I have the pleasure to offer the course ‘Biochemistry and Diseases I‘ for the second time since 2017/18. In the second offering, there were nine gifted students studying something related to the diseases of the liver, blood, and heart together. … Continue reading Winter Program for the Gifted and Talented 2019
It was a nice opportunity for me to serve as a reviewer of an education journal titled ‘Athens Journal of Education‘. Although I have been serving as a reviewer of textbooks and scientific journal, it is my first experience in reviewing educational papers. In 2020, I anticipate that I should be participate more in the field of pedagogical research, which is not only related to science education, but also social science. Continue reading A new page to educational research
We have initiated the application of virtual reality technology to create a virtual laboratory for educational purposes some years ago. In 2019, we are further supported by the Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (TDLEG) of the Chinese University of … Continue reading Virtual lab 2.0
IUBMB Education Conference is an international event held every other year. In 2019, it was held in Manila, The Philippines between 13 and 15 November. I had an valuable opportunity to present a poster together with my honourable colleagues there. … Continue reading IUBMB Education 2019
Climate change and global warming have become a big issue worldwide; where one of the consequences is the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, as the activities of mosquitoes are dependent on temperature: the warmer the environment, the more active the insect. … Continue reading An episode of CUSA2013
I have submitted a poster titled ‘Biochemistry education in the knowledge-based society‘ to the ‘World Conference on Future of Education‘ held in Rome between 12 and 14 September 2019. The poster concludes my naïve ideas over the years. Specifically, these … Continue reading World Conference on Future of Education 2019
With a lot of useful feedback from my students and other alumni, I am currently planning ahead to update my current courses of biochemistry and biomedical science education for Secondary School students in Hong Kong. The Science Academy for Young Talent … Continue reading Planning ahead for STEM education
CUSA2013 Great Discoveries in Biomedical Sciences 2018/19 was offered on 10, 14, and 17 August 2019. I am feeling grateful that in spite of the chaotic … Continue reading CUSA2013 2018/19
In the summer of 2019, two Science Academy of Young Talent (SAYT) coureses were offered: CUSA1103 and CUSA2013. CUSA1103 was a brand new course; while CUSA2013 was offered every other year. As a tradition, many talented Biochemistry students and alumni have been recruited to … Continue reading CUSA Student/alumni teaching team 2018/19
As discussed last year, in 2018/19, I tried to employ some new pedagogical approaches to teach Biochemistry for Secondary School students between the age of 12 and 14. A brand new course, CUSA1103 Learning Biochemistry through games, was offered on … Continue reading Learning Biochemistry through games
