Professor JONG Siu-yung Morris obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic Engineering) from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Master of Science (Computer and Information Technology) from The University of Hong Kong, and Doctor of Philosophy (Education) from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Currently, he is a Professor of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and the Director of the Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies, CUHK.
Professor Jong’s research interests include learning sciences and technologies, as well as technology-enhanced pedagogic design and implementation. He is the awardee of CUHK Best Innovation Award of Knowledge Transfer 2013, CUHK Young Researcher Award 2018, CUHK Research Excellence Award 2021, CUHK Faculty Exemplary Teaching Award 2022, and CUHK Outstanding Research Impact Award 2024. Currently, Professor Jong is a Co-Chair of the IEEE Education Society Technical Committee on Learning Sciences, an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, a Vice-President of the China Association of Educational Technology Professional Committee on Digital Game-based Learning, and an Honorary Research Fellow of Peking University Learning Sciences Lab.
Professor Jong has been active in serving the community. He was a member of HKSAR Education Bureau’s Steering Committee on Strategic Development of Information Technology in Education, Quality Education Fund’s Dissemination and Promotion Sub-committee, and Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority’s Subject Committee on Information and Communication Technology. Currently, Professor Jong is a member of the Board of Directors of Hong Kong Education City Limited (an owned company of the HKSAR Government) and Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (a non-profit organisation subvented by the Education Bureau of the HKSAR Government).
Professor Jong has also been active in serving Shaw College. He was a Resident Tutor of the Student Hostel II, as well as a member of the Staff-Student College Life Promotion Committee, Student Hostel Management Committee, IT Resources Planning and Facilities Management Committee, and the Residence Selection Sub-Committee. Professor Jong has taken up the role of the Dean of Students in Shaw College since 2017. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Trustees and the Assembly of fellows, as well as the Chair of Staff-Student College Life Promotion Committee and Student Development Programmes Committee.