Modules

BUILD YOUR SKILLS WITH MEA MODULES

Modules are flexible, self-paced learning activities developed by the Monash Education Academy (MEA) to support you in growing your teaching practice. Each module explores a contemporary topic and offers practical strategies to help you respond to current challenges in higher education.

As part of Monash’s recognised professional learning activities, completing these modules offer teaching staff the opportunity to earn between 3 to 6 points of recognised professional learning.

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TEACHING

Teaching at Monash

Get practical guidance on Monash teaching expectations, key policies for assessment and student support, and the core systems you’ll use – so you know what to do, where to find it, and who to ask.

3 points

Supporting academic integrity in your teaching

Support students to use information ethically and responsibly. Learn how to prevent, detect, and respond to common breaches.

6 points

Enhance your teaching with Feed Forward

Discover the power of feedback and how incorporating it can revolutionise your classroom. Implement Feedforward to collect early student insights, and develop and implement a tailored improvement plan.

6 points

ASSESSMENT AND FEEDBACK

Essentials of contemporary assessment

Create assessment experiences that go beyond measuring outcomes – helping students grow as autonomous learners. Learn practical strategies and reimagine one of your own assessments from a fresh perspective.

3 points

Fundamentals to programmatic approaches to assessment

Rethink your assessments and explore how they can support student learning across the course. Design with purpose, strengthen curriculum links, and foster student development over time.

6 points

Assessment feedback for learning

Make assessment feedback more meaningful, actionable, and effective for student learning. Explore new approaches and apply evidence-based strategies to enhance your impact.

6 points

Oral assessments: Principles and practice

Master the art of designing and delivering oral assessments that are both impactful and equitable.

6 points

Giving feedback on students’ academic writing

Enhance your ability to give feedback that students can actually use. Learn to spot key writing issues, respond with clarity, and build students’ confidence as academic writers.

6 points

Design authentic assessments

Design meaningful, real-world assessments that bridge theory and practice with practical strategies to create authentic, engaging, and outcome-aligned tasks.

6 points

Effective rubrics

Create clear, aligned, and effective rubrics that enhance student learning, support feedback, and ensure consistency in assessment.

6 points

DESIGN FOR LEARNING

Design active synchronous learning

Discover practical strategies to create engaging, inclusive synchronous learning experiences across online, on-campus, and hybrid environments.

6 points

TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT LEARNING

Moodle essentials

Whether you're a novice or an experienced user, this module ensures you're ready to create engaging Moodle units tailored to your needs.

6 points

Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Explore how AI is reshaping the way we work, learn, and create – and what it means to use it responsibly. Build practical skills to engage with AI tools confidently, critically, and transparently in your own practice.

6 points

INCLUSIVE PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTS

Mental health basics for educators at Monash

Understand common mental health challenges that may arise for students.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

New academic leader program

This program will engage and assist you to meet the day-to-day challenges of academic leadership.

Monash Leadership and Development Team

Emerging academic leaders

This module will enable you to expand your intellectual and practical concepts around academic leader roles at Monash.

Monash Leadership and Development Team

Leadership masterclass series

Aimed at senior academic and professional staff to develop their skills and mindset, gaining advice from experts & forming networks.

Monash Leadership and Development Team

Inclusive leadership

This program is designed to provide leaders, managers and supervisors with the skills that promote inclusive leadership.

Monash Leadership and Development Team

Management essentials

This module provides new & aspiring managers with the necessary skills to confidently transition to the role of Manager.

Monash Leadership and Development Team

Winning presentations

The program focuses on a complete pathway to deliver a winning presentation.

Monash Leadership and Development Team

Impact through influence

This program is for aspiring academic leaders who want to build their impact.

Monash Leadership and Development Team

Senior women's shadowing program

This program provides an opportunity for our senior leadership to foster an inclusive community.

Monash Leadership and Development Team

Leading labs

This program highlights the essential skills required for leading a successful lab.

Monash Leadership and Development Team

TEACHING EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

Teaching Excellence Program (TEP)

This program is only offered to academic staff for whom TEP is a requirement as part of their probation or contractual conditions of the University.

(Formerly known as Foundations of Effective Teaching)

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