Alex Pan
Associate Professor of Elementary Education
Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Education
- Computer-assisted Instruction, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1991
- Teaching English as a Second Language, M.A., University of Illinois, 1985
- American and English language and literature, Teaching English as a Second Language, B.A., National Kaohsiung Normal University, 1978
More About Alex Pan
Courses Taught
- Ad Cor Blk:integrat & Diff Instr | 301 SEM-1 02
- Exploring Teaching | 501 LDI-1 01
- First Seminar: Global Awareness | 164 SEM-1 21
- Internship I | 694 LEC-1 1
- Research Topics Elementary Educ | 390 IND-1 01
- Special Topics In Elem Educ. | 370 LEC-1 01
Publications and Other Intellectual Contributions
- . "Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Perspectives on AI in Elementary Education." Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education Annual, Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, Orlando, FL, Orlando, FL, 2025. — Conference Proceedings
- . lt;bgt;lt;span style=font-size:11pt;color:000000;gt;Empowering future teachers in the diverse elementary classroomslt;spangt;lt;bgt;, TCNJ . 2023. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . 急驚風與慢郎中(The cyber threats) 2022. https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121252/6118659?from=wj_catelistnews. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . 翻越大山的約翰(Helping an autistic freshman learn) 2022. https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121250/6164048?from=wj_catelistnews. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . 沒落貴族費南多.(A global perspective on globalization from Argentina) 2022. https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121250/6197539?from=wj_catebreaknews. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . "lt;spangt;Developing Great Thinking Minds of Studentslt;spangt;." Presented at Teachers' Professional Development Workshop, The College of New Jersey, 2022. — Presentation
- . 虛擬課堂走一遭 (The Virtual Classroom During the Covid 19 period) 2021. https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121250/5189617?from=wj_catelistnews. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . "Developing Students with a Thinking Mind." Presented at Teachers As Scholars Seminar Workshop, 2019. — Presentation
- . "Lion's Day." , 2019. — Presentation
- . "." Presented at Lion's Day Open House, Ewing, NJ, 2019. — Presentation
- . "Foster Meaningful Learning And Thinking Through Exploring Driving Questions in Project-based Learning (P-BL).." , 2019. — Presentation
- . "Foster Meaningful Learning And Thinking Through Exploring Driving Questions in Project-based Learning." Presented at Interdisciplinary Research Forum, Ewing, NJ, 2019. — Presentation
- . "Is a Loud Classroom a Bad Classroom?." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Convocation, 2019. — Presentation
- . "Is a Loud Classroom a Bad Classroom?." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Convocation, Norfolk, VA, 2019. — Presentation
- . "Students taking ownership - Empowering teaching with driving questions!." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Convocation, Norfolk, VA, 2019. — Presentation
- . "Students taking ownership - Empowering teaching with driving questions!." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Convocation, Norfolk, VA, 2019. — Presentation
- . "Yes, You Can – Developing Students With a Thinking Mind!." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Convocation, Norfolk, VA, 2019. — Presentation
- . "Yes, You Can – Developing Students With a Thinking Mind!." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Convocation, Norfolk, VA, 2019. — Presentation
- . "Developing an effective teaching model of infusing inquiry-based learning (IBL) into integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (iSTEAM) education in the elementary schools." , 2019. — Presentation
- . "Developing kids with a thinking mind." Presented at Celebration of Scholarly Achievement (COSA) 2019, 2019. — Presentation
- . "Developing kids with a thinking mind session on faculty-student research collaborations for Celebration of Scholarly Achievement." , 2019. — Presentation
- . "Developing kids with a thinking mind." Presented at Alumni Weekend, Ewing, NJ, 2019. — Presentation
- . "Developing kids with a thinking mind." , 2019. — Presentation
- . "Developing kids with a thinking mind." , 2019. — Presentation
- . "Developing kids with a thinking mind." , 2019. — Presentation
- . "Developing Students with a Thinking Mind." Presented at Teachers As Scholars Seminar Workshop:, 2019. — Presentation
- . "." Presented at Accepted Students Day, 2019. — Presentation
- . "." , 2019. — Presentation
- . "." , 2019. — Presentation
- . "." , 2019. — Presentation
- . "Technology-enriched Instructional Excellence Development." Presented at TCNJ President's Scholarship Reception for Donors and Scholars, 2019. — Presentation
- . Enhancing teaching and learning via project-based learning (P-BL), Funded by the School of Education Research and Practice Mini-Grant Program 2017. 2019. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Developing an effective teaching model of infusing inquiry-based learning (IBL) into integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (iSTEAM) education in the elementary schools, Mentored Undergraduate Summer Experience Summer 2019 - MUSE. 2019. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . "Electronic resources for reading and writing teachers," Wisconsin State Reading Association Journal , 39-43, 2019. — Journal Article
- . Emerging Technology for writing instruction: New directions for teachers, The Haworth Press, Inc. 2019. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Improving Spanish Phonetics Instruction with a Hypermedia-assisted Application 2019. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . "Literacy development on the Internet," Wisconsin State Reading Association Journal, 35-37, 2019. — Journal Article
- . Planning and implementing writing activities on the Internet 2019. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Teachers' perceptions about computer enhanced writing: A reality check 2019. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Teaching Literacy Through Culture in the Elementary Classroom: A Comparative Study, The Educational Forum. 2019. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . "The development of a HyperCard Stack that Integrates the Concept Attainment Teaching Model and Videodisc Images," Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2019. — Journal Article
- . "How, Why, and Wow! - Enhancing Elementary Teaching and Learning with Critical and Creative Thinking Skills." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Convocation, Indianapolis, IN, 2018. — Presentation
- . "How, Why, and Wow! - Enhancing Elementary Teaching and Learning with Critical and Creative Thinking Skills." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Convocation, Indianapolis, IN, 2018. — Presentation
- . "Enhancing teaching and learning via project-based learning (P-BL)." Presented at Interdisciplinary Research Forum, 2018. — Presentation
- . "Enhancing teaching and learning via project-based learning (P-BL)." Presented at Interdisciplinary Research Forum, Ewing, NJ, 2018. — Presentation
- . "Enhancing teaching and learning via project-based learning (P-BL)." , 2018. — Presentation
- . "Recruitment Event for the EECE Department." Presented at Lion's Day, 2018. — Presentation
- . "." Presented at Lion’s Day Open House Recruitment Event for the EECE Department, Ewing, NJ, 2018. — Presentation
- . "Technology-enriched Instructional Excellence Development." Presented at TCNJ President's Scholarship Reception for Donors and Scholars, Ewing, NJ, 2018. — Presentation
- . "Engaging Students in Positive and Meaningful Learning with Fun Activities." Presented at Teachers As Scholars Seminar Workshop, 2018. — Presentation
- . "Teaching with Technology Integration via Cooperation and Collaboration." Presented at Interdisciplinary Research Forum, 2017. — Presentation
- . "Teaching with Technology Integration via Cooperation and Collaboration." Presented at Interdisciplinary Research Forum, 2017. — Presentation
- . "Understanding the trends and facing the Future in the Inevitable Globalization Era." Presented at Teachers As Scholars Seminar Workshop, 2017. — Presentation
- . "Achieving Exemplary Teaching with Technology Integration via Cooperation and Collaboration." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convocation, Pittsburg, PA, 2017. — Presentation
- . "Achieving Exemplary Teaching with Technology Integration via Cooperation and Collaboration." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convocation, Pittsburgh, PA, 2017. — Presentation
- . "Enhancing Instruction With Technology Via Strong College-School Partnership." Presented at The Internationally Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference, Austin, TX, 2017. — Presentation
- . "Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships." Presented at Computer Science for All, 2017. — Presentation
- . "Enhancing Instruction With Technology Via Strong College-Schoool Partnership." Chesapeake, VA, 2017. — Conference Proceedings
- . Technology-enhanced Instruction Project: Cultivating High Achievement while Recognizing Growth amp; Excellence with Technology-enhanced Instruction, School of Education Research and Practice Mini-Grant Program 2017. 2017. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Project ACTS: Ascending With STEM Education (ACTS) – Empowering teachers to advance STEM education with computational thinking and technological Enhancements, Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) Grant. 2017. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Computer Science for All: Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships., NSF Grant. 2017. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . "Protecting a Sustainable World via Essential Environmental Education for All. Collaborative research project between student and professor." , 2016. — Presentation
- . "Tech Tools 4 Schools: Integrating a Technology-enriched Instructional model of Excellence and Development." Presented at Interdisciplinary Research Forum., 2016. — Presentation
- . "What Future Teachers Should Know About Dyslexia." Presented at The New Jersey Future Educators Association (NJFEA) Conference, 2016. — Presentation
- . Building Strong College-School Partnership to Enhance Instruction with Technology, E. J. Grassman Trust Grants. 2016. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Tech Tools 4 Schools: Integrating a Technology-enriched Instructional model of Excellence and Development, Interdisciplinary Research Forum. 2016. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Project CHART: Cultivating High Achievement, Reinvigorated with Technology in Education, Institute of Education Sciences – Education Research Grants (CFDA Number: 84.305A). 2016. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Technology-enriched Instructional Excellence Development (TIED) Project, School of Education Research and Practice Mini-Grant Program 2016. 2016. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . "Strategies for Literacy Development." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convocation, Orlando, FL, 2015. — Presentation
- . "How to Help the English Language Learners." Presented at Advanced Core Block (ACB), 2015. — Presentation
- . "Strategies for literacy development." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convocation, Orlando, FL, 2015. — Presentation
- . "Dyslexia Workshop." Presented at the Kappa Delta Pi Special Education Conference, 2015. — Presentation
- . "). Using the Pull Model to Spark Preservice Teachers' Creativity and Innovation.." Presented at The Internationally Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference, Las Vegas, NE., 2015. — Presentation
- . "Using the Pull Model to Spark Preservice Teachers' Creativity and Innovation." Chesapeake, VA, 2015. — Conference Proceedings
- . "Exploring Action Research in a blended Learning Course." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convocation, Dallas, TX, 2013. — Presentation
- . "Exploring Action Research in a Blended Learning Course." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convocation, Dallas, TX, 2013. — Presentation
- . ": Understanding the trends and facing the Future: The Impact of Globalization." Presented at Teachers As Scholars Workshop, The College of New Jersey, 2013. — Presentation
- . "An event in a shopping mall (商場奇遇記)," World Journal, 2013. — Journal Article
- . "Understanding the trends and facing the Future: The Impact of Globalization." Presented at Teachers As Scholars Workshop, The College of New Jersey, 2012. — Presentation
- . "The turning point in the globalization era.." Presented at The Distinguished Citizens Society International World Association, New Jersey Chapter, Princeton, NJ, 2012. — Presentation
- . "The Princeton Experience Sharing Group." Presented at Our Momentum, Princeton, NJ, 2012. — Presentation
- . "Exploring Global Student Teaching Opportunities." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convocation, Indianapolis, IN, 2011. — Presentation
- . "Global Student Teaching Opportunities for Preservice Teachers." Presented at KDP Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 2011. — Presentation
- . "Understanding the Trends and Facing the Future:The Impact of Globalization." Presented at Teacher As Scholar Seminar, New Jersey, 2011. — Presentation
- . "Understanding the trends and facing the Future: The Impact of Globalization." Presented at Teachers As Scholars Workshop, The College of New Jersey, 2011. — Presentation
- . "Exploring Global Student Teaching Opportunities." Presented at KDP Conference 2011, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2011. — Presentation
- . "Global Student Teaching Opportunities for Preservice Teachers." , Brazil, 2011. — Presentation
- . "The threats and opportunities in the globalization era." Presented at Princeton Chinese Experience-sharing Group, Princeton, 2011. — Presentation
- . "Threats and opportunities in the Globalization Era.." Presented at The Princeton Experience Sharing Group, Princeton, NJ, 2011. — Presentation
- . Crossing cultures: considering ethnotheory in teacher thinking and practices. 2010. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . "Role of computers in education of young children: American and Japanese teachers’ perspectives," Computers in the Schools, no. 27, 5-19, 2010. — Journal Article
- . "Go Global." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convocation, Orlando, FL, 2009. — Presentation
- . "Go Global." Presented at KDP Conference, Florida, 2009. — Presentation
- . "Learning about environmental sustainability for pre-service teachers.." Presented at KDP Conference, 2009. — Presentation
- . "Teachers’ perceptions and concerns of using Web-based videos in teaching." Presented at NJEDge.Net Annual Conference, 2009. — Presentation
- . "What Does Elsa Think About Rubrics? A College Student’s Perspective." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convocation, Louisville, KY, 2007. — Presentation
- . "What does Elsa think about rubrics? A college student’s perspective." Presented at KDP Conference, Louisville, KY, 2007. — Presentation
- . "What computer skills do school leaders expect from first-year teachers?." Presented at The Internationally Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education Conference., 2007. — Presentation
- . "Computers for Teachers." , Pace Charter Elementary School, Hamilton, 2006. — Presentation
- . "Window into cultures: Beliefs and Practices." Presented at . Crossing Cultures series - Session 2-A, 2006. — Presentation
- . "Early childhood educators’ beliefs about computers in early childhood education in US and Japan." Presented at Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, Phoenix, AZ, 2005. — Presentation
- . "Early Childhood Educators’ Beliefs about Computers in Early Childhood Education in US and Japan." Phoenix: AZ, 2005. — Conference Proceedings
- . "From Exploring Teaching to Electronic Portfolios: Initiatives to Prepare High Quality Teachers." 2004. — Conference Proceedings
- . "Learning Language Arts Literacy and Character Education by Design." 2004. — Conference Proceedings
- . "Pre-service Teachers Learn to Integrate Computer Technology into Writing Instruction." 2003. — Conference Proceedings
- . "PROJECT EMO: Using Technology to Develop Awareness and Understanding of Emotions, the First Step in Becoming Emotionally Intelligent." 2003. — Conference Proceedings
- . Preservice Teachers Explore Instructional Software with Children, pp. 371-379, The Educational Forum. 2002. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . "Effective Web Search for Instruction," Wisconsin State Reading Association Journal, 2001. — Journal Article
- . "Pushing Computers to the Limit for Writing," Wisconsin State Reading Association Journal, 2001. — Journal Article
- . Teachers' perception about the text-to-speech technology, pp. pp. 1466-1467, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. 2001. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Advice for student teachers, pp. pp. 1-7, Professional Educator. 2001. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Enhancing educators' computer learning with the emerging technology, pp. pp. 452-458, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. 2001. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . "The Effects of Observing Children on Student Teachers’ Attitudes about Instructional Software." Presented at Association of Teacher Educators Conference, Orlando, FL, 2000. — Presentation
- . Effective means of integrating technology into the school of education, pp. 2074-2080, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. 2000. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Teachers learning about software implementation, pp. 1425-1430, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. 2000. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Advice for Student Teachers, pp. 1-7, The Professional Educator. 2000. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . "Reading and writing software for intermediate and advanced grades," WSRA Journal, no. 43, 61-70, 2000. — Journal Article
- . "Advice for Student Teachers." Presented at Kappa Delta Pi Conference, Baltimore, MD, 1999. — Presentation
- . Effective approaches to teach computer applications to teachers, pp. 1450-1455, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. 1999. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . If we built a discussion list, would they come?, pp. 1770-1774, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. 1999. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . (1999). Teaching Chinese ESLBilingual Students Effectively. Pacific Asian Press, — Digital and Electronic Media, Social Media, Blog, Podcast
- . Using technology to promote teacher action research, pp. 81-99, The Haworth Press, Inc.. 1999. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . "What’s new in courseware?," Educational Action Research, An International Journal, no. 7, 263-276, 1999. — Journal Article
- . "Software for reading and writing instruction in PreK and primary grades," WSRA Journal, no. 42, 37-41, 1999. — Journal Article
- . "." , 1998. — Presentation
- . A Need for Technology-based Teacher Research, pp. 867-870, Technology and Teacher Education Annual. 1998. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . "Effective means to help teachers master computer applications." San Diego, CA, United States of America, 1998. — Conference Proceedings
- . Optimize the web for better instruction, pp. 146-149, Technology and Teacher Education Annual. 1998. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . How to integrate computer technology in bilingual education, pp. 7-8, Binlingual Basics. 1998. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Creating multimedia for the classroom, pp. 14-16, HyperNexus. 1998. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . "Managing computer-enhanced reading and writing: Do's and Don'ts," WSRA Journal, no. 42, 21-24, 1998. — Journal Article
- . "Making meaning interactively with hypermedia—from bells and whistles to music: Using multimedia for literacy development," WSRA Journal, no. 41, 46-50, 1998. — Journal Article
- . "." Presented at Education and Social Change Distinguished Speaker Series, 1997. — Presentation
- . "Electronic resources for reading and writing teachers," Wisconsin State Reading Association Journal, 1997. — Journal Article
- . Perspectives on computer use for the education of young children 1997. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Planning and development of Spanish Phonetic Lessons with Hypermedia 1997. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Search for motivational software by teachers and students 1997. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . Factors that affect preservice and inservice teachers learning about computers, Technology and Teacher Education Annual. 1997. — Other Scholarly and Creative Work
- . "Literacy Development on the internet," Wisconsin State Reading Association Journal, 35-37, 1997. — Journal Article
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Professional Membership
- AACE - Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
- Kappa Delta Pi
Work Experience
- 1997-Ongoing Associate Professor, Ewing, NJ
- 1993-1997 Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI
- 1993-1997 Coordinator, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI
- 1991-1993 Assistant Professor, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC
- 1991-1993 Director, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC
- 1991-1993 Director, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC
Service
- Committee Chair, EECE PRC, Spring Term 2020-Ongoing
- Committee Member, Retention Committee, Fall Term 2022-Ongoing
Contracts, Grants, and Sponsored Research
- 1/1/2017-12/31/2021, to Institute of Education Sciences – Education Research Grants , Project CHART: Cultivating High Achievement, Reinvigorated with Technology in Education., $1,366,842
- 7/1/2020-6/30/2021, The Spencer Foundation, COVID-19 Related Shifts in Education, $49,400
- 7/1/2020-6/30/2021, The Spencer Foundation, COVID-19 Related Shifts in Education, $49,400
- 1/1/2017-12/31/2018, E. J. Grassman Trust Grants, Building Strong College-School Partnership to Enhance Instruction with Technology., $29,844
- 1/1/2017-12/31/2017, School of Education Research and Practice Mini-Grant Program, Technology-enhanced Instruction Project: Cultivating High Achievement while Recognizing Growth amp; Excellence with Technology-enhanced Instruction, $4,000
- 1/1/2016-12/31/2016, School of Education Research and Practice Mini-Grant Program, Technology-enriched Instructional Excellence Development TIED Project, $9,000