ANAGI GUNASEKERA
Deakin Vice-Chancellor’s Scholar | Educator | Learning Designer | Musician | Founder of Goodville
Hi, I’m Anagi!
I’m an emerging educator and learning designer, currently completing my final year in Education and Visual Communication Design at Deakin University as a 100% International Vice-Chancellor’s Scholar.
I believe education is more than preparation for what comes next. Learning is part of life itself
shaping how we think, create, connect with others, adapt to change and continue to grow.
My work sits at the intersection of education, visual design, technology, music and playful creativity. I am especially interested in designing inclusive, evidence-informed and human-centred learning experiences that support the whole learner cognitively, socially and emotionally, and help people become curious, capable and compassionate lifelong learners.
Across my teaching, learning design, mentoring and creative work, I continue to explore how pedagogy, creativity and technology can come together to make learning more meaningful, accessible and responsive to the world learners are growing into.
Where My Worlds Meet
Education × Design × Technology × Music
I don’t see these as separate areas. Each changes the way I think about the others.
EDUCATION
Grounds my work in how people learn.
I draw on learning science, inclusive pedagogy,
learner-centred practice and evidence-informed approaches to design meaningful learning experiences.
DESIGN
Helps me turn ideas into experiences.
Visual communication shapes how I organise information, communicate complex ideas and create learning that is clear, accessible and engaging.
TECHNOLOGY
Expands what learning can enable.
I explore how digital tools, educational technology, AI and interactive media can support learners to access, create, explore and understand.
MUSIC
Keeps learning creative and human.
Music, storytelling, imagination and play shape how I teach and design, reminding me that meaningful learning can also be expressive, joyful and deeply connected.
My work
Educational Thinking
Research, academic writing and reflections on teaching, learning and educational practice.
Educational Projects
Learning experiences and projects that translate educational ideas into practice.
Educational Resources
Visual, digital and classroom resources designed to support teachers and learners.
Education & Learning Design
Exploring how pedagogy, evidence, creativity and design can come together to create meaningful and inclusive learning experiences.
My work brings together teaching, learning design, student development and creative practice.
Across these areas, I explore how people learn, how meaningful experiences are designed, and how education
can help people grow.
Early Childhood Music
Playful, multimodal learning through music, movement, stories and imagination.
Instrumental Teaching
Individual piano and violin teaching shaped around each learner’s needs, interests and development.
Workshops
Choral workshops, school experiences and ensemble-based learning.
Music & Pedagogy
Teaching music gives me a space to continually explore how learners build understanding, confidence, creativity and independence.
Australian Society for Music Education (ASME)
Student member, with ongoing engagement in music education professional learning and the upcoming Sound Connections – Victorian State Music Education Conference.
Professional Learning & Communities
Engaging with professional communities helps me keep developing my practice, connect with current thinking and learn from educators beyond university.
Learning Designers Community
Professional learning and engagement with global practitioners across learning design and educational technology.
Senior Peer Mentor
Supporting mentors and students while contributing to the wider university student experience.
DeakinTALENT Career Ambassador
Helping students engage with careers, employability opportunities and professional development.
Student Leadership & Development
Supporting students through mentoring, careers education and leadership, with a focus on belonging, transition, human-centred practice and helping others grow with confidence.
Game Design
Designing interactive experiences through storytelling, world-building and player interaction.
Visual Communication Design
Exploring illustration, editorial design, visual storytelling and the communication of ideas.
Creative Practice
My creative work gives me another way to explore storytelling, communication, interaction and experience design - ideas that continually influence my educational practice.
My Creative-Educational Foundations
Before I encountered learning design, I was already exploring many of its ingredients through music, storytelling, teaching, leadership, creativity and community. My early experiences across academics, performance, peer teaching, school communities and creative projects shaped the way I now think about learning - not only as achievement, but as connection, confidence, expression, growth and positive change.
These foundations continue to influence how I bring education, design, technology and music together in the learning experiences I create today.