Prof. Xiaoqing Gu is a Professor and Head of the Department of Educational Information Technology at East China Normal University. She is also the Vice President of the Shanghai Intelligent Education Research Institute and the Director of the Shanghai Digital Education Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center. She also serves on the International Advisory Board of the British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET). She is a Board Member of the Journal of Computer-Assisted Learning, Journal of Computer in Education, Education Technology Research and Development, Internet and Higher Education, and Journal of East China Normal University (Educational Science). She was selected by the 2011 New Century Excellent Talent Program of the Ministry of Education. Her research has focused primarily on ICT in education, including learning design, ICT-supported content design and development, ICT-integrated pedagogical innovation, computer-supported collaborative learning, and learning analytics to inform pedagogical design.