Rate My Professor Kwok-Wing Lai

Professor Lai's research specializations include ICT in education, distance teaching and learning, knowledge building communities, and informal learning. He has published widely on these topics and served as principal investigator for three research grants, including a two-year Teaching and Learning Research Initiative grant focused on knowledge building in senior secondary classes. Key publications encompass 'Digital technology and the culture of teaching and learning in higher education' (Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011), 'Technology use and learning characteristics of students in higher education: Do generational differences exist?' with K.-S. Hong (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015), 'Blending student technology experiences in formal and informal learning' with F. Khaddage and G. Knezek (Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2013), 'Knowledge construction in online learning communities: A case study of a doctoral course' (Studies in Higher Education, 2015), and edited volumes such as e-Learning Communities: Teaching and Learning with the Web (University of Otago Press, 2005) and Words Have Wings: Teaching and Learning with Computer Networks (University of Otago Press). His contributions have shaped pedagogical practices in digital and distance education environments at the University of Otago and beyond.