Dr Edward Armstrong

Highly Commended, Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

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College of Arts and Social Sciences

Synopsis

Dr Edward Armstrong is Associate Lecturer in Classics for the Centre for Classical Studies (CCS) in the School of Languages, Literature and Linguistics at the ANU. He is an ancient historian with a research focus on Classical Greek (c. 500-330 BCE) literature and rhetoric, and Thucydides’ History in particular. Edward teaches into three majors (Ancient Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies) that require distinct pedagogical approaches because languages and history each engage different parts of the brain.

Edward has been lucky to teach previously as a postgraduate at the University of Sydney and the University of St Andrews (UK) in tutorial, lecture, and interactive workshop contexts for 1000- and 2000-level courses. He has used this experience to develop engaging and inclusive teaching methods that support ANU students to take an active role in their learning and inspire real-world application.

Edward began working with CCS in 2024 as a Casual Sessional Academic marker for CLAS2013 (Alexander and the Hellenistic World) and has since contributed to all 1000- and two 2000- level Classical Studies courses. Edward has also taught the languages offered by CCS including GREK2121 (Intermediate Greek), and GREK3125 (Advanced Greek) and, in Semester 2, 2026, he is teaching LATN2119 (Continuing Latin).

Edward draws on pedagogical research to innovate activities for tutorials and classes that facilitate ANU students taking a creative and active part in their learning. He seeks to listen to constructive feedback, provide useful feedback on assessments, and adapt to the needs of each class.

(Photo by Tangyao Zhang/Teaching Communities and Recognition team).