Hi! I’m Kate Frances Zarb.

I work where education, creativity and technology intersect; currently as Associate Teaching Fellow in the Department of Communications & Creative Arts at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. I facilitate fun, interactive, and collaborative student-focused undergraduate seminars in media making, social media strategy and digital entrepreneurship. Students say:

“Is it too cheesy to say best teacher ever!?”
“Kate is an amazing lecturer. She engages super well with the class, and I loved having class discussions and being able to share my honest thoughts and opinions without being told that they’re right or wrong.”
“[Kate] goes above and beyond to get to know each of her students personally — learning our names, interests, skills, and talents — and uses that knowledge to make the subject matter deeply relatable and memorable…”

In 2020, after a decade-long global career in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) – many remotely – I founded and run teachenglishonline.com.au to support Australasian teachers utilise the affordances of online education. By implementing a comprehensive digital marketing strategy – including SEO, email and social media marketing – it has attracted consistent traffic and above-average levels of sales conversion to digital products, services and for affiliate stakeholders. The site organically ranks #1 on Google through SEO-optimised content, including an eBook with 10k+ downloads.

Qualifications
> Master of Education – University of Melbourne
> PGCertificate Education (TESOL) – UniSQ
> BA (Education & Digital Media) – Deakin University