Pedagogic Research Knowledge Exchange ( ARU-CUHK Joint Series 3: Session 2)

In this "Pedagogic Research Knowledge Exchange" series, educators from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Anglia Ruskin University will collaborate to share their teaching innovations and insights from pedagogic research. This session will focus on playful learning.

Date: 29 April 2026 (Wednesday)

Time: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (UKT) / 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (HKT)

Format: Online via Teams

Target audience: Academic staff and professional staff

Topics & Speakers

Dr. Johnson CHAN, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

CHAN, Chung-Shing is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Resource Management at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His current teaching interests intersect tourism geography and pedagogical innovation, with a focus on sustainable tourism and the application of smart technologies in enhancing the teaching-learning experience. A key strand of his recent work explores game-based learning and experiential pedagogy, where he designs and evaluates simulation-based interventions to strengthen sustainability education and student engagement.

Topic: Playful Pathways to Student Partnership in Game-Based Tourism Sustainability Learning

Abstract: Teaching in tourism and sustainable development has traditionally relied on lectures and field trips. This presentation explores an instrumental case study of an innovative, game-based pedagogical intervention. We showcase the co-creation of a sustainable tourism planning simulation game, developed in partnership with undergraduate students through a design-thinking process. This game embeds real-world scenarios, such as stakeholder negotiation and crisis response, to enhance students’ sustainability competences, bridging specific tourism contexts with broader Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) education.

The case examines three key aspects of evaluating active learning: employing a knowledge-attitude-behavioural framework to assess competences; utilising a mixed-methods approach combining surveys and focus groups to measure the impact of gameplay across fields; and illustrating how active learning is facilitated through student engagement in game development, moderator training, and immersive workshops. The findings affirm the value of playful, partnership-driven pedagogy in fostering critical sustainability education and offer a transferable model for experiential higher education.

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Prof. Alex MOSELEY, Head of Anglia Learning & Teaching,  Anglia Ruskin University, 

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Alex Moseley is Professor of Playful Learning and Head of Anglia Learning and Teaching at Anglia Ruskin University, where he leads strategic approaches to learning, teaching, assessment, academic development and digital learning. He is a Principal Fellow of AdvanceHE and a National Teaching Fellow. His research area is playful learning for adults in education and museums. He is also a Certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitator, and co-founded the Playful Learning Association and Playful Learning Conference.

Topic: Playful Learning in practice and research

Abstract: The use of play and games in adult (higher education) learning has been in practice for centuries, but has only been considered as a pedagogic approach since the early 1900s - and only in the last ten years has the discipline of “playful learning” emerged. Prof. Moseley has been at the heart of this development as both practitioner and researcher - and in this session he will introduce its importance to his practice, and its application in learning and research contexts. He will finish by sharing details of the record breaking £1m ESCR study on playful learning he is co-leading.

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Registration deadline: 27 April 2026 (Monday) 23:59 HKT

Enquiry

For any queries, please contact Vienne LIN at viennelin@cuhk.edu.hk