Rate My Professor Rosalie Triolo

Dr Rosalie Triolo is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Curriculum Teaching & Inclusive Education within Monash University’s Faculty of Education. For over 25 years until her retirement at the end of 2021, she facilitated the professional learning and practice of specialist History teachers for Australian and overseas schools. Her academic background includes a PhD from Monash University titled '"Our Schools and the War": Victoria’s Education Department and the Great War, 1914-18' (2008), which received the Mollie Holman Doctoral Medal, and a high distinction research MEd on ‘State Schooling and Civic and Citizenship Ideals in Victoria, 1872-1910’ (2000). She was First in Class (Dux) in Archaeology at the University of Melbourne (1979) and held a Victorian Education Department Teaching Scholarship (1978).

Triolo’s research specializations include history education, the history of Australian education, Australian history generally, and World War I, with a focus on the Australian home front. Key publications feature her book ‘Our Schools and the War’ (Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2012), commended in the Victorian Community History Publication Awards, and peer-reviewed articles such as ‘“Beyond 3 Rs”: The Seven Civic and Citizenship Ideals of State Schooling in Victoria, 1872-1910’ (Victorian Historical Journal, 2023), ‘“Doing all that is Possible”: Women State School Teachers, Girls and Preferred Contributions to Victoria’s War Effort, 1914-1918’ (Victorian Historical Journal, 2015), and ‘“Our War and the Pacific”: Allies and Enemies in Victoria’s Education Department Publications, Australia, 1914-18’ (History of Education Review, 2010). She authored widely distributed educational resources, including ‘Schooling, Service and the Great War’ (Department of Veterans’ Affairs, 2014) provided to every Australian secondary school and public library, and ‘Writing and Publishing Local History: A Guide for First-Time Authors and Historical Societies’ (Royal Historical Society of Victoria and Federation of Australian Historical Societies, 2017).

Her impact is evidenced by the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) awarded in 2024 for service to community and school history, and to tertiary education, alongside 20 Monash University Vice-Provost (Teaching) “Purple” commendation letters (2011-2021), Fellowship of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria (2020), Monash Student Association Faculty of Education Outstanding Teaching Award (2014), and Life Membership of the History Teachers’ Association of Victoria (2005). Triolo has served as President of the Federation of Australian Historical Societies (2024–), Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria (2022-2024), President of the History Teachers’ Association of Victoria for six years, and contributed to curriculum development for the Australian Curriculum: History and Victorian History curricula.