In the "Exploring Social Issues Through Games" course, HiTeach is integrated into multiple teaching activities, including:
Understanding the Difference Between News Games and Serious Games: By comparing the characteristics of news games and serious games, students can recognize the goals and application scenarios of different game types.
Experiencing the Game Design of Issue-Based Role-Playing: Through active participation in the role-playing game "Our Island," students gain an in-depth understanding of handling discrimination and communication conflicts, and experience issues such as race, culture, and microaggressions in simulations.
Strengthening Empathy and Problem-Solving Skills: Through scenario experiences in the game process, students are encouraged to practice thinking from different perspectives and collaborating to solve problems.

HiTeach's collaboration, mind mapping, and AI GPT features are vital tools throughout the teaching process, especially in collecting stereotypes, facilitating reflection, conducting role-playing, and responding to unexpected situations, effectively enhancing student interaction and engagement. Professor Lin shares several insights from her teaching experience:
1. Generative AI Mind Maps Facilitate Concept Organization and Visualization
Custom mind map instructions help students quickly organize and visualize stereotypes of different groups, allowing them to clearly compare and reflect on the prejudices faced by each group. This not only makes the teaching process more efficient but also enables students to gradually deepen their understanding of the game process and stereotypes through group discussions and whole-class reviews.

2. Group Collaboration Enhances Discussion Efficiency, Mind Map Visualization Deepens Reflection
Students use mind maps to record character stances and action strategies. This real-time updating process not only enhances classroom interaction but also allows students to experience the emotional pressure of different positions during role-playing.

3. Generative AI Enables Rapid Tracking to Support Teaching Adjustments
HiTeach's AI GPT can quickly generate students' individual reflections and group discussion mind maps, helping teachers grasp students' learning progress and challenges in real-time and flexibly adjust teaching content based on needs. This learning tracking feature significantly improves understanding of students' learning situations, facilitating precise guidance and optimization of the teaching pace.

Previously, Professor Lin had to rely on other platforms (such as Jamboard and MIRO) using sticky notes for student co-editing. She not only needed to prepare multiple activity whiteboards and links in advance but also had to create QR codes for each whiteboard, inevitably leading to errors during class. Students also faced the added burden of logging into these platforms for co-editing. After class, Professor Lin had to spend time downloading and organizing students' learning outcomes and participation records from various platforms, a rather cumbersome process. With the collaboration module, preparation time and the complexity of classroom operations are significantly reduced, and student participation and contributions can be tracked directly in HiTeach (Note: For collaboration process replay and student collaboration contribution review, please refer here), simplifying the process and enhancing teaching efficiency and convenience.

Education

Ph.D. in Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri

Experience

Associate Vice President for International Affairs, National Chung Cheng University
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, National Chung Cheng University
Head of Digital Learning Section, Ching Jiang Learning Center
Lecturer, Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan Regional Branch, Workforce Development Agency
Educational Consultant, Research Center for Educational Technology, Kent State University

Awards and Significant Achievements

National Chung Cheng University Teaching Excellence Award
Excellent Teacher Award, Top University Strategic Research Center for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Project
Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Social Sciences, National Chung Cheng University
U.S. Technology and Industrial Arts Education Scholarship
University of Missouri College of Education Scholarship, Eunice Drake Vandiver Educational Foundation Scholarship
Wang Ti-wu Journalism Education Scholarship, United Daily News Group
Joyce M. Meng Educational Foundation Scholarship
Mr. Yuan Feng-ju Scholarship, Ministry of Education
Member, The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China