Yanmin had extensive training in educational studies and professional education, with degrees from Canada, Hong Kong, the U.K., and mainland China. She is currently a lecturer at the Graduate School of the Education University of Hong Kong. She had experience in student discipline, counselling and guidance, innovative pedagogical practice, and teacher professional development. Her current research focuses on the professional learning of teachers, pedagogical practice and workplace learning in applied degree education. She is also interested in the field of classroom research and the changing learning environment of vocational students.

• Pedagogical practice and learner engagement
• Application-oriented teaching and learning
• Workplace learning and industry-university collaboration
• Vocational training in higher education

• Contemporary educational issues
• Qualitative research methods
• Postgraduate education in higher education