Dr. Chi Un Leon LEI

Senior Education Development Officer

Dr. Chi Un Leon LEI currently holds the position of Senior Education Development Officer at the Talent and Education Development Office (TED) at the City University of Hong Kong. As an IEEE Senior Member and an Advance HE Principal Fellow, he earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hong Kong and his Ed.M. in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

With extensive experience in digital learning initiatives, Dr Leon Lei has contributed to higher education and K-12 education throughout Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region. He has been awarded for his contributions to teaching, research, and service within universities and organizations. In addition, several of his educational development projects have been shortlisted in the QS Re-Imagine Education Award or the THE Awards Asia.

Main areas of interest

Leon's research interests encompass learning analytics, MOOCs, generative AI for education, accessible learning and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He is the Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies.

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Selected publications

• Liu, R., Xie, Z., Lei, C.U., & Chiu, D.K.W. (Upcoming) Revealing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in international MOOC course. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education.
• Lei, C.U. & Wang, Y. (2024) Online teaching in new normal: analysis and development. E-Learning and Digital Media.
• Yao, R., Tian, M., Lei, C.U., & Chiu, D.K.W. (2024) Assigning multiple labels of sustainable development goals to open educational resources for sustainability education. Education and Information Technologies.
• Tang, S., Lei, C.U., & Wei, H. Q. (2024) The effect of learning strategies adopted in K12 schools on student learning in MOOCs. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 40(3), 990-1005.
• Lei, C.U., W. Chan, & Wang, Y. (2023) Evaluation of UN SDG-related formal learning activities in a university common core curriculum. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 20(4), 821–837.
• Lei, C. U., & Tang, S. (2023). An analysis of Hong Kong high school curriculum with implications for United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Smart Learning Environments, 10, 47.
• Cham, C. Y., Chow, K. W., & Lei, C. U. (2022). Self-proctored mechanism for online high-stake assessments in university courses. International Journal of Learning Technology, 17(2), 172.
• Lau, E., Lei, C. U., Ng, J., Lui, K. S., Lam, K. H., Hew, T. K., & Tam, V. (2020, December). Designing an autonomous vehicle system design course for COVID-19 remote learning under first principles of instruction framework. In 2020 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) (pp. 460-466). IEEE. (Outstanding paper award)
• Luo, C., Hew, T. K., Lei, C. U., & Oh, E. (2017, December). Principle-guided flipped classroom implementation framework for teaching technological contents. In 2017 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) (pp. 449-456). IEEE. (Best paper award)
• Lei, C. U., Liang, H. N., & Man, K. L. (2013, August). Advancements in using a machine design project for teaching introductory electrical engineering. In 2013 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE) (pp. 556-559). IEEE. (Best paper award)