Meina Zhu
Wayne State University

Meina Zhu is an Assistant Professor in the Learning Design and Technology program at the College of Education at Wayne State University. She received her Ph.D. degree in the Instructional Systems Technology program at Indiana University Bloomington. Her research interests include online education, self-directed learning, STEM education, and active learning. She has published her work in such places as Educational Technology Research and Development, British Journal of Educational Technology, the Internet and Higher Education, the Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, IRRODL, Online Learning, and Distance Education. She taught graduate-level courses: Background, Issues, and Trends in Instructional Technology, Interactive Course Design, Designing Web Tools for the Classroom, etc.

AECT is an academic home for me. I have been actively involved in the AECT organization during the past years. I have served AECT for several years. I worked as a technical supporter and office administrator for SICET, a sub-organization of AECT, during 2017-2018. I was an AECT Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) representative for the Division of Distance Learning (DDL) during 2018-2019. After that, I served as an AECT Research & Theory Division (RTD) communications officer during 2019-2020. It has also been a great honor for me to work as an AECT Summer Symposium intern to help with the symposium in 2019. I have learned a lot from working with colleagues and friends at AECT, and I enjoyed the experience of serving the community. I would love to keep serving RTD and AECT members.

Contact information: meinazhuiu@gmail.com