Senior Learning Experience Designer
Mengyu is dedicated to advancing DKU faculty’s excellence in enriching student learning experiences. She leads CTL’s Small Group Instructional Feedback (SGIF) program, the annual Teaching and Learning Showcase, learning space design, Jump-Start grants, and the TA training program. She provides faculty consultations on flipped classrooms, hybrid/online course design, and facilitates workshops on active learning, student engagement with technology, and effective Canvas use. Mengyu also serves as the chief editor of the DKU Faculty Teaching Stories books and manages the CTL website.
Connect with Mengyu:
Email: mengyu.ma@dukekunshan.edu.cn
Background
Mengyu got her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado Denver, with minors in Mathematics and Communication. Her experience as a peer mentor for freshmen and a math tutor fueled her passion for education. She later obtained a Master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, where she also worked as an ESL instructor in the Community Language Program for a year. After interning twice at the CTL, she joined the team as a full-time staff member in 2020.
Grants/Awards
Asia Pacific Gradescope Grant 1st Prize, 2022
Presentations
Wu, J., & Ma, M. (2021) How Gradescope can help faculty deliver better assessments & enrich student experience: the Duke Kunshan University case. Presented at the Turnitin Summit online.
Wu, J., & Ma, M. (2022) AI and Faculty Development. Presented at the Chinese Higher Education Development Network Annual Conference.
Ma, M. & Wu, J. (2023, November 16-18). Engage Students as Partners in Curriculum Design and Pedagogical Consultancy [Conference presentation abstract]. 42nd annual Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Oxford, OH, United States.
Ma, M. & Wu, J. (2024, May 29-30). Engage Students as Partners in Curriculum Design and Pedagogical Consultancy [Conference presentation]. XJTLU Annual Learning and Teaching Colloquium – EdVenture: Innovative Practices in Higher Education, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
