Samuel K.W. Chu’s Bio
Dr. Samuel Kai Wah Chu,is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong. He was the Head of Division of Information and Technology Studies from 2013-2016 and the Deputy Director of the Centre for Information Technology in Education from 2008-2017.
His research interests lie in the areas of gamification and game-based learning, social media in education, 21st century skills, plagiarism-free inquiry project-based learning, digital literacies, school and academic librarianship and knowledge management and intellectual capital.He has been involved in over 50 research/project grants with a total funding of US$ 8,913,363, with US$3,203,433 for projects serving as the Principal Investigator.
He has published more than 260 articles and books with over 50 appear in international academic journals. This includes key journals in the area of IT in education (e.g., Computers & Education, The Internet and Higher Education, International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning), information and library science (e.g., Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Library & Information Science Research), school librarianship (e.g., School Library Media Research, School Libraries Worldwide), academic librarianship (e.g., Journal of Academic Librarianship) and knowledge management (e.g., Journal of Intellectual Capital). His publication comprises 7 scholarly books with one on “21st century skills” published by Springer. He is also the author of a series of children story books published by Pearson Longman, including My Pet Hamsters and The Chocolate Boy.
Dr. Chu is the Managing Editor for Journal of Information & Knowledge Management and was the Associate Editor for Online Information Review: The International Journal of Digital Information Research and Use (2012-16). He is also an Editorial Board Member for Library & Information Science Research and School Libraries Worldwide. With regards to public service, he is a Member of the Humanities and Social Sciences Panel of the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong and a Member of the Curriculum Development Council Committee on Learning Resources & Support Services. He has also served as a Member of the Assessment Panel on Information Technology in Education, Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence.
Hehas received a number of awards including the Faculty Outstanding Researcher Award in 2013,Faculty’s Knowledge Exchange Award in 2016 and Excellent Health Promotion Project Award from Food and Health Bureauin 2017. He is ranked as the top 66th author in the world regarding his publications in library and information science (DOI 10.1007/s11192-014-1519-9).
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