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:
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)
Course Code Individual mean per course University mean Faculty mean Department mean (C&I)
TLS 3005 Assessment for Productive Learning
TLS 3003 Curriculum and Assessment
GED1021 or GEH1021 Natural Disasters and Post-disaster Recovery
GEE 1001 General Education Tutorial (14E)
GEE 1001 General Education Tutorial (44E)
3.36
3.21
3.38
3.56
3.41
3.31
3.31
3.31
3.31
3.31
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.36
3.36
3.36
3.36
3.36
2015-2016 (Individual mean = 3.58)
Course Code Individual mean per course University mean Faculty mean Department mean (C&I)
PRJ 6002 Methods in Research for Learning
CUI 5046 Curriculum and Assessment
TLS 3005 Assessment for Productive Learning
TLS 3020 Interpretation of Assessment Data
GEE 1001 General Education Foundation Tutorial
3.76
3.27
3.50
3.73
3.57
3.32
3.32
3.32
3.32
3.32
3.32
3.32
3.32
3.32
3.32
3.38
3.38
3.38
3.38
3.38
2016-2017 (Individual mean = 3.62)
Course Code Individual mean per course University mean Faculty mean Department mean (C&I)
PRJ 6002 Methods in Research for Learning
GEK 1010 Positive Emotions as Engines of Growth
TLS 3005 Assessment for Productive Learning
Research Methods (HOD)
Assessment for Learning
3.69
3.74
3.55
3.64
3.49
3.34
3.34
3.34
3.34
3.34
3.33
3.33
3.33
3.33
3.33
3.39
3.39
3.39
3.39
3.39
2017-2018 (Individual mean = 3.54)
Course Code Individual mean per course University mean Faculty mean Department mean (C&I)
PRJ 6002 Methods in Research for Learning
GEK 1010 Positive Emotions as Engines of Growth
GEK 1011 Building Blocks of Flourishing: Happiness, Engagement, and Meaning
Research Methods (HOD)
3.85
3.45
3.27
3.69
3.36
3.36
3.36
3.36
3.34
3.34
3.34
3.34
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.40