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Weichao Chen PhD, MEd

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Assistant Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division: Obstetrics and Gynecology Research and Advanced Education

Member of the Cancer Center

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Research Areas of Interest

  • Education, Medical
  • Educational Technology
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Motivation
  • Problem-Based Learning
  • Program Evaluation
  • Psychology, Educational
  • Simulation Training
  • Social Learning
  • Design-Based Research
  • Health Professions Education
  • Faculty Development
  • Learning Assessment
  • Learning Sciences
  • Instructional Design

    • Publications (53)

  • Process-Oriented Analysis of Knowledge Construction in Problem-Based Learning: A Systematic Review of Health Professions Education in Literature. (Chen W, Zheng B) Teach Learn Med 2025 Sep 01:1-15 PMID: 40888273 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105014896854 09/01/2025       2 Citations
  • Effectiveness of an Online Medical Spanish Course in Improving Medical Students' Spanish Proficiency. (Moak JH, González JO, Velásquez F, Martínez VI, McMurry TL, Keller EL, Chen W) Cureus 2024 Nov;16(11):e73863 PMID: 39691130 PMCID: PMC11651779 12/18/2024    
  • Acquire, Curate, Diversify: Staying Current With Key Medical Education Literature. (Chen F, Chen W, Isaak R, Xu S) Acad Med 2024 Feb 01;99(2):235 PMID: 37332182 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85184139334 06/19/2023    
  • Applying TEC-VARIETY to Motivate and Engage Learners for Online Learning Success. (Chen W, Bonk CJ, Sandars J) J Contin Educ Health Prof 2023 Oct 01;43(4):261-266 PMID: 36988439 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85167210711 03/30/2023       1 Citation
  • Putting reflection back into practice: Kolb's theory of experiential learning as a theoretical framework for just-in-time faculty development (Kleinheksel AJ, Chen W, Rudd MJ, Drowos J, Gupta S, Minor S, Bailey JM) SN Social Sciences March 2023;3(3) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85179645080 03/01/2023       10 Citations
  • Teaching Tracheostomy Management Using VoiceThread: Reflection on the evolution of our blended coaching approach (Jennifer C. Benjamin, Weichao Chen, Satid Thammasitboon ) eLearn 02/01/2023    
  • Assessment for Deeper Understanding using Concept Maps: Lessons Learned from Flipped Teaching of Pharmacology (Zagaar M, Chen W) Medical Science Educator December 2022;32(6):1289-1297 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85141167871 12/01/2022       5 Citations
  • Addressing Impostor Phenomenon Within the First Year of Medical School (Connie K. Tran, R. Michelle Schmidt, Jennifer Okoh, Nital P. Appelbaum, Phuong Huynh, Weichao Chen, and E. Lee Poythress ) Academic Medicine 11/01/2022    
  • Exploring AWE-supported writing process: An activity theory perspective (Chen, Zhenzhen; Chen, Weichao; Jia, Jiyou; Le, Huixiao) Language Learning & Technology 06/01/2022    
  • Faculty Development Advancements–Lessons Learned in a Time of Change (Minor S, Berry A, Luhanga U, Chen W, Drowos J, Rudd M, Kaprielian VS, Bailey JM, Gupta S) Medical Science Educator April 2022;32(2):511-515 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85125940765 04/01/2022       13 Citations
  • Promoting Transfer of Learning to Practice in Online Continuing Professional Development. (Luhanga U, Chen W, Minor S, Drowos J, Berry A, Rudd M, Gupta S, Bailey JM) J Contin Educ Health Prof 2022 Oct 01;42(4):269-273 PMID: 34609353 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85142892861 10/06/2021       13 Citations
  • Six ways to get a grip on leveraging the expertise of Instructional Design and Technology professionals. (Chen W, Kleinheksel AJ) Can Med Educ J 2021 Jun;12(3):142-146 PMID: 34249199 PMCID: PMC8263026 07/13/2021    
  • Strategic Conferencing: Opportunities for Success. (Drowos J, Berry A, Wyatt TR, Gupta S, Minor S, Chen W) Acad Med 2021 Nov 01;96(11):1622 PMID: 34192720 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85121061635 07/01/2021       2 Citations
  • Improving the Evaluation of Faculty Development Programs. (Chen W, Berry A, Drowos J, Lama A, Kleinheksel AJ) Acad Med 2021 Oct 01;96(10):1496 PMID: 33951678 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116733456 05/06/2021       3 Citations
  • “Nothing Operates in Isolation”: Learning Biochemistry and Physiology Through Drawing (Chen W, Noramly S) Medical Science Educator December 2020;30(4):1749-1755 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092252322 12/01/2020       1 Citation
  • The effects of using mobile devices on language learning: a meta-analysis (Chen Z, Chen W, Jia J, An H) Educational Technology Research and Development 1 August 2020;68(4):1769-1789 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087420637 08/01/2020       116 Citations
  • Navigating complexity: The importance of design-based research for faculty development. (Chen W, Sandars J, Reeves TC) Med Teach 2021 Apr;43(4):475-477 PMID: 32530727 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087115710 06/13/2020       4 Citations
  • Twelve tips for conducting educational design research in medical education. (Chen W, Reeves TC) Med Teach 2020 Sep;42(9):980-986 PMID: 31498719 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85072089268 09/10/2019       40 Citations
  • Using Instrument-Guided Team Reflection and Debriefing to Cultivate Teamwork Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes in Pre-Clerkship Learning Teams (Chen W, McCollum MA, Bradley EB, Nathan BR, Chen DT, Worden MK) Medical Science Educator 15 March 2019;29(1):45-50 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85065791007 03/15/2019       4 Citations
  • What do medical students learn from evaluating Flipped-Classroom-based curriculum: A grounded theory study (Chen, W. & Bradley, E. ) Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 455-460) 10/15/2018    
  • Deeper learning in collaborative concept mapping: A mixed methods study of conflict resolution (Chen W, Allen C, Jonassen D) Computers in Human Behavior October 2018;87:424-435 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85040644395 10/01/2018       26 Citations
  • Improving Online Teaching in a Required Geriatrics Clerkship Using Heuristic Evaluation (Chen W, Cheng HY, Bradley E) Medical Science Educator 1 December 2017;27(4):871-875 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85061896997 12/01/2017       2 Citations
  • Concept Mapping: Providing Assessment of, for, and as Learning (Chen W, Allen C) Medical Science Educator 1 June 2017;27(2):149-153 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85049964614 06/01/2017       9 Citations
  • Knowledge convergence among pre-service mathematics teachers through online reciprocal peer feedback (Chen W) Knowledge Management and E Learning March 2017;9(1):1-18 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85016101781 03/01/2017       10 Citations
  • Collaborations Among Diverse Support Areas for Hybrid Success (Haggar F, Kelley B, Chen W) New Directions for Teaching and Learning Spring 2017;2017(149):69-77 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85015300386 03/01/2017    
  • Shared team leadership training through pre-clerkship team-based learning. (Chen W, McCollum M, Bradley E, Chen DT) Med Educ 2016 Nov;50(11):1148-1149 PMID: 27762017 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84991711035 10/21/2016       1 Citation
  • Comparison of Online and Onsite Students’ Learning Outcomes and Experiences in a Massively Open Online Course in China (Chen, W., & Jia, J. ) Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange 09/01/2016    
  • Navigating practical trade-offs during prototype testing (Chen, W., Paul, A., Kibaru, F., Ma. Y. & Saparova, D. ) I. Lee (Ed.). Encyclopedia of E-Commerce Development, Implementation, and Management (pp.496-510) 01/01/2016    
  • Flipping, engaging, and teaming, oh my! Lessons learned from a large scale curriculum reform at a US medical school (Chen W, Worden MK, Bradley E) Proceedings IEEE 15th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies Advanced Technologies for Supporting Open Access to Formal and Informal Learning Icalt 2015 14 September 2015:488-492 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84961756221 09/14/2015       13 Citations
  • Assessing students' learning experience and achievements in a medium-sized massively open online course (Chen W, Jia J, Miao J, Wu X, Wang A, Yang B) Proceedings IEEE 15th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies Advanced Technologies for Supporting Open Access to Formal and Informal Learning Icalt 2015 14 September 2015:15-16 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84961752957 09/14/2015       3 Citations
  • Understand and analyzing learning objects: A foundation for long-term substantiality and use for e-learning (Chen HL, Moore JL, Chen W) Knowledge Management and E Learning 1 June 2015;7(2):280-296 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84931086579 06/01/2015       6 Citations
  • Two-phase usability evaluation of insurance website prototypes (Chen W, Paul A, Kibaru F, Ma Y, Saparova D) International Journal of E Business Research 1 January 2015;11(1):1-22 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84924352020 01/01/2015       3 Citations
  • Does collaborative concept mapping enhance group members’ knowledge convergence? (Chen, W., Allen, C., & Jonassen, D. ) Proceedings of the 17th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE2013) (pp.47-53) 05/01/2013    
  • Assessing faculty development programs: Outcome-based evaluation (Chen, W., Kelley, B., & Haggar, F.) Journal on Centers for Teaching and Learning 01/01/2013    
  • Formative evaluation with novice designers: Two case studies within an online multimedia development course (Chen, W., Moore, J. & Vo, N. ) International Journal of Instructional Media 06/01/2012    
  • A genre analysis of media objects on E-learning: A survey of six online boating instruction websites (Chen, H., Moore, J., & Chen, W.) Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 11/18/2010    
  • Assessing the efficacy of distance learning alternatives in boating education courses for the creation of delivery and presentation standards (Joi L Moore, Hsin-liang Chen, Weichao Chen, Margarida Washburn) National Association of State Boating Law Administrators Final Grant Report 04/23/2010    
  • Integrative approaches: Meeting challenges: Survey of 2009 AECT Convention (in Chinese) (Chen, W. & Wang, X. ) Journal of Distance Education 01/01/2010    
  • The further development of CSIEC project driven by application and evaluation in English education (Jia J, Chen W) British Journal of Educational Technology September 2009;40(5):901-918 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-68949127106 09/01/2009       15 Citations
  • Usability evaluation of a nuclear math and theory online learning environment (Galyen, K., Dickson-Deane, C., Moore, J., Chen, W. & Vo, N. ) G. Siemens & C. Fulford (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2009 (pp. 842-847) 06/22/2009    
  • A genre analysis of media objects on E-learning: A survey of six online boating instruction websites (Chen H, Moore J, Chen W) Proceedings of the Asist Annual Meeting 2009;46 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84861425368 01/01/2009    
  • Script-based design for human-computer dialog in given scenarios for English learners (Jia J, Chen W) Proceedings the 8th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies Icalt 2008 2008:739-743 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-51849148380 09/22/2008       13 Citations
  • Motivate the learners to practice english through playing with chatbot CSIEC (Jia J, Chen W) Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics 2008;5093 LNCS:180-191 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-48249147462 08/04/2008       21 Citations
  • A quantitative analysis of factors influencing teachers’ information literacy: A case study investigating information literacy of primary and secondary school information technology teachers in Beijing (in Chinese) (Jia, J., Wang, Q., Chen, W., & Hao, Z. ) e-Education Research 08/01/2008    
  • Design-based research methodology and its application in CSIEC project (in Chinese) (Chen, W. & Jia, J. ) Modern Educational Technology 02/04/2008    
  • Investigating the application of artificial intelligence instructional system CSIEC in high school English education: Design-based research (in Chinese). (Chen, W., Jia, J., & Xiang, D. ) China Education Technology 02/01/2008    
  • The Use of Weblogs in Learning and Assessment in Chinese Higher Education: Possibilities and Potential Problems (Weichao Chen, Curtis Bonk) International Journal on E-Learning 66 01/01/2008    
  • Applications of emerging media technologies in metropolitan distance education (in Chinese) (W. Chen, X. Wu) Modern Educational Technology 10/29/2007    
  • Exploring CSIEC's application in the teaching and learning of oral English: Design-based research (in Chinese) (Chen, W., Jia, J. & Cheng, Y.) J. H. M. Lee, T. Shih, Q. Wang, & Y. Zhao. (Eds.) Research in IT and Education: a Multi-Disciplinary Perspective: Proceedings of the 11th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE2007)(pp.572-579). 05/01/2007    
  • Promoting the effectiveness of Internet-supported face-to-face instructional interaction: Using Weblogs to construct a learning community (in Chinese) (Chen, W. & Li, M. ) e-Education Research 04/01/2007    
  • Survey and analysis of middle and elementary school information technology teachers' information literacy in Beijing (in Chinese) (Jia, J., Chen, W., Wang, Q., & Hao, Z. ) Y. Dong, Y. Xie, & Z. Tian (Eds.), Research Development of Information Technology Education: Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Meeting of China Association for Educational Technology’s Information Technology Education Professional Committee (pp. 20-28) 01/01/2007    
  • A Multi-agent artificial intelligence system that provides conversational English practices: CSIEC (in Chinese). (Jia, J., Chen, W., & Hou, S. ) Proceedings of the 10th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE 2006) (pp. 31-35) 05/01/2006    
  • E-Learning methods: Theoretical perspective (in Chinese) (Li, M. & Chen, W. ) Open Education Research 04/01/2006    
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