Professor Suzanne SO

Recipient of 2017 UGC Teaching Award

Category
Early Career Faculty Members

Affiliation at the time of the award
Assistant Professor of the Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Award Citation
Professor Suzanne So is enthusiastic about translating basic research into practical applications. She emphasises the importance of putting students in the centre of learning. She designs and reviews her teaching based on students' feedback, and inspires students to have breakthroughs in areas they feel passionate about. To deepen students' procedural knowledge and enhance their interpersonal skills, Professor So has successfully incorporated the Self-Practice/Self-Reflection pedagogy in clinical psychology training. Professor So plans to use the award grant to create a set of micro-modules and introduce activity-based reflective learning to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of learning using flipped classroom and experiential learning approaches.

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