Jennifer Munday

Professorial Staff

Associate Professor Jennifer Munday

PhD; MA(VPA); Grad Dip Ed (Media); Grad Dip Ed (VPA); Dip Mus; ATCL

Associate Head (Research and External Engagement) / Associate Professor
Albury / Wodonga
Building 763 Room 142

Dr Jennifer Munday is an Associate Professor teaching in the disciplines of Creative Arts and Technology. Jennifer's academic work and contribution are focused on making an impact on a regional, national and global level (University Strategy). She has built a reputation within and beyond the Charles Sturt University community as progressive in online, flexible, and distance education. Her contributions include publication and investigation in the scholarship of teaching in online learning, particularly in regard to the value of ePortfolios and reflective practice. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Jennifer leads or co-leads the following research groups:

  • Mayday Hills research group: Charles Sturt collaboration with Southern Cross University: The former Beechworth Lunatic Asylum still retains a 'sense of place' despite it's interesting history. The project includes arts-based research, history, genealogy, women and mental health, and emotional geography. The research group collaborate with academics and technical staff from the School of Social Work & the Arts to enhance a virtual tour website of Mayday Hills and Beechworth Cemetery.
  • Creative Practice Circle research group:Jenni is a founding member of the researcd group which comprises mid-career, early-career, and research Higher Degree students engaged in Creative Practice research. Their theme in 2024 and 2026 is Cries from the Anthropocene
  • Curriculum & Pedagogy research group supported by the Sturt Scheme, Jenni has been engaged in several research projects.

Jennifer is on the Editorial Board for the AAEEBL ePortfolio Review (AePR), which is the magazine of the Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning, in 2024 the Creative Practice Circle will launch their new journal The Journal of Creative Practice Research. She is also a member of both Writers Victoria and Melbourne Writers Theatre.

Jennifer is engaged in the following types of research:

  1. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, particularly in regard to Distance and Online learning and practice-based subjects.
  2. Cross University cross-disciplinary research: MayDay Hills Research: The former Beechworth Lunatic Asylum research includes arts-based research, history, genealogy, women and mental health, and emotional geography. The research group publish in a variety of non-traditional ways including exhibitions and website creation:
  3. Creative practice. Jenni is co-lead of the Creative Practice Circle Research Group. 2024-2026 they will launch their new journal Journal of Creative Practice Research; undertake professional development with Margaret Woodward; and launch their 3rd online exhibition of creative works on the theme Cries from the Anthropocene.

EMT302 Understanding and Using New Technologies.

Bachelor of Education (Birth-5 years); Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood & Primary). The subject examines trends, issues and ideas that underpin learning and communication through new technologies, particularly in the Early Years environment.

EMT411 Using ICT with Children

Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood & Primary): The subject examines pedagogies, trends, and issues that underpin learning and communication through new digital technologies in the preschool and primary classroom.

EMA305 Thinking and Learning through the Arts in Early Childhood

Bachelor of Education (Birth – 5 years): In this subject the students gain an authentic understanding of the arts as expressive languages through exploration of visual art, media art, music, drama, construction and movement. Students also research into the impact of an arts rich curriculum on children's development and learning.

  • Recipient (with Dr A Watts, and Dr E Clark) of the International Award for Excellence for Volume 16 of The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum, with the article, “Collections from the Asylum: Past Lives, Present Tense,” https://onmuseums.com/journal/awards
  • Arts residency in 2024, The Old Schoolhouse, Hrisey Island, Iceland.
  • Managing editor for Journal of Creative Practice Research
  • ArtsIceland residency in 2022: Ísafjörður – Postcards from the Westfjords
  • UARCTIC Thematic Network: Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity. https://www.facebook.com/groups/teachereducationforsocialjusticeanddiversity
  • International Visiting Scholar 2018, Shanghai Open University
  • Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy. 2015.
  • Member of Writers Victoria and Melbourne Writers Theatre