HAN Xibin

Professor, Institute of Education

Address：Rm. 412, Wennan Building, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

Email：hanxb@tsinghua.edu.cn

Tel：+86-10-62793369

Dr. HAN Xibin is a professor of educational technology at the Institute of Education, Tsinghua University. His research interests include theories and technologies of e-learning environments, blended learning and data-based learning analytics to explore the potential of ICT in learning, teaching and administration in higher education and vocational training. He has published more than 100 journal articles, ten books, received more than 20 research and teaching awards and was named to Elsevier's "China's Most Cited Scholars" list in 2020. He has been involved in policy and project evaluation for the Ministry of Education of China as an expert on educational innovation through Education Innovation through IT. He is co-editor of the Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange (JETDE) and editorial board member of the Journal of the Internet and Higher Education. He has served as Vice Dean of the Institute of Education, Tsinghua University from 2009 to 2023. He served as President of the Society for International Chinese in Educational Technology (SICET) in 2018. He was invited as a member of the expert team of the UNESCO Project on Building the Capacity of Higher Education Institutions in the Asia-Pacific Region for Blended Learning in 2015-2017.

Education Background

Han Xibin received his Ph.D. on the Application of Artificial Intelligence to Agricultural Policy Making from Beijing Agricultural Engineering University in 1993, and his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Agricultural Engineering from Northwestern Agricultural University in 1985 and 1989, respectively. He has conducted research as a visiting scholar at Virginia Tech and Stanford University in 2011. He joined Tsinghua University in 2000. He was promoted to associate professor in 2002 and professor in 2020.

Work Experience

HAN Xibin was an assistant professor when he graduated from Northwestern Agricultural University in 1985, and started his research on education at Tsinghua University in 2000.

In addition to teaching and supervising, he is responsible for planning, developing and coordinating the Master's and Ph.D. programs in Educational Technology. Program in Educational Technology. He has taught three courses for the Graduate Program of Education: Design-Based Research Methods, Cognitive Theory and Learning Sciences, and Multimedia Learning and Human-Computer Interaction, and Multimedia Learning and Human-Computer Interaction. He also teaches a course, Design and Implementation of Blended Learning, in the Minor Undergraduate Program of Learning Sciences and Technology.

He has supervised and mentored more than 40 M.S. and Ph.D. students. He has received the prestigious Award for Excellence Teacher and Mentor of Graduate Students in Tsinghua University in 2016.  

Research Field & Overview

HAN Xibin's research focuses on the development and application of e-learning systems, the implementation of blended learning, and institutional teaching innovation through technology in higher education and vocational training. Over the past 20 years, he and his team have made outstanding contributions to China's education reform through technology in universities and vocational schools, including theoretical research, technology development, and policy consultation.

In research, he proposed a pedagogical model for building an e-learning system, a system model for blended learning, a framework for implementing blended learning in higher education, and a theoretical framework for the application of IT in vocational education.

In terms of technology development, the design method and technical framework of an e-learning system have been proposed, and the "Tsinghua Education Online (THEOL)" series of educational software has been developed and applied in over 500 Chinese universities and vocational colleges.

In terms of policy consultation, he has been responsible for formulating the national standards and providing consulting reports for the Chinese government. For example, the Specification for the Development of Digital Campuses in Vocational Colleges and Schools were adopted as official documents by the Chinese Ministry of Education in 2015 and 2020, the Guideline for Building Big Data Center of Vocational Colleges and Schools in 2023. Han and his team also submitted the first report on IT in vocational education in China in 2018, the report on online learning in vocational colleges and schools during the COVID-19 period in the spring semester of 2020. He has also been providing e-learning guidelines for universities and vocational colleges/schools since 2012, promoting large-scale IT-supported education and teaching reforms.

Research Grants

National Social Science Foundation of China Major Project in Education "Research on Theoretical Foundations, System Architecture, and Development Pathways of Digital Education" (VCA230011), 2023-2026, RMB 600,000 ($9,000,000).

Theoretical and Empirical Study of Blended Learning (BCA180084A), funded by the National Social Science Funding of China, 2018-2021, RMB 200,000 ($3,000,000).

Research on the Development of Educational Information Technology Disciplines in the 14th Five-Year Plan Period of China (WCA200004), funded by the National Social Science Funding of China, 2020, RMB 50,000 ($7500).

Building and Application of E-learning Environment in Universities and Colleges, funded by Chinese universities and colleges, 2002-2014, RMB 20,000,000 ($3,000,000).

Building and Sharing Digital Educational Resources Based on Cloud Computing: Pedagogical Model and Technical Architecture (BCA120021), funded by the National Social Science Funding of China, 2012-2015, RMB 120,000 ($18,000).

Study on Learning Analytics Based on Learning Management Systems (CJA10243), funded by the Twelfth Five-Year Plan of the Beijing Education Science, 2013-2015, RMB 50,000 ($7500).

Study on the Evaluation of Students' Information Literacy in Vocational Colleges, Sub-project of the study on the connotation, criteria and evaluation system of students' information literacy (ACA200008), funded by the National Social Science Funding of China, 2020-2023, RMB 50,000 ($7500).

Theories of Developing Digital Learning Environments in Higher Education and Vocational Education, Sub-project of the Theoretical Research on Education Informatization (MCM20121011), funded by the Joint Research Fund of China Ministry of Education and China Mobile Company, 2012-2015, RMB 100,000 ($15,000).

Evaluation Rubric for Application of IT in Vocational Colleges, Sub-project of the Information application index system (primary and secondary schools, vocational colleges, universities) (MCM20150609), funded by the Joint Research Fund of China Ministry of Education and China Mobile Company, 2015-2016, RMB 200,000 ($30,000).

Study on Digital Campus of Universities Based on Knowledge Management (DCA060096), funded by the Eleventh Five-Year Plan of National Education Science of China, 2006-2010, RMB 20,000 ($3000).

Evaluation Rubric, Measurement Procedure and Support Software for Development Level of Digital Campus of Universities (AJA06160), funded by the Eleventh Five-Year Plan of the Beijing Education Science, 2006-2009, RMB 40,000 ($6000).

Honors and Awards

Dr. Dr. HAN has received awards for his research and teaching, such as the Top Class Prize of the Sixteenth China National Multimedia Software Competition in 2012 for his studies on THEOL e-learning platform; the Second Class Award of the Sixth China National Teaching Achievement Awards in 2009 for his research and teaching in the field of modern educational technology; the Second Class Award of the Sixth National Award for Outstanding Achievements in Educational Research of China in 2021 for his book Introduction to Research on Vocational Education Innovation through Technology (2nd edition); the Second Prize of the Eighth Award for Outstanding Achievements in Scientific Research of Higher Education Institutions (Humanities and Social Sciences) in 2020 for his book Preparing for the Digital University: An Overview of Distance, Blended and Online Learning - Translation, Interpretation and Research, and the Award for Excellence Teacher and Mentor of Graduate Students in Tsinghua University in 2016.

Publications

Books and Chapters：

Li, M., Han, X., and Cheng, J. eds. Handbook of Educational Reform Through Blended Learning, Springer, 2023;

Han, X., Li, M., Zhou, Q., and Wang, Y. eds. Handbook of Technical and Vocational Teacher Professional Development in the Digital Age, Springer, 2023;

Li M., Cheng J. and Han X. Report on Digital Transformation of Higher Education Teaching and Learning, 2022.6

https://en.ichei.org/Uploads/Download/2022-05-16/62820a2a9bceb.pdf;

Han, X., Wang, Y., Cheng, J. and Johnson, G. C. (Eds.) Proceedings of International Conference of Educational Innovation through Technology. IEEE Computer Society, 2014.

Han, X., Wang Y. (2021). System-Driven Blended Learning for Quality Education: A Collective Case Study of Universities and Vocational Colleges and Schools in China. 1-23. Lim, C., Graham, C.R. (Eds.). Blended Learning for Inclusive and Quality Higher Education in Asia. Springer;

Han, X., Wang, Y., et al (2016). Case Study of Institutional Implementation of Blended Learning in Five Universities of China. 265-294. In C. Lim (ed.), Blended Learning for Quality Higher Education: Selected Case Studies on Implementation from Asia-Pacific. Paris, France: UNESCO Press.

Papers

Han X., Yang, C., and Zhou, Q. Digital Transformation in Vocational Education: Present Situation, Problems, and Countermeasures. Frontiers of Education in China. 2023(18):70-82.

Luo, Y., Han, X. and Zhang, C. Prediction of learning outcomes with a machine learning algorithm based on online learning behavior data in blended courses. Asia Pacific Educ. Rev. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12564-022-09749-6.

Han X., Zhou Q., Shi W. and Yang S. Online Learning in Vocational Education of China during COVID-19: Achievements, Challenges, and Future Developments. Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange, 2021,13(2), 61-82.

Han X, Wang Y., and Jiang L. Towards a framework for an institution-wide quantitative assessment of teachers' online participation in blended learning implementation, The Internet and Higher Education, 2019, 42:1-12.

Wang, Y. & Han, X. (2017). The roles of the institution in blended learning implementation: A case study of vocational education in China. International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, 13(1), 16-32.

Ma, J., Han, X., Yang, J. and Cheng, J. (2015).  Examining the Necessary Condition for Engagement in an Online Learning Environment Based on Learning Analytics Approach: The Role of the Instructor, Internet and Higher Education, 2015, 24, 26-34.

Wang, Y, Han, X. and Yang J. (2015). Revisiting the Blended Learning literature: Using a Complex Adaptive Systems Framework, Educational Technology & Society, 18 (2), 380–393.

Mo, Y., Han, X. and Liu, Y. (2014). Effects of Chinese University Students’ Academic Achievement and Course Satisfaction on Their Ratings of Teachers’ Instruction. Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange, 7(1), 67-77.  

Sun, J., Yang, S. and Han, X. (2021). A Framework and Indicators for Information Literacy of Vocational School Students. The Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference of Educational Innovation through Technology (EITT2021), 260-264.

Luo, Y., Chen, N., and Han, X. (2020). Students' Online Behavior Patterns Impact on Final Grades Prediction in Blended Courses. The Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of Educational Innovation through Technology (EITT2020), 149-153.

Chen, N., Luo, Y., and Han, X. (2019). Designing a System for Collecting and Analyzing Behavior Data of Instructors and Students in Blended Courses. The Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of Educational Innovation through Technology (EITT2019), 51-55.

Ge, W., Han, X. and Shen, X. (2018). Developing a validated instrument to measure teachers’ ICT competencies for university teaching in a digital age. The Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference of Educational Innovation through Technology (EITT2018), 101-105.

Huang, Y., Han, X. and Wang, Y. (2017). Learning "B-Learning" through "B-Learning": A Practice Model for Teachers' Professional Development. The Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Educational Innovation through Technology (EITT 2017), 41-46.

Ma, J., Han, X., Yang, J. and Cheng, J. (2014). Comparison of the Impact of Two Online Learning Promotion Strategies on Group Interaction Activities. The Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Educational Innovation through Technology (EITT2014), 143-149.

Zhou, Q., Han, X., Yang, J. and Cheng, J. (2014). Design and Implementation of Learning Analytics System for Teachers and Learners Based on the Specified LMS. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Educational Innovation through Technology (EITT2014).

Mo, Y., Han. X. and Liu, Y.(2013). Computer resources and science attitudes: the effects on eighth-grade science achievement. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Educational Innovation through Technology (EITT2013), 295-302.

Yan, Y., Han, X. Yang, J. and Zhou, Q. (2012). On the Design of an Advanced Web-Based System for Supporting Thesis Research Process and Knowledge Sharing. Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange, Vol.5 No. 2, 2012, 111-124.

Liang J., Han, X. and Liu. Y. (2012). An Operation Framework of Educational Process Management Enhanced by Information Technology - Take Graduate Financial Aid Management as an Example. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Internet Multimedia Computing and Service, ICIMCS 2012. 204-208.

Yan, Y., Han, X. Yang, J. and Zhou, Q. (2012). On the Design of an Advanced Web-Based System for Supporting Thesis Research Process and Knowledge Sharing. Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange, Vol.5 No. 2 2012, 111-124.

Han, X., Zhou, Q. and Yang, J. (2011). A Technical Mode for Sharing and Utilizing Open Educational Resources in Chinese Universities. Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 3(3).356-374.

Yang, J., Han, X. and Zhou, Q. (2011). The Design and Development of a Semi-Auto Computer Generated Testing Paper System —A Case Study in the School of Continuing Education at China University of Geosciences. Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 10(2). 209-217.

Han, X. and Liu, Y. (2010). Educational Technology and the National Quality Course Plan in China. British Journal of Educational Technology, 41(4), 614-617.

Han, X., Liu, Y. and Zhou, Q. (2010). A Model of Pedagogical Framework and Software Architecture for Integrated E-learning Environments in Chinese Universities. Proceedings on the International Convention of Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT2010). Vol.2, 129-139.

Software copyright

Over 40 Computer Software Copyrights, such as THEOL Learning Management System, Management and Sharing System for Digital Educational Resources, Student Information Administration System, etc. issued by the National Copyright Administration Bureau of China, 2008 and 2014.