About
Beomkyu Choi received his Ph.D. in Cognition, Instruction, and Learning Technology from the University of Connecticut. His research focuses on how technology can enhance thinking and learning. He is particularly interested in the wise integration of technology into classroom instruction, using game-based mechanics and aesthetics to engage people, motivate action, and promote learning in the sense of playful learning from the situated cognition and sociocultural perspectives. His research has been published in Computers and Education, Computers in Human Behavior, Studies in Higher Education, Technology, Pedagogy and Education, and other peer-reviewed academic journals and book collections.
Scholarly Interests & Research
- Learning environments
- Technology integration
- Learning experience design
- Games and playful learning/assessment
Recent Publications
Choi, B. (2025). Exploring the dynamics of social-emotional competencies, fear of failure in learning, and engagement in online learning. American Journal of Distance Education, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/08923647.2025.2489192
Choi, B. (2023). Examining the relationships of students' participation patterns with their learning satisfaction and learning achievement in asynchronous online discussions. International Journal of Technology in Education, 6(3), 349–363. https://doi.org/10.46328/ijte.420
Choi, B. (2023). A collaborative board game as an assessment environment to evaluate teachers’ pedagogical design thinking for technology integration. Journal of Formative Design in Learning, 7(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41686-023-00075-7
Choi, B. (2022). The community of learners in an asynchronous online learning environment: An illustrative case study in graduate courses. Journal of Educational Technology, 19(1), 7–20. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.19.1.18792
Choi, B., & Young, M. F. (2021). TPACK-L: Teachers’ pedagogical design thinking for the wise integration of technology. Technology, Pedagogy, and Education, 30(2), 217–234. https://doi.org/10.1080/1475939X.2021.1906312
Choi, B. (2021). I’m afraid of not succeeding in learning: Introducing an instrument to measure higher education students’ fear of failure in learning. Studies in Higher Education, 46(11), 2107–2121. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2020.1712691
Young, M. F., Kulikowich, J. M., & Choi, B. (2020). Collaborative board game as authentic assessments of professional practices, including team cognition and other 21st-century soft skills. In M. McNeese, E. Salas, & Endsley (Eds.), Handbook of Distributed Team Cognition. CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429459542-3
Recent Presentations
Choi, B., & Han, M. (2025). Is fear of failure in learning a friend or foe?: An exploratory study on its role in student engagement in online learning. Paper presented at the Society for Information Technology and Education Conference, Orlando, FL, USA.
Choi, B. (2024). The influence of emotional competencies on student engagement in online learning: What role do students’ emotional competencies play in online learning? Paper presented at the Association for Educational Communication and Technology, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Choi, B. (2022). A deep dive into asynchronous online discussion: Examining whether students with different online listening behavior patterns feel learning satisfaction differently. In E. Langran (Ed.), Proceedings of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 175–180)
