Personal profile

Professional information

Research interests

  • Conceptual change
  • Curriculum studies
  • Learning theories
  • Science education
  • Teacher education

Teaching Interests

Current Courses Taught (Undergraduate & Postgraduate)

  • Field Experience Foundation Course
  • Field Experience and Professional Learning Portfolio II
  • Teaching and Learning of Secondary Chemistry I
  • Teaching and Learning of Secondary Chemistry II
  • Teaching and Learning a Specialist Area in Science Education
  • Organic Chemistry: Molecule & Isomerism
  • Advanced Organic Chemistry: Synthesis & Application
  • Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment in STEM for Secondary Schools
  • Community Service-based Learning in STEM Education


Previous Courses Taught (Undergraduate & Postgraduate)

  • Field Experience and Professional Learning Portfolio I
  • Science in the Contemporary World
  • Environmental Science and Sustainability
  • Environment and Community Engagement: Theories & Practices
  • Industrial Chemistry: Environmental & Technology
  • Curriculum and Methods in Citizenship and Social Development I
  • Curriculum and Methods in Liberal Studies I
  • Curriculum and Methods in Liberal Studies II
  • Learning, Teaching and Assessing Liberal Studies

Personal profile

Dr. CHAN Chi-Keung is a Lecturer I of the Department of Science and Environmental Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong. He received his Doctor of Education, Master of Education (Curriculum & Instruction), Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Chemistry), and Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.


Since joining EdUHK in 2017, Dr. CHAN has committed himself as a teacher-educator. He has been actively involved in the Field Experience (FE) at the EdUHK. He is the FE Coordinator of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS), B.Ed. (SCI) programme and PGDE (Secondary) (Science) programme. He provides students with extensive teaching supervision towards professionalism. At the same time, he teaches several pedagogy courses in Chemistry, Citizenship and Social Development / Liberal Studies at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In addition, he is the course coordinator of the FE and Professional Learning Portfolio II and was the course coordinator of the FE Foundation Course in 2021/22 and 2022/23. His passion in teaching is recognised by his receipts of the FLASS Caring Teacher Award in 2021/22 and the Excellent FE Supervision Award in 2022/23 (Semesters 1 & 2).


Dr. CHAN is a Registered Teacher with a recognised teacher training qualification. Before joining EdUHK, he taught CE, A-level, and DSE Chemistry, DSE Liberal Studies, and junior secondary Science. He served as Graduate Master and Senior Graduate Master in secondary schools. He also worked as the Curriculum Development Officer (Science) at the Education Bureau.

External Appointments

Journal Reviewer


Member

  • Science Textbook Review Panel (Secondary 1-3), EDB (2017-Present)
  • Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Subject Committee - Chemistry, HKEAA (2024-2027)


Founding Member and Faculty Advisor

  • I2CS (Innovative to STEM Connect) (2021-2023)


Proof-reader

  • The International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO), HKAGE (2017-Present)


Adjudicator

  • Primary STEM Project Exhibition, HKedCity (2019-2022)
  • The Greater Bay Area STEM Excellent Award (Hong Kong) Award, HKNETEA (2021-Present)
  • The U-STEMist Scheme, EdUHK (2018 & 2019)


Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • Developing Assessment Literacy of Pre-service Science Teachers in Practice

    CHAN, C. K. (PI), HO, W. K. (CoI), YEUNG, C. H. (CoI), AU, K. M. V. (CoI), CHEUNG,, C. J. (Team Member), MAK,, C. K. (Team Member), PAU,, C. W. (Team Member), TAM, S. O. (Team Member) & WONG, K. O. (Team Member)

    16/01/2315/07/24

    Project: Other project

  • Self-directed Learning and Curriculum-oriented STEM Education with Progressive Components

    TSANG, P. K. E. (PI), YEUNG, C. H. (CoI), TSANG, Y. F. (CoI), LEE, C. K. J. (CoI), CHAN, M. H. (Collaborator), CHEANG, C.-C. (Collaborator), CHENG, K. H. F. (Collaborator), CHOI, T. S. (Collaborator), CHONG, Y. L. (Collaborator), DENG, W. (Collaborator), HO, W. K. (Collaborator), LEE, H. M. (Collaborator), LEUNG, C. F. (Collaborator), MAN, M. S. (Collaborator), CHAN, C. K. (Collaborator) & LI, W. C. (Collaborator)

    01/09/2231/08/23

    Project: Research project