Introduction

Introduction

Weijane Lin
Weijane Lin
Affiliation: 

Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, NTU
Division Director of e-Learning, Computer & Information Networking Center, NTU

Research expertise: 

Human-Computer Interaction, Learning Analytics, E-Reading

Dr. Weijane Lin has a research and teaching background in higher education in multimedia studies and is dedicated to exploring the use of media technology to support learning in various fields. She based her research on the practical perspective of library media specialists and the theoretical foundation of resource-based learning, and she utilized human-computer interaction design and research methodology to sustain her systematic exploration of media technology to expand the various information education and outreach services of library and information institutes. Dr. Lin is passionate about the accessibility and usability of media technologies and how they can be of use to improve people's quality of learning experiences. Using AI she developed multimedia systems and robots to support different user groups including children patrons, museum visitors, older adults and the visually impaired to access various collections such as rare books, science texts and images. Her commitment to educational technology research has been recognized locally and globally, since 2023 she is invited to the Editorial Board of the British Journal of Educational Technology.