Teaching
My research focuses on understanding the factors that underpin student motivation and well-being and developing positive psychology/education interventions to enhance these optimal psychological states.
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Doctoral Supervision
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Graduated Doctor of Education student Dr. Lee Kwok Wai as co-supervisor
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Currently principal supervisor for Ms Ann Ly
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PhD co-supervisor for Ms. Guo Wuyuan ​
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Scholarship of teaching and learning: Principal investigator of a faculty-level Teaching Development Grant on optimizing student motivation and engagement
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Teaching Awards: Obtained faculty-level awards for consistently high student evaluations of teaching as compared against faculty norms; obtained departmental awards every year for high student evaluations against departmental norms​
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Course Development: (developed two new Positive Education courses including GEK 1010 (Positive Emotions as Engines of Growth and GEK 1011 Building Blocks of Flourishing)​
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Teaching performance in EduHK: Student evaluations are consistently above university, faculty, and departmental means:
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Top 10% Teaching Award
2018, 2017
Top 10% Publication Award
2017, 2016
Faculty Publication Award
2016
Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Teaching
2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
2014-2015 (Individual mean = 3.39)
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Course Code Individual mean per course University mean Faculty mean Department mean (C&I)
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TLS 3005 Assessment for Productive Learning
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TLS 3003 Curriculum and Assessment
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GED1021 or GEH1021 Natural Disasters and Post-disaster Recovery
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GEE 1001 General Education Tutorial (14E)
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GEE 1001 General Education Tutorial (44E)
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3.36
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3.21
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3.38
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3.56
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3.41
3.31
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3.31
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3.31
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3.31
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3.31
3.30
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3.30
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3.30
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3.30
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3.30
3.36
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3.36
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3.36
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3.36
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3.36
2015-2016 (Individual mean = 3.58)
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Course Code Individual mean per course University mean Faculty mean Department mean (C&I)
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PRJ 6002 Methods in Research for Learning
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CUI 5046 Curriculum and Assessment
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TLS 3005 Assessment for Productive Learning
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TLS 3020 Interpretation of Assessment Data
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GEE 1001 General Education Foundation Tutorial
3.76
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3.27
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3.50
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3.73
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3.57
3.32
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3.32
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3.32
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3.32
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3.32
3.32
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3.32
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3.32
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3.32
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3.32
3.38
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3.38
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3.38
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3.38
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3.38
2016-2017 (Individual mean = 3.62)​
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Course Code Individual mean per course University mean Faculty mean Department mean (C&I)
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PRJ 6002 Methods in Research for Learning
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GEK 1010 Positive Emotions as Engines of Growth
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TLS 3005 Assessment for Productive Learning
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Research Methods (HOD)
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Assessment for Learning
3.69
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3.74
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3.55
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3.64
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3.49
3.34
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3.34
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3.34
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3.34
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3.34
3.33
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3.33
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3.33
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3.33
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3.33
3.39
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3.39
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3.39
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3.39
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3.39
2017-2018 (Individual mean = 3.54)
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Course Code Individual mean per course University mean Faculty mean Department mean (C&I)
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PRJ 6002 Methods in Research for Learning
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GEK 1010 Positive Emotions as Engines of Growth
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GEK 1011 Building Blocks of Flourishing: Happiness, Engagement, and Meaning
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Research Methods (HOD)
3.85
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3.45
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3.27
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3.69
3.36
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3.36
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3.36
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3.36
3.34
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3.34
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3.34
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3.34
3.40
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3.40
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3.40
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3.40