In line with the Department’s mission in supporting teacher professional development locally and internationally, our colleagues contribute actively to the enhancement of learning and teaching strategies, to curriculum design development, and to the pursuit of pedagogical innovation in the classroom. Our successful TDG applications include:
The Department strives to be involved in large collaborative projects.
| Year | Principal Investigator / Co-Investigator | Project Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | Professor LIM Cher Ping | The Blended & Online Learning & Teaching (BOLT) Project: Collaborative Professional Development for Capacity Building in Blended and Online Learning and Teaching in Hong Kong | 36 months |
The Department is involved in a number of University-level funded projects.
| Year | Principal Investigator / Co-Investigator | Project Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | Dr WAN Zhihong | Cultivating Students' Critical Thinking and Creativity through Web-based and Classroom-based Inquiry | 27 months |
| 2015-2016 | Professor LEE Chi Kin John | Understanding Global Issues through Gross-faculty Collaborations | 21 months |
| 2014- 2015 | Dr XU Hui Xuan | Enhancing Core Competences of Undergraduates through Service-learning: Effects of Different Service-learning Models | 20 months |
| 2013-2014 | Dr CHENG Chi Keung Eric | Developing Personal Knowledge Management Training Curriculum Guide and Resources | 24 months |
The Department has considerable involvement in cross-Faculty level projects.
| Year | Principal Investigator / Co-Investigator | Project Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2022 | Dr YANG Lan, Professor LIM Cher Ping | Harnessing the Power of Assessment to Support Pre-service Teachers' Learning and Professional Development through an Innovative Blended Learning Approach (A_BLe) | 24 months |
| 2017-2018 | Dr KING Ronnel Bornasal | Productive Failure Meets the Fipped Classroom: An Innovative Pedagogy to Improve Student Learning | 18 months |
| 2017-2018 | Dr CHENG Chi Keung Eric | Developing Metacognitive Teaching Skills Through a Tripartite School Partnership Model | 12 months |
| 2017-2018 | Dr ZHAN Ying Jane | Enhancing Learning Engagement and Outcomes Through Formative E-assessment Tasks in the General Education Foundation Course | 12 months |
| 2016-2017 | Dr YANG Min | Developing Peer- and Self-Assessment Strategies for the Enhancement of Student Learning Outcomes | 14 months |
| 2015-2016 | Dr LEE Wing Sze Wincy | Practicing What One Preaches: Using Key Learning Principles to Foster Constructivist Epistemic Beliefs for Theory-practice Integration | 12 months |
| 2013-2014 | Dr ZHANG Yuefeng Ellen | Stories of Effective Classroom Management in Inclusive Education by Outstanding Teachers in Hong Kong | 12 months |
| 2013-2014 | Dr FOK Ping Kwan | Nurturing Critical Thinking Dispositions (CTD) of Students in Tertiary Education: Teaching and Assessment | 12 months |
| 2012-2013 | Dr LAM Bick Har | Studying Formative Feedback Strategies to Enhance Student Learning Outcomes | 12 months |
| 2011-2012 | Dr ZHANG Yuefeng Ellen | Exploring the Development of Classroom Management Strategies by Outstanding Teachers in Hong Kong and its Application in Teacher Education | 8 months |
| 2011-2012 | Dr XU Hui Xuan | Developing Reflective Teaching and Learning Strategies in General Education Courses | 1 year and 6 months |