Research projects
Below shows a list of research projects that are assembled to achieve my research aims of developing professional capacity of educators in higher education
Internationalising teaching and learning
This cross-institutional project allows us to build professional capacity across four universities on internationalisation of the curriculum (IoC). It adopted a community of practice approach.
Professional development at a meso-level: Conceptual development and impact analysis
This research project examined four cross-institutional and cross-disciplinary professional development project and distilled their processes and impact.
Examining and redesigning assessment tasks challenged by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to uphold academic integrity and support learning
We will use a socio-technical theoretical lens to examine and redesign assessment tasks that can facilitate students’ responsible interactions with GenAI to uphold academic integrity and support learning. A design-based approach will be adopted to test the redesigned assessments and evaluate their effectiveness.
Engaging faculty in internationalisation of the curriculum in the post-pandemic era
This project aims to support faculty members' capacity in internationalisation of the curriculum in the post-pandemic era. We adopted a critical review approach to identify and synthesise existing approaches. This project is funded by Higher Education Research & Development Society of Australasia.
Investigating and enhancing undergraduate research experiences in the curriculum through teacher-student collaborative inquiries
This research project examined undergraduate research experiences in four research-based curricula situated two research-intensive universities in Hong Kong. We have generated journal publications, seminars, and guidelines for undergraduate research from this project.
Our research group
Doctor of Education candidate
Yanni Ma
I am MA Yanni, currently pursuing an EdD at the Chinese University of Hong Kong under the supervision of Tracy Zou. Prior to joining in the doctoral program, I worked as an ordinary staff in PBOC doing translation related to policy, and later as a language teacher at a local college in Mainland China. My research interests lie in higher education and gender culture, with a particular focus on doctoral education, the identity formation of female doctoral students, and women academics’ leadership. I have passion on qualitative study.
PhD candidate
Xiaohua Wan
I used to work in a higher vocational college for three years. My research interests include Chinese higher vocational graduates’ transition to work and transfer students from vocational colleges to universities.
Doctor of Education candidate
Kubert Wang
I am Kubert Tianhang WANG, a doctoral candidate at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. My research interests focus on the internationalization of the curriculum, teaching, learning, and assessment in higher education, as well as student affairs development.
PhD candidate
Chujun Luo
I am LUO Chujun, Lorraine. I am a PhD student under the supervison of Prof. Zou. My research interests include teacher professional development, professional learning communities, professional
collaboration and teacher workload reduction. I am keen to engage with others in the academic field.
PhD candidate
Ella Wang
I am dedicated to researching issues in higher education, with particular interests in the internationalization of higher education and qualitative methods.