Jiaqi Yu, PhD

Scholarship

Publications and presentations across instructional design, Communities of Practice, faculty development, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

For the most current view across venues:

Selected highlights

Forthcoming · Routledge

From Campus to Global: Building a Peer Mentorship Network Through the ID2ID Program

Book chapter documenting a decade of cross-institutional peer mentoring for instructional designers.

2026 · OLC Innovate

Building Sustainable Communities of Practice: A Scalable Model for Professional Growth and Educational Research

Sole presenter — the hub-and-spoke CoP model behind the SoTL Collective.

2020 · AACE, sole author

A Practical Guide to Managing Online Course Design Projects: Timeline, Milestone, and RACI

A field-tested PM framework for instructional design teams.

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2026

  • Book chapter From Campus to Global: Building a Peer Mentorship Network Through the ID2ID Program In Mancilla, R. & Frey, B. (Eds.), Mentoring Instructional Designers: Professional Development in Higher Education. Routledge. Dick, A., Ed, B., Yu, J., & Englund, J.
  • Presentation Re-Architecting the CTL for Impact: From Service Load to Strategic Value UPCEA SOLAR · Boston, MA Co-presenter · with Parks, H.
  • Presentation Building Sustainable Communities of Practice: A Scalable Model for Professional Growth and Educational Research OLC Innovate 2026 · Virtual Sole presenter
  • Presentation From Practitioner to Scholar: Finding Your First Scholarly Project UPCEA Digital Teaching & Learning · Virtual Sole presenter
  • Presentation From Chaos to Clarity: Preparing Instructional Designers with Project Management Skills to Lead Digital Learning Initiatives UPCEA Digital Teaching & Learning · Virtual Sole presenter

2025

  • Presentation Nurturing a Culture of Innovation in Health Science Education: Best Practices from the HSC SoTL Collective TxDLA 2025 · Denton, TX Lead presenter · with Parks, H.; Battaglia, A.
  • Presentation Strategic Time Management and Academic Productivity UNT Health Academy of Medical Educators · Fort Worth, TX Co-presenter · with Heck, A.

2024

  • Presentation Cultivating a Community of Practice to Enhance Game-Based Learning and High-Impact Practices InnovateED 2024, Sanford University School of Medicine CME · Virtual Lead presenter · with Laborde, R.; Gruben, D.
  • Presentation Fostering Well-Being: The Journey of Developing a Microcredential for Instructional Designers InstructureCon 2024 · Las Vegas, NV Co-presenter · with Mahmoudi, L.

2023

  • Presentation Professional Development Opportunities and Strategies: Stories from Instructional Designers in Higher Education AECT 2023 International Convention · Orlando, FL Panelist · with Zeitler, J.; Woods, C.; Swift, A.; Gibson, R.; Battaglia, A.
  • Presentation Five Institutions are Better than One: Results of an Exploratory Collaborative on Instructional Designer Workload Planning and Capacity OLC Innovate 2023 · Nashville, TN Co-presenter · with Pyke, G.; Stamper, B.; Grewe, K.; Cox, L.
  • Presentation Interactive or Conventional Lectures: An Exploratory Study on Student Perceptions of Multiple Means of Representation UDL-IRN International Summit 2023 · Orlando, FL Lead presenter · with Battaglia, A.; Neelamegam, M.
  • Presentation Optimizing Project Management for Instructional Design in Higher Education ↗ OLC Webinar Series · Virtual Panelist · with McKenzie, J.; Wahl, L.; Zeitler, J.; Queen, E.

2022

  • Presentation Project Management for Instructional Designers in Higher Education: Best Practices, Strategies, and Tools OLC Accelerate 2022 · Orlando, FL Lead presenter · with Wahl, L.; McKenzie, J.; Zeitler, J.; Queen, E.; Budhrani, K.
  • Presentation Rapid Prototyping and Quality Assurance: An Agile Approach to Instructional Design in Higher Education OLC Accelerate 2022 · Orlando, FL Lead presenter · with McKenzie, J.; Anderson, H.
  • Presentation Towards a Multiverse of Faculty Development in Higher Education: A Community of Practice Approach OLC Accelerate 2022 · Orlando, FL Lead presenter · with McKenzie, J.; Anderson, H.
  • Presentation How Do Instructional Designers Spend Their Time? A Case Study from a Public Graduate School in Texas OLC Innovate 2022 · Dallas, TX Lead presenter · with Anderson, H.

2020

  • Book chapter Preparing Mathematics Preservice Teachers for Teaching Emergent Bilinguals through Concurrent Intervention Teaching Mathematics to English Language Learners (Palgrave Macmillan), pp. 6–26 I, J. & Yu, J.
  • Proceedings A Practical Guide to Managing Online Course Design Projects: Timeline, Milestone, and RACI ↗ Proceedings of Innovate Learning Summit 2020, pp. 167–170 (AACE) Yu, J.
  • Presentation A Practical Guide to Managing Online Course Design Projects: Timeline, Milestone, and RACI Innovate Learning Summit · Virtual Sole presenter

2019

2018

2017

  • Presentation Application of UDL, Multimedia Learning, & Backward Design in Designing Accessible Instructional Videos AECT 2017 International Convention · Jacksonville, FL Sole presenter
  • Presentation Evaluating the Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Impact of a Blended Tutor Training: A Case Study OLC Innovate 2017 · New Orleans, LA Co-presenter · with Jaramillo, N.
  • Presentation Design for Innovation: A Blended Workshop to Prepare Female Graduate Students for Job-market Competency OLC Innovate 2017 · New Orleans, LA Co-presenter · with Jaramillo, N.; Spencer, M.

2016

  • Presentation Foster Academic and Social Support through an International Students Graduate Learning Community Iowa Educational Research & Evaluation Association (IEREA) · Iowa City, IA, Co-presenter · with Jaramillo, N.; Foegen, A.
  • Presentation Transformative Learning Experience Through Educational Entrepreneurship 3rd Graduate and Professional Student Research Conference (GPSRC) · Ames, IA Co-presenter · with Jaramillo, N.

2015