greece.

Xie, K. & Yang, Y. (2008). How do Instructional Designers Collaborate with Other Experts? A Preliminary Case Study. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (pp. 1300-1307). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Xie, K. & Durrington, V. (2007). Connecting Students in Online Learning Environments through Asynchronous Computer-Mediated Communication: An Investigation of Students’ Motivation. In C. Montgomerie & J. Seale (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2007 (pp. 743-746). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Han, N., Crooks, S. & Xie, K. (2005). Using Question Prompts as Metacognitive Scaffolds in Science Reading Comprehension. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (pp. 1405-1408). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Xie, K., Ferguson, C. & DeBacker, T. (2005). Extending the Traditional Classroom through On-line Discussion: The Role of Student Motivation. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (pp. 2367-2368). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Thomas, M. & Xie, K. (2005). Trends and Change in the Support of Instructional Design Practice. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (pp. 1632-1634). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.