We are very proud that Professor Tsui was shortlisted for the Award.
Professor Eric Tsui, shortlisted finalist of the 2014 UGC Teaching Award
Prof. Timothy W. Tong (right), President of PolyU, congratulating Prof. Eric Tsui (left) on his Golden Regional (Asia) Award at the 2015 Reimagine Education Award
(photo credits: ISE, PolyU)
A Leading Educator in e-Learning, Online Learning and Blended Learning
Professor Eric Tsui is an outstanding educator and a renowned expert in knowledge management who has inspired much advancement in the way knowledge management education is delivered. His work in blended learning has attracted international acclaim. The master’s programme that he has led and constantly improved over the past 11 years is regarded by many Asian universities as the role model of blended learning approach. He spearheaded the integrative use of personal learning environment and network (PLE&N) in university teaching. Through this landmark innovation, he engages students in intellectual as well as information exchanges with their peers, graduates and practitioners from the field and exposes students to the social connectionist view of learning, thereby enabling them to transcend the boundary of conventional classroom settings and transform into independent and inquisitive lifelong learners.
Professor Tsui also exploits his extensive network and a wide array of present-day technologies to organise webinars in which students can interact directly with world-class scholars and to create online learning materials of exceptional quality to facilitate scenario-based learning and innovative blended learning approaches such as flipped classroom. His teaching has a lasting impact on his students. Beyond his own classroom, Professor Tsui is also a charismatic ambassador of eLearning with notable achievements in driving eLearning development both within his own institution and internationally, spreading his exemplary pedagogical use of technology wherever he goes.A Leading Educator in eLearning, Online Learning and Blended Learning.
