Teaching philosophy

I take a student-centred approach in my teaching, with a belief that my students hold unique knowledge from their backgrounds and experiences, and that they bring these perspectives into a shared learning environment in the classroom.

I aim to create spaces for critical dialogue, where my students can interrogate their own assumptions about any sociological and cultural phenomenon to develop a more critical and nuanced way of perceiving their social world.

Education is about meaningful engagement to prepare our students for current and future real-world challenges. Theories and concepts come alive in my classroom, as students are taught to adopt a new set of lens to perceive their world, to broaden their horizon just that smidge more.

Central to my practice is a commitment to developing students’ transferable skill sets in an evolving media environment, whilst being attentive to their wellbeing. I approach teaching relationally and pastorally, with a personal challenge of remembering everyone’s names to start with!

Teaching experience

I have experience in unit coordination, curriculum development, marking and content delivery since 2016. I have teaching experience across two disciplines—sociology and media & communications, at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, at RMIT University, Deakin University, Monash University and the University of Melbourne.

These are the subjects I have taught to date:

Media & communication

  • ‘Global Media’ (2nd year, undergraduate), Deakin University

  • ‘Gamified Media’ (2nd year, undergraduate), Deakin University

  • ‘Quantified Media’ (2nd year, undergraduate), Deakin University

  • ‘Media Ecologies’ (3rd year, undergraduate), Deakin University

  • ‘Communication Concepts’ (postgraduate), Deakin University

  • ‘Developing a Research Project’ (postgraduate), Deakin University

  • ‘Social Media Content Creation’ (postgraduate), Deakin University

  • ‘Media and Communications Project’ (3rd year, undergraduate), University of Melbourne

  • ‘New Media, New Asia’ (2nd year, undergraduate), RMIT University

Sociology

  • ‘Social Research Design & Evaluation’ (postgraduate), University of Melbourne

  • ‘Understanding Human Behaviour’ (1st year, undergraduate), Monash University

  • ‘Religion and Social Change’ (2nd year, undergraduate), Deakin University

  • ‘Religion, Spirituality and Popular Culture’ (2nd year, undergraduate), Deakin University

  • ‘Religion, Rights and Governance’ (3rd year, undergraduate), Deakin University

Selected evaluation from past students

‘Enqi was a great teacher and she has a remarkable memory which impressed me a lot. She is very attentive to our questions and she make sure that all our problems are solved before leaving the class. She goes above and beyond to make sure we understood everything. I really admire her solid effort in this unit’ - postgraduate developing a research project student, 2025.

‘I loved being taught by Enqi! I felt like she was very thorough in the feedback she provided and was attentive when I had questions in class. I also thought that Enqi encouraged us to think critically about our project proposals, which was helpful for developing them.’ - postgraduate developing a research project student, 2025.

‘I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for all your support and guidance throughout this Media Ecologies unit. Your teaching helped me see media in a completely new way, and I really appreciated the space you created for thoughtful discussion and critical thinking. I especially enjoyed learning about how different media systems interact and evolve, and I've genuinely taken away a lot from this class that I'll carry forward in my studies and creative projects. Thank you again for your encouragement, patience, and clear explanations during the trimester.’ - 3rd year media ecologies student, 2025.

‘I'm going to be honest and say that, going into the subject, I didn't know what to expect because this was out of my comfort zone. But when I actually come up with an idea and start developing it, the subject becomes more and more engaging. I get to learn so much about how to research and after this course, I appreciate all the works of scholars even more. Enqi was my tutor and she's amazing. It is easy to get a grasp of what she is teaching and I would say she was very involved in the students' works and made sure to provide help whenever needed. I really appreciate that. Thank you Enqi and the teaching team for a good semester!’ - final year media & communications student, 2024.

‘Throughout this semester, I have learned so much under your mentorship, and I truly appreciate it. Your patience in addressing my questions and the insightful advice you have provided have contributed to my academic and personal growth. Once again, thank you for everything.’ - final year media & communications student, 2024.

‘Enqi is incredibly knowledgeable. Some topics we [sic] a little difficult to wrap my hear [sic] around however Enqi always took time to explain, was approachable and encouraging with a great ability to gauge how we were travelling’ - 2nd year sociology of religion student, 2021.

‘Enqi is such a brilliant unit chair and has an engaging style of teaching. I appreciate that she is very understanding towards students and keen to have open dialogue/discussions. She is so responsive and answers student questions and seems very dedicated’ - 2nd year sociology of religion student, 2021.