Profile of Dr HU, Xinyun Annie 胡馨允 - The Education University of Hong Kong

Dr HU, Xinyun Annie 胡馨允博士


Assistant Professor	Department of Early Childhood Education

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(852) 2948 8062

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(852) 2948 7160

Email

xinyunhu@eduhk.hk

Address

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

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https://pappl.eduhk.hk/rich/web/person.xhtml?pid=76087&name=HU, Xinyun Annie

Scopus ID

57195537143

Research Outputs


Scholarly Books, Monographs and Chapters Research book or monograph (author) Hu, X., Yelland, N., Leung, W. M. V., Liang, Y., Sun, C., & Graham, C. R. (2024). Integrating digital technologies during COVID-19 kindergarten suspension period in Hong Kong. In I. R. Berson, W. Luo, C. Dong, & M. J. Berson (Eds.), Digital Technologies and Early Childhood in China: Policy and Practice. A Volume in I. R. Berson & M. J. Berson (Series Eds), Research in Global Child Advocacy (pp. 61-80). Information Age Publishing. 胡馨允、楊嘉儀和鄭婉玲 (2023)。大自然與幼兒教育: 生態大發現。香港教育大學幼兒發展中心 (育嬰部及幼稚園部)。 https://julac.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,991018222458403410&vid=EDUHKFind@EdUHK Library 楊嘉儀、黃世澤和胡馨允 (2023)。 ECLC生物多樣性。香港教育大學幼兒發展中心 (育嬰部及幼稚園部)。 https://julac.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?query=any,contains,991018222458503410&vid=EDUHKFind@EdUHK Library Chapter in an edited book (author) 劉雪沁、胡馨允 (2018)。探索大自然教育：融入「環境教育」類圖畫書。輯於劉慧中、戴燕儀編，《幼兒教育面面觀：研究與實務結集本(八) 》 (頁 72-88)。香港: 香港教育大學。胡馨允 (2016)。個案三：親子閱讀：故事爸媽計劃的推行。輯於劉慧中、梁長城編，親子樂閱讀指南 (頁212-221)。香港: 星島出版社。胡馨允 (2016)。閱讀起步走: 論0-3歲嬰幼兒的家庭繪本閱讀計劃。輯於劉慧中、梁長城編，《親子樂閱讀指南》 (頁60-68)。香港: 星島出版社。 Hu, X. Y. (2012). Chapter five “a quantitative analysis of the course outcome”. In N. C. M. Wong & J. X. Zhu, (Eds.), Zippy’s Friends in Shanghai (52-60). Shanghai, China: Shanghai Popular Science Press. 胡韾允 (2012)。單元一《情感》。輯於黃敏編，《比比和朋友之旅-香港》 (頁41-53)。香港: 香港教育學院。胡韾允 (2012)。運用繪本支持幼兒學習普通話。輯於劉慧中、戴燕儀編，《幼兒教育面面觀：研究與實務結集本(四) 》 (頁49-52)。香港: 香港教育學院。胡馨允、陳鉗笙 (2007)。香港學前教育及其面臨的挑戰。輯於朱家雄編《中國視野下的學前教育》 (頁41-52)。上海: 華東師範大學出版社。 Textbook (author) Hu, X. Y. (2013). A case analysis of literature appreciation for young children: One pizza one penny (In Chinese). Beijing, China: Higher Education Press.
Journal Publications Publication in refereed journal Yang, W., Hu, X., Yeter, H. I., Su, J., Yang, Y., Lee., J. C (2023). Artificial intelligence education for young children: A case study of technology-enhanced embodied learning. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 40(2), 465-477. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12892 Hu (2022). Artificial intelligence and learning analytics in teacher education: A systematic review. Education Sciences, 12(8), Article 569. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12080569 Salas-Pilco, S.Z., Xiao, K., & Hu, X. (2022). Artificial Intelligence and Learning Analytics in Teacher Education: A Systematic Review. Education Sciences, 12(8), 569., Article 569. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12080569 Hu. X. (2021). Developing STEM toolkits for young children to improve spatial skills. Journal of Education and Human Development, 10(1), 24-34. doi.org/10.15640/jehd.v10n1a3 Hu, X., Chiu, M. M., Leung, W. M. V, Yelland, N (2021). Technology integration for young children during COVID-19: Towards future online teaching. British Journal of Educational Technology. British Journal of Educational Technology, 00, 1-25. Leung, W.M., & Hu, X. (2019). We Want STEM: Exploring Digital Toys in a Hong Kong Kindergarten. Journal of Education and Human Development, DOI:10.15640/jehd.v8n4a11, 8(4), 82-93. Hu, X., & Yelland, N. (2019). Changing Learning Ecologies in Early Childhood Teacher Education: From Technology to STEM Learning. Beijing International Review of Education, 1 (2-3), 488-506. Hu, X., & Yelland, N. (2017). An investigation of preservice early childhood teachers’ adoption of ICT in a teaching practicum context in Hong Kong. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 38(3), 259-274. Cheng, Y. L., Hu, X. Y., & Ip, C. H. (2013). Using Tablet Computer in the Early Childhood Education: The Experience in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Journal of Early Childhood, 12, 29-36. Huang, M. X., & Hu, X. Y. (2010). Research on preschool teachers' ICT adoption in first-level kindergartens in Guangzhou. Hong Kong Journal of Early Childhood, 9 (2), 58-67. 胡馨允 (2008)。職前幼兒教師進行早期普通話教學的現狀和機遇。《香港幼兒學報》第7期，頁55-59。 Zhao, L., & Hu, X. Y. (2008). The development of early childhood in rural areas in China. Early Years, 28 (2), 197-209. Publication in non-refereed journal 胡馨允 (2009)。香港的早期普通話教學。《幼兒教育》第6期，頁18-19。
Conference Papers Invited conference paper Hu, X. (2021, December). Flexible Learning Spaces for Early Childhood Education: Exploring Future Learning. Learning & Teaching Expo 2021, Hong Kong. https://www.hkedcity.net/goelearning/resource/62038db40da87ede73edb8af Kong, S.C, Hu, X, Hung, K., & Wong W. Y. P. (2021, December). Future Classrooms@EdUHK2021. International Conference on Learning and Teaching 2021, Hong Kong. https://www.eduhk.hk/iclt2021/ Hu, X. & Yang, W (2021, November). Towards Early Childhood Education for the Future: Advances in Technology and Pedagogy. The Education Leadership Forum, Hong Kong. https://www.oupchina.com.hk/en/education-leadership-forum/index.html#Speakers Hu, X. (2018, November). STEAM Education: New Opportunities and Challenges for Young Children's Creativity. Paper presented at the Research Association - Global Association of Chinese Creativity 2018 (TERAGACC2018), Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Refereed conference paper Hu. X., Liang. Y. (2024, May). Scaffolding Young Children’s Computational Thinking in a Technology-mediated Classroom. International Conference on Learning and Teaching for Future Readiness 2023, Hong Kong. Hu, X., & Liang, Y. (2023, May). Scaffolding Young Children’s Computational Thinking in a Technology-mediated Classroom. Paper presented at International Conference on Learning and Teaching for Future Readiness 2023, online.. https://www.eduhk.hk/iclt2023/doc/ICLT2023_Booklet08062023-Final.pdf Hu, X, Liang, Y, & Hai, Y (2020, December). Using STEM Toolkits to Support Young Children’s Spatial Learning. Conference paper, Hong Kong. Hu, X, Liang, Y, & X, J (2020, December). Future Classroom in Early Years: An Exploratory Study in Hong Kong. International Conference on Learning and Teaching 2020, Hong Kong. Zhang, L & Hu, X (2020, December). A Design-Based Study of STEM Education in A Shenzhen Kindergarten. International Conference on Learning and Teaching 2020, Hong Kong. Hu, X. (2018, May). STEAM in Early Childhood Education: Creating an International Blended Course. The 2018 International Conference on Distance Education and Learning, Beijing, China. Hu, X.A., & Chang, H. (2017, November). Using Picture Books to Teach in Kindergarten Through Experimental-based Learning. The Hong Kong Educational Research Association (HKERA) International Conference 2017, Hong Kong. 胡馨允和黃雪媛 (2017，11). 幼稚園環境教育：融入遊戲探索大自然。第八屆兩岸四地可持續發展教育論壇，香港。 Hu, X (2017, July). Adopting interactive media in preschool settings. The Annual Conference of Digital Learning and Teaching, Melbourne. 胡馨允和吳倚箐 (2017，6). 探索繪本在國際幼稚園學習普通話有效學習策略。第三屆國際漢語教學研討會，香港。胡馨允 (2016，5). 使用互動多媒體提升非華語幼兒學習普通話的興趣。論文發表於「第二屆國際漢語教學研討會 —— 國際文憑課程（IB）理念與語言教學」，香港。 Hu, X.Y. (2014, March). Pre-service teachers’ ICT adoption in preschool settings in Hong Kong. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference, Jacksonville. Hu, X. (2007, July). A case study in integrating ICT into early childhood teacher education. Paper presented at the International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning 2007, Hong Kong. Hu, X. (2007, July). Exploring pre-service teachers to integrate ICT into teaching and learning. Paper presented at the Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association 2007, Hong Kong. Other conference paper Hu, X. (2018, December). STEAM Education in Early Childhood: Explore the Pedagogical Play. Paper presented at the Learning & Teaching Expo 2018, Hong Kong. 胡馨允 (2009，5). 香港的早期普通話教學。論文發表於2009幼兒教育專業、品質與卓越：幼教課程與幼兒園經營學術研討會，台灣。胡馨允、梁佩儀 (2008，11). 新媒體、新玩教具——信息技術時代自製玩教具的案例。論文發表於第一屆亞洲兒童遊戲與玩具國際研討會，杭州，中國。 Hu, X. (2008, June). Integrating Technologies: New possibilities for Early Childhood Pedagogy. Paper presented at the Centre for Information Technology in Education Research Symposium 2008, Hong Kong.
All Other Outputs Postgraduate research theses Hu, X. Y. (2005). Teacher's Self-efficiary and EFL Instruction: A Study of Teacher's Self-efficiacy in the English Immersion Programme for Children in China. Postgraduate thesis,49pp., Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

Projects


Developing a Model of STEAM Professional Development Programme for Early Childhood Educators This project aims to investigate early childhood teachers’ learning process and develop a model of STEAM professional development programmes, including building up the fundamental STEAM learning concepts, curriculum design, pedagogical strategies, and multiple resources for incorporating STEAM education for young children in local early childhood education settings. Research Aims: - Developing a STEAM professional development model for early years - Investigate early childhood teachers’ STEAM pedagogical content knowledge - Analyze early childhood teachers’ pedagogical design Project Start Year: 2023, Principal Investigator(s): HU, Xinyun
Investigating scaffolding strategies in the early STEM learning process This study aims to investigate young children’s STEM learning process. The main purposes are to 1) investigate teachers’ pedagogical strategies applied in STEM activities, and 2) examine children’s STEM learning process in context-specific classrooms. Project Start Year: 2023, Principal Investigator(s): HU, Xinyun
Designing STEM Toolkits in Future Classroom Learning With the rapid development of technology, Early Childhood (EC) educators have been urgently required to appropriately integrate various and cutting-edge digital technologies to support the diverse learning needs of students in Hong Kong. The Future Classroom of EdUHK offers an opportunity for educators to integrate innovative toolkits to explore students’ potential learning opportunities, embracing their design thinking and creativity. This study applies an exploratory case study approach to learn the ways of improving students’ learning by using digital technologies in the Future Classroom, and develop practical toolkits for EC educators. Project Start Year: 2020, Principal Investigator(s): HU, Xinyun Annie 胡馨允
Exploring Nature Play in Early Childhood Teacher Education: A Pilot Study The Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guide (The Curriculum Council, 2017) has been fine-tuned this year to account for the launching of the Free Quality Kindergarten Education Scheme. A new learning area named “Nature and Living” has been added to the curriculum guide to support children’s exploration of nature. There is increasing need for early childhood education (ECE) teachers to prepare for integrating nature education into the curriculum. However, there is limited professional development opportunities for ECE teachers to learn how to involve the nature education in the curriculum. This project aims to develop innovative learning resources and approaches for supporting in-service teachers and explore the content and pedagogical knowledge in nature education. Project Start Year: 2018, Principal Investigator(s): HU, Xinyun Annie 胡馨允
Empower early childhood educators’ multimodal learning experience This project facilitated early childhood teachers to share exemplars of pedagogical design and the experience of ICT innovation in the preschool settings. The outcomes of this project included an interactive e-platform, which created and shared multiple ICT-related practice experience for local practitioners. In addition, the e-platform took active role to improve learner’s ICT skills and knowledge, and share multiple media resources. Project Start Year: 2013, Principal Investigator(s): HU, Xinyun Annie 胡馨允, CHENG, Yuen Ling 鄭婉玲
Zippy's Friends Programme in Kindergarten in Hong Kong Zippiy's Friends (ZF) is an international programme designed to promote young children's emotional and social competence. With sponsorship from Hong Kong Bank Foundation, in 2011 a total of 240 teachers from 120 kindergartens has been trained trained to run the programme and 17,000 young children and parents have been benefited from the programme. Based on our study on children particating in Zippy's Friends Project, we will publish a book to share our experience from Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai in 2011-12. This book will provide useful resources for students and teacher in Hong Kong. Project Start Year: 2009, Principal Investigator(s): WONG, Mun Amanda 黃敏 (HU, Xinyun Annie 胡馨允 as Co-Investigator)
Developing a Blended Learning Approach for Teachers in Early Experience in Putonghua Module The needs of qualified Putonghua kindergarten teachers are increasing in Hong Kong. However, few studies or projects have focused on preparing Putonghua teacher’s education for preprimary institutions. The results of a pre-survey in a course of Early Experience in Putonghua indicates some challenges that pre-service teachers have encountered, including a lack of confidence, insufficient Putonghua teaching, a lack of appropriate materials for young children. In order to deal with the challenges, this project specifically aims to design a blended learning approach to improve pre-service teachers’ self-learning in Putonghua classroom language and competence of teaching Putonghua in early childhood settings. Project Start Year: 2009, Principal Investigator(s): HU, Xinyun Annie 胡馨允
Creating a Community of Practice with ICT: An Internet Based Initiative The project aims to develop a website to demonstrate exemplary cases of integrated curriculum and exemplify the use of ICT in teaching and learning in preschools. The website will demonstrate the ways in which students can become active learners. The website will also facilitate student’s sharing and discussion by its communication board and encourage their communication with lecturer. Professionals from local and overseas (Australia, Taiwan, China, Canada) will share their views and practices of integrating ICT into the teaching and learning of their preschool curriculum through interviews, video recording and conferencing. Some examples of student’s assignment will be uploaded onto the platform for student’s reference in future cohorts. Project Start Year: 2007, Principal Investigator(s): LEUNG Wai Man Vivienne, LAM Ho Cheong (HU Xinyun as Co-Investigator)
Educational Visits and Exchange with ECE Institutions in Mainland Funding was granted by HKIEd Faculty Grant Committee to sponsor educational visits and Exchange with Early Childhood Education Institutions in Mainland China. Same as the arrangement in 2005-2006, different modes of education visits to China will be offered to a total of 253 students from different early childhood teacher education programmes with sponsorship from the HK Bank Foundation. It will take place during Christmas and Easter holidays in 2006-07. The visits will include workshops, visits to local preschools and culture visits. In addition to the education visits to China, it is proposed to invite our Mainland counterparts to visit the HKSAR, including two specialists in dance and/or music and a Professor in early childhood teacher education. A range of academic exchange activities would be organized that will be of benefits to the visitors, our in-service and pre-service students, children and staff of the HKIEd HSBC Early Childhood Learning Centre, staff members of the Department of ECE and the local early childhood field. Project Start Year: 2006, Principal Investigator(s): WONG NGAI CHUN, MARGARET 黃艾珍 (HU, Xinyun Annie 胡馨允 as Co-Investigator)
Educational Visits to the Mainland (funded by The Hong Kong Bank Foundation) Funding was granted by the Hong Kong Bank Foundation to sponsor educational visits and Exchange with Early Childhood Education Institutions in Mainland China. Same as the arrangement in 2005-2006, different modes of education visits to China will be offered to a total of 253 students from different early childhood teacher education programmes with sponsorship from the HK Bank Foundation. It will take place during Christmas and Easter holidays in 2006-07. The visits will include workshops, visits to local preschools and culture visits. In addition to the education visits to China, it is proposed to invite our Mainland counterparts to visit the HKSAR, including two specialists in dance and/or music and a Professor in early childhood teacher education. A range of academic exchange activities would be organized that will be of benefits to the visitors, our in-service and pre-service students, children and staff of the HKIEd HSBC Early Childhood Learning Centre, staff members of the Department of ECE and the local early childhood field. Project Start Year: 2006, Principal Investigator(s): WONG NGAI CHUN, MARGARET 黃艾珍 (HU, Xinyun Annie 胡馨允 as Co-Investigator)
Developing an On-line Self-Access Framework to Facilitate Lecturers' Analysis of BEd (ECE)(Hons) Students' Academic Writing and Thinking Skills and to Enhance Students' Independent, Active, Engaged Learning The project aims to identify the common 'genre' formats they use in their academic writing as well as the knowledge and cognitive process dimensions (Anderson & Krathwohl, 2001) applied by students of the BEd(ECE)(Hons) programmes; to assess their needs for enhancing independent, active and engaged learning; to design and develop a framework for On-line Self-Access E-Learning that will enable students to enhance their own learning and to develop this as a model/template for Module lecturers to analyse these aspects of their students' academic writing in order to facilitate their thinking and academic writing skills. Project Start Year: 2006, Principal Investigator(s): LIM Swee Eng, Audrey (HU Xinyun as Co-Investigator)
Using Multi-model Teaching and Learning Experiences to Enhance Early Childhood Education The goal of this project is to promote effective teaching and learning through the use of a multi-modal approach (i.e. mix of face-to-face and E-learning strategies) in the department of ECE. This project will create a set of exemplary modules that utilize online and face-to face teaching in order to promote more effective learning for students. The project will focus on the use of new pedagogies (e.g. problem-based learning and online learning) in dynamic ways to ensure that students are able to engage with content in inquiry based, active learning and problem solving environments. Project Start Year: 2006, Principal Investigator(s): HAN Chung Wai, Christina (HU Xinyun as Co-Investigator)

Prizes and awards


Bronze Medal Dr HU Xinyun's "Make-Play Station" won a Bronze Medal from the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2024. Date of receipt: /4/2024, Conferred by: International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2024
The President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Teaching The President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Teaching Individual Award (General Faculty Member Category) In an increasingly changing world, Dr Annie HU Xinyun has had a remarkable impact on her students and community as a leader in the innovative use of technologies for early childhood education. She developed the Experience, Discover, Create (EDC) learner-centred approach using evidence-based research, applications and advocacy to transform the use of technology, redefining the roles of the learner and teacher in a future-oriented learning context. By systematically scaffolding her students to adopt new digital technologies in early childhood education for multimodal learning, the students self-developed bespoke solutions, further evolving self-learning in the field and impacting the learning of young children in the real world. Date of receipt: 27/4/2022, Conferred by: The Education University of Hong Kong
The Certificate of Merit under FEHD Leaders in the Learning Award Scheme https://www.eduhk.hk/fehd/en/learning_teaching.php?s=teaching_awards Date of receipt: 3/9/2021, Conferred by: Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong
The Excellence in Knowledge Transfer Award The Knowledge Transfer (KT) Award is to recognize and encourage excellence in KT among colleagues in the Department of Early Childhood Education. Nominations are based on an excellent record of KT activities. Date of receipt: 24/6/2020, Conferred by: The Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong

Patents


Make-Play Station - A/A47