Dr Hsiao-Ping Hsu is an assistant professor in the School of STEM Education, Innovation, and Global Studies at the DCU Institute of Education. He is a member of the digital learning team (primary and a member of the Centre for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning (CASTeL). He received his PhD in learning technologies from the University of Texas at Austin, specialising in the educational application of generative artificial intelligence, mixed-reality, computational thinking, teacher technology integration, digital literacy education, and geography education. For more information, please access his most recent CV [here].
Dr Hsu's research in the field of digital learning has made a significant impact. He has published over 10 articles in several leading academic and practitioner journals as a first and single author. Dr Hsu is engaged in several research projects broadly related to digital learning. For example, he is the DCU PI for the DCU-ASU Collaborative research project on exploring pre-service teachers' perceptions of generative artificial intelligence in educational planning and implementation. He was recently appointed to the editorial boards of the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education and the Journal of Interactive Learning Research.
Peer Reviewed Journal
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| 2025 | Hsiao-Ping Hsu (2025) 'From Programming to Prompting: Developing Computational Thinking through Large Language Model-Based Generative Artificial Intelligence'. TechTrends, . [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Hsiao-Ping Hsu; Janice Mak; Jennifer Werner; Janel White-Taylor; Melissa Geiselhofer; Alan Gorman (2024) 'Preliminary Study on pre-service teachers’ applications and perceptions of generative artificial intelligence for lesson planning'. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 32 :409-437. [Link] | |
| 2024 | Hsu, H.P. (2024) 'Promote Environmental Awareness and Care by Creating a Virtual Reality Tour for the Local Community'. Geography Teacher, 21 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Bacalja, A.; Nichols, T.P.; Robinson, B.; Bhatt, I.; Kucharczyk, S.; Zomer, C.; Nash, B.; Dupont, B.; De Cock, R.; Zaman, B.; Bonenfant, M.; Grosemans, E.; Abrams, S.S.; Vallis, C.; Koutsogiannis, D.; Dishon, G.; Reed, J.; Byers, T.; Fawzy, R.M.; Hsu, H.P.; Lowien, N.; Barton, G.; Callow, J.; Liu, Z.; Serafini, F.; Vermeire, Z.; deHaan, J.; Croasdale, A.; Torres-Toukoumidis, A.; Xu, X.; Schnaider, K. (2024) 'Postdigital Videogames Literacies: Thinking With, Through, and Beyond James Gee’s Learning Principles'. Postdigital Science and Education, 6 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Hsu, H. P. (2023) 'Can Generative Artificial Intelligence Write an Academic Journal Article? Opportunities, Challenges, and Implications'. Irish Journal Of Technology Enhanced Learning, 7 (2):158-171. [Link] https://doi.org/10.22554/ijtel.v7i2.152 | |
| 2023 | Hsu, H.P.; Cheah, Y.H.; Hughes, J.E. (2023) 'A Case Study of a Secondary Biology Teacher’s Pedagogical Reasoning and Action with Augmented Reality Technology †'. Education Sciences, 13 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Murphy, R.; Ward, F.; McCabe, U.; Flannery, M.; Cleary, A.; Hsu, H.P.; Brennan, E. (2022) 'Recasting embodied and relational teaching in the arts: teacher educators reflect on the potential of digital learning'. Irish Educational Studies, 41 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Hsiao-Ping Hsu, Wenting Zou, Joan Hughes (2019) 'Developing Elementary Students' Digital Literacy Through Augmented Reality Creation: Insights From a Longitudinal Analysis of Questionnaires, Interviews, and Projects'. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 57 (6):1400-1435. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Hsiao-Ping Hsu, Bor-Wen Tsai, Che-Ming Chen (2018) 'Teaching Topographic Map Skills and Geomorphology Concepts with Google Earth in a One-Computer Classroom'. Journal of Geography, 117 (1):29-39. [Link] [DOI] |
Other Journal
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| 2024 | Hsiao-Ping Hsu (2024) 'Unlocking Young Minds: Empowering Primary Students' Exploring Edtech, 7 . [Link] |
Conference Publication
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| 2020 | Hsu, H. P. & Hughes, J. (2020) Annual Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) . In: D. Schmidt-Crawford eds. The effectiveness of the blended learning approach on digital literacy of middle school students with different daily Internet usage patterns Online, 06/04/2020- 10/04/2020 [Link] | |
| 2020 | Butler, D., Leahy, M., Hsu, H. P., & Moynihan, D (2020) Annual Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) . In: D. Schmidt-Crawford eds. Impact of pre-service teachers’ gaming behaviours on their confidence and competence in applying game-based learning approaches: Implications for Teacher Educators Online, 06/04/2020- 10/04/2020 [Link] | |
| 2019 | Hsu, H. P., Y. H., Cheah., & Hughes, J. (2019) Annual Meeting of International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) From beginner to expert: A teacher’s reflective practice of applying augmented reality | |
| 2019 | Li, C., Hsu, H. P., Hughes, J. (2019) Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communication & Technology (AECT) How Computer-assisted Data Triangulation Influences Graduate Students’ Learning Experience and Outcomes of Qualitative Data Analysis | |
| 2019 | Hsu, H. P., Y. H., Cheah., & Hughes, J. (2019) Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA) A longitudinal and micro-level view of one teacher’s technology integration practices: Augmented reality in science | |
| 2019 | Hsu, H. P., Zou, W., Hughes, J., Shi, Y. (2019) Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA) Create virtual reality artifacts to develop 21st century skills and environmental literacy | |
| 2019 | Hughes, J., Hsu, H. P. (2019) SXSW EDU No Tech 4 U! Students’ stories of tech abstinence | |
| 2018 | Shi, Y., Hsu, H. P., Hsu, T. Y. (2018) Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communication & Technology (AECT) Using augmented reality to develop environmental literacy among middle school students | |
| 2018 | Hsu, H. P., Zou, W., & Hughes, J., Wang, C. T. (2018) Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA) Develop elementary students’ digital literacy by creating augmented reality artifacts in a situated and cumulative way | |
| 2018 | Hsu, H. P., Hughes, J., Zou, W., Hsu, T. Y. (2018) Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communication & Technology (AECT) An instructional framework that integrates flipped learning, SNS-based learning and project-based learning to facilitate students’ development of digital literacy in blended settings | |
| 2018 | Hsu, H. P., Zou, W., Hsu, T. Y., Hughes, J., Shi, Y. (2018) Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communication & Technology (AECT) Introducing virtual reality into environmental education: develop 21st century skills and environmental literacy through creating virtual reality artifacts | |
| 2018 | Zou, W., Hsu, H. P., Wang, C. T. (2018) Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communication & Technology (AECT) Teaching scratch programming in flipped classroom and guided discovery contexts | |
| 2017 | Hsu, H. P., Zou, W., & Hughes, J. (2017) Annual Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) A pilot study: Project-based-learning with social media in digital literacy education at the K-12 level in Taiwan | |
| 2017 | Hsu, H. P., Zou, W., Huang, H. P., & Hsu, T. Y. (2017) International Geographical Convention The pilot study to exploring the integration of digital literacy and geography education: Two case studies from an elementary school and a middle school in the northern area of Taiwan | |
| 2017 | Hsu, H. P., Zou, W., & Hughes, J. (2017) Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communication & Technology (AECT) Learn from peers with different expertise: Interdisciplinary project-based learning in 5C competencies and content knowledge in a Taiwanese middle school | |
| 2017 | Hsu, H. P., Zou, W., Hughes, J., Hsu, T. Y., & Huang, H. P. (2017) Reimagine Education Awards & Conference International collaboration to develop 21st century skills and environmental and cultural awareness using augmented reality and virtual reality | |
| 2016 | Hsu, H. P., Tsai, B. W., & Chen, C. M. (2016) Annual Meeting of the Association for Educational Communication & Technology (AECT) Could we teach geomorphology using web-based GIS effectively in a one-computer classroom? | |
| 2013 | Hsu, H. P. (2013) Minister of Education National Annual Teaching with Informational Technology Conference Evaluation of adaptability for teaching fluvial morphology with GIS in a senior high school | |
| 2013 | Hsu, H. P. (2013) Minister of Education Educational Practice and Theory and Twelve-year Compulsory Education Conference Using Web-GIS and GIS data to teach geomorphology in a one-computer classroom | |
| 2012 | Hsu, H. P. (2012) Taiwan Geographic Academic Conference Production networks transformed through electronic commerce: A case study of the peach industry in Taoyuan County | |
| 2008 | Hsu, H. P. (2008) Saylingwen Cultural and Educational Foundation Academic Conference Escapism and McDonald's: A case study of the spatial behavior of older people at McDonald's restaurants in Taipei |
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Digital learning, generative artificial intelligence for education, mixed-reality, computational thinking, teacher technology integration, and digital literacy education.