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Li Xu

Professor, College of Applied Science and Technology | Member of the Graduate Faculty

College of Applied Sci & Tech
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20+ Publications
10+ Courses

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<p>span>I am a professor in Computer Science at the&span> I attended&span>in China as an undergraduate, and the&span>for a MS in Computer Science. I obtained my PhD in Computer Science at&span> In 2003, I became a faculty member at the&span> My research interests include computational thinking, programming, data management, machine learning, and computer science education.

Research Area

computational thinking, online education, problem solving, education, education technology, student engagement, online learning, operating systems, teaching methods, learning strategies

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Designing Assignments in an Online CURE to Advance Data Thinking and AI Literacy in Healthcare Breaches

2025

Trends in US Healthcare Data Breaches

2025

A Sense of Belonging in Online Post-Traditional Students: What Matters?

2024
online education, student engagement, sense of belonging, educational psychology

b Exploring Sense of Belonging in Online Post-Traditional Students

2023
online education, sense of belonging, student engagement, social interaction, psychological well-being

text-decoration:none; Use Community Problem-Solving to Engage All Students in Computational and Statistical Thinking

2023
education, computational thinking, community engagement, statistical thinking, problem solving

Integrating Online CURE to Engage Students in Computational and Statistical Thinking

2022
online education, computational thinking, statistical education, student engagement, cure

Identifying Effective Teaching Strategies for Engaging Students on Learning Operating Systems

2020
teaching strategies, student engagement, operating systems, learning, education technology

Teaching Computational Thinking to Applied Science Majors: What and How

2020
computational thinking, applied science, education, problem solving, pedagogy

Identifying Strategies for Teaching Computational Thinking by Problem Solving and Self-Awareness

2018
computational thinking, problem solving, teaching strategies, self-awareness, education

A closer look at promoting and teaching computational thinking

2018
computational thinking, education, promotion, teaching methods, learning strategies

  • Undergrad Research Opp Paid

    Computer Science education, database systems, computational thinking and doing. Majors: Applied Computing and other computing related majors

  • Analysis of Discrete Structures

  • Database Management Fundamentals

  • Data Analysis and Visualization

  • Database Design

  • Compilers and Systems Software

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