Dr. HU Xinyun Annie, Assistant Professors in the Department of Early Childhood Education, received the 2021-2022 President’s Awards for outstanding performance in teaching. Congratulations to her outstanding performance and achievements!
Dr. Hu is a leader in the innovative use of technologies for early childhood education, the developer of the Experience, Discover, Create (EDC) learner-centred approach, who led the transformation of blended-learning approaches and pedagogical play strategies at EdUHK and beyond. Her innovative pedagogical approaches have inspired and enhanced self-directed learning in her classes, as she co-created STEM toolkits and e-learning packages rich with sensory, graphic and interactive elements. To underpin her evidence-based practice, Dr Hu and her team published the paper "Technology Integration for Young Children During COVID-19: Towards Future Online Teaching", which the World Health Organization selected for its COVID-19 global literature database library (ID: covidwho-1238369). Dr Hu’s outstanding contributions have been honoured with coveted awards, such as Blended and Online Learning Ambassador in 2016, the Excellence in Knowledge Transfer Award in the Department of Early Childhood Education in 2020, and the Certificate of Merit under FEHD Leaders in the Learning Award Scheme in 2021.
Since its launch in 2011/12, the President’s Awards have been recognising colleagues’ outstanding performance in respective domains on an annual basis. This year, a total of 27 nominations, consisting of 9 nominations for the Teaching domain, 8 nominations for the Research domain, 5 nominations for the Knowledge Transfer domain, and 5 nominations for the Administrative Services domain, have been received. All the nominations have gone through stringent selection by respective Selection Panels comprising lay Council Members, colleagues from sister universities, staff and student representatives, as well as past Award Recipients, according to a set of comprehensive assessment criteria.
Full List of Awardees of President’s Awards for Outstanding Performance in Teaching, Research, Knowledge Transfer and Administrative Services 2021/22:
Outstanding Performance in Teaching
Individual Award (General Faculty Member Category)
1. Dr. ZHANG Ling, Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese Language Studies
2. Dr. Annie HU Xinyun, Senior Lecturer II, Department of Early Childhood Education
Outstanding Performance in Research
Individual Award (Research Excellence Award)
1. Dr. Michelle GU Ming-yue, Associate Professor, Department of English Language Education
2. Dr. YAN Zi, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Individual Award (Early Career Research Excellence Award)
1. Dr. JIANG Da, Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education and Counselling
2. Dr. Anthony SUEN Chun-kit, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Information Technology
Outstanding Performance in Knowledge Transfer
Individual Award
1. Dr. Margarita PAVLOVA, Associate Professor, Department of International Education
2. Dr. LEUNG Chi-hin, Assistant Professor, Department of Cultural and Creative Arts
Team Award
1. Centre for Special Educational Needs and Inclusive Education (CSENIE)
- Professor Kenneth SIN Kuen-fung, Director of CSENIE and Professor, Department of Special Education and Counselling
- Professor John LEE Chi-kin, Vice President (Academic) and Provost
- Professor LO Sing-kai, Co-Director of CSENIE and Chair Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
- Dr. YANG Lan, Co-Director of CSENIE and Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
- Dr. Eva CHUNG Yin-han, Co-Director of CSENIE and Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education and Counselling
Outstanding Performance in Administrative Services
Team Award
1. Department of Health and Physical Education
- Mr. Roy CHAN Ching-yat, Senior Lecturer II
- Ms. Ellen CHEUNG Siu-ting, Executive Officer II
- Miss Carman LAI Ka-man, Executive Officer II
- Mr. Laadan LO Lok-him, Executive Officer II
- Mr. Nelson LUI Ka-ho, Executive Officer II
- Ms. Samantha LIU Siu-man, Project Officer
- Mrs. Liddy WONG-CHEUNG Mei-yee, Clerical Officer I
- Mr. Oceany CHAN Hei-yeung, Executive Assistant
- Ms. Elaine WONG Yee-ling, Executive Assistant
2. Knowledge Transfer Sub-Office, Research and Development Office
- Mr. Lemon KWAN Hok-ming, Project Manager
- Ms. Connie FUNG Yuen-ping, Executive Officer I
- Mr. HA Yu-fung, Executive Officer II
- Ms. Tobby HO Yin-to, Executive Officer II
- Miss Jaime CHAN Cho-ki, Project Officer
- Mr. Ashton LING Pan-hin, Project Officer
