Birth Year：1954

Birth Place：Nantou, Taiwan

Education

• Ph.D. in Technology Education, The Ohio State University, USA (1988-1991)
• Master in Industrial Education, NTNU (1978-1980)
• Bachelor in Industrial Education, NTNU (1973-1978)

Expertise：

• Technology and Engineering Education (T&EE)
• Vocational and Technical Education (VTE)
• Curriculum and Instruction (C&I)
• Human Resource Development (HRD)
• Higher Education (HE)

Working Experience--Administration

• Executive Director, Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT) (1 Year/2012-2013﹚
• President, National United University, NUU (7 Years/2005-2012﹚
• Dean, College of Technology, NTNU (3 Years/2001-2004﹚
• Chair, Department of Industrial Technology Education, NTNU (6 Years/1995-2001)
• Head, Research Section, Center for Educational Research, NTNU (3 Years/1992-1995)
• Project Director, Innovation Incubation Center, NTNU (1 Year/2003-2004)
• Member & Executive Secretary, 11th President Searching Committee, NTNU (1 Year/2003-2004)

Working Experience--Teaching

• Professor, Department of Technology Application and Human Resource Development, NTNU (1993-Present)
• Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Arts Education, NTNU (7 Years/1986-1993)
• Lecturer, Department of Industrial Arts Education, NTNU (2 Years/1984-1986)
• Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taipei Institute of Technology (NTIT) (2 Years/1982-1984)
• Part-time Professor, Graduate Institute for Comparative Education, National Chi Nan University (NCNU) (1 Semester/1995-1996)

Working Experience--Services

• Secretary-general (1996-1998), President (2007-2011), Standing Supervisor (2014-), The Ohio State University Alumni Association of Taiwan, R.O.C.
• President, Association for Curriculum and Instruction, Taiwan (ACI-Taiwan); Editor-general, Journal of Curriculum and Indestruction (2007-2010)
• Chief Examiner, The Examination Yuan (2004); Examiner and Reviewer of civil Service Senior Examination (2010)
• Member, Human Resource Development Committee, Central Personnel Administration, Executive Yuan (2003-2005)
• Leader, Task Force for Planning Technological and Vocational Curriculum, Entrusted by Ministry of Education (MOE) (1998-2005)
• Consultant, Directing Board of Science Education, MOE(1996-2005)
• Chair, Review Committee for Senior-High-School Living Technology Textbooks, National Institute for Compilation and Translation (NICT) (2002-2007)
• Trustee (2003-2005) & Supervisor (2007-), Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET)
• Program Host, Technological and Vocational Education for the 21st Century, National Education Radio (NER) (2000-2001）
• Part-time Adviser, MOE (1997-2000)
• Educational Evaluation Officer for Military Academies and Schools, Ministry of Defense (1981); Member, Educational Evaluation Committee, Military Academies (2004)

Academic Honors and Awards

• Member, Phi Tau Phi Honorary Society, 1977
• Overseas Further Study Member, Major Technological Programs in Universities and Colleges, MOE, 1987
• Alumni Award for Dissertation Proposal, The Ohio State University, 1990
• Post-Research Grant, Category A, National Science Council (NSC), 1991, 1992, 1993 &1995
• Wooden-Clapper Bell Award, Joint Annual Convention of Educational Associations, 1994, 2010 &2014
• Leader to Watch, ITEA, 1996
• Delegate, Taiwan-Australia Bilateral Conference on Technological and Vocational Education, 1996 & 1998
• Guest Speaker, Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research (HKIER), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997
• Leader, Visitation Mission of Indigenous Vocational Education and Training in Australia and New Zealand, 1998
• Outstanding Alumnus Award, Technology Education, The Ohio State University, 1999
• Included in Marquis Who’s Who in the World (17th Ed.), 2000-
• Included in Outstanding People of the 20th Century (2nd Ed.), International Biographical Centre (IBC), 2000-
• Visitor, 1999 Taipei Trade Center Exchange Scheme, The University of Hong Kong, 2000
• Guest Speaker, Curriculum Development Institute, Hong Kong Education Department, 2000
• Guest Speaker, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), 2000, 2002 & 2010
• Resource Speaker, Asian Productivity Organization (APO), 2001
• Guest Speaker, Technical Foundation of America (TFA), 2001
• Praaken Professional Cooperation Award, ITEA, 2002
• Guest Speaker, Japanese Society of Technology Education (JSTE), 2003
• Research Grant, Interchange Association (Japan) (For Visiting the Aichi University of Education), 2004-2005
• Speaker, Structuring Evaluation System for Engineering and Technological Personnel, The 7th National Conference on Science and Technology, 2004-2005
• Outstanding Educators Awarded by Ministry of Education, 2012

Recent Publications List（Updated：2014/11/13）