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JoAnn Lan, Ed.D.
Director of Academic Computing & Associate Professor

A veteran in Educational Technology, Dr. Lan is Associate Professor and Executive Director for Academic Computing at SMU . She has developed curriculum for instructional technology and taught graduate and undergraduate level courses at Southern Methodist University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Northern Illinois University where she received an M.S. in Adult and Continuing Education and an Ed.D in Instructional Technology. Her research focuses on the shift of paradigm in pedagogy in the information age, professional development, and teaching with the next generation network. Her research interests are reflected in her publications that include numerous articles and book chapters. She has authored and directed numerous grant projects including PT3 funded by US Department of Education. She has been an active participant in national organizations and initiatives, including the Board of Directors of International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), the National Advisory Board for PBS TeacherLine, the USDE National Technology Leadership Initiative, and chair of American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) Committee on Technology. A native of Shanghai, China, Dr. Lan received a B.A. in English in China and taught for many years at Chinese universities.

Selected Publications

Geiger, B., Petri, C., Myers, O., Lan, J., Binkley, D., Aldige, C., & Berdebes, J. (2002). Using technology to teach health: A collaborative Pilot Project in Alabama. Journal of School Health, Vol. 72, No. 10, December 2002, 401-407

Lan, J. (2001). Web-based instruction for education faculty: A needs assessment. Journal of Research on Computing in Education (JRCE), 33(4), 385-399.

Lan, J. (2000). Public and private collaboration in teacher education: Hedging the risk in the age of information technology. Log On or Lose Out. Washington D.C.: AACTE.

Lan, J.& Gemmill, J. (2000). The networking revolution for the new millennium: Internet2 and its educational implications. International Journal of Educational Telecommunications (IJET), Vol. 6, No. 2, 2000, 179-199

Lan, J. et al.(2000) Technology infusion in a Chinese middle school: A comparative perspective. Technology and Teacher Education Annual Association for the Advancement of Computer Education (AACE), 2000, 3, 2050-2056.

Lan, J. et al. Technology infusion in a Chinese middle school: A comparative perspective. T.H.E. Journal, 27(7), 89-96.

Petri, C., Geiger, B., Lan, J. & Winnail, S. (February 2000 - in press). Developing a new tool for youth AIDS education: The HIV-specific health risk assessment. The International Electronic Journal of Health Education 1(1) [On-line]. Available: http://www.iejhe.siu.edu

Petri,C., Geiger, B., Lan,J., Winnail, S., & Anderson, J. (1999). Reliability of a new HIV-HRA. Prospective Medicine: The Tools, the Data, the Interventions, and the Outcomes Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting: Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Lan, J & Dagley, D.(Spring/Summer, 1999). Teaching via the Internet: A brief review of copyright law and legal issues. Educational Technology Review, Spring/Summer 11, 25-30

Dagley, D. & Lan, J. (Spring/Summer, 1999). An analysis of copyright-related legal cases and decisions: implications to designing Internet-based learning activities. Educational Technology Review, Spring/Summer 11, 19-24

Lan, J.(1999). The Impact of Internet-Based Instruction on Teacher Education: The "Paradigm Shift.". ERIC No. ED428053.

Lan, J. (1998). Helping teachers teach better: Reinforcement of K-12 content instruction through web-based instruction. Technology and Teacher Education Annual. Association for the Advancement of Computer Education (AACE), Vol. 2,

Lan, J.(1997). An analysis of the evolution of computer education in Shanghai secondary school: Relevant to American Schools? Technology and Teacher Education Annual, Association for the Advancement of Computer Education (AACE), Vol. 2, 701-704.

Bao,J., Lan, J., Chen, X. (1997). Massive dissemination of information technology through testing in Shanghai. Technology and Teacher Education Annual, Association for the Advancement of Computer Education (AACE), Vol.1, 512-515

Lan, J.(1997). Meeting technology challenges in teacher education: Responses from schools and colleges of education. ERIC No. ED403255.

Lan, W., Zhu, Y. & Lan, J.(1996). Education reform in China since 1978. In Search of a Chinese Road Towards Modernization: Economic and Educational Issues in China’s Reform Process, Jixuan Hu, Zhaohui Hong, and Eleni Stavrou, Ed.s, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press.