Professor ZENG, Lily M.
Professor ZENG, Lily M.
Programme Leader: Professional Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Coordinator of sub-category: HKU AHE Fellowship Scheme (Senior Fellow Category D3)
Assistant Professor
Academic Unit of Social Contexts and Policies of Education
B.A. (Hubei), PhD (HKU)
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(852) 3917 5194
Room CPD 1.77, Centennial Campus
Areas- Professional development of university teachers
- Teaching and learning in higher education
- Learning experience of research students
- Adaptive learning
Prospective PhD/ EdD/ MPhil Applications
I am not taking on graduate supervision in 2025-2026.
Projects
- Zeng, L. M., King, R. B., Zhao, Y., and Bridges, S (2023). HK$ 999,572. The Student Learning Experience in Hong Kong Universities: A Deep Dive into Institutional Data. Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (TDLEG). The University of Hong Kong.
- Zeng. L. M.,Fryer, L. K., Lei, C-U., Kwok, T., Lee, A., and Donn, D. (2020). HK$231,110. Enhancing learner engagement in asynchronous online learning through adaptive learning (AL). Teaching Development Grant, University of Hong Kong.
- King, R. B., Hall N. Halse, C. Zeng, L. M (2019). HK$ 693,000. The Psychological Well-being of PhD Students in Hong Kong: A Territory-Wide Study and an International Comparison. General Research Fund (18612119). University Grant Committee, Hong Kong.
- Fryer, L. K., Zeng, L. M, Aramatas, C. Luo, Y. Tang, G. Y., Zhao, M. Y. (2018). HK$ 561,460. Diversity of University Engagement across Greater China. General Research Fund (17615218). University Grant Committee, Hong Kong.
- Zeng, M., Fryer, L., Zhao, Y., Wong, A., Chiu, P., B. K. C., Tanner, J., Law, K. H. (2017). Are We Doing Enough for Students in Lecture Halls? Enhancing Student Engagement in Large Lecture Halls at HKU. HK$ 250,000. Teaching Development Grant, University of Hong Kong
- Fryer, L. K., Jeffery, S., Bovee, N., Gijbels, D., Kwok, T., Ginns, P. Oga-Baldwin, W. Zeng, M. (2017). HK$150,000. Measuring and supporting student engagement in large scale university lectures. Seed Funding for Basic Research, University of Hong Kong.
- Zeng. M. (2016). HK$150,000. Non-local early career academics’ conceptions and experience of teaching at Hong Kong universities. Seed Funding for Basic Research, University of Hong Kong.
Publications
Zeng, L. M. (2024). ‘Who knows what will come next to interrupt our assessments’: the adaptability of assessments across face-to-face and online instructional environments. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2024.2370425
Wang, F., King, R. B., & Zeng, L. M. (2024). Cooperative school climates are positively linked with socio‐emotional skills: A Cross‐National Study. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 94(2), 622-641
Zeng, L. M. (2024). An integrated quality assurance framework for assessing undergraduate students’ university experiences across the Asia Pacific. In L. K. Fryer, L. M. Zeng, & R. B. King (Eds.), Student Engagement in Pacific Asia. Springer.
Fryer, L. K., King, R. B., & Zeng, L. M. (Eds.). (2024). Student Engagement in Pacific Asia. Springer.
Zeng, L. M. & Bridges, S. M. (2023). The effect of conceptions of learning and prior online course experiences on students’ choice of learning spaces for synchronous online learning during COVID-19. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 39(3), 17-34. https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.8345
Wang, F., Zeng, L. M., Zhu, A. Y., & King, R. B. (2023). Supervisors matter, but what about peers? The distinct contributions of quality supervision and peer support to doctoral students’ research experience. Studies in Higher Education, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2023.2212024
Wang, F., King, R. B., Zeng, L. M., Zhu, Y., & Leung, S. O. (2023). The research experience of postgraduate students: a mixed-methods study. Studies in Higher Education, 48(4), 616-629. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2022.2155344
Fryer, L. K., Zeng, L. M., Shum, A., Ho, C. C., & Wong, C.-W. (2023). “Was that interesting?” & “Does it matter?”: The implications of on-task learning experiences. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 76, 101230. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2022.101230
Zeng, L. M., Fryer, L. K., & Zhao, Y. (2021). A comparison of three major instruments used for the assessment of university student experience: Toward a comprehensive and distributed approach. Higher Education Quarterly. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12363
Fryer, L. K., Zeng, L. M., & Zhao, Y. (2021). Assessing University and Programme Experiences: Towards an Integrated Asia Pacific Approach. Frontiers in Education, 6(439). https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2021.748590
Zeng, L. M. (2021).How much does it differ? How much does it matter? The research experience of Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong students in a Hong Kong University. Studies in Higher Education, 46(3), 606-623. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2019.1647412
Zeng, L. M. (2020). Peer review of teaching in higher education: A systematic review of its impact on the professional development of university teachers from the teaching expertise perspective. Educational Research Review, 31, 100333. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2020.10033
Zeng, L. M. (2016). Mainland Chinese students' responses to the cognitive conflicts in their adaptation to a Hong Kong university: a developmental perspective. In R. B. King & A. B. I. Bernardo (Eds.), The psychology of Asian learners: A festschrift in honor of David Watkins (pp. 421-440). Singapore: Springer.
Chan, C. K. Y., Luk, L. Y. Y., & Zeng, M. (2014). Teachers’ perceptions of student evaluations of teaching. Educational Research & Evaluation, 20(4), 275-289. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2014.932698
Zeng, L. M. Webster, J. B., & Ginns, P. (2013). Measuring the research experience of research postgraduate students in Hong Kong. Higher Education Research and Development, 32(4), 672-686. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2012.754410
Zeng, L. M. & Watkins, D. (2010). Adaptation of Mainland Postgraduate Students to the Hong Kong’s universities. In D. W. Chapman, W. K. Cummings & G. A. Postiglione (Eds.), Crossing borders in East Asian higher education (pp. 343-373). Netherlands: Springer.