Prof. Feng-Kuang Chiang
Session I & Session III Moderator
Professor and Director, Research Center for Future Education, School of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Short Bio
CHIANG Feng-Kuang is now a professor of the School of Education and the founding director of the Center for Future Education (CFE) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), who specializes in the innovative use of technology for teaching and learning purposes.
His research interests include STEAM education, learning space, ICT in innovative instruction, robotics in education, some cross-disciplinary topics, and the impact of technology in formal and informal learning environments (college classes, professional development, and K12 school classrooms, etc.) and scalable interventions to broaden participation and reduce students’ achievement gaps.
He has published more than 110 academic papers, including about 50 SSCI/SCI journal papers. He specializes in learning innovation research partnerships with industry enterprises and the education sector (e.g. schools, universities, training, and education technology companies). He has delivered numerous keynote and invited speaker presentations on topics such as ICT in innovative instruction, STEM education, and Learning space research.
He is also an active participant in international journals and serves on four journals' Editorial boards and 35 international journal reviewer boards, including SSCI, SCI, and EI journals. His productivity and scholarship have been recognized by Elsevier, being nominated two years in a row for a “2021/2022 Highly Cited Chinese Researchers Award”, as well as several other national and institutional teaching awards.
He is a passionate educator who leads the “Education for the future”, “STEAM Education”, and “Learning space research” subjects at SJTU. His teaching strongly emphasizes the importance of adopting a research-driven approach in education.