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Work Experience

Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Academic Consultant, Subject Coordinator, Center for Learning-study And School Partnership, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
July 2006 -
Lecturer, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Academic Consultant, Deputy Project Leader, Center for Learning-study And School Partnership, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
August 2005 - June 2006
Teacher Development Consultant, Center for Learning-study And School Partnership, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
January 2005 - July 2005
Adjunct Graduate Supervisor, South China Normal University, China
Adjunct Professor, Nanhua University, China
2003-2005
Adjunct Professor, Henan Teachers' Insitute.
Concurrent Researcher, Henan Provincial Teacher Education Research Center.
Research Associate, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
October 2004 - November 2004
Instructor, KTEP (Korean Teachers Education Program), Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
July 2004 - August 2004
Research Faculty Curriculum and Pedagogy Institute, Secondary Education Department, University of Alberta.
Responsibilities include Webmaster of the Institute Website, Seminars and Presentations Coordination and Scheduling for CPIn scholarly activities.
September 1999 - Present
Research Assistant for Dr. Max van Manen, Secondary Education Department, University of Alberta
September 1999 - August 2005
Teaching Assistant, (Website development) Secondary Education Department, University of Alberta
Responsibilities include updating the Department News and Notes on the Department Website, helping professors in the Department building up their own websites
May, 2000 - April 2003
Webmaster - create, design, administer numerous educational websites and professional websites up to the present (Refer to computer projects page for detailed information)
Research Associate/Project Coordinator (PT) Intelligence Engineering Laboratory, Canada-China United Center for Intelligence Engineering, University of Alberta. Projects participated include E-Learning, Electronic Industrial Manual Development, Intelligent Operation Support System for Power Industry, Teletranslation Industry Survey, Project Management and ISO standard document development.
December 1998 - July 2001

Visiting Professor to Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. April 1998 - April 1999
Associate Professor, Foreign Languages Education Department, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology. June, 1998-
Lecturer, Foreign Languages T&R Section, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
September 1992 - May,1998
Instructor, Foreign Languages Teaching and Research Section, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology.
September 1989 - September 1992

Editorial Work

Specially Invited Journal Editor, Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Translation, China September 2002 –
Member of the Editorial Committee (English Editor and translator) of the Journal of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, one of the Key academic journals in China 1993- 1999
Editorial Committee Member of "World Library of New Curriculum and Instruction Theories” Book Translation Series, China Educational Science Press, China Education Ministry Project. 1999-

Administrative Experience

Dean of Foreign Languages Education Department, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology. April 1999 - October 1999
Vice Dean of Basic Sciences Department, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology October 1995 - April 1998
Director of Foreign Languages T&R Section, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology. March 1993 - October 1995
Deputy Director of College English Band 4 –6 Proctoring and Supervising Committee in Northern District of Nanjing City
1995 - 1998

Community Services:

· Volunteer ESL teacher to Garneau Elementary School, Edmonton, two hours per week, November 1998 – April 1999

· Communication representation, Department of Secondary Education, 2001 -

· Member of Old Glenora Community Council and Webmaster for the Community website;

· Chair of Academic Development and Research Committee, Centre for Learning Study and School Partnership, HK Institute of Education, January 2006 –

· Member of Academic Regulations Committee of HK Institute of Education, 2006

· Department representative of communication, Department Council and Department Graduate Student Association, 2000- 2004

· Staff web development for academic staff in the Department of Secondary Education, University of Albert

· Edmonton Glenora Residential Community Council, responsible for communication and newsletter 2002-2004

Interpreting Work

Simultaneous interpretation for the First Academic Conference of the Coalition of Teacher Education Institutions in the Pan-Pear River Delta (泛珠三角教师教育高校联盟第一届大会) held on 13 – 15 October, 2005 in HKIEd.

2. Simultaneous interpretation for the second International Annual Conference on Learning Study in Hong Kong 2006

3. Simultaneous interpretation for the first International Annual Conference on Learning Study in Hong Kong. 2005

4. Simultaneous Interpreter, West Canada Meets West China Conference held in Shaw Convention Center, Edmonton, with simultaneous interpreting equipment from Quebec. The Canada-China Council for Cooperation and Development (CCCCD), The Conference website: http://www.canadachinacouncil.com/index.html October 4 - 7, 2001

Interpreter, Instructor and Curriculum Developer for the Senior Management and Language Training Class, Yangtse-BASF Styrenics Corp, Nanjing, China F/T in July-August and P/T in the rest of the year 1996

Interpreter, WMO (World Meteorological Organization) Regional Center in Asia Opening Ceremony
Interpreter, Guangzhou Spring Trade Fair, China, 1994
Interpreter, Bellington Corp. Summer of 1995

Membership

Professional Translator Associate, Alberta Translators' Association, CTTC, Canada 2004 - Present
Editorial Committee Member of "Contemporary World Leading Education Theory and Practice Library " Book Translation Series, China Education Ministry Project. 1999-
Member of the Editorial Committee of the Journal of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, one of the Key academic journals in China (English Editor) 1993- 1999
Member of China Translators Association, 1994-
Member of Jiangsu Foreign Language Teaching and Research Committee 1993
Member of China Ancient Poetry and Chi Association of Nanjing City 1995
Member of CACS (Canadian Association of Curriculum Studies), 2000-2001
Member of AERA (American Education Research Association) 2001-2002

@ 1999, Shuying (Sean) Li, Email: shuying@ied.edu.hk Tele: 1-780-432-4340(home); 432-4924 (fax); 1-780-492-8284 (office)