During the last 22 years, I was an enthusiastic educator, engaged in integrating Arts, and Educational/Learning Technologies into Social Science teaching and learning.
Due to life circumstances, I earned several majors: Sociology/Social Psychology, Socio-political Science, Studio Art/Art Education, Learning/Educational Technologies, with minors in Computer Science, Journalism, Women's Studies, and Military Education. I enjoy energetic, dynamic, and inspiring andragogy.
With a unique teaching load (an average of 18-21 credits/6-7 classes of multiple preps Per Semester, or 36-42 credits Per Academic Year), I managed myself as an educator-scholar to inspire students, friends, and folks for the common good.
I taught courses related to my majors and minors: Multiple Delivery Formats (MDF: f2f, online, blended/hybrid, teleconference, accelerated and weekend formats) to Art Appreciation, Sociology, American Government, Contemporary American Society, Diversity Studies,
Teaching Experience
From fall 2003, taking on a full-time professorial career in teaching Art Appreciation (Introduction to Visual Arts), Sociology, Psychology, American Government, and Diversity Studies via MDF- multiple delivery formats (course designer and facilitator for the face to face, online, hybrid, ITV -High School Youth Option, Web-conference, and Accelerated/Evening alternative methods) at CVTC, WI.
Spring 2000 to spring 2003, Lecturer, Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Stout.
95-97, TA at the Wayne State College, NE.
1. Taught “Introduction to Visual Arts” sections.
2. Assisted Design, and Painting studio courses.
3. Conducted workshops for Information Literacy and Library Automated System.
Professional Experience
2000 to 2003, adviser of Undecided Student Advisement Program, UW-Stout.
1999 to 2000, program coordinator at the Undecided Student Advisement Office,
College of Arts and Sciences, UW-Stout.
Nov.1997 to Jan.1999, Computer Layout Specialist in the Composing Department and
lifestyle columnist in the Editorial Department of the Dunn County News, Menomonie, WI.
1992-93, library assistant, UW-Madison (as a student).
Civil Servant:
1. Supervisor, the Supervisory Committee of the Congressional Aide Association
of the Legislative Yuan
(首屆立法院國會助理協會監委 Congress of Taiwan), Taipei
Job including: coordinating election campaigns, Congressional speech writing,
and serving constituencies.
(問政質詢總主筆, 競選文宣策劃, 選民服務)
2. Taiwan-China policy researcher at the Executive Yuan
(研究考核委員會/大陸工作會報 - 陸委會前身 of the Central Government), Taipei
3. Cultural/English tour guide at the Ministry of Transportation,
Taipei, Taiwan. (交通部導遊 英語組)
4. Military educator, and English/Japanese instructor at Chung-San girls' High School, Chung-Sing University, Taipei-Tech College,
and Chang-Shu high school.
Others:
1. Executive Secretary and member of Taipei Women Rescue Foundation
(台北婦女救援會執行長)
2 Journalist at the Ta Hwa Evening News, Taipei.
Education
Ph.D. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
Learning Technologies (previous Instructional System and Technology),
Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
明尼蘇達大學科技教育研究所博士
Dissertation: Preferences, Pedagogical Strategies, and Challenges of
Instructors Teaching in Multiple Delivery Formats within |
A 2-Year College Context
M.S. Ed. Wayne State College NE.
Art Education, majoring in Studio Art with a minor in Computer Science.
偉恩大學美術教育研究所碩士
Thesis/Research Project: Integrating Multimedia Technology into
Art Curriculum with Classroom Implementation, 1997.
M.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Department of Sociology.
Major: Social Psychology focusing on Social Movements.
Minors: Journalism and Women's Studies.
威斯康辛大學社會學研究所碩士
Thesis Title: Multilevel Analysis of A Social Movement-1947, 228
Social Uprising in Taiwan, 1993.
M.A. National Taiwan University.
Socio-political Science (the Graduate Institute of National Development),
臺灣大學國家發展研究所碩士
Thesis: Social Ideology and Gender Roles-
Women's Issues in Contemporary Society, 1986.
Special Training.
Political Warfare Academy, Army of Taiwan (due to a national crisis,
I joined the Army Academy). Major: Military Education.
國防部政治作戰學院
B.A. National Taiwan University. Sociology,
臺灣大學社會學學士
Taipei Municipal First Girls' High School.
北一女
Areas of Interests
Innovation in Online Education Programs.
TPACK Integration of Emerging Technologies.
Equity and Quality of Diverse Learning in the Digital Age.
Learning Technologies in the post-secondary educational setting.
Interdisciplinary collaborative (Education, Social Science, and Technologies) Learning.
Skills
Interpersonal, enthusiastic, and helpful with strong work ethics.
Multiple language ability: Taiwanese, Mandarin, English, and Japanese.
Have taken computer science as a minor (1996-1997, 2002).
Knowledgeable of Emergent Educational Technologies; C++, JAVA, Assembly language, and Web Design.
CMS/LMS: Canvas, BlackBoard, WebCT, E360, Moodle, and Joomla.
General Software application: Multi-aid, QuarkXpress, Pagemaker.
2010, Hyperstudio, Inspiration, and a variety of social media applications.
Authorize tools: Macromedia (DreamWeaver, and Flash).
Web 3.0, Blog 2.0., Cloud Computing, social media, Photoshop/Photodeluxe, Premiere, Illustrator.
PC/Mac; Tablet/iPad proficiency
Visual-art making (2-D: Calligraphy; drawing, traditional ink/painting, and mixed media;
3-D: mainly, ceramics and other mixed media.
Trained quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research methods.
Statistic software: Spssx, MaxQDA2, and Minitab.
Certificates
LMS: Canvas, WebCT, BlackBoard, E360, Moodle, and Joomla. Teaching Certificates from UW-Stout and CVTC.
Hybrid and Web-conference training Certificates from CVTC.
Quality Matters Certified Peer-Reviewer.
Web Design and ITV Certificates from UW-Stout.
General and Special Higher Civil Service Certificates from Taiwan.
Research, Papers, Projects, publications, and Professional Development
Book
1993, Title: The February 28, 1947 Uprising in Taiwan:
A Multi-leveled Analysis of Collective Actions Author Li-Chin (Crystal) Huang
Publisher: University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1993
Digitized Feb 19, 2008. Length of 172 pages
2004, Title: The Wonder of Tao: A Meditation on Spirituality and Ecological Balance.
Author: James Eggert.
Illustrations and Calligraphy by Li-chin (Crystal) Huang
Green Dragon Publishing. Printed in the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
2018 Title: A Mystic Flow. Poems. Publisher: Bookemon.
https://www.bookemon.com/book_read_flip.php?book_id=778288
Theses/Dissertation
2015, Dissertation: Preferences, Pedagogical Strategies,
and Challenges of Instructors Teaching in Multiple Delivery Formats within A 2-Year College Context. Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, Learning Technologies (previous Instructional System and Technology), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
1997, Thesis Research Project: Integrating Multimedia Technology into Art Curriculum with Classroom Implementation. Wayne State College.
1986, Thesis: Thesis: Social Ideology and Gender Roles- Women's Issues in Contemporary society. Socio-political Science (the Graduate Institute of National Development), National Taiwan University.
Research Papers/Publications, Posters, and Projects
2017, Internationalizing the Curriculum Conference, Panelist, 2017
Apr 13, 2017 publication description Crystal Li-chin Huang Learning-Teaching-Sharing Blog Seminar Title: “The Voice of Faculty and Staff”
2012, Integrate Learning Technologies into A Social Science Course- Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Studies
https://drive.google.com/
?utm_medium=et&utm_source=about&utm_campaign=et-about#my-drive
Presented at the 28th Distance Teaching and Learning Conference
at UW-Madison, Aug, 2012
Paper published in the Conference proceedings.
https://drive.google.com/
?utm_medium=et&utm_source =about&utm_campaign=et-about#recent
2012, Project Presentation- STEMSS
Project presentation to the future- STEM scientists for the local district.
https://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=nav_responsive_sub_nav_edit_profile
2009, “What is the Lived Experience of Designing and Teaching Multiple Delivery Methods
-Live Meeting, Hybrid, Online, and Face To Face (f2f) within a Semester
at a Technical College Setting”?
Paper presented at the 2009 AECT International Convention, Louisville, KY
Published in the Convention Proceedings, and in the ERIC
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED511355.pdf
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX
1vSMVzwRhnuy5sZKRS957tDs2JS54YojN_Dje5AVk6S_kgamJ2OyXwyPwHfGqyWsiYncaHwZKRPIKiLQ/pub
2009, Learning Information Technologies as Empowering Tools to Narrow the
Gender Gap in the Rural-Urban Spectrum - a Review from Global to
Domestic Perspective (Project Leader: Dr. Susan Walker)
Paper presented at the 2009 AECT International Convention, Louisville, KY
Published in the Convention Proceedings, and in the ERIC
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED511355.pdf
2008, Beauty and Artistic Beauty
Presented at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/XenaCrystalLCHuang-A
2008, Green and Dao
“The Wonder of the Tao-Six Meditation on Science, Spirit,
and the Future of Economics”
Presented at University of Minnesota- Twin Cities, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/XenaCrystalLCHuang-B.
2008, Freedom Writers
Presented at University of Minnesota- Twin Cities, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/XenaCrystalLCHuang-C.
The next 5 research projects, due to my job descriptions (mainly, as hired in a Non-Research Institution of the 2-year college setting, a male dir. of professional development at that time/2010, informed me that the school budget supported conference attendees, but not the researcher-presenters), I was unable to attend/present to the following conferences.
2015, a Research proposal:
“How Could It Be, Two Identical Online Deliveries in One Composite and One Did So Well,
While the Other…” ,
accepted by Association of Educational Communication and Technologies (AECT) for presentation at the 2015 International Conference.
2010, a Research proposal:
“Struggles and Triumphs– A Female Minority Social Science Instructor’s Reflection on
Sociology Web-conference Course in Facilitating Disadvantaged Learners”,
accepted by Association of Educational Communication and Technologies
(AECT) for a presentation at the 2015 International Convention.
2010, a Research proposal:
“From Quantity to Quality - Quality Matters! But, What and How Does It Matter?
–Pursuing Online Courses Quality Assurance One Step at A Time!”
accepted by the Association of Educational Communication and Technologies (AECT)
for a presentation at the 2015 International Convention.
2010, a Research proposal:
“Live Meeting: Web-conference Triumph in Sociology Course facilitation”,
accepted by the League of Innovation for a presentation at the 2010 Maryland Conference.
2010, a Research proposal:
“Constructing a Bio-ecological System of Teaching and Learning Environment for 2-year
College”, accepted by the League of Innovation 2010 Maryland Conference.
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2008, Quantitative Research Project-
“Do The Knowledge Of Using The Internet And The Annual Income Level Affect
The Total Life Skill Assessments Of Rural Low Income Mothers”?
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (as part of my collaborative research projects).
2008, Co-presenter: The 16th Midwest Quality Research Conference
Topic: “The Lived Experience of Relocated Teachers in Korea”,
at St. Thomas University.
2008, Co-presenter: “A Brief Introduction to the Multimedia Enhancer” at UW-Stout.
2008, Co-presenter: “A Mini-presentation: A brief of CMS” at UW-Stout.
2007-8, Collaborative Research Project: Joined the “Rural Families Speak”
– A Multistate, Longitudinal and Multidisciplinary research project, focusing on
low-income women’s using information technology,
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.
2007, research project presentation,
“Reflection on the Pedagogies of the Oppressor and the Oppressed”,
at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.
2007 The Four Asian Dragons
Presented at Professor Husby's International Business program
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/lchuang-229189-4-dragons-new-entertainment- ppt-powerpoint/
2006, Research paper: Exploration of PCTMK Model of Hybrid Teaching.
Published as an Op-Ed in the Dunn County News.
2004, Collaborative project.
Assisting professor emeritus Jim Eggert as a translator and illustrator of the Book-
“The Wonder of the Tao- A Meditation on Spirituality & Ecological Balance”.
FL: Brumby Holding, Inc.
2004, Panelist, UW-System Women's Study Consortium
Topic: “A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study of Childless Issues in Contemporary
American Society”, at UW-Stout.
2003, Keynote speaker:
Annual Spring Awards and Recognition of Multicultural Student Services
at UW-Stout.
2003, Presenter, “A Cultural Sojourner's ‘Courage to teach’ in Intro-Sociology”,
at UW-Stout.
2002, Poster presentation, Student and Faculty Research Day:
”An Action Research Report on a Spontaneous Thematic Pedagogy in Intro-Sociology”,
at UW-Stout.
2002, Panelist- International Forum
AAUW Midwest Regional Conference Presentation: “The Trajectory of Women's
Transformation via Education -
1. Three Women's Stories”, at Rapid City, South Dakota
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/lchuang-1577072-mini-cultural-presentation-
calligraphy/. 2. Story-telling http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/lchuang-224205-3-
women-stories-gender-presentation1-education-ppt-powerpoint/.
2001, Teaching Day Display,
“Sociological Pedagogy-Blending Teaching Strategy to Empower Student
Active Learning”, at UW-Stout.
2001, Presenter, Professional Development Day:
“Enhancing Active Teaching/Learning Via Electronic Application”, at UW-Stout.
2001, Research paper:
“A Thematic Approach of Teaching Sociology during September 11th Crisis”,
accepted to the Midwest Sociologist Conference.
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2014 Diversity Pedagogical Project
-The Gettysburg Address recorded in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR4PZFwrj-hN3un6lZg_ADXauCGe7JCCy.
Affiliations /Associations
American Education and Research Association (AERA)
Association for Educational Communications and Technologies (AECT)
International Society for Technology Education (ISTE)
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
Wisconsin Association for Career and Technical Education (WACTE)
National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)
CVACTE, EDUTOPIA
American Sociological Association.
Member of American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Governance Involvements
Sponsor of the Tsai-Huang Memorial Endowment Scholarship at
Chippewa Valley Technical College.
Adviser of Diversity Student Organization at CVTC (2011-2013).
Co-chair of Professional Development Committee of
Chippewa Valley Technical College Career and Technical Education Association (2009-2011).
Chair of the Chippewa Valley Technical College Education Association Scholarship Foundation
(2010 to present).
CVACTE Event/Year Book Coordinator (2010-11).
A representative of ALC (Academic Leadership Council –WTCS).
Representative to the Advisory Committees of Renal Dialysis, Surgical Technician programs.
Course representative of Diversity Studies.
Nominations and Awards
2001, nominated and the recipient of
the Outstanding Contribution to UW-System and Women of Color representing
UW-Stout in 2001.
2006, nominated and the recipient of the Regional Outstanding Teacher of
Chippewa Valley Technical College.
2010, nominated to the Teaching Excellent Award
at the Chippewa Valley Technical College.
2013, nominated to the Teaching Excellent Award
at the Chippewa Valley Technical College.
2019, nominated to the Teaching Excellent Award
at the Chippewa Valley Technical College.
Professional Activities In Taiwan
- 1988: Elected as the Supervisor of
the National Congressional Assistant Association, Taipei.
(首屆國會助理協會監委)
- 1987-88: Delegate of Taiwan, invited
by both Congresses of Taiwan and the U.S. to observe the
Primaries and Causes in New Hampshire and Iowa as well as followed the
Presidential campaign trails.
- 1984-85: Summer and Winter Camp Speaker.
(奉派執行冬令夏令營巡迴演講)
- 1986-89: Twice Campaign Coordinator and Speaker, and later,
the Speech Writer at the Legislative Yuan (Congress of Taiwan).
(問政質詢總主筆, 競選文宣策劃, 選民服務)
Executive Secretary and member of
Taipei Women Rescue Foundation.
(台北婦女救援會執行秘書長)
College and Graduate School at National Taiwan University
- Vice-Chairperson
of the Graduate Association of National Taiwan University.
- Due to a National Crisis, I joined the Army Academic.
A retired Captain since 1985.
- Dour semesters top 3% students of Sociology Department,
National Taiwan University.
- Selected, members of softball and volleyball varsity teams,
National Taiwan University.
Non-Academic Publications/Writing:
· Calligrapher and illustrator
of The Wonder of the Tao-Six Meditation on Science, Spirit,
and the Future of Economics by Jim Eggert.
A Human Trade Group Publisher, FL., 2004.
· Karma Ode, Burning Snow-Poetry, 2002, (in process).
· "Introductory Miao (Hmong) History and Culture by Tinqgui Li":
Translation,(collaborated with Steve Vang.) Wisconsin, UW-Stout. 2001.
· A Comprehensive History of the Chinese Miao (Hmong) by Xingfue Vue.
Translation. (collaborated with Steve Vang.), Wisconsin, UW-Stout, 2001.
· 10 articles related to cultural phenomena
for the Dunn County News, 1998-1999:
1. A thought to the Humane Society.
2. Homeopathy- a look from a traditional medical perspective.
3. The sociocultural perspective to Mulan.
4. Gua Sha-the traditional home remedy.
5. Halloween in the U.S. vs. Ghost Festival in Asia.
6. Organic products and its co-op practice.
7. Bosnia first-hand report-Military sisters.
8. A cultural sojourner's multicultural perspective.
9. Mini international house-visit the "Sharon the ambassador".
10.The legends behind Chinese New Year in Taiwan.
Selected writing/proposals as A Congressional Aide:
· “Women and Social Order,”
The Research and Assessment Monthly, Taipei, Taiwan, 1990.
· “The Interpellation to the Central Government”
- a compilation of 3 volumes (300 articles) relating to social welfare
and political system reformation drafted by me when working at
Congress,1986-88.
Some articles related to Women's issues are:
1. A proposal for "Equal Right, Equal Pay and Equal Opportunity of Employment for both genders." September 29th,1987, the 80th session Legislative Yuan.
2. A proposal to Establish the "'Ministry of Women's Affairs'
to implement Social Welfare for Women."
January 6th, 1988, the 80th, session, Legislative Yuan.
3. An interpellation on the issue of the Dilemma of
Single Parent and Divorced Women. January 19th,
1988.the 80th session, Legislative Yuan.
4. An interpellation on the issue of "the Myth of Marriage and
Increasingly Dysfunctional Families in contemporary society."
January 18th, 1987, the 80th session, Legislative Yuan.
· Personal Quantitative Research Project:
"Gender and Political Tolerance-The Study of Dane County,
Wisconsin." UW-Madison, 1992.
Hobbies
Enjoy reading, writing, poetry, music, cooking, visual art-making, nature and pet-caring.
Like to play basketball, ping pong, volleyball, tennis, softball, swimming, and hiking.
