This placement offers a meaningful experience while helping you build highly transferable skills valued across many professions, especially those where communicating complex information clearly is essential.
What you will do
As a volunteer in the International Program, you will:
Attend a Classrooms Without Walls information session to learn about the program, the learners you’ll be teaching, and the support available to you.
Complete an online, self-paced training module designed by the Monash Virtual School, accessed via Moodle that introduces key skills needed for effective online teaching and communication.
This training covers:
principles of ethical and inclusive teaching
core pedagogical practices
how to support multilingual learners
teaching in crisis-affected settings
observing learning, assessing understanding and giving constructive feedback
connecting theory to practice through critical reflection
Teach a sequence of 7 online lessons to students whose education has been disrupted by conflict.
For MON2000, the Monash Virtual School counts 1 hour of teaching per lesson and 2 hours of planning per lesson. These allocations are used to calculate your volunteer hours for MON2000 and reflect the typical time commitment needed to prepare and deliver a high-quality learning experience.
Lessons can focus on academic concepts, practical skills, creative interests or simplified explanations of topics you are studying - anything that helps students learn and stay intellectually engaged.
Throughout your placement, you will develop skills in:
Communicating complex ideas clearly
Online presentation and learner engagement
Adaptive, responsive thinking
Reflective practice
Express your interest
To express interest in selecting the Monash Virtual School as your officially recognised volunteering activity, please complete this form.
