JENNIFER L. CHIU - Curry School of Education - University of Virginia

Curry School of Education
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400273
Bavaro Hall, Room 313
417 Emmet Street South
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4273
JENNIFER L. CHIU
EDUCATION
Office: 313 Bavaro Hall
Phone: (650) 575-9848
Fax: (434) 924-7461
Email: jlchiu@virginia.edu
University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., Education in Science, Mathematics and Technology, 2010
Dissertation Title: Supporting Students’ Knowledge Integration with Technology-Enhanced Inquiry
Curricula
Committee: Marcia C. Linn (Chair), Michael Clancy, Sophia Rabe-Hesketh
M.A., Education in Science, Mathematics and Technology, 2007
Thesis Title: Using Models and Embedded Prompts for Integrated Understanding of Chemical
Reactions
Advisor: Marcia C. Linn
Stanford University
B.S., Mechanical Engineering (Product Design), 2000
Advisor: Rolf Faste
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
2010-present Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education,
Curry School of Education, University of Virginia
2004-2010 Research Assistant, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley
2006-2007 Graduate Student Instructor, Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley
PUBLICATIONS
Chiu, J. L. & Linn, M. C. (2011). Knowledge integration and WISE engineering. Journal of Pre-college
Engineering Education Research, 1(1), 1-14.
Linn, M. C., Chang, H. –Y., Chiu, J. L., Zhang, H., McElhaney, K. (2010). Can desirable difficulties
overcome deceptive clarity in scientific visualizations? In A. Benjamin (Ed.), Successful remembering
and successful forgetting: a Festschrift in honor of Robert A. Bjork (pp. 239-262). New York: Routledge.
Gerard, L. F., Tate, E., Chiu, J., Corliss, S. B., & Linn, M. C. (2009). Collaboration and knowledge
integration. In International Perspectives in the Learning Sciences: Proceedings of the 8th International
Conference of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (pp. 188–193). Rhodes, Greece: International
Society of the Learning Sciences, Inc.

Chiu, J., & Linn, M. C. (2008). Self-assessment and self-explanation for learning chemistry using
dynamic molecular visualizations. In International Perspectives in the Learning Sciences: Cre8ting a
Learning World. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (Vol. 3, pp.
16-17). Utrecht, The Netherlands: International Society of the Learning Sciences, Inc.
Clark, D. B., Varma, K., McElhaney, K., & Chiu, J. L. (2008). Structure and design rationale within
TELS projects to support knowledge integration. In D. Robinson & G. Schraw (Eds.), Recent Innovations
in Educational Technology That Facilitate Student Learning (pp. 157-193). Charlotte, NC: Information
Age Publishing.
Linn, M. C., Lee, H. –S., Tinker, R., Husic, F., Chiu, J. L. (2006). Teaching and assessing knowledge
integration in science. Science, 313 1049-1050.
Bull, G., Chiu, J. L, Berry, R. Q., Lipson, H. (in press). Advancing children’s engineering through
desktop manufacturing. To appear in J. Spector, M. Merrill, J. Elen, and M. J. Bishop (Eds.) Handbook of
Research on Educational Communications and Technology (4 th ed.).
Chiu, J. L., Bull, G. Berry, R. Q. & Kjellstrom, W. (in press). Teaching engineering design with digital
fabrication: imagining, creating, and refining ideas. To appear in N. Levine & C. Mouza (Eds.) Emerging
Technologies for the Classroom: A Learning Sciences Perspective. Springer Science.
Chiu, J. L., King Chen, J. & Linn, M. C. (in press). Overcoming deceptive clarity by encouraging
metacognition in the web-based inquiry science environment. To appear in R. Azevedo & V. Aleven
(Eds.) International Handbook of Metacognition and Learning Technologies. Springer Science.
Chiu, J. L. & Linn, M. C. (in press). Supporting self-monitoring with dynamic visualizations. To appear
in J. Dori & A. Zohar (Eds.) Metacognition and Science Education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
PRESENTATIONS
Chiu, J. L. (2011). Investigating the Role of Collaboration on Monitoring Understanding with Dynamic
Visualizations. Part of the Collaboration as Scaffolding: Learning Together with Dynamic, Interactive
Scientific Visualizations and Computer Models poster symposium organized by Ji Shen at the 9th
International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, Hong Kong, China, July 4-8.
Chiu, J. L. (2011). Collaborative Learning with Scaffolded Dynamic Visualizations. Poster presented at
the 9th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, Hong Kong, China,
July 4-8.
Chiu, J. L. (2010). Developing students’ criteria for visualizations by prompting judgments of fidelity.
Poster presented as part of a symposium organized by Ji Shen at the International Conference of the
Learning Sciences, Chicago, IL, June 29-July 2.
White, B., Chiu, J. L., Barth-Cohen, L., Schwendimann, B., King-Chen, J. & Swanson, H. (2010).
Towards a taxonomy of explanations in science education. Poster presented at the International
Conference of the Learning Sciences, Chicago, IL, June 29-July 2.
Chiu, J. L. (2010). Prompting explanations: The impact of specificity on learning with dynamic
visualizations. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, Denver, CO, April 30-May 4.

Chiu, J. L. (2009). The impact of feedback on student learning and monitoring with dynamic
visualizations. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, San Diego, CA, April 13-17.
Linn, M. C., Tate, E., McElhaney, K., Chiu, J., & Zhang, H. (2009). Virtual laboratories for global
climate change, recycling, asthma epidemics, and energy alternatives. Presentation at the CITRIS–BCNM
New Media Research Roundtable (K. Goldberg, Organizer), March 19, 2009.
Chiu, J. L. (2008). Examining the role of self-monitoring and explanation prompts on students'
interactions with dynamic molecular visualizations. Poster presented as part of a symposium organized
by Hsin-Yi Chang at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences. Utrecht, Netherlands.
Linn, M. C., Chang, H-. Y-., Chiu, J. L., & Zhang, Z. (2007, August). Visualization and science learning.
Paper presented at the Biannual Meeting of the European Association for Research on Learning and
Instruction. Budapest, Hungary.
Chiu, J. L. (2007). Eliciting explanations and self-assessments to support students’ knowledge integration.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL,
April 11-14.
Chiu, J. L. (2007). Supporting students’ integration of chemical representations with dynamic
visualizations. Symposium co-organizer and individual presentation at the Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, April 11-14.
Chiu, J. L. (2007). Visualizing chemistry: How do students benefit? Presented at the Annual Meeting of
the American Association for the Advancement of Science, San Francisco, CA, February 16-19.
Chiu, J. L. (2007). Visualizing chemistry and knowledge integration. Education in Math, Science, and
Technology Colloquium, University of California, Berkeley, February 2007.
Chiu, J. L. (2006). Using dynamic visualizations and embedded prompts for integrated understandings of
chemical reactions. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, San Francisco, California, April 6-11.
Chiu, J. L. (2005). Enhancing chemistry understanding through interactive models and embedded
prompts. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association,
Montreal, Quebec, April 11-15.
Chiu, J. L. (2005). Enhancing chemistry understanding through interactive models and embedded
prompts. Poster presented at the Centers for Learning and Teaching Principal Investigator Meeting,
Washington, DC, February 7-9.
Professional Development Presentations and Workshops
Chang, H., Shen, J., Varma, K. & Chiu, J. L. Designing Digital Curricula and Visualizations in The New
WISE Environment to Facilitate Collaborative Science Learning. July 4 th , 2011. Workshop part of the 9th
International Conference Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. Hong Kong.
Chiu, J. L., Bell, R., Murphy, E. Teaching the Nature of Science and Scientific Inquiry (6-8)
Virginia State Public Schools. July 11-16th, 2011. Charlottesville, VA.

Chiu, J. L., Maeng, J., Mulvey, B. Teaching the Nature of Science and Scientific Inquiry
Frederick County Public Schools. November 1, 2010. Winchester, VA.
GRANTS
Funded Grants
Burghardt, D., Chiu, J.L. & Hecht, D. ($249,453; July 1, 2011 – September 30, 2012). WISEngineering—
Improving Math Performance through Engineering Design. EDUCAUSE: Next Generation Learning
Challenges. Subcontract Principal Investigator.
Chiu, J. L., Bell, R., Murphy, E. & Burton, E. ($71,408; July 1, 2011 – September 30, 2012). Teaching
Scientific Inquiry and the Nature of Science. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, Improving
Teacher Quality State Grants. Principal Investigator.
Bell, R., Chiu, J. L., Murphy, E. & Burton, E. ($297,923; July 1, 2011 – September 30, 2012). Teaching
Scientific Inquiry and the Nature of Science Grades K-5. Virginia Department of Education Mathematics
and Science Partnership Competitive Grant Program. Co-Principal Investigator.
Bull, G., Chiu, J. L., Smolkin, L., & Jones, M. ($15,000; January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011). Piloting
a Virtual Education Infrastructure for STEM Education. University of Virginia’s Commission on the
Future of the University Grant. Co-Principal Investigator.
Dexter, S. & Meyer, J. P. (August 1, 2011 – July 31, 2014). Strengthening School Leaders’ Instructional
Leadership Practice Through Developing Teachers’ Abilities to Integrate Technology in Support of
Student Learning. IES: Education Policy, Finance, Systems, Goal #2: Development. Consultant.
Chiu, J. L. ($25,000; August 1, 2009-May 31, 2010). Supporting Students' Knowledge Integration in
Technology-Enhanced Inquiry Curricula. Spencer Foundation: Dissertation Fellowship for Research
Related to Education.
Proposals Under Review
Burghardt, D., Chiu, J.L., Hecht, D. ($499,898; September 1, 2011 – August 31, 2013). WISEngineering:
Revolutionizing Education through Engineering Design. National Science Foundation Transforming
STEM Learning Grant. Subcontract Principal Investigator.
Xie, C. & Chiu, J. L. ($1,350,000; October 1, 2011 – September 30 th , 2014). Mixed-Reality
Labs: Integrating Sensors and Simulations to Improve Learning. National Science Foundation
Cyberlearning: Transforming Education. Subcontract Principal Investigator.
Garner, G., Chiu, J. L., Berger, E., Inkelas, K. ($200,000; September 1, 2011 – August 31, 2013) Using 3-
D Printers to Transform Learning in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Courses. National Science
Foundation Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics. Co-Principal Investigator.
Prepared Proposals
Xie, C. & Chiu, J. L. ($450,000; July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2013). Collaborative Research: The Infrared
Lab: Eyes-On, Hands-On, and Minds-On. National Science Foundation Discovery Research K-12.
Subcontract Principal Investigator.

Kibler, A., Chiu, J. L. & Bell, R. ($450,000; July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2013). ASCEND: Acquiring
SCientific ENglish Discourse for English Language Learners. National Science Foundation Discovery
Research K-12. Co-Principal Investigator.
Williams, C., Veloso, M., Chiu, J., Lipson, H., Bose, P., Rus, D, Kumar, V, Fiene, J., & Stein, R.
($3,488,728; July 01, 2011 – June 31, 2015). MENTOR: Collaborative Design and Manufacturing STEM
Education via a Modular Robotics Competition. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency:
Manufacturing Experimentation and Outreach. Co-Principal Investigator.
TEACHING
Courses:
University of Virginia
EDIS 5010: Teaching Secondary Science (course offered every Fall)
EDIS 5011: Teaching Secondary Science II (course offered every Spring; cotaught in Spring 2011 with
Randy Bell)
EDIS 9450: Readings and Research in Mathematics Education – Probabilistic and Statistical Reasoning
(Spring 2011; cotaught with Joe Garafalo)
EDIS 5500: Children’s Engineering Seminar (cotaught in Spring 2011 with Glen Bull)
EDIS 5631: Instructional Visualizations (course offered every Fall)
EDIS 5632: Educational Apps, Simulations and Videogames (course offered every Spring)
Teaching the Nature of Science and Scientific Inquiry (course offered from Fall 2011-Fall 2012 required
for all Charlottesville City Schools in-service elementary school teachers)
University of California, Berkeley
The Nature of Scientific Explanations (course offered Fall 2010-Spring 2011, cotaught with Barbara
White)
Doctoral Student Advising (Faculty Advisor or Committee Member)
Doctoral Dissertations Chair
Eddie Pan (Instructional Technology Program)
Crystal Yakym (Instructional Technology Program)
Committee Member
Beverly Wood (Mathematics Education Program)
Caner Uguz (Instructional Technology Program)
Katherine Dabney (Science Education Program – Qualifying Exam)
Devasmita Chakraverty (Science Education Program – Preliminary Examination)
Erika Carson (Instructional Technology Program – Preliminary Examination)
PRIOR EXPERIENCE AND AWARDS
2009 Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellow for Research Related to Education
2008 International Conference of the Learning Sciences Doctoral Consortium Fellow
2007 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor, U.C. Berkeley
Spencer Research Training Fellow, U.C. Berkeley
2006 Graduate student instructor with Richard Muller, Physics C10, Physics for Future
Presidents, U.C. Berkeley

2006-2009 Educational consultant for game-based learning companies, including LeapFrog and
Gazillion Inc.
2004-2010 Technology-Enhanced Learning in Science (TELS) Center Fellow, U.C. Berkeley
Designer of Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE) curricula, including
programming computational visualizations and self-monitoring techniques.
2003-2004 Teacher, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus, AP Physics, Conceptual Physics (High School),
Woodside Priory School, Portola Valley, CA
2001-2003 Teacher, AP Physics, Chemistry, Algebra (High School), Holland Hall School, Tulsa,
OK
2000-2001 Product Engineer, Mobile Computing Division, Hewlett Packard Company, Cupertino,
CA
1997-1999 Online Tutor, Algebra, Educational Program for Gifted Youth, Stanford University, CA
SERVICE
National Service
American Educational Research Association Member and Annual Meeting Reviewer
National Association of Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference Reviewer
International Conference of the Learning Sciences Member and Meeting Reviewer
Journal of Pre-college Engineering Education Research, Reviewer
University of Virginia Service
NSTA Student Chapter Faculty Sponsor
Curry-SEAS Engineering Education Speaker Committee
NSF Center for Chemistry of the Universe and Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
(LSAMP) Speaker, Charlottesville, VA
Curry School of Education
Graduation Committee
STEM Education Research Brown Bag Seminars, Fall 2010
Department of Curriculum Instruction and Special Education
Science Education Program Admissions – Applicant Reviewer (2010 – present)
Instructional Technology Education Doctoral Admissions-Applicant Reviewer (2010 – present)
Student Travel Awards Committee
Local Service
Computers4Kids Mentor, Charlottesville, VA
STEM Ambassador, Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp, Charlottesville, VA