Hengtao Tang is an assistant professor in Learning, Design and Technologies at the University of South Carolina. Hengtao was an ICEM Intern at AECT in 2015. Since then, he has been actively involved in ICEM conventions and contributed to committee services, such as coordinating ICEM Graduate Interest Group and Early Career Committee. Hengtao is also currently the International Division Immediate-Past President at AECT. As the Early Career Scholars Committee Chair, Hengtao hopes to create opportunities for early career scholars at ICEM to establish academic collaborations, build professional networks, and improve their scholarship.