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Learning designer and curriculum researcher with an MA in Curriculum Studies and more than four years of experience creating competency-aligned curricula, professional learning, interactive digital resources, and educator support.

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Curriculum Vitae

Education

Master of Arts in Curriculum Studies — Western University

Thesis: Learning Game Making vs. Learning Through Game Making: A Systematic Review of Game Making for Learning Curriculum for Developing Systems Thinking

Sep 2023 — May 2026 · London, ON · GPA 4.0/4.0 · Western Graduate Research Scholarship; AER Graduate Scholarship for Literacy Studies in Education

Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Studies — Brock University

Capstone: Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence Tutoring System Based on the Octalysis Framework

Sep 2015 — Sep 2020 · St. Catharines, ON

Research and Publications

Diagnosing Appraisal Practice in Systematic Reviews of Educational Interventions: A Methodological Review with a Draft Proposal for EIAT 2026

Preprint posted on EdArXiv

May 12, 2026 · DOI: 10.35542/osf.io/fr2an_v1

Layered Principalship: Role Boundaries, Teacher Relations, and Accountability in Chinese School Leadership Policy

Manuscript under review

Policy analysis on principalship, teacher relations, and accountability in Chinese school leadership

Systems Before Code: A Goal-to-Milestone Framework for AI-Supported Creative Programming in K-12

Manuscript under review

Submitted May 2026 · Goal-to-Milestone framework for AI-supported creative programming in K-12

Have We Solved Them Yet? A Historical Analysis of Recurring Problem Constructions in Seminal Learning Design and Technology Literature

Manuscript under review

A historical analysis of recurring problem constructions in foundational learning design literature

Cultivating Systems Thinking through Game-Making: A Systematic Review on Curriculum Design

Manuscript under review

Systematic review on game making for learning curriculum and systems thinking

Meaning & Purpose, Curiosity & Exploration: Motivational Rhetorics in China and Ontario Math Curricula

Manuscript under review

Comparative curriculum analysis on motivation in mathematics education

Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence Tutoring System Based on the Octalysis Framework: Improving Motivational Design and Management within the System

International Conference on Gamified Learning

2020 · Refereed conference proceeding

Conference Presentations

Content Analysis of Motivational Design in Mathematics Curricula: A Study of Ontario and China

The 2nd Chinese Society of Education Annual Conference

2024 · Whole Person Development in the Digital Era

Content Analysis of Motivational Design in Mathematics Curricula: A Study of Ontario and China

Robert Macmillan Symposium, Western University

Mar 2024 · Poster presentation

Professional Experience

Curriculum Design Consultant — Guanghua Education Group

Led development of a competency-based evaluation framework, mapping programme aims and learning outcomes to observable evidence, learning tasks, feedback processes, and assessment criteria; translated stakeholder input into practical implementation resources

Mar 2023 — Jan 2024 · Shanghai, China

Teacher Librarian & Information Literacy Curriculum Lead — Xianghu Future School

Designed and delivered a progressively sequenced information-literacy curriculum and partnered with teachers to translate learning goals into interdisciplinary activities, learner-facing resources, and assessment evidence

Aug 2021 — Aug 2023 · Hangzhou, China

Junior Researcher — Hailiang Education Research Institute

Translated education-policy and learning research into gamified professional-learning programmes, workshops, and classroom-ready training resources for educators

Jul 2020 — Aug 2021 · Hangzhou, China

Junior Researcher — Hangzhou Yungu School

Managed a Grade 7–8 project-based learning programme and co-developed board-game courses from goal setting and activity sequencing through facilitation, feedback, and iterative revision

Oct 2018 — Jul 2019 · Hangzhou, China

Selected Learning Design & AI Portfolio

H5P Branching Scenario — Task-Based Digital Learning

Designed and built a three-act branching scenario for B1–B2 newcomer learners, using authentic decisions, progressively faded scaffolds, multiple pathways, and formative feedback to support real-world transfer

2026

Starting Point Studio — AI Creative Programming

Designed the Systems-Before-Code framework for learners aged 6–14, scaffolding goals, components, dependencies, milestones, testing, and revision before code generation

2026 — Present

kebiao.org — Curriculum Standards Knowledge Base

Built a public resource structuring 2,025 curriculum standards across nine subjects for outcomes mapping, cross-disciplinary curriculum planning, and source-grounded AI inquiry

2026 — Present

Academic Service

Associate Copyeditor — Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education (CJNSE/RCJCÉ)

Supports bilingual academic editing, citation consistency, author communication, and journal production workflows with close attention to clarity and deadlines

2026 — Present

Skills and Languages

Languages

English (fluent) · Mandarin (native)

Professional Skills

Outcomes- and competency-based learning design · Constructive alignment · Backward design · Programme sequencing · Project-, game-, and task-based learning

Educator Development

Professional-learning workshops · Educator consultation and co-design · Practical guides and implementation resources · Bilingual facilitation

Digital Learning & Media

H5P branching scenarios and interactive activities · Sakai · OWL · Blackboard · Short-form video production and editing

AI-Empowered Learning

Generative AI integration · Prompting · Structured outputs · Retrieval workflows · Source traceability · Human review · Privacy and learner agency

Evaluation & Research

Evaluation design · Qualitative feedback analysis · Systematic review · Meta-analysis · ATLAS.ti · Stata · Python