
My CV
我的履歷

Education
The University of British Columbia
01/22-05/24
UCLA Extension
02/21-12/21
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
09/09-12/11
Master of Educational Technology
Key Courses Taken:
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Design of Technology Supported Learning Environments (A+)
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Applications of Learning Theories to the Analysis of Instructional Settings (A+)
Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Awarded with Distinction
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Instructional Technologies for TESOL Classrooms (A+)
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Introduction to Linguistics for TESOL Educators: English Grammar and Language (A+)
Master of Arts in Linguistics
Key Courses Taken:
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Approaches to English Grammar (A-)
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Foundation in Language Acquisition (A-)
Work Experience
College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE), PolyU
Visiting Lecturer
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Teach English for Academic Studies I & II, English For Workplace Communications, Oral Communication Skills, and English Pronunciation for 100+ students undertaking associate degree programs.
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Verify mid-term test papers and cooperate in giving feedback on marking standardization, examination invigilation, student-teacher consultation, and post-teaching report evaluation.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Part-time Instructor
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Instruct 100+ students across diverse disciplines, including Engineering, Business, Nursing, and Science, in courses ELTU1001, ELTU2012, ELTU2016, and ELTU2019 at the English Language Teaching Unit.
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Integrate authentic materials into teaching to bridge theoretical knowledge with real-world contexts and promote students’ meta-cognitive reflection.
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Actively participate in EAC EESC consultation sessions, pre-course, and post-course meetings, retreats, and assessment standardization sessions.

HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPACE)
Part-time Lecturer
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Undertake teaching duties for 2 courses entitled English for Arts and Humanities and Introduction to Academic English.
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Embed biweekly reflective tasks to personalize learning experience into teaching.
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Commit to offering assistance in marking extra 73 1000-worded research essays, generating feedback forms, accumulating sub-categorized marks, and entering converted grades in 7 days.

PUBLICATIONS

Chan, W. S. (2023, May 24-25). ChatGPT: Promoting accessibility and learnability or not [Paper presentation]. MET Inclusive Makerspace Conference, Vancouver, Canada. https://met.ubc.ca/20years/events-activities/inclusive-makerspace-conference/
Chan, W. S. (2024, June 7). A transformative learning platform for EAP: Empowering learning engagement in Metaverse [Paper presentation]. Academic Conference on Transformation and Development in Teaching and Research: Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Hong Kong, China. https://www.fste.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/HKUSPACECC_Conf_20240607_Rundown.pdf
Chan, W. S., & Tong, K. M. E. (2025). A living systematic review of the use of Metaverse in L2 English education. In L. McCallum & D. Tafazoli (Eds), Computer-assisted language learning in the Global South: Exploring challenges and opportunities for students and teachers (pp.99-113). Routledge.
Tong, K. M. E., & Chan, W. S. (2023a, July 13-14). A qualitative study on educational usability: Metaverse vs. ChatGPT in L2 educational practices [Paper presentation]. TELIC2023: Technology-Enhanced Language International Conference, Texas, United States.
Tong, K. M. E., & Chan, W. S. (2023b). Development of oral English competence through immersive Metaverse-based audio dialoguing: In-game to real-life. In R. J. Dickey & H. K. Lee (Eds.), AsiaTEFL proceedings 2023: Papers from the 21st AsiaTEFL conference (pp. 879-891). https://asiatefl.org/main/main.php?main=10&sub=2