Heejung An

Professor • Educational Leadership and Professional Studies

Degrees

EdD Department of Mathematics, Science, & Technology - Instructional Technology and Media, Columbia University, Teachers College New York, NY

MA Educational Communication and Technology, New York University New York, NY

BS Biology (with the Science Education Certification Program), Ewha Womans University Seoul, South Korea

Specialization

Instructional Technology; Online Teaching/Learning; STEM/STEAM; Teacher Leadership; Digital Curriculum Design and Assessment

Licenses and Certifications

02/22/1993
Middle School Teacher Certificate for Biology, Issued in South Korea, The Ministry of Education National

Representative Publications

Digital learning in high-needs schools: A critical approach to technology access and equity in PreK-12; Digital Learning in High-Needs Schools: A Critical Approach to Technology Access and Equity in PreK-12; Routledge; 2023
https://www.routledge.com/Digital-Learning-in-High-Needs-Schools-A-Critical-Approach-to-Technology/Fuentes-An/p/book/9781032228600

Factors affecting online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: The lived experiences of parents, teachers, and administrators in U.S. high-needs K-12 schools.; , The Journal of Online Learning Research (JOLR); Volume 82, 2022
https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/220404/

Hands-on, Minds-on, Hearts-on, Social-on: A Collaborative Maker Project Integrating Arts in a Synchronous Online Environment for Teachers; TechTrends; Volume 66, 2022
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11528-022-00740-x#citeas

Implementation of Learning by Design in a synchronized online environment to teach educational robotics to inservice teachers; Educational Technology Research and Development; 2022
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11423-022-10134-8

The effects of different instructor facilitation approaches on students' interactions during asynchronous online discussions; , Computers & Education; Volume 53, 2009
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360131509001079

Representative Presentations

Fostering STEAM and art integration education in high needs K-8 urban schools through a partnership with a regional university
Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
New Orleans, LA 2023

The design of online robotics course based on the Learning by Design approach
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) - online The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
, 2021

Collaboratively Designing Assessments to Meet the CAEP Advanced Program Standards A1.1. (Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Professional Dispositions)
NJACTE Mid-Atlantic Day of Assessment
, NJ 2021

Overcoming the Digital Divide: The Development of a Culturally Responsive Video-Based Arts Integration Tool for High-Needs New Jersey Urban Schools
The Korean Society for Educational Technology (KSET) The Korean Society for Educational Technology (KSET)
Seoul, 2020

Supporting high needs schools to integrate arts across the curriculum: Benefits and challenges​
National Association for Professional Development Schools Conference
Atlanta, GA 2019

Awards and Honors

2021 Outstanding Paper Award
International Conference of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE)
03/21/2021

2006 Outstanding Paper Award
International Conference of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE),
01/01/2006

Highly Commended Award Winner
At the Literati Network Awards for Excellence
01/01/2011

Media

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/education/2020/04/17/william-paterson-university-launches-art-blog-inner-city-children/5136578002/
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/education/2020/04/17/william-paterson-university-launches-art-blog-inner-city-children/5136578002/

William Paterson University Finds Creative Ways to Teach Art to School Children in Paterson During Pandemic Shutdown
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/paterson/sections/education/articles/william-paterson-university-finds-creative-ways-to-teach-art-to-school-children-in-paterson-during-pandemic-shutdown

William Paterson University awarded grant to fund South Korea study
http://www.northjersey.com/news/william-paterson-university-awarded-grant-to-fund-south-korea-study-abroad-1.588240
http://www.wpunj.edu/news/detail.html?id=f9e7f267-72e8-40b0-af46-687d1cae9723

Fulbright-Hays program: US schools to have lessons on Korea
http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/08/113_163695.html

Fulbright-Hays program: U.S. Teachers delve into Korean History
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqgnhOb_9GQ&list=PL69o5Q6PZL05JmtPHaDGVnEN5ccVIhILH&index=1
Arirang TV interviews with two participants of the Fulbright-Hays program.

Fellowships, Grants and Research

STEAM / Arts Integration Grant
Grant

STEAM / Arts Integration Grant
Grant

Dodge STEAM grant program
Grant

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Grant: The US-NJ-South Korea Project at William Paterson University: Exploring Korea’s History, Culture, and Education System through Experiential Learning
Grant

Notable Courses Taught

(G) LEAD 8600: Dissertation: Scholarship in Practice
(G) EDLP 6030: Educational Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Designs
(G) ELCL 6290 & 6300: Research in Education I & II
(G) LEAD 7902: Leader Learner Community
(G) ELCL6230: Teaching Earth & Space, and Life Sciences with the STEAM Approach
(G) ELCL 6270: Teaching Physical Science with the STEAM Approach
(G) ELCL 6540: Programming, Robotics, and Engineering in STEAM
(G) ELCL 6060: Emerging Technologies for Teaching Mathematics