Dr LAM, Lap Kwan Alex
林立堃 博士
Lecturer I
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Contact
ORCiD
0000-0001-6883-1116
Phone
(852) 2948 6612
Fax
(852) 2948 7563
Email
alklam@eduhk.hk
Address
10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Website
https://pappl.eduhk.hk/rich/web/person.xhtml?pid=314794&name=LAM, Lap Kwan Alex
Scopus ID
58095438000
Research Interests
  • e-Learning Pedagogies
  • Blended Learning Methods
  • Computer-assisted Language Learning (CALL)
  • Foreign Language Learning
  • Emotion Research
  • Perceptions – Group Repertory Grid
  • Positive Psychology
  • Well-being

Personal Profile

Dr. Alex LAM is a Lecturer in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. He received his Doctor of Education from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), focusing on e-learning pedagogies and foreign language teaching and learning. He also received his MA in English Language Teaching from CUHK. Dr. Lam taught at CUHK, worked as an e-Learning Coordinator at a distinguished local school, and was an English Language and Computer Studies teacher prior to the current appointment.


Dr. Lam’s passion for teaching has been recognised by numerous teaching awards, such as the e-Learning Awards from the University of Hong Kong and the Blended Learning Case Contest from the Jockey Club Blended Learning Project. He is currently a Registered Teacher recognised by the Hong Kong Education Bureau.


Dr. Lam plays an active role in promoting innovative pedagogical methods and curriculum development in local contexts. During his decade of front-line teaching, he successfully spearheaded the development of an acclaimed school-based curriculum at an outstanding local school. HKEdCity also conducted an interview with him to explore his teaching methods, which was published on EdPost. He is a frequent speaker at various international conferences, including the Learning and Teaching Expo in Hong Kong.

Research Interests
  • e-Learning Pedagogies
  • Blended Learning Methods
  • Computer-assisted Language Learning (CALL)
  • Foreign Language Learning
  • Emotion Research
  • Perceptions – Group Repertory Grid
  • Positive Psychology
  • Well-being

Research Outputs
Journal Publications
Lam, A. L. K., & Tsang, A. (2025). Paper-based versus e-portfolios in FL writing: a mixed-methods study of young learners’ enjoyment and boredom. Computer Assisted Language Learning, Online, Online. https://doi.org/10.1080/09588221.2025.2486148
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education
Tsang A., Lam, L.K.A. (2023). Striking a balance between researchers’ and learners’ voices in L2/FL empirical studies: A guide to the group repertory grid approach. Journal of Language, Identity and Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348458.2023.2165495

Projects
Promoting ethical AI usage and AI-driven self-assessment practices in higher education writing through the development of a GenAI toolkit
This project aims to develop a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)-powered self-assessment toolkit for tertiary education students. The toolkit focuses on enhancing students’ reflective learning while promoting ethical AI use with a pedagogical framework.

Project Start Year: 2025, Principal Investigator(s): LAM, Lap Kwan, Alex
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 (LAM, Lap Kwan, Alex as Co-Principal Investigator)
SDGs Information: 4 - Quality Education
 

Design and Implementation of AI-supported Collaborative Learning Instructions to Increase Students’ Learning Engagement in Higher Education
• To design innovative instruction to facilitate teachers implementing asynchronous collaborative learning
• To examine the effectiveness of the instruction in terms of teachers’ experience.
• To examine the effectiveness of the instruction in terms of students’ collaborative learning experience and learning engagement.

Project Start Year: 2025, Principal Investigator(s): HUANG, Lingyun (LAM, Lap Kwan, Alex as Co-Principal Investigator)
SDGs Information: 4 - Quality Education
 

Ethical AI-assisted Self-assessment: Enhancing Higher Education Essay Writing
A teaching-focused project in investigating the use of GenAI tools in higher education for improving students' essay writing experience.

Project Start Year: 2025, Principal Investigator(s): LAM, Lap Kwan, Alex
SDGs Information: 4 - Quality Education
 

Advancing methodology and understanding in extramural foreign language learning: Validating a scale in two Asian contexts and comparing motivation within and outside class
Advancing methodology and understanding in extramural foreign language learning: Validating a scale in two Asian contexts and comparing motivation within and outside class

Project Start Year: 2025, Principal Investigator(s): TSANG, Wai-chung Arthur (LAM, Lap Kwan, Alex as Co-Investigator)
SDGs Information: 4 - Quality Education
 

Prizes and awards
Best Journal Article Published by a Novice Scholar
This annual award (previously Fawzia Braine Memorial Award), amounting to HK$2,500, is made in recognition of a novice scholar (postgraduate student or a recent graduate) of a university in Hong Kong for a paper published in an international refereed journal in applied linguistics. Link to the article: Lam, A. L.-K., & Tsang, A. (2025). Paper-based versus e-portfolios in FL writing: A mixed-methods study of young learners’ enjoyment and boredom. Computer Assisted Language Learning. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09588221.2025.2486148
Date of receipt: 12/7/2025, Conferred by: The Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics
 
Outstanding Graduate 2023-24

Date of receipt: 29/3/2025, Conferred by: Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 
Outstanding e-Learning Awards (2023/24)

Date of receipt: 9/12/2024, Conferred by: The University of Hong Kong
 
Blended Learning Case Contest 23/24

Date of receipt: 4/7/2024, Conferred by: Jockey Club Blended Learning
 
Outstanding e-Learning Awards (2022/23)

Date of receipt: 30/11/2023, Conferred by: The University of Hong Kong
 
Career Overview
The Education University of Hong Kong
Lecturer I
Date :08/2024- Present