Monash Warwick Alliance Education Exchange Scheme

Funded by the Monash Warwick Alliance (MWA), the MWA Education Exchange Scheme is managed jointly by the Monash Education Academy (MEA) and Warwick International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA) with the aim of facilitating a minimum of three staff visits in each direction per annum. It has been established to provide academic and professional staff involved in learning and teaching with the opportunity to:

share enhanced and evidence-based practice that supports the student experience;
develop and review innovative educational pedagogical activity;
establish connections to leverage expertise in education across both universities;
build or extend their international profile in education; and
add a learning and teaching dimension to existing research collaborations.

It is recommended that you first contact either the MEA or WIHEA Team to discuss your ideas and receive guidance on the criteria and application process. Applications can be submitted to either institution throughout the year.

MEA, Monash University: mea@monash.edu

WIHEA, University of Warwick: WIHEA@warwick.ac.uk

The Scheme contributes to the costs of a visit, up to a maximum of AUD $12,000 or GBP £6,000 per proposal to be split across both universities. Eligible costs include international and local travel expenses, accommodation, event organisation and publicity.

The scheme is open to academic and professional staff with more than six months remaining on their contracts at the end of the proposed visit. Applicants at all Monash campuses are eligible.

Current exchanges

Digital transformation and AI: Reducing barriers to adoption by educators and envisioning the future of teaching, learning and assessing

Dr Isabel Fischer (Warwick) and Dr Ari Seligmann (Monash)

The focus of this exchange is on how we encourage colleagues to adopt the use of AI in teaching and learning and envision the future of teaching, learning and assessment. Isabel and Ari plan to develop a series of resources (including video and print) for use by colleagues both at Warwick and Monash and more widely. The exchange will provide an opportunity for colleagues to share and benefit from knowledge, approaches, and practices within the two institutions. The project leads have a proven extensive track record of developing and sharing similar materials with the wider community. This mutual exchange provides an opportunity for further discussion, and development of ideas and will also inform the work of the WIHEA AI in Education Learning Circle. There will be opportunities at both institutions for Isabel and Ari to share work with the wider community and liaise with senior leadership.

For more information, please email Isabel Fischer (Isabel.Fischer@warwick.ac.uk)

Trauma-Informed Pedagogies

Dr Helen Nolan (Warwick) and Dr Emily Berger (Monash)

This exchange is very timely given the geo-political context that we are currently in. The exchange and collaboration aim to design and deliver trauma-informed professional learning resources and training for both Warwick and Monash. This project has significant support from the Director of Teaching and Learning and Provost at Monash. Both Helen and Emily are experts in this field and leading a number of initiatives in this area within their research and teaching. This collaboration will enable the creation of a new partnership in this space between Warwick and Monash. The resources and outcomes of the project will be of benefit to colleagues at Warwick, Monash and beyond. There will be opportunities to share practice and experiences at both institutions and again, work in this space will also inform other developments across Warwick including work undertaken by the newly created Compassionate Pedagogies Learning Circle.

For more information, please email Helen Nolan (H.Nolan@warwick.ac.uk)