Staff profile

Lynn is a research student at the school of Education, Durham University and an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA). She is currently under the supervision of Prof Nadin Beckmann and Prof Simon Rees. She completed B.Soc.Sc. in Psychology (honours) at the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) and MSc in Information Technology in Education at the University of Hong Kong (HKU).

Prior to her PhD study, Lynn worked as a digital learning designer at HKU, mainly to explore the potential of educational technologies and e-learning pedagogies to enhance student engagement and achievement. She is also the product designer of an educational Metaverse – Curios (https://linktr.ee/curiosmetaverse). Lynn was a recipient of QS Reimagine Education ICT Tools Bronze Award (2021) and HKU Teaching Innovation (Team) Award (2020).

Lynn is interested in learning behaviours and performances in the virtual learning environment (VLE). Her PhD study will examine the role of socialisation and visibility in university students’ learning experiences in the VLE and try to interpret from the aspects of contextual and designed structure and learner psychological needs.

• Learner Experiences in Virtual Learning Environment
• Learner Motivation and Engagement
• Online Socialisation
• Visible Learning