NAME & TITLE

Longwei Zheng(鄭隆威)

Associate Professor

CONTACTS

School of Education, City University of Macau

Av. Xian Xing Hai, Golden Dragon Centre, Macau SAR, China

lwzheng@cityu.edu.mo

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Learning Analytics, Teacher Analytics, AI in Education, GenAI in Education

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

PUBLICATIONS

Monograph

Zheng, L. (2025). Navigating Digital Transformation: The Dynamics of Educational Technology Adoption. Routledge. (Taylor & Francis Group).

Refereed Journal Articles

Zheng, L.*, He, A., Qi, C., Zhang, H., & Gu, X. (2025). Cognitive Echo: Enhancing think‐aloud protocols with LLM‐based simulated students. British Journal of Educational Technology, 56(5), 2019-2042.   (SSCI Q1, IF²⁰²⁵=13.0)

Zheng, L.*, Jiang, F., Gu, X., Li, Y., Wang, G., & Zhang, H. (2025). Teaching via LLM-enhanced simulations: Authenticity and barriers to suspension of disbelief. The Internet and Higher Education, 65, 100990. (SSCI Q1, IF²⁰²⁵=10.6)

Zheng, L.*, Chen, S., Zhang, H., Feng, Y., & Gu, X. (2025). Evolving Knowledge Structures in Technology Integration: Tracking Changes Embedded in Teaching Artifacts. Teaching and Teacher Education, 162, 105072.  (SSCI Q1, IF²⁰²⁵=4.3)

Qi, C., Zheng, L.*, He, A., Xu, H., Jia, L., Wei, Y., ... & Gu, X. (2026). Simulating student learning behaviors with LLM-based role-playing agents: A data-driven and cognitively inspired framework. Expert Systems with Applications, 130753 (SCI Q1, IF²⁰²⁵=9.4, *Corresponding author, ^# Students under supervision).

Liu, T., Zheng, L.*, Xu, H., Jiang, B., Gu, X., Qi, C., & He, A. (2026). Revealing how learning strategies emerge: a human-centered reinforcement learning perspective. Interactive Learning Environments, Published online. (SSCI Q1, IF²⁰²⁵=6.7, *Corresponding author)

Zheng, L., Liu, T., Feng, Y., Gu, X., & Yu, M., (2024). Dynamic Teacher’s Technology Adoption During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sage Open, 14(2), 21582440241237858. (SSCI Q1, IF=2.0)

Hu, B#., Zheng, L.*, Zhu, J., Ding, L., & Gu, X. (2024) Teaching Plan Generation and Evaluation with GPT-4: Unleashing the Potential of LLM in Instructional Design. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 17, 1471-1485.  (SSCI/SCI Q1, IF=4.9, *Corresponding author, ^# Students under supervision)

Zheng, L., Liu, T., Atiquil Islam, A., & Gu, X. (2023). Interpreting Institute Culture Dynamics of Technology Adoption: A Downscaling Dynamic Model. Educational Technology Research and Development, 71, 919-947. (SSCI Q1, IF=5.0)

Zheng, L., Wang, C., Liu, T., & Gu, X. (2023). Inspecting Technology-related Quality of Teaching Artifacts to Understand Teachers' Technology Adoption. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 16(6), 940-954. (SSCI/SCI Q1, IF=3.7)

Zheng, L., Gibson, D., & Gu, X. (2019). Understanding the process of teachers’ technology adoption with a dynamic analytical model. Interactive Learning Environments, 27(5-6), 726-739. (SSCI Q1, IF=3.928)

Qi, C^#., Zheng, L.*, Wei, Y., Xu, H., Chen, P., & Gu, X. (2025). EduDCM: A Novel Framework for Automatic Educational Dialogue Classification Dataset Construction via Distant Supervision and Large Language Models. Applied Sciences-Basel, 15(1), 154. (SCI Q2, IF=2.5, *Corresponding author, ^# Students under supervision)

Xu, H., Yin, J., Qi, C., Gu, X., Jiang, B., & Zheng, L.* (2024). Bridging the Vocabulary Gap: Using Side Information for Deep Knowledge Tracing. Applied Sciences-Basel, 14(19), 8927. (SCI Q1, IF=2.5, *Corresponding author)

Zheng, L., He, A., Qi, C., Hu, B., Gu, X., & Hong, D. (2025). The Think-aloud Protocol for Simulated Student Agents. Journal of East China Normal University (Educational Sciences Edition), 43(05), 30-43 (CSSCI, in Chinese)

Zheng, L., Ruan, J., Feng, Y., & Gu, X. (2022). Teacher technology adoption: Based on the quality analysis of teaching artifacts. Open Education Research, 11, 114-120. (CSSCI, in Chinese)

Zheng, L., Feng, Y., & Gu, X. (2019). Can learning outcomes be measured: Research on the effectiveness of cognitive classification based on learning analytics methods. Journal of Distance Education in China, 1, 77-86. (CSSCI, in Chinese)

Zheng, L., Feng, Y., & Gu, X. (2016). Learning analytics: Connecting digital learning experiences and educational evaluation—An interview with Professor David Gibson, an international expert in learning analytics research. Open Education Research, 22(4), 4-10. (CSSCI, in Chinese)

Hong, D., Shi, H., & Zheng, L.* (2022). Exploration of digital education standards. China Education Policy Review, 2022(1), 77-95. (CSSCI, in Chinese, *Corresponding author)

Yu, M., Wang, G., Bu, H., & Zheng, L. (2024). How to cultivate future teachers? Theoretical model and practical approaches for human-machine collaborative teacher education innovation. Modern Educational Technology, 1, 117-126. (CSSCI, in Chinese)

Wang, C., Gu, X., & Zheng, L. (2021). Empowering precision teaching and research with multimodal data: Context, pathways, and interpretations. Journal of Distance Education in China, 11, 114-120. (CSSCI, in Chinese)

Gu, X., Zheng, L., & Jian, J. (2014). Acquiring educational big data: Collecting and sharing learning experience data based on the xAPI standard. Modern Distance Education Research, 5, 13-23. (CSSCI, in Chinese)

Zhang, H., Zheng, L., & Lu, Y. (2010). Application research of virtual reality technology in the development of digital museums. Software Guide (Educational Technology), 12, 49-50. (in Chinese)

Feng, Y., Zhu, F., & Zheng, L. (2024). The Impact of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Activities on College Students’ Employment Competence. Science, Education & Culture Review, (06), 2-6. (in Chinese)

Conference Proceedings

Xue, R. ^#, Zheng, L.*, Ye, W., Kang, Y., Jiang, F., & Wang, G. (2026). The Generative Training Environment for Pre-service Teachers: Micro-teaching via LLM-enhanced Simulations. In Proceedings of the APSCE 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Metaverse and Artificial Companions in Education and Society (AI-MetaACES) (Paper-196). (*Corresponding author, ^# Students under supervision)

Xu, H., Hu, B., Gu, X., & Zheng, L.* (2024) A Learning Resource Recommendation Algorithm Based on Online Learning Behavior. In Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) (pp. 5870-5874). (CCF-B, *Corresponding author)

Qi, C. ^#, Wei, Y., Xu, H., Zheng, L.*, Chen, P., & Gu, X. (2025). TMATH: A dataset for evaluating large language models in generating educational hints for math word problems. Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING) (pp. 5082–5093). (CCF-B, *Corresponding author, ^# Students under supervision)

Xu, H. ^#, Qi, C., Jiang, B., Liu, T., Zheng, L.*, & Gu, X. (2025). Enhancing Small Model Performance in Educational Classification Tasks through Knowledge Distillation. In ICASSP 2025-2025 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP) (pp. 1-5). IEEE. (CCF-B, *Corresponding author, ^# Students under supervision)

Xu, H., Qi, C., Liu, T., Zhang B., Jiang, B., & Zheng, L. (2026). Early prediction method for learners at risk based on multi-source feature fusion. In ICASSP 2026-2026 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP). IEEE. (CCF-B, Accepted)

Zheng, L., Feng, Y., Shi, R., Wu, B., & Gu, X. (2017). Detecting Changes from Teachers’ Time Series Usage Data. In Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Computers in Education (pp. 475-480). (EI)

Zheng, L., Gong, W., & Gu, X. (2017). Predicting e-textbook adoption based on event segmentation of teachers’ usage. In Proceedings of the Seventh International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference (pp. 560–561). (EI)

Zheng, L., Shi, R., Wu, B., Gu, X., & Feng, Y. (2017). Development of a trajectory model for visualizing teacher ICT usage based on event segmentation data. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (pp. 330–335). (EI)

Zheng, L., Feng, Y., & Gu, X. (2016). A study on the relationship between motivational beliefs and academic performance in junior high school mathematics learning. In Conference Proceedings of the 20th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education 2016. Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Institute of Education. (in Chinese)

Shi, R., Zheng, L., & Gu, X. (2017). Discourse Analysis of Teachers' Commentary on Students. In Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Computers in Education (pp. 502-504). (EI)

Wu, B., Zheng, L., & Gu, X. (2017). Discovering Teachers’ In-Class ICT Usage With Frequent Closed Sequence Mining. In Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Computers in Education (pp. 505-507). (EI)

Von Konsky, B., Zheng, L., Parkin, E., Huband, S., & Gibson, D. C. (2018) Parts of Speech in Bloom’s Taxonomy Classification. In Proceedings of the 35th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education (pp. 527-532). (EI)

Ifenthaler, D., Gibson, D., & Zheng, L. (2020). Attributes of engagement in challenge-based digital learning environments. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (pp. 225-23). (EI)

Ifenthaler, D., Gibson, D., & Zheng, L. (2018) The Dynamics of Learning Engagement in Challenge-based Online Learning. In Proceedings of the 18th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (pp. 163-171). (EI)

Book Chapters

Zheng, L., He, A., Feng, Y., Gu, X., & Chen, S. (2024) Steering Through Digital Transformation: Collective Technology Adoption in Educational Institutional Culture. In A. M. Güneş, & E. Yünkül (Eds.), Interdisciplinary Approach to Fostering Change in Schools. IGI Global.

Ifenthaler, D., Gibson, D., & Zheng, L. (2020). Attributes of engagement in challenge-based digital learning environments. Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 81-91.

Patents & Standards

Zheng, L., Hu, Y., & Gu, X. (2021). Information Technology for the Educational Big Data Series — Standards for Learning, Education and Training Teacher Profiling. National Information Technology Standardization Technical Committee Sub-technical Committee on Educational Technology, CELTS-201915.

Zheng, L., He, A., Xu, Z., Feng, Y., & Peng, Z. (2023). A method and system for evaluating the effects of factors influencing learning engagement. Application No: 2023115087859. (Chinese Patent)

Peng, Z., Liu, Y., Gu, X., & Zheng, L. (2023). Carrier creation process and system based on big concepts. Application No: 2023111234721. (Chinese Patent)

Preprint

Xu, H., Qi, C., Liu, T., Zhang, B., He, A., Jiang, B., Zheng, L., & Gu, X. (2026). Multi-Agent Learning Path Planning via LLMs. arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.17346.

GRANTS (Principal Investigator)

• National Social Science Foundation of China (國家社會科學基金), General Project of Education, BCA240054, Research on the Multiple Representation and Evaluation of Teachers’ Digital Literacy in Generative Teaching Artifacts, 2024-08 to 2027-07

• National Natural Science Foundation of China (國家自然科學基金), Youth Project, 62007008, Research on Teachers’ Technology Adoption Evaluation and Attribution Based on Teaching Artifacts, 2021-01 to 2023-12

• Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing (重慶市自然科學基金), General Project, 2022NSCQ-MSX5666, Research on Teachers’ Information Literacy Portrait in Digital Transformation, 2022-08-01 to 2024-07-31

• Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan (上海市科技創新行動計劃), Youth Project, 23692123200, Research on Key Technologies for Teachers’ Informaion Literacy Portrait in Digt

• ital Transformation: Based on Heterogeneous Teaching Artifacts, 2023-03-01 to 2024-02-29

• Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China, Special Funding (中國博士後科學基金會特別資助), 2021T140210, Research on Teachers’ Information Literacy Evaluation and Intervention Based on Heterogeneous Networks of Teaching Artifacts, 2021-07 to 2023-06

• Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China, General Project (中國博士後科學基金), 2020M681214, 2020-12 to 2022-12, Research on Teachers’ Information Literacy Portrait Based on Digital Teaching Artifacts

• Central Universities Research Foundation, Open Project Fund of Shanghai Digital Education Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center, Attribution and Intervention Research on Teachers’ Technology Adoption under Environmental Pressure Based on Down-scaling NHMM, 2020-05 to 2022-04

• Central Universities Research Foundation, Humanities and Social Sciences Overseas Publication Project of East China Normal University, 2021-07-27 to 2024-07-27

• Open Research Fund Project of the Provincial Key Laboratory of Intelligent Education Technology and Application, 2025ZNJYKF018, Key Technologies for Assessing Macau Teachers’ Generative AI Literacy in Teacher-Machine Co-creation Contexts. 2025-09 to 2026-08

• National Key Laboratory of Cognitive Intelligence, Open Project on Intelligent Education, 2023-09-01 to 2025-08-31, Exploration of Teachers’ Digital Literacy and Instructional Design in the Context of Digital Transformation

• Shanghai Peak Discipline Program, Funded Project of Peak Discipline Program of East China Normal University, 2018-05 to 2019-04, Research on Teachers’ Technology Adoption Based on Non-Homogeneous Hidden Markov Model,

• Postdoctoral Open Project of Shanghai Open University, Research on Intelligent Teaching Assistants for Open Teaching, 2019-11 to 2020-10

GRANTS (Co-PI & Participant)

• National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Program, Research on Intelligent Heuristic Questioning Mechanisms for Metacognitive Enhancement, 2024-01-01to 2027-12-31

• National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Program, User-Centric In-Depth and Efficient Security Analysis Methods for Online Social Networks, 2022-01 to 2025-12

• National Social Science Fund Major Project, 19ZDA364, Research on Artificial Intelligence Promoting Future Education Development, 2019-12 to 2024-12

• Ministry of Education-China Mobile Research Fund Project, MCM20180603 Empirical Research on Innovative Classroom Teaching Models in the "Internet+" Era: A Case Study of Shizuishan No. 16 Primary School, 2019-12 to 2021-12

• Shanghai Natural Science Foundation, General Project, Research on Automated Evaluation of Core Information Technology Literacy in Primary and Secondary Schools, 2023-04-01 to 2026-03-31

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

TEACHING

Graduate

Undergraduate Courses