Teaching philosophy

My teaching philosophy is rooted in the belief that students possess unique experiences and perspectives that shape their understanding of the world. I adopt a student-centered approach, recognising their diverse needs and interests. I highly value critical thinking and view education as a means to prepare students for real-world challenges.

My pedagogy takes a student-centered approach, with an emphasis on students’ holistic wellbeing. Aware that students come from diverse cultural, religious and language background, I maintain sensitivity and an open mind and strive to impart knowledge in an accessible way. I adopt a relational approach to understand students’ educational interests and motivations, to help them successfully complete their studies.

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 have taught to date:

Media & communication

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

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

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

  • ‘Communication Concepts’ (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 feedback from students

‘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.