Dr. Sun Daner (孫丹兒) is an Associate Professor and Associate Head in the Department of Mathematics and Information Technology at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK). She is the Associate Co-Director of the Global Institute for Emerging Technologies (GIET), EdUHK. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction (Chemistry), and a Ph.D. in Science Education. Before joining EdUHK, she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Learning Sciences Lab, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. In 2025, she completed the Management Development Program at the Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, further strengthening her academic leadership and management expertise.

Dr. Sun's research focuses on AI in education, emerging technologies in education, mobile learning, science education, technology-enhanced STEM education, and higher-order thinking in interdisciplinary contexts. She has led and contributed to multiple competitive research projects, serving as the Principal Investigator (PI) for the General Research Fund (GRF) projects Preparation for Post-Pandemic Society: Providing Technology-Supported Adaptive Scaffoldings for Students with Mathematics Learning Difficulties in Hong Kong Primary Schools (2022-2024); 2) Exploring the Developmental Trajectory of Robotics Literacy and Computational Thinking in Aerospace-focused STEM Education: Interrelationships and Influencing Factors (2026). Her work in AI-enabled education has led to the development of ScaffoldiaMyMaths, an AI-powered learning platform recognized with a patent and implemented in local primary schools. In addition, she is a Co-I on multiple funded projects, including GRF, QEF, and NSSF initiatives.

Dr. Sun has published more than 70 journal papers, with most appearing in SSCI and top-tier journals, such as Computers & Education, British Journal of Educational Technology, Education and Information Technologies, Journal of Science Education and Technology, and Educational Technology & Society. Recognized as one of the top 20 influential researchers in mobile learning globally (Goksu, 2021), she has also contributed book chapters and served as an editor for special issues and conference proceedings.

She is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Research and Practices in Technology Enhanced Learning (SJR, Q1), Associate Editor of Educational Technology & Society (SSCI, Q1), Education and Information Technologies (SSCI, Q1). She is also the editorial board member of Technology, Pedagogy and Education (SSCI, Q1); Journal of Research in Science Teaching (SSCI, Q1); Journal of Science Education and Technology(SSCI, Q1).

Her accolades include:

• Editor of Distincition Awards 2026. Springer Nature
• President’s Awards for Outstanding Performance in Knowledge Transfer (Achievements in Creating Social Impacts and Sustainability in the Community) (2025/26)
• 2025 Excellent Reviewer Award of Asia Pacific Journal of Education, NIE, NTU
• Editorial Contribution Award 2025, Springer Nature
• President's Award for Outstanding Performance in Research: Early Career Research Excellence Award (2022/23)
• APSCE Early Career Researcher Award (2022)
• President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Knowledge Transfer (Team) (2019/20)
• Dean's Research Output Prize (2021/22, EdUHK)
• Outstanding Reviewer Award (Computers & Education) 2018

Actively engaged in the academic community, Dr. Sun has taken on leadership roles in organizing international conferences, including ICCE, GCCCE and Standing Council Member of the Ninth Council of the Professional Committee for Information Technology Education in Primary and Secondary Schools, Chinese Society of Education. Her research has received nominations for prestigious awards, including Best Student Paper, Best Overall Paper, and Best Design Paper. She currently serves as:

• IPC Chair of GCCCE 2025: https://gccce2025.jiangnan.edu.cn/Introduction.htm
• Executive Committee Member of APSCE: https://apsce.net/executive-committee
• Conference Advisor of GCCCE 2026: https://clst.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/gccce2026/en/conference-organization/
• Standing Council Member of the Ninth Council of the Professional Committee for Information Technology Education in Primary and Secondary Schools, Chinese Society of Education

Please visit Dr Sun Daner's academic website for more information:

• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?hl=en&user=T3ekgqcAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
• ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daner-Sun
• EDUHK Repository: https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/persons/daner%E5%AD%AB%E4%B8%B9%E5%85%92-sun
• AD Scientific Index: https://www.adscientificindex.com/scientist/daner-sun/4631793

• AI in education
• Emerging technologies in education
• Science education
• Technology-enhanced STEM education
• Higher-order thinking in interdisciplinary contexts

Editorship

1)  19 Jan 2026-, Editor-in -Chief, Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning (RPTEL), SJR, IF=3.1, Q1 in Education, A

2) Aug 2025-, Associate Editor, Educational Technology & Society, SSCI, 14/756, IF=6, JCR Q1 in Education, A

3) Jan 2024- Associate Editor,  Education and Information Technologies, SSCI, 16/756, IF=4.8, JCR Q1 in Education, A

4) Jan 2023- Jan 2026, Associate Editor, Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning (RPTEL), SJR, IF=3.1, Q1 in Education, A

5) June 2025-Editorial Board Member, Journal of Science Education and Technology, SSCI, 20/756, IF=5.5, JCR Q1 in Education, A

6) April 2025-, Editorial Board Member, Journal of Research in Science Teaching,SSCI, IF=3.6, 48/756, SJR, Q1 in Education, A*

7) Jan 2024 -, Editorial Board Member, Discover Education

8) 5 June 2023-, Editorial Board Member, Technology, Pedagogy and Education, SSCI, 60/760, IF=3.4, JCR Q1 in Education, A

9)  25 Nov 2022-, Academic Editor, PLoS One, SJR, 31/134, IF=2.9, 48/760 Q1 in Multidisciplinary, A,

10) Senior PC member of ICLS, AIED 2025

Journal Special Issue

Sun, D*., Keane, T., & Lee,J.C.-K. (2025). Intelligent Robotics in STEM Education: Pedagogical Innovation, Higher-Order Thinking, and Interdisciplinary Competence. Educational Technology & Society, 28 (4). [SSCI, Q1, IF=4, 46/269 = Top 17%, A] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IIh5ud9TD4mm2EWD95xPFaqPM0sSAkr9/view

Sun, D*., Wong, L. H., Looi, C-K. (2023). Emerging Technologies and Pedagogical Transformations in STEM Education. Future in Educational Research.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/28359402/homepage/call-for-papers/stem-educ

Sun, D*., Looi, C-K., Hsu., T-C. & Yang, Y. (2023). Technology Enhanced Science Education: Research Innovations in Pedagogy and Practices. 1) Education Sciences. [SJR, Q1, IF=3, 114/759 = Top 15%, B] 2) Sustainability. [SSCI, Q2, IF=3.9, 48/128 = Top 38%, B]. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/education/special_issues/X100DVF9RZ; https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/7LT039908L

Kuo, B-C., Li, C-H., Hsu, T-C., & Sun, D. (2023). Educational Big Data Analytics for Promoting Smart Learning. Smart Learning Environments. [SJR, Q1, IF=4.8, 63/759 = Top 8%, A]. https://www.springeropen.com/collections/EBDSL 

Sun, D*& Hsu, Y-S. (2016). Innovations of Technology-Supported STEM Education. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning. [JCI, Q1, IF=3.2, 142/759 = Top 19%, A]

Keynote Speech and Invited Talks

Reviewers of International Journals

Computers and Education:Artificial Intelligence; IEEE Transactions on Learning Technolgies; Educational Review (2022-); Review of Educatioanl Research; Educational Researcher; Journal of Educational Evaulation (2020-); Asia Pacific Journal of Education (2019-); Interactive learning environment; British Journal of Educational Technology; Journal of Computer-Assisted Learning; Computers & Education; Science Education; Technology, Pedagogy and Education; Journal of Science Education and Technology; Journal of Computers in Education; Research in Science Education; Education, Technology & Society; ACM Transactions on Computing Education (2023-); Research in Science & Technological Education; npj Science of Learning (2023-)

Reviewers of International Conferences

• Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE)
• International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS)
• International Conference of Computers on Education (ICCE)
• The National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)

Chairs and Members in Committees

• IPC Chair of GCCCE 2025
• APSCE Executive Committee (EC) member 2024-2027
• Program Committee Chair, CTE-STEM 2024
• International Program Coordination Vice-Chair, Chair of Doctoral Students Forum of GCCCE2024
• Chair of C 8: PBL and STEM education at GCCIL2023; Mentor of DSC-4 at Doctoral Student Consortium, ICCE 2023
• Vice IPC of GCCCE 2023, Chair of Teacher Forum at GCCCE 2023, Mentor of Doctoral Forum of GCCCE2023
• Chair of SIG CUMTEL 2022-23; Chair of C2, Teacher Forum at GCCCE 2022; Associate Editors of GCCCE2021 proceedings; Hong Kong Local Organising Committee member of GCCCE2021 teacher forum
• Co-Chair of SIG CUMTEL 2020-22; Chair of C1 at GCCCE 2020;Co-chair of C2 at GCCCE 2019; Chair of C2 at GCCCE 2018; Session Chair (C8-7) of GCCCE 2016
• Chair of C4 at ICCE 2019; Chair of W15 of ICCE 2018; Chair of C7 at ICCE 2017; Co-chair of C2 2017; Co-Chair of C7 at ICCE2016; Session chair a CUMTEL session of ICCE2015

• STEM education: curriculum and pedagogy
• Technology-supported learning environment
• Research methods in educational technology/STEM education/AIED
• e-learning pedagogy