Chen Wenli
 
 
 
Position
Research Associate
 
Telephone
(65) 6 790 3354
 
Fax
(65) 6 896 8038
 
Email address
 
URL
 
 
 
 
Biographical Sketch
 

 

 
Chen Wenli is a Research Associate at Learning Sciences Lab. She graduated from Nanyang Technological University and fully expects to obtain her PhD degree in communication studies in August 2006. She has contributed to a number of research projects in the fields of communication and education, and has published more than 20 journal and conference papers. She is a researcher with the Singapore Internet Project and a graduate of Oxford Internet Institute Doctoral Programme. Prior to her PhD study, she was a journalist with the Xinhua News Agency in China and won several “Best Story” Awards.
 
 
Education
 
 
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)
 
 
 
Master of Arts in Journalism (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)
 
 
 
Ph. D Candidate (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
 
 
 
Selected Publications
 
 
 
 
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Looi, C.K., Hung, W.L.D., Chen, W., & Wong, L.S. (2006). A Research Agenda for Fostering Deep Learning Mediated by Technologies: Perspectives from Singapore.Global Chinese Journal for Computers in Education, 5(3/4)

 
 
- Zhang, B., Chen, W., & Looi, C.K. (2006). Handheld computers as cognitive and collaborative learning tool. Paper submitted to China Educational Technology.
 
 
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Chen, W., & Looi, C.K. (2006). Incorporating online discussion in Classroom learning: A new Strategy. Paper accepted by International Conference on Computers in Education, November 30-December 5, Beijing, China.
 
 
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Chen, W., & Looi, C.K. (2006). Online learning community promoting cognitive thinking: Content analysis of online discussion in a professional development course. Paper presented at the Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education 2006, June 2-5, Beijing, China.

 
 
- Choi, A. & Chen, W. (Forthcoming). Digital divide in Singapore. In A, Choi., C. Y. Kuo., & W. P. Lee. (Eds). Internet in Singapore: A longitudinal study of usage and impact.
 
 
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Chen, W., & Choi, A. (2006). Seeking computer-mediated social support: Internet use and international migrants. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2006 conference, June 19-23, Dresden, Germany.
 
 
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Chen, W., & Choi, A. (2006). Online social support and intercultural adaptation. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2006 conference, June 19-23, Dresden, Germany.

 
 
- Chen, W. (2006). Internet use and intercultural adaptation: A study on International Students in Singapore. Paper presented at the Singapore Youth and Media 2006 Conference, May 27, 2006, Singapore.
 
 
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Chen, W. (2005). Internet use and intercultural adaptation: A case study on Chinese immigrants in Singapore. Paper presented at the 55 Annual Conference of International Communication Association, New York, U.S.A.
 
 
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Chen, W. (2005). Who is left behind? Digital divide in Singapore 2005. Paper presented at the Digital Communication Graduate Students Seminar. July 1-2, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan.

 
 
- Chang, K.K., & Chen, W. (2005). Bird flu and contextual factors: An investigation of press coverage of the disease in local, regional and international newspapers.Paper presented at the International Association for Media & Communication Research (IAMCR) Annual Conference, Taipei, Taiwan
 
 
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Choi, A. & Chen W. (2005) News reporting of a health crisis in state-controlled media system: The Case of SARS in China. Paper presented at the 14th Asian Media Information and Communication Center (AMIC) Annual Conference. Beijing, China.
 
 
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Choi, A. & Chen, W. (2004). The other side of digital divide in Singapore: Internet adoption and usage of the young generation. Paper presented at the World Interne Project annual Conference 2004, July 12-15, Tokyo, Japan.

 
 
- Choi, A. & Chen, W. (2004). Digital divide in Singapore: A longitudinal perspective. Paper presented at the Asian Media Information and Communication Center Annual Conference, July 1-4, Bangkok, Thailand
 
 
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Chang, K.K., Lee, W.P., & Chen, W. (2004). Accuracy and fairness in news reporting: How foreign newspapers covered the 2004 pre-election eve shooting of the Taiwanese president. Paper presented at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual 2004 Conference, Toronto, Canada
 
 
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Choi, A. & Chen, W. (2003). Internet and family relations: Impact of the new medium on youth. Journal of Youth Studies, 6(2): 91-102.

 
 
- Choi, A. & Chen, W. (2003). Singapore Internet Project: Internet adoption and usage. Paper presented at the World Internet Project annual Conference 2003, July 16-19, Oxford, UK.
 
 
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Chen, W. (2000). Media exposure and sense of community belonging: A case study. Journalism, Information & Communication (in Chinese), 1, 1-3.
 
 
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Chen, W. (1999). China’s control over media: A case study on news media in Wuhan. Journal of Journalism and Communication (in Chinese), 4, 4 -7.

 
 
- Sun, B., & Chen, W. (1999). The legal consciousness of Chinese journalists. Journalism Outpost (in Chinese), 8, 11-12.
 
 
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Chen, W. (2000). The role of audience in media planning and management system. Journalism Daxue (in Chinese), 2, 45-47.
 
 
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Shen, F. & Chen, W. (1998). Fundamentals of financial news. Journalism Inquiry (in Chinese), 2, 18-19.

 
 
- Chen, W. (2000). The dysfunction of communication. Journalism Chuang (in Chinese), 3, 22-23.
 
 
   
 
Research Interest
 
 
Learning in Community of Practice, Handheld in learning and education, Quantitative Research Methods
   
Projects
 
Collaborator of Project LS 4/05 LCK: Fostering a Teachers’ Community of Practice mediated by an emerging CSCL tool
 
Collaborator of Project: Reduce, Reuse & Recycle: A challenge-Experiential Learning Approach