Xiamen, China  January 8-10, 2027

Lucas Kohnke

Senior Lecturer, The Education University of Hong Kong, China.

Research field: teacher professional development using technology (GenAI, VR, AR), technology-supported teaching and learning (GenAI, VR, AR), mobile assisted language learning, language acquisition and multimodality, TESOL.

Lucas Kohnke is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English Language Education, The Education University of Hong Kong. He holds a doctorate in Education from the University of Exeter, which explored educational technology in language teaching at the tertiary level, with a special focus on the professional development of English language teachers. His main research interest lies in technology-supported teaching and learning, teacher professional development using information communication technologies, and EAP/ESP course design. Dr. Kohnke has published articles in the Journal of Education for Teaching, RELC Journal, TESOL Journal, Education and Information Technologies, and other leading journals. Moreover, I was also ranked among the top 1% of the world's most-cited scientists in education 2024, according to lists compiled by Stanford University. He is the Editorial Board Member of Education and Information Technologies (2023-Present), The Journal of European Education (2023-Present), Artificial Intelligence in Language Education (2025-Present), Discover Education (2025-Present), and CHAPTERS in Education (Springer) (2025-Present).


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