MrBen Crockett

Ben's guiding principle as an educator is to inspire students to learn with confidence and independence. He achieves this through unwavering support, passion, inclusiveness, and innovation — always. Ben's success as an advertising educator is built on a strong professional background, valuable industry connections and integration of theory, practice and discipline-specific research, which is embedded into innovative teaching practice. 

The focus of Ben's teaching approach is graduate employability, developed using scaffolded, authentic learning and assessment with a focus on creating a sense of belonging among students in each cohort. This innovative combination of teaching methodologies and the development of ongoing industry partnerships aligns with the Deakin 2030 Ideas to Impact strategic ambitions to equip graduates in chosen careers, ensuring relevance and adaptability. It also positions the University as a brave, progressive and dynamic provider of advertising education.