Xiaoyan Chu is a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Technology at Zhejiang University. She earned her MA in Digital Technologies, Communication and Education (DTCE) with Distinction from the University of Manchester. Her research focuses on Educational Technology, Generative AI, and Virtual Reality in education.
楚肖燕是浙江大学教育技术学博士生，曾赴英国曼彻斯特大学联合培养，并以优秀成绩（Distinction）获得DTCE硕士学位。她的研究聚焦于教育技术、生成式人工智能与虚拟现实在教育中的应用。
Her Mottos:
“Infusing technology with the warmth of education, and imbuing education with the promise of tomorrow through technology.”
“用教育给技术以温度，用技术给教育以未来。”
“We cannot guide today’s students into the future world using the pedagogy of yesterday.”
“我们无法用昨天的方法教今天的学生面向未来的世界。”
She has published more than 16 papers at the top SSCI/CSSCI educational journals and conferences, now with total google scholar citations 1410+ and h-index 6.
🔥 News
- 2025.01 🎉🎉 入选浙江大学博士研究生求是新星培养计划 [Awarded a place in the Qiushi Rising Star Training Program for PhD Students at Zhejiang University];
- 2025.01 🎉🎉 入选2024中国知网高被引学者TOP5% [Selected as a Top 5% Highly Cited Scholar in CNKI 2024];
- 2024.09 🎉🎉 Awarded the Dean’s Award for Achievement, the University of Manchester;
- 2024.09 🎉🎉 Graduated with Distinction from the MA DTCE；
- 2024.07 🎉🎉 Successfully presenting research at Cambridge China Education Forum 2024;
📖 Educations
- 2021.09 - 2026.06 (now, 硕博连读), 教育技术学博士研究生, 教育学院, 浙江大学. [Ph.D. candidate in Educational Technology, College of Education, Zhejiang University]
- 2023.09 - 2024.09 (CSC联合培养), 数字技术、传播与教育硕士项目，曼彻斯特大学. [MA DTCE (Digital Technologies, Communication and Education), Institution of Education, University of Manchester] (Graduated with Distinction & Awarded the Dean’s Award for Achievement).
- 2017.09 - 2021.06, 教育技术学理学学士, 教育科学学院, 南京师范大学. [BS in Educational Technology, School of Education Sciences, Nanjing Normal University]
📝 Publications
ERTD
Chu, X.,,Wang, M., Spector, J.M. et al..Enhancing the flipped classroom model with generative AI and Metaverse technologies: insights from lag sequential and epistemic network analysis. Educational Technology Research and Development,2025, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10457-2.
- This study examined the potential of FCM enhanced by an AI-Generated Metaverse (AIGM) to improve learning outcomes in higher education. The study involved 94 university graduates who participated in an experimental FCM session. The findings indicated that the AIGM-FCM positively influenced learners’ academic performance. Interaction patterns revealed that students predominantly engaged with the AI virtual tutor at the onset and at the end of their learning sessions, primarily for the purpose of asking questions. However, the educational dialogues suggested that the depth of collaborative knowledge construction between students and the AI tutor remained at a basic level. Notably, students with lower academic performance were more likely to initiate inquiry-based dialogues with the AI tutor compared to their higher-achieving peers exhibiting a more focusing-oriented approach.
- 楚肖燕,沈书生,王敏娟,等.世界一流高校探索生成式人工智能应用规范的经验及对我国的启示——基于LDA主题模型分析的文本挖掘[J].现代远距离教育,2024,(03):38-47. （北大核心、CSSCI） [Chu, X., Shen, S., Wang, M., et al., World-Class Universities’ Exploration of Generative Artificial Intelligence Application Guidance:Experiences and Implications for China——Text Mining Based on LDA Topic Model Analysis. Modern Distance Education,2024,(03):38-47.]
- Chu, X., Xu, J., & Zhai, X. (2024). Investigating the Knowledge Building Process of Collaborative Learning between Student and Virtual Tutor Supported by ChatGPT: A Discourse Analysis. In Clarke-Midura, J., Kollar, I., Gu, X., & D’Angelo, C. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2024 (pp. 363-364). International Society of the Learning Sciences.
- Zhai, X., Chu, X., Wang, M., Tsai, C. C., Liang, J. C., & Spector, J. M. A systematic review of Stimulated Recall (SR) in educational research from 2012 to 2022 Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1), 1-14. （SSCI Q1, co-first author, corresponding author）
- 翟雪松,楚肖燕,焦丽珍,童兆平,李艳.基于“生成式人工智能+元宇宙”的人机协同学习模式研究[J].开放教育研究,2023,29(05):26-36. （北大核心、CSSCI）[ Zhai, X., Chu, X., Jiao, L., Tong, Z., Li, Y. An Empirical Study on the Effectiveness of Human-Computer Collaborative Learning Based on “Generative Artificial Intelligence + Metaverse. Open Education Research, 2023, 29(05): 26-36.]
- 翟雪松,楚肖燕,顾建民,李艳,王会军.从知识共享到知识共创：教育元宇宙的去中心化知识观[J].华东师范大学学报(教育科学版),2023,41(11):27-37. （北大核心、CSSCI）[Zhai, X., Chu, X., Gu, J., Li, Y., Wang, H. From Knowledge Sharing to Knowledge Co-creation: Decentralized Knowledge View of Educational Metaverse. Journal of East China Normal University (Educational Sciences), 2023, 41(11): 27-37.]
- Zhai, X. S., Chu, X. Y., Chen, M., Shen, J., & Lou, F. L. (2023). Can Edu-Metaverse Reshape Virtual Teaching Community (VTC) to Promote Educational Equity? An Exploratory Study. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 16(6): 1130-1140. （SSCI Q1, co-first author, corresponding author）
- Zhai, X., Chu, X., Meng, N., Wang, M., Spector, M., Tsai, C. C., & Liu, H. (2022). The Effect of Multi-mode Stimuli of Feedforward and Eye Tracking on Metacognition—An Exploratory Study Using Digital Dictionaries. Educational Technology & Society, 25(1): 213-227.（SSCI Q1）
- Zhai, X., Chu, X., Chai, C. S., Jong, M. S. Y., Istenic, A., Spector, M., … & Li, Y. (2021). A Review of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education from 2010 to 2020. Complexity, 2021. （🏆ESI Highly Cited Paper）
- Zhai, X., Chu, X., & Li, Y. (2021, May). Exploring the Construction of Innovative Educational Ecosystem Based on the “Internet+ Educational Crowd Funding”. In 2021 IEEE 24th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD) (pp. 476-479). IEEE.
- Zhai, X., Sun, Y., Wang, M., Asmi, F., Cai, W., & Chu, X. (2022, May). Exploring the Effect of Virtual Reality with Haptics on Educational Research: A Meta-analysis From 2010 to 2020. In 2022 8th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) (pp. 1-7). IEEE. (corresponding author)
📚 Academic Services
- IEEE-TLT Junior Associate Editor, Guest Editor
- IEEE-TLT/ET&S/IJHCI reviewer
- Humanities and Social Sciences Communications/Educational Media International reviewer
- Knowledge Management & E-Learning/Complex & Intelligent Systems Reviewer
- IEEE iLRN 2023 PC Member
- IEEE TALE 2021 Reviewer
🎖 Honors and Awards
- 2025.01 入选浙江大学博士研究生求是新星培养计划 [Awarded a place in the Qiushi Rising Star Training Program for PhD Students at Zhejiang University]
- 2025.01 入选2024中国知网高被引学者TOP5% [Selected as a Top 5% Highly Cited Scholar in CNKI 2024]
- 2024.09 Awarded the Dean’s Award for Achievement, the University of Manchester
- 2024.06 Conference/Research Abroad Funding from The Faculty of Humanities, The University of Manchester
- 2024.01 浙江大学第九届学生人文社会科学研究优秀成果一等奖 [First Prize in the 9th Outstanding Student Humanities and Social Sciences Research Achievements at Zhejiang University]
- 2023.11 浙江大学五好研究生、优秀研究生、优秀研究生干部 [Zhejiang University’s Five-Good Graduates, Outstanding Graduate, and Outstanding Graduate Cadre]
- 2023.05 国家留学基金委国际组织后备人才培养项目公派留学赴曼彻斯特大学联合培养 [Selected for the China Scholarship Council (CSC) International Organization Talent Training Program, studying abroad at the University of Manchester for joint training]
- 2022.10 研究生国家奖学金 [National Scholarship for Graduate Students]
- 2022.05 全国大学生英语能力竞赛（A类）二等奖 [Second Prize in the National English Proficiency Competition for College Students (Category A)]
- 2021.10 联合国教科文组织信息素养项目（Global Media and Information Literacy）竞赛全球优胜奖 [Global Media and Information Literacy Competition organized by UNESCO: Best Solution]
- 2021.06 江苏省优秀毕业生 [Outstanding Graduate of Jiangsu Province]
- 2020.05 江苏省三好学生 [Three-Good Student of Jiangsu Province]
- 2019.10 本科生国家奖学金 [National Scholarship for Undergraduates]
💬 Talks and Conferences
- 2024.07 2024 Cambridge China Education Forum, Cambridge, UK.
- 2024.06 2024 ISLS Annual Meeting, Buffalo, USA.
- 2023.10 2023 AECT International Convention, Orlando, USA.
- 2023.05 全球华人计算机教育应用大会（GCCCE）（最佳英文论文提名）, 北京. [Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE) (Nomination for Best English Paper), Beijing.]
- 2023.05 当我们在谈论教育技术的时候我们在谈论什么, 浙江大学教育学院“E路青年说”, 杭州, 浙江. [What Are We Talking About When We Talk About Educational Technology, presented at the “E-road Youth Forum” of the College of Education, Zhejiang University]
💻 Internships
- 2024.04 - 2024.07, 联合国教科文组织高等教育创新中心（UNESCO-ICHEI）实习 [Internship at the UNESCO International Centre for Higher Education Innovation (UNESCO-ICHEI)].
- 2022.06 - 2022.10, The Ken Blanchard Companies, Remote.