
JaeHwan Byun, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Program Chair, Master of Education in Learning and Instructional Design, Director, Applied AI in Education Research Lab
School of Education · College of Education
Dr. JaeHwan Byun is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at Wichita State University. He joined WSU in 2015 and currently serves as Program Chair for the Master of Education in Learning and Instructional Design and Director of the Applied AI in Education Research Lab. Dr. Byun’s work focuses on how educators and learners can engage in learning experiences that are engaging, infused with meaning, and experienced as coherent and complete. Building on longstanding work in educational technology, his current scholarship foregrounds generative AI (GenAI) in education, including studies of teacher adoption and needs, design-based approaches to educator preparation, and how GenAI can function as “design material” that reshapes instructional activity and learning paradigms. His funded, collaborative work includes an awarded URCA project, Generative AI in the K–12 Classroom: A Mixed-Methods Study of Teacher Adoption and Needs (PI), and a multidisciplinary project exploring the use of GenAI (e.g., ChatGPT) in counselor education and training (Co-PI). He also contributes to STEM teacher learning through NASA Kansas Space Grant teacher workshops, including leading AI-based lesson-planning sessions connected to NASA resources. Dr. Byun’s broader research portfolio includes digital game-based learning, immersive learning environments, learning analytics, and ethical questions in educational technology, including work on game-based approaches supporting refugee learners’ language learning through science topics.
Courses Taught
Joung, E., & Byun, J. (2026). A systematic review of generative AI research in mathematics education. MathAMATYC Educator, 17(3), 79–93.
Byun, J., & Alagic, M. (2026). Generative artificial intelligence as a transformative catalyst for a learning paradigm shift. International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC), 19(2).
Alagic, M., & Byun, J. (2026). Transformative learning in the age of generative AI: Educators’ perspectives on a paradigm shift. In D. Guralnick, M. E. Auer, & A. Poce (Eds.), Creativity and new technologies in learning for the workplace and higher education (TLIC 2025). Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-09905-1_3
Moon, J., Choi, G., Bae, H., & Byun, J. (2023). Educational/Instructional Technology and Learning Science: Korean Open Access Guide. Edtechbook, doi: 10.59668/431, https://edtechbooks.org/edutechlearningscienceskorean
Byun, J., & Menon, M. (2023). Developing a Digital Game Teaching Refugee Students English with Science Topic. In Proceeding of The IAFOR International Conference on Education in Hawaii (IICE) 2023
Thurnau, L., & Byun, J. (2022). HyFlex: A hybrid model providing flexibility for learners. C2C Digital Magazine 1 (17)
Patterson, M., & Byun, J. (2022). Current learning tools in the classroom: Engagement, assessments, and data, oh my!. C2C Digital Magazine 1 (16)
Kang, S. P., Byun, J., Seo, Y., Law, V., & Ferris, K. (2020). Adaptation and Validation of the Measure of Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Collaborative Learning (OCB-CL). Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 12(3), 153-169.
Computers in Human Behavior. 46. 129-138. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.12.052.
Byun, J. (2015). Chapter 5. Practical and ethical issues on using social media for educational purpose. In S. Kwon, W. Eom, S. You, Y. Seo, K. Kang, S. Park, H, Shim, S. Shin, H. Kim, J. Byun, S. Kim, J. Lee, & M. Seoung, Social Media and Education. ISBN 978-89-994-0352-1 (Invited, Written in Korean)
Joung, E., & Byun, J. (Accepted, not presented). Empirical evidence gaps in applying GenAI to mathematics education. NCTM Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
Byun, J. (2026, July 31). Learning with generative AI: From dialectical autoethnography to practical strategies for verification, revision, and synthesis. Accepted for presentation at the Summer Institute on Distance Learning and Instructional Technology (SIDLIT) 2026, Emporia, KS.
Byun, J., & Alagic, M. (2026, July 31). Generativism: Defining a new learning paradigm in the age of generative AI. Accepted for presentation at the Summer Institute on Distance Learning and Instructional Technology (SIDLIT) 2026, Emporia, KS.
Byun, J., & Alagic, M. (2026). Generativism: Exploring a new learning paradigm for the age of artificial intelligence. Paper presented at The Paris Conference on Education 2026, Paris, France, Virtual.
Joung, E., & Byun, J. (2026). Rethinking research priorities in GenAI mathematics education through systematic review analysis. American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Li, J., Mullins, P., & Byun, J. (2026). Simulating the couch: Using AI for client role-playing in student training. American Counseling Association Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH.
Byun, J., & Hwang, E. (2025). Online Learning Success Factors in Central Asian Higher Education, The Annual International Conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Las Vegas, NV. & Virtual.
Subramaniam, S., Lynch, A., Byun, J., & Cupertino, P. (2025). Integrating OMG Certification into workforce development, Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE), Memphis, TN.
Alagic, M. & Byun, J. (2025). Transformative Learning in the Age of Generative AI: Educators’ Perspectives on a Paradigm Shift, The Learning Ideas Conference 2025, New York, NY.
Byun, J. & Alagic, M. (2024). Generative AI in Education: A Transformative Learning Perspective on Educators’ Adoption and Adaptation, Online Educa Berlin 2024. Nov. 2024. Berlin, Germany
Byun, J. & Alagic, M. (2024). Equipping Educators for the AI Revolution: Challenges and Approaches. 2024 Institute of Creative Human Resource Development (ICHRD) Global Convergence Conference: Key issues of education in the era of sharing and coexistence. Jan. 2024. Dankuk Universitry, Seoul, Korea
Byun, J. (2023). U.S. Elementary Teacher Education: Changes and Strategies for the Future. The Forum for Future Learning-Instructional Model Development of the Chinju National University of Education, Oct. 2023. Chinju, Korea.
Menon, M., & Byun, J. (2023). Creating Bilingual Digital Game-Based Learning Platform for Teaching Refugee Children Middle School Science, The Migration Conference, Aug. 2023, Hamburg, Germany.
Menon, M. & Byun, J. (2023) Project Education for All: Reimagining K-12 Refugee Education, 2023 Cavalier Conference on Writing and Literature, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS.
Byun, J., Menon, M., Smith, A., & Gami-Kadiri, S. (2023). Developing a Digital Game Teaching Refugee Students English with Science Topic., The IAFOR International Conference on Education (IICE 2023), Honolulu, HI.
Rattani, A., Xiao, M., Byun, J., Najjar, M., & Henry, R., (2022). What Will the Future Look Like, and How Do We Prepare Our Students For It?. Participated as a panelist: Moderator: Drassen Ham, A. Wichita State University Academic Resources Conference. Wichita, KS.
Byun, J. & Joung, E. (2020, February). Evaluating Digital Mathematics Games Based on NCTM Content and Process Standards. Presented at the 35th annual conference of Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM), Carterville, IL.
Joung E. & Byun, J. (2019, November). Mathematics content areas and game genre in digital game-based learning. Presented by the co-presenter at the Annual Convention of the School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA), Salt Lake City, UT.
Kang, S. P., Byun, J., Seo, Y., Law, V., & Ferris, K. (2019, October). Developing an organizational citizenship behavior measure for collaborative learning. Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Las Vegas, NV.
Klassen, C., Alagic, M., & Byun, J. (2019, August). We Chose to Go Online: Faculty View Points. Paper presented at the Annual Summer Institute on Distance Learning and Instructional Technology (SIDLIT), Hays, KS.
May 2021 – Nominated for Research Award, College of Education, Wichita State University
Awarded Grants
President Convergence Science Initiative Grant, Project Title: Project Education for ALL (PEFA), Role: Co-PI, Wichita State University, Oct. 2020, ($300,000.00/3yrs)
Non-funded Grants
President Convergence Science Initiative Grant, Project Title: Learning Analytics, Online Learning & Accessibility (LAOLA), Role: PI, Wichita State University, Jun. 2020, (Not funded)
President Convergence Science Initiative Grant, Project Title: Center for Accessibility and Assistive Technology (COACH), Role: Senior Personnel, Jun. 2020, Wichita State University, (Not funded)
Under Review
2020-2022 – Faculty Senate, Wichita State University, Service Term: 2020 – 2022
2020-Present – Member, WSU Analytics ShowCEDe Steering Committee