Professors

Ahsan Ullah

Ampuan Hj Brahim bin Ampuan Hj Tengah

Hj Asbol bin Hj Mail

Fredolin Tangang

Noor Azam OKMB Haji-Othman

Distinguished Professor

David Deterding

Associate Professors

Debbie Ho

James McLellan

Khondker Iftekhar Iqbal

Senior Assistant Professors

Hjh Asiyah Az-Zahra bte Hj Ahmad Kumpoh

Md Shafi Noor Islam

Paul Deyuan He

Hj Ramlee bin Hj Tinkong

Rommel Curaming

Salbrina Hj Sharbawi

Sharifah Nurul Huda Alkaff

Yabit Alas

Yong Liu

Assistant Professors

Hannah Ho Ming Yit

Hasmidar Hassan

Ishamina Athirah Muntassir

Kathrina bte DP Haji Mohd Daud

Lalu Nurul Yaqin

Marcelo Schellini

Maria Carinnes Alejandria

Maslin bin Haji Jukin/Jukim

Meredian Alam

Muhammad Arafat Bin Mohamad

Shirley Chin

Siti Badriyah Hj Mohd Yusof

Siti Mazidah binti Hj Mohamad

Van Dao Truong

Lecturers

Ak Hj Ashrol Rahimy bin Pg Hj Damit

Asmali Hj Sulaiman

Hjh Aznah binti Hj Suhaimi

Chester Keasberry

Daniel Wee

Ena Herni binti Wasli

Gabriel Yong

Izni Azrein bin Noor Azalie

Khairunnisa Haji Ibrahim

Mardina binti Hj Mahadi

Mayyer Ling

Mohd Norazmie bin Haji Mohd Yusof

Mohd. Zefri Ariff bin Mohd. Zain Ariff

Muhammad Najib bin Noorashid

Nani Suryani binti Hj Abu Bakar

Noreena Liu

Norzurianie Hj Kamarulzaman

Nur Raihan Mohamad

Rinni Marliyana binti Hj Amran

Sarah Hanaa Haji Ahmad Ghazali

Assistant Lecturers

Amalina bte Abdul Khalid

Syahwal Nizam Hj Yani

Tutors

Exzayrani binti Awang Sulaiman

Pg Mohd Rahiman Pg Aliudin

Shariza Wahyuna Hj Shahrin

Siti Ifwah Fauzani binti Hj Chuchu

Administrative Staff

FASS Administrative Staff

Graduate Students

FASS Graduate Students & Alumni

 

Chester Keasberry

Room 1.8
E-Mail chester.keasberry@ubd.edu.bn
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Academic Qualifications


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Teaching

  • Creative Advertising, Branding and Corporate Communication
  • Graphic Design and Visual Communication
  • Communication Design
  • Digital Publishing

Research Interests

  • Communication and media
  • Social networks, social media, and culture
  • Current and emerging digital literacies
  • Learning design and technology
  • International and comparative education

Publications

Book Chapters

Shahrill, M., & Keasberry, C. (2024). Higher education in Brunei Darussalam. In L. P. Symaco & M. Hayden (Eds.), International handbook on education in South East Asia (pp. 91-117). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8136-3_48-1

Keasberry, C., Phan, L. H., & Alas, Y. (2022). Tales of Filipinos in Brunei Darussalam: Identities, cultural flows, histories, and personal narratives. In J. W. Lee (Ed.), The sociolinguistics of global Asias. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003125846 (PDF Version)

Keasberry, C. (2021). Local social media responses to sharia law in Brunei. In H. M. Y. Ho & D. Deterding (Eds.), Engaging modern Brunei: Research on language, literature and culture (pp. 255-267). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4721-2_15 (PDF Version)

Keasberry, C., Phan, L. H., Mohammod Moninoor Roshid, & Muhammad Adil Iqbal. (2021). Student experiences during COVID-19: Towards humanistic internationalisation. In L. H. Phan, A. Kumpoh, K. Wood, R. Jawawi, & H. Said (Eds.), Globalization, education, and reform in Brunei Darussalam (pp. 393-413). Palgrave MacMillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77119-5_19 (PDF Version)

Shahrill, M., Noorashid, N., & Keasberry, C. (2021). COVID-19 and educational practices and responses in Brunei Darussalam. In L. H. Phan, A. Kumpoh, K. Wood, R. Jawawi, & H. Said (Eds.), Globalization, education, and reform in Brunei Darussalam (pp. 325-354). Palgrave MacMillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77119-5_16 (PDF Version)

Journal Articles

Keasberry, C. (2018). Social media, teacher-student relationships, and student learning. International Journal for Educational Media and Technology, 12(2), 27–34. (Link)

Conference Papers and Publications

Lopes, R. O., Asiyah Kumpoh, Keasberry, C., & Nurul Kamaliah. (2021). Crowd-curation and inclusive heritage through the digitization of architectural heritage [Conference session]. International Conference on Art, Culture and Heritage, University College of Yayasan Pahang, Malaysia.

Lopes, R. O., Mohammad, O., Keasberry, C., & Aliudin, R. (Eds.). (2021). Design Week 2021: Design as an Attitude. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam. http://designweek.com.bn/

Lopes, R. O., Owais Ahmed Malik, Asiyah Az-Zahra Ahmad Kumpoh, Keasberry, C., Ong, W. H., Chin, W. L., & Liu, Y. (2019). Exploring digital architectural heritage in Brunei Darussalam: Towards heritage safeguarding, smart tourism, and interactive education. In 2019 IEEE Fifth International Conference on Multimedia Big Data (BigMM) (pp. 383–390). doi: 10.1109/BigMM.2019.00019. (Link)

News Articles

Keasberry, C., Phan, L. H., Hoon, C. Y., Alam, M., Alas, Y., & Noorashid, N. (2020, December 5). Facing the mental health challenges of COVID-19 in HE. University World News. (Link)

Thesis

Keasberry, C. W. (2017). Teacher perspectives on how social media is changing teacher-student relationships [Doctoral dissertation, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa]. ScholarSpace. (Link)


Conferences and Presentations

Paper Presentations

Boye, S., Lim, M. A., Noor Azam Haji-Othman, & Keasberry, C. (2019, November). Short stay international students in Brunei: An exploratory study of motivations [Conference session]. The 2019 International Conference for the Internationalization of Higher Education Beyond English, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Keasberry, C., & Kirio, C. (2013, April). What are the purported benefits of social media as an instructional tool in ESL learning? [Conference session]. The 18th Annual Teaching, Colleges & Community (TCC) Worldwide Online Conference, Hawai‘i, USA.

Conferences Attended
  • Internationalization of Higher Education Beyond English. Vietnam National University (VNU) and Ha Long University. Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi, Vietnam (November 2019).
  • The 22nd Annual Teaching, Colleges & Community (TCC) Worldwide Online Conference — Changing to Learn, Learning to Change. Hawai‘i, USA (April 2017).
  • The 21st Annual Teaching, Colleges & Community (TCC) Worldwide Online Conference — E-Learning: The More We Get Together. Hawai‘i, USA (April 2016).
  • TCCfx 2014 Mini-Online Conference — Forward to the Future. Hawai‘i, USA (October 2014).
  • The 18th Annual Teaching, Colleges & Community (TCC) Worldwide Online Conference — Emerging Technologies in Education: Best Choices & Current Practices. Hawai‘i, USA (April 2013).
  • The 2nd ASEAN Youth Summit — Empowerment Through Education. Hua Hin, Thailand (October 2009).
  • The China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week & Youth Summer Camp. Guiyang, China (July 2008).
  • The 8th ASEAN University Network (AUN) Educational Forum and Young Speakers Contest — Tertiary Education in ASEAN: Perspectives from Young Leaders. Singapore (May 2006).

Academic Contributions

Professional Experience

  • Liaison Officer, The Brunei-US English Language Enrichment Programme for ASEAN. East-West Center (EWC), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (2012–2017).
  • Program Assistant, Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI). East-West Center (EWC), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (May–June 2015).
  • Liaison Officer and Rapporteur, The 2nd ASEAN University Network Rectors’ Conference and 24th AUN Board of Trustees Meeting. Universiti Brunei Darussalam (January 2009).
  • Liaison Officer and Rapporteur, The 10th ASEAN University Network Educational Forum and Young Speakers Contest. Universiti Brunei Darussalam (May 2008).