CURRICULUM VITAE

FULL NAME: Dr. ZHANG, Weiyuan
CURRENT POSITION:

Research Fellow / Associate Professor,
Centre for Research in Distance & Adult Learning,
The Open University of Hong Kong

Concurrent Professor,
College of Educational Technology,
Beijing Normal University.
   
SEX: Male
NATIONALITY: Chinese

PREVIOUS POSITIONS:   Research Fellow, Centre for Research in Distance & Adult Learning, The Open University of Hong Kong, January 1998 - April 2005.
    Post-doctoral fellow in the Comparative Education Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong, 1996-1998
    Honorary lecturer in the Department of Education, the University of Hong Kong, 1996-1998
    Lecturer in the Institute of Educational Sciences, East China Normal University, 1988-1991
    Assistant Lecturer in the Institute of Educational Sciences, East China Normal University, 1986-1988

SUBJECT EXPERTISE:  

Distance Education
    Continuing Education 
¡@ Adult Education and Lifelong Learning
    Research Design and Methodology
    Online Teaching and Learning
    International and Comparative Education
    Guidance and Counselling

QUALIFICATIONS:   1996

PhD degree in Education, The University of Edinburgh, UK
    1987 In-service Training in Education, The University of Victoria, Canada
    1986 Master of Education, East China Normal University, China
    1983 Bachelor of Education, East China Normal University, China

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:  

Concurrent Professor, Beijing Normal University.
    Advisory Professor, East China Normal University.
    Visiting Research Professor, China Central Radio and Television University.
    Visiting Professor, Shanghai Distance Education Consortium and Shanghai Television University.
    Visiting Professor, Guangzhou Normal University.
    Visiting Professor, Jiangsu Radio & Television University.
    Member of the International Advisory Board, Malaysian Journal of Educational Technology, Malaysia. 2003-Present.
    Consulting Editor, International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Canada. 2002- Present.
    Member of the International Advisory Board, Asian Journal of Distance Education, Japan. 2003-Present.
    Member of the International Advisory Board, Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2005-Present.
    Member of the Advisory Board, Journal of Distance Education, Beijing, China. 2003- Present.
    Member of the Advisory Board, Open Education Research, Shanghai, China. 2002-Present.
    Member of the Advisory Board, Distance Education Journal, Zhejiang, China. 2002- Present.
    Guest Editor, Open Education Research, Vols. 2 & 3, 1998, Shanghai, China.
    Guest Editor, Foreign Education Studies, Vol. 3, 1997, East China Normal University.