Professional Background
Associate Professor of Technology & Education
Educational Background
B.A., Teachers College, HeNan University (China)
M.A. in Information Technology and Science Education, Louisiana
State University
Ph.D., Purdue University
Scholarly Interests
Metacognition and problem solving, technology-mediated cultural interactions and their impact on teacher professional development and reflection, and student domain subject understanding, influence of technology-rich learning environments on lesson development, trans-cultural collaboration among teachers and students
Selected Publications
"Technology, culture and adaptive mind" (Mind, Culture & Activities, co-author, in press)
"Reflection at the crossroad of cultures" (Mind, Culture & Activities, co author, in press)
"Reflective adaptation of a technology artifact: A case study of classroom change" (Cognition & Instruction)
"Designing metacognitive activities" (Educational Technology Research & Development))
"Supporting learning of variable control in a computer-based biology environment: Effects of prompting college students to reflect on their own thinking" (Journal of Research In Science Teaching)

Xiaodong D Lin
Associate Professor of Technology & Education
Phone: 212-678-3520
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Office Hours: Wed: 1-3
Office Location: 322C Thompson