Educational Consultant III
Mengyu consults with faculty, primarily in the Division of Social Sciences, on evidence-based, pedagogically grounded teaching practices; supports the design and implementation of innovative, student-centered learning activities; and leads teaching development programs and events to advance the DKU teaching and learning community. She also coordinates CTL operations, such as resource documentation, data analysis, and outreach.
She leads CTL’s Small Group Instructional Feedback (SGIF) program, the annual Teaching and Learning Showcase, formative class observation with faculty peers, Jump-Start grants, and the TA training program. Mengyu also serves as the chief editor of the DKU Faculty Teaching Stories books and manages the CTL website.
Background
Mengyu got her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Colorado Denver, with minors in Mathematics and Communications. 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.
Certificates
ISW Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW)*, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2025
Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW), Beijing Normal University 2024
*The FDW is an internationally recognized, competency-based certification workshop. Individuals who successfully complete the FDW become certified ISW Facilitators and are included in the ISW Facilitator network as resources for offering Instructional Skills Workshops.
Grants/Awards
Asia Pacific Gradescope Grant 1st Prize, 2022
Presentations
Ma, M., Zhou, H., & Xu, T. (2025). Building, Learning, and Growing Together: Exploring the Potential of Student Engagement in Teaching Development. Presented at the Chinese Higher Education Development Network Annual Conference.
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.
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.
Wu, J., & Ma, M. (2022). AI and Faculty Development. Presented at the Chinese Higher Education Development Network Annual Conference.
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.
