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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Jess Co currently works as a senior lecturer in the Department of Management at the Monash Business School.
Jess has 30 years of university teaching experience specialising in management, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation across universities in Australia (University of Southern Queensland), the UK (University of Reading, Oxford Brookes University and University of Greenwich), South Africa (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Sweden (Vaxjo University, now Linnaeus University) and the Philippines (De La Salle University).
Before joining the Department of Management, she worked as an educational designer with the Monash Business School's Teaching and Learning Team. She brings years of experience in curriculum and materials development and has taught in face to face, blended and fully online modes.
She is also a fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Research interests
entrepreneurship education
ethnic, youth, immigrant and social entrepreneurship
use of technology in education
gamification and simulations
Note: Jess publishes under her maiden name - Dr Mary Jesselyn Co.
Monash teaching commitment
MGC1010 - Introduction to Management
MGB3684 - Business Strategy
BEX2030 - Social Business: Principles and Practices
Research area keywords
- entrepreneurship
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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Catch me before I fail: An Early Intervention Framework to Improve At-Risk Students’ Academic Performance, Engagement and Unit Retention Rates.
Kaur, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mitchell, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Tojib, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Cui, T. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Luu, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Li, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Goh, T. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Wei Leong, K. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Subban, P. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Brooks, R. (Associate Investigator (AI))
Monash University – Internal University Contribution
3/01/22 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
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Bridging the skills gap: using AI to enhance professional communication and job application readiness in higher education
Mitchell, B. & Co, J., Dec 2025, HETL Frontiers, 3, 2, p. 42-45 4 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article › Other
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Exploring students' perceptions and emotional responses to video and written feedback
Co, M. J., Fenton, A., Mitchell, B. & Murphy, P., Nov 2024, Proceedings ASCILITE 2024: Navigating the Terrain: Emerging frontiers in learning spaces, pedagogies, and technologies. Cochrane, T., Narayan, V., Bone, E., Deneen, C., Saligari, M., Tregloan, K. & Vanderburg, R. (eds.). Melbourne Vic Australia: Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other › peer-review
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Game-changing education: assessing the influence of gamification on student engagement and academic achievement in higher education
Mitchell, B. & Co, J., 2024, p. 32. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Level up: unlocking student engagement through gamification
Mitchell, B. & Co, M. J., 2024, ASCILITE 2024: Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) conference. Cochrane, T., Narayan, V., Bone, E., Deneen, C., Saligari, M., Tregloan, K. & Vanderburg, R. (eds.). Australia: Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other › peer-review
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The impact of implementing gamification elements on motivation, engagement and academic achievement
Mitchell, B. & Co, M. J., 2024, Proceedings of the International Conference on Education Research 2024. Boosey, M. & Hosseini, R. (eds.). 1st ed. UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Ltd, p. 184-193 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Other › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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2024 Dean's Award for Innovation In Learning and Teaching
Mitchell, B. (Recipient) & Mitchell, J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) 2023 Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
Mitchell, J. (Recipient), 27 Feb 2024
Prize: National/international honour
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BERG Research Grant
Mitchell, B. (Recipient) & Co, J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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BERG Research Grant
Mitchell, B. (Recipient), Smith, C. (Recipient) & Co, J. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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BERG Research Grant
Mitchell, B. (Recipient), Co, J. (Recipient) & Powell, L. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 1 Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Using AI in the SoTL Research Process: Methods, Tools and Practices
Buckingham Shum, S. J. (Invited speaker), Pretorius, L. (Invited speaker), Howard, J. (Invited speaker), Houssami, S. (Invited speaker) & Mitchell, J. (Organiser)
18 Sept 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course