Growing up watching her Mum teach secondary school English in China, it was only a matter of time before Sunny followed in her mum's footsteps to study teaching in Australia at CDU. What she found was more than just a classroom.
The sky’s the limit for a Charles Darwin University (CDU) arts alumnus who is now teaching visual and digital skills at a Darwin-based game design company.
Teaching accounting to students as far afield as Zambia, Botswana and Vanuatu has helped see a Charles Darwin University Lecturer receive a prestigious national award – the first person from the Northern Territory to be awarded it in over a decade.
This project was funded by the federal government’s Office of Learning and Teaching. In 2015, Charles Darwin University was given a Seed grant to develop an online shell to enable Indigenous authorities to teach their language and culture on their own terms to University students.
It’s clear that the COVID-19 crisis has challenged the higher education sector to rethink teaching and learning. The result is that more students than ever will be studying online. Is Charles Darwin University prepared to meet that challenge?
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Bea’s teaching and research interests relate to language development, literacy, diversity and difference.
Sabaratnam’s passion for educating and helping others has made him an integral part of the community. He has been heavily involved with community activities around Darwin for almost 40 years and is a two-time graduate of CDU with a Bachelor of Business in Accounting and Certificate in Teaching.
When Niki returned home to China four years ago after a year of volunteering at CDU’s Confucius Institute, she knew one day she’d be back. Darwin’s charm had well and truly won Niki over, and it wasn’t long until she returned to study a Master of Teaching.