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Faculty profile: Wenting Zou

Wenting (Ellen) Zou, assistant professor of education (educational psychology.) Credit: Provided. All Rights Reserved.

Name: Wenting Zou

Title: assistant professor of education (educational psychology)

Department: Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education

Phone: 814-863-2012

Email: wpz5135@psu.edu

Office address: 213 CEDAR Building

Directory entry: https://ed.psu.edu/directory/dr-wenting-zou

 

Wenting (Ellen) Zou joins the College of Education faculty as assistant professor of education (educational psychology) in the Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education. She is co-hired by Penn State’s Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS).

Zou earned her doctorate at the University of Texas at Austin in curriculum and instruction. Her research lies at the intersection of learning sciences, learning analytics and instructional design with artificial intelligence (AI). She is specialized in using advanced computational methods to understand the cognitive, social and affective processes in different online learning contexts by analyzing large-scale education data. She also designs AI-supported personalized learning environments to address diverse learning needs.

Prior to joining Penn State, Zou worked as an e-learning specialist for the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, providing consultancy services on technology integration in learning and teaching for the enhancement of education equity, quality and efficiency in Global South.

“The College of Education provides wonderful opportunities to work alongside a group of prolific and renowned scholars who are invested in impactful intervention research, and a group of students that represents a diverse set of experiences,” she said. “I am excited to bring my expertise to amplify the excellent research of current faculty members, maximize students' learning experience and help them grow personally and professionally.”

Zou has taught courses in instructional design with advanced technologies, learning and gamification, and learning analytics. Her experience working with students with diverse backgrounds provides a valuable collection of instructional techniques which adheres to the principle of student-centered teaching that maximizes students’ autonomy and creativity.

Last Updated October 11, 2022

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