Biography
Susie Kung has been in education since 1980 and in teacher education for over 26 years. She is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Education at Manukau Institute of Technology, New Zealand, since 2006, and has substantial experience in the field of teacher education both in Malaysia and New Zealand.
Ms Kung has a special interest in teacher identity and its role in shaping the evolving teaching philosophy and practice of teachers and student teachers. Her passion for this area of teacher education has contributed to her teaching on human development ranging from child development to adult human development, reflective practice and teaching identity, teaching for social justice, and preparing student teachers for a diverse and fast-changing world. Case study and narrative approaches to research are her methodologies of choice, but she has a special interest in the Appreciate Inquiry approach to research and has used this methodology for several of her research projects. Her call for a reconsideration of teacher education as a holistic endeavor reflects her current interest in discourses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in tertiary education. She is currently investigating the rapidly evolving nature of human-Al partnerships in teacher education and how this might shape the Human-Al hybrid teacher of the future.
Panel Presentation (2025) | Human-AI Partnership in Teacher Education: Rethinking the Hybrid Teacher of the Future
Panel Presentation (2024) | Navigating AI in Higher Education: Multiple Perspectives from Policy to Practice
Panel Presentation (2023) | No One Left Behind: Advocating for Equitable Opportunities for
Success in Tertiary Education
