Associate ProfessorAcademic Leader (NMSSA), Co-Director (EARU)
BA(Hons)(Lanc) MSc(Liv) EdD(Otago) PGCert (Liv Hope)
Dunedin Campus
Tel +64 3 479 8808
Email david.berg@otago.ac.nz
Biography
David is an experienced primary school teacher and former primary deputy principal. He has worked in teacher education both here at Otago and at Liverpool Hope University, UK. He has taught in Nepal for 12 months and has visited schools in India, Russia, and South Africa.
In 2016, David was the recipient of the Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand's Emerging Teacher Educator award.
Teaching Sectors
- Undergraduate and Postgraduate - Primary Education
Teaching Areas
- Professional practice (primary)
- Education studies
- Research methods
Research Interests
- Initial teacher education
- Efficacy beliefs
- Teaching and learning
- International education
- Formative Assessment