| | May - 20218IN MY OPINIONA Virtual Classroom ApproachBy Anne-Marie Chase, Head of Curriculum, Monash CollegeIt would be an understatement to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has proved challenging for the education sector. Never before have we seen such disruption to its delivery and pedagogical methods. The face of education has changed dramatically in the past 12 months, with increased domestic and international partnerships and alliances being formed to shape a highly competitive landscape.With Australian borders remaining closed for over a year now, international students have been forced to stay in their home countries and study online.Monash College, the preferred pathway provider to Monash University, Australia's largest university, has a long and successful history of supporting the progression of international students into study and employment. The way we've operated for over 25 years has used a high-touch educational model, transforming lives through our high-quality, face-to-face learning and teaching. This has been supported by a wealth of in-house services, including career counselors, under 18 guardians, psychologists, and academic support staff to help our students on their educational journey.Set against this backdrop, we had the challenge of pivoting from this model to a completely virtual one while retaining the distinctive Monash College experience we're renowned for in only a few weeks as COVID-19 began to spread globally in early 2020.The investments made over a number of years to develop and uplift our digital offering, the existing pedagogical skills of our teaching staff, and the technological infrastructure Anne-Marie Chase
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