Profile of Dr CHENG, Wing Tung Michelle 鄭穎彤 - The Education University of Hong Kong


Assistant Professor	Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Contact

ORCiD

0000-0002-0820-3545

Phone

(852) 2948 8951

Fax

(852) 2948 7563

chengwt@eduhk.hk

Address

10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong

Website

https://pappl.eduhk.hk/rich/web/person.xhtml?pid=260705&name=CHENG, Wing Tung Michelle

Scopus ID

57208499223

SDGs

3 - Good Health and Well-Being
4 - Quality Education
10 - Reduced Inequality
16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Personal Profile

Academic Qualifications

PhD (Education), University of Hong Kong

PGDE (Professional and Vocational Education), The Education University of Hong Kong

BSocSc (Social Sciences), major in Psychology, University of Hong Kong

Research interests

University Residential Education / Living-Learning Program

Wellbeing and Holistic Development

Experiential Learning (design/ implementation/ evaluation)

Higher Education policy, management, and practice

Professional Qualifications

Registered Teacher, Hong Kong Education Bureau

Supervision (As Primacy supervisor)

Supervised the DPS dissertations of:

Dang Jing: The influence of family socioeconomic status on parental invovlement and studnets’ online academic performance - a case study in China’s Henan Province (DPS student at Lingnan Univesrity), completed in 2024

Teaching Interests

Currently, I am teaching the following undergraduate and postgraduate courses:

-Introduction to Research Methods

-Experiential Learning Theory and Practice

-Curriculum and Assessment

Research Outputs


Scholarly Books, Monographs and Chapters Cheng, M. W. T., & Chu, S. K. W. (2022). A Review of Current University Residential Settings. In Chu.S.K.W. & et al (Ed.), Evolving Landscape of Residential Education: Enhancing Students’ Learning in University Residential Halls (3-12). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8906-2_1 Cheng, M. W. T., & Chu, S. K. W. (2022). Strengthening the Alignment of Residential Educational Aims and University Educational Aims. In Chu.S.K.W. & et al (Ed.), Evolving Landscape of Residential Education: Enhancing Students’ Learning in University Residential Halls (pp.161-178). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8906-2_13 Cheng, M. W. T., Conn, K., Yu, W. M. C., Sze, C. C., Ong, E. & Chu, S. K.W. (2022). Summarising Chapter. In Chu. S. K. W. & et al (Ed.), Evolving Language of Residential Education: Enhancing Students’ Learning in University Residential Halls (p. 181-188). Singapore: Springer. Cheng, M.W.T. (2022). A New Theoretical Model Through Which to Examine Student Residence Life Outcomes. In Chu.S.K.W. & et al (Ed.), Evolving Landscape of Residential Education: Enhancing Students’ Learning in University Residential Halls (pp.15-23). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8906-2_2 Chu, S. K. W., Yue, K. K. M., Yu, C. W. M., Liu, E. S. C., Sze, C. C., Conn, K., Ong, E., Cheng, M.W.T, Fu, J.Y. ,& Hou, S (2022). Evolving Landscape of Residential Education Enhancing Students’ Learning in University Residential Halls. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8906-2
Journal Publications Lam, S.M.S, Cheng, M. W.T, Wong, J.S.Y. (2025). Motivation of Learning Chinese as an International Language: A Reivew of Theories and Research Findings. International Journal of Chinese Language Teaching, 6(2), 44-62. https://doi.org/10.46451/ijclt.20250204 SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education Oleksiyenko, A., Macfarlane, B., Bhowmik, M., Cheng, M., & Oldac, Y. I. (2024). Inevitable inequalities or mismanaged academic recognition? In pursuit of epistemic justice in global higher education. Universities & Intellectuals, 2024, 11-18. https://chelps.eduhk.hk/page/detail/460 SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education Cheng, W.T. M (2024). Gaining or losing momentum? The perceived educational role of university student hostels in Hong Kong from 1980 to 2020. Higher Education Policy. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-024-00389-6 SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education Lau, J. C. H., & Cheng, M. W. (2024). Cultural probes: A speculative and creative method for environmental research. Local Environment, 29(3), 386-398. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2024.2310658 Michelle W. T. Cheng & Iris H. Y. YIM (2024). Examining the use of ChatGPT in public universities in Hong Kong: A case study of restricted access areas. Discover Education, 3, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-023-00081-8 SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education Sun, X., & Cheng, M. W.T. (2022). Conceptualising manifestations and shapers of doctoral student agency: A subject-centered approach. Journal of Further and Higher Education, ., 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2021.2020222 Tang, T. Y. T., & Cheng, M. W.T. (2022). The politicization of everyday life: understanding the impact of the 2019 Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Protests on pro-democracy protesters’ political participation in Hong Kong. Critical Asian Studies, 54(1), 128-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/14672715.2022.2027257 LAM, S. M. S., & CHENG, W. T. M (2021). Integrative Motivation of Students towards Learning Mandarin in Scotland and Hong Kong. International Journal of Chinese Language Education, 10, 17-44. Cheng, M. W., & Leung, M. L. (2021). “I’m not the only victim…” student perceptions of exploitative supervision relation in doctoral degree. Higher Education, ., .. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-021-00786-5 Cheng, M. W., Leung, M. L., & Lau, J. C. H. (2021). A review of growth mindset intervention in higher education: the case for infographics in cultivating mindset behaviors. Social Psychology of Education, 24(5), 1335-1362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-021-09660-9 Cheng, W.T.M & Chan, K.Y.C (2021). ‘Invisible in a visible role’: a photovoice study exploring the struggles of new resident assistants 10.1080/0309877X.2020.1812547. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 45(5), 688-703. Michelle W. T. Cheng, Man-Lai Leung, Christina W. M. Yu, Kevin K. M. Yue, Elaine S. C. Liu, Samuel K. W. Chu (2021). Sustaining Healthy Staying Communities in University Residential Halls amid Unprecedented Pandemic Cheng, M. W., Leung, M. L., Yu, C. W., Yue, K. K., Liu, E. S., & Chu, S. K. (2021). Sustaining Healthy Staying Communities in University Residential Halls amid Unprecedented Pandemic. Sustainability, 13(11), 6176.. Sustainability, 13(11), 6176. Michelle W.T. Cheng , Cecilia K.Y. Chan (2019). An experimental test: Using rubrics for reflective writing to develop reflection. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 61, 176-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2019.04.001 SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education Cheng, M.W.T. & Cecilia K. Y. Chan (2019). Do university residential experiences contribute to holistic education?. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 42(1), 31-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2019.1659211 Cheng, M. W., Lee, K. K., & Chan, C. K. (2018). Generic skills development in discipline-specific courses in higher education: A systematic literature review. Curriculum and Teaching, 33(2), 47-65. https://doi.org/10.7459/ct/33.2.04
Conference Papers Cheng, M.W.T., & Lo, S.-K. (2022, April). Development and Validation of an Instrument Measuring Postgraduates' Holistic Development. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA 2022), San Diego, US.

Projects


Building Hong Kong as an International Education Hub: The Non-local Student Housing Landscape Project Start Year: 2026, Principal Investigator(s): CHENG, Wing Tung, Michelle SDGs Information: 4 - Quality Education
Creating AI avatar videos: Enhancing students’ peer collaboration in communicating educational theories To create a higher education pedagogical framework for incorporating AI avatar videos into lectures Project Start Year: 2025, Principal Investigator(s): CHEUNG, Ka Ching (CHENG, Wing Tung, Michelle as Co-Investigator) SDGs Information: 4 - Quality Education
Expanding Teaching and Learning: Proposing a Co-curricular Framework that Supports Education for Sustainable Development and Nurtures Student Sustainability Competencies through University Residential Halls Project Start Year: 2025, Principal Investigator(s): CHENG, Wing Tung, Michelle SDGs Information: 4 - Quality Education
Sustainable Development through Experiential Learning: A University-wide Initiative Fostering Student SDG Awareness and Competencies Higher education (HE) institutions have an undeniable responsibility to increase students’ awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and nurture societal leaders to work towards a sustainable future. To accelerate the university’s work towards the UN’s 2030 agenda and SDGs, this project aims to develop an SDGs co-curriculum for the university halls. This study would first recruit 120 student residents, open to both undergraduate and postgraduate, to participate in a weekly evening program over two semesters. Through participating in different experiential learning activities (e.g., stimulation games, field trips and workshops) each week, these students will be trained to be SDGs student ambassadors who will then work in groups to further plan and implement at least one activity for each SDG within the university to both residents and non-residents under the project team’s supervision during the project period. Hall provides students with a collaborative space for frequent interaction. Thus, its physical proximity to the campus could facilitate student involvement and promotion of SDGs in the university. The main deliverables include an SDG residential co-curriculum, 120 SDGs student ambassadors, an assessment instrument for SDG literacies, an e-learning platform for the SDG co-curriculum, a policy draft, and three international peer-reviewed papers. Project Start Year: 2025, Principal Investigator(s): CHENG, Wing Tung, Michelle, MENDOZA, Norman Biliwang, XIONG, Weiyan SDGs Information: 1 - No Poverty, 2 - Zero Hunger, 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, 4 - Quality Education, 5 - Gender Equality, 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation, 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, 10 - Reduced Inequality, 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, 13 - Climate Action, 14 - Life Below Water, 15 - Life on Land, 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
Development of a Virtual Research Training Hub to Enhance the Generic Skills of Research Students Project Start Year: 2021, Principal Investigator(s): LEE, Kwai Sang (CHENG, Wing Tung, Michelle as Team Member)