TEACHING ACHIEVEMENTS
Philosophy and Activities in Teaching:
I am the Associate Fellowship in the Higher Education Academy (HEA) & Foundations of University Teaching.
I work to initiate and encourage students to proactively participate in class with peer discussion groups, in-class quizzes, feedback opportunities, etc.
I also regularly bring actual materials to class to help students understand and appreciate the real world (audio-visual materials, brochures about tourist destinations, travel agencies, information sheets, etc. from many countries) and I have found these very popular. I have taught tourism/hospitality/event-related courses.
I have taught postgraduate and undergraduate courses every year since 2005 at both the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia, the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Japan, and University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia.
I have supervised 12 Bachelor, 2 Honours, 11 Masters, and 17 Doctoral Degree students. Currently two more students are applying for the PhD program and have asked me to supervise.
My average teaching evaluation scores in the last four years at the APU are higher
than 4.2 (out of a possible 5.0), which is in the top 20% in the university. My average
teaching evaluation scores in the seven years at University of Queensland was higher
than 4.1 (out of 5.0), which could be in the top 20% in the School.
Teaching achievements at the Macau University of Science & Technology (MUST), Macao. (2020 - Present)
I have taught postgraduate and undergraduate courses (subjects) as a course coordinator since 2020 at the Macau University of Science & Technology (MUST).
The following table shows my comprehensive teaching achievements at MUST:
Semester 1 runs (13 weeks) from September to December &
Semester 2 (13 weeks) from February to May.
UG: Undergraduate / PG: Postgraduate.
Teaching Achievements at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Australia
2018 onward
I have taught postgraduate and undergraduate courses (subjects) as a course coordinator since 2018 at the South Bank campus in University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Australia
Teaching Achievements at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), Japan
2012 – 2017
I have taught a postgraduate and four undergraduate courses (subjects) per year as a course coordinator and lecturer-in-charge since 2012 at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Japan. Most of the undergraduate courses had more than 200 enrolled students in each class
As the APU is the only international university in Japan, all my teaching activities were conducted exclusively in English
In addition to the five conventional courses with a large number of students noted above, I have also taught a couple of seminar courses for the 3rd and 4th year students every year. The average number of students in these seminar courses was 12
Teaching Achievements at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia
2005 – 2011
I have taught both postgraduate and undergraduate students at least 3 courses
(subjects) per year as a course coordinator and lecturer-in-charge since 2005 at the St.
Lucia campus and Ipswich campus in the University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane,
Australia
I was recognized as one of three lecturers with top teaching evaluation scores in the
School of Tourism, UQ (out of more than 20 teaching staff) in 2008
My average teaching evaluation scores in the seven years at University of Queensland
was higher than 4.2 (out of 5.0), which was in the top 20% in the School
