Thrive by Five ‘Town Halls’
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From Dec 2020 to May 2021, Monash, in partnership with the Minderoo Foundation, hosted a series of Thrive by Five related Town Hall events. Monash has world leading capabilities in early childhood education, children’s cognitive and brain development and policy reform and better governance. These town hall discussions highlighted the cutting edge Monash research that provides the evidence base to support policy change and innovation across multiple jurisdictions that effect systems change in the Australian early childhood education sector.
Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice
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The Centre of Youth Policy and Education Practice (CYPEP) mission is to connect youth research to policy and practice. Young people are often denied a role in national debates about Australia's future. CYPEP seeks to change the conversation about young people by actively engaging them and the organisations seeking to support them. CYPEP works with policy-makers, educators and youth-focused organisations on research that addresses emerging needs, and that respects and includes young people.
The work of CYPEP, particularly its Australian Youth Barometer, featured in virtually every media outlet in the country in 2021, reaching millions of readers. This work has been positively received nationally and internationally. Locally, CYEPE has also begun providing advice to government and the not-for-profit sector seeking to improve the life outcomes of young people.
Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership
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The Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership is dedicated to building better leaders. It offers a variety of leadership programs, covering different topics, sectors and levels of immersion. By sharpening critical reasoning and ethical thinking, it has been helping high-level decision-makers since 1993 to better see the bigger picture on any issue they face. The Centre is Monash University, The Myer Foundation and Vincent Fairfax Ethics in Leadership Foundation working in partnership. Programs offered by Cranlana include The Colloquium, Vincent Fairfax Fellowship, Executive Ethics, and the Customised Ethics Programs.
Monash University Volunteer Program (MUVP)
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Founded by Monash Malaysia Students, The Monash University Volunteer Program (MUVP) is mission to provide an opportunity for students to volunteer and inspire students to make a difference in the society through Community Development programs and Non Governmental Organisation Collaboration (NGOC) programs. In 2021, despite COVID restrictions, Volunteers conducted online teaching sessions for children and teens, in collaboration with UNHCR Manna House Learning Centre, Trinity Community Children Home, and HOPE Worldwide, Shelter Refugee Home.
Low-tech solutions to remote learning during COVID-19
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In a collaborative project with local NGO, Global Development and Research Initiative (GDRI), Monash Business School developed a set of audio lessons using an Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) methodology – a method that allows learners to stop and react to questions and exercises through verbal response and to engage in physical and intellectual activities with a ‘special helper’, such as an adult household member, while the program is ‘on the air’. They delivered these lessons to children in grades two to four over 15 weeks via basic mobile phones using the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system. This programme is widely accessible as basic mobile phone penetration rate in rural Bangladesh is significantly higher, close to 95%, than other one-way technologies such as radio and television.
TeachSpace
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Created by Monash Education, TeachSpace is a place for teachers to continue to learn. It provides resources, case studies and handy tips for the classroom. From easily accessible articles and videos to deeper dives for educational leaders, all the materials are based on the latest research from specialist educators from Monash. In 2021, this included over 15 articles covering topics such as Teaching & learning; Science, maths & STEM; Health & Physical Education; Early childhood; Inclusive education; Development & behaviour; Wellbeing; and Educational leadership.