Educators Leading Electrical Curriculum and Teaching Research Opportunities (ELECTRO)
Education in Electrical Engineering: Rethinking how we teach the next generation of Engineers
The Education Research Group is reimagining how engineering is taught, learned and applied. As classes grow larger and technology transforms society, we face a crucial question: how do we deliver world-class education at scale while ensuring every student gets the feedback and support they need to succeed?
Our mission is clear: to elevate engineering education through innovative technology, evidence-based pedagogy, automation and scalable assessment methods. By doing so, we not only lift student outcomes across diverse backgrounds but also give staff the tools to teach more effectively and sustainably.
Our Research Focus
Our work spans three interconnected areas:
- Innovative Pedagogy: Exploring active learning and other evidence-based teaching methods that help students from diverse backgrounds such as neurodiverse learners, first-generation students, low-SES, international, and female students to thrive. We also work with faculty to develop strategies that support effective, inclusive teaching for all.
- Scalable Teaching: Developing semi-automated tools that deliver timely, personalised feedback, helping students reflect, revise and improve in real time.
- Educational Technology: Designing and evaluating platforms that support quality technical education for large cohorts without overloading staff.
Why Our Research Matters
Traditional assessment is struggling to keep up with rising student numbers and declining attendance. Feedback often arrives too late and staff workloads keep climbing. Our research tackles these challenges by:
- Reconciling threshold-based assessments with competency-focused models that better reflect professional standards.
- Harnessing AI and automation to deliver authentic, cost-effective feedback at scale.
This is about more than efficiency; it’s about making learning more inclusive, engaging and impactful for real-world applications.
Our Research Applications, Collaborations and Impact
Collaboration drives our work. From a Monash Warwick Alliance project on scalable automated feedback to partnerships with biomedical researchers on assistive technology for stroke survivors, our research extends across disciplines and into real-world applications. The FLUX system, born from our group, is now used across Monash and beyond, demonstrating how education research can spark change at scale.
Fundamentally, our research is about possibility: allowing every student to thrive, while building an education system that is sustainable, innovative and ready for the future of engineering.