ANIM1020 Applied Animal Biology

Dr Suresh Krishnasamy
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability

Course overview

  • Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 1.5-hour tutorial
  • Level: undergraduate first year
  • Size: large (approximately 260 students for lecture; 80 for tutorials)

ANIM1020 introduces students to the basics of animal biology - anatomy. The course delves into the various anatomical systems giving them a foundation for courses in later years.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: traditional lecture–interactive tutorials

The course encourages students to bring their knowledge to the fore and contribute ideas to the lecture and practical material. The material presented is clearly established as an idea and perspective but involves validation of student knowledge

Lecturer's short bio

Suresh is a teaching-focused academic with the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability where he plays a key role in supporting the teaching and learning needs of colleagues and students.

He also partakes in educational research along with curriculum and program design activities at AGFS. He is particularly interested in the transition of first year students from high school and other avenues into undergraduate education.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Monday 8–10am
  • 'Open' weeks: 2, 6, 7
  • Location: Gatton campus. 8178-103
  • Notes: Zoom session is not currently offered, but an exception can be made for OCS participants. Email suresh.krishnasamy@uq.edu.au if required.

Tutorial

  • Days and times: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 3–4:30pm
  • 'Open' weeks: Monday: 6, 7, 8, 12; Tuesday and Wednesday: 3, 6, 7, 8, 12
  • Location: Gatton campus. 8111-117/118
  • Notes: Visitors are welcome to the first 30 minutes of practical classes.

CHEE7103 Chemical Engineering ME Design Project

Professor Tom Rufford
School of Chemical Engineering

Course overview

  • Delivery: 2-hour workshop
  • Level: fifth year, integrated BE/ME
  • Size: small (approximately 30 students)

Capstone chemical engineering design project where teams of 4-5 students design a chemical processing or minerals processing plant.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: project based–team work–specification based grading

In this senior chemical engineering course, I try to create a learning environment that authentically models parts of working as graduate professional engineer. We create topical, relevant design problems for students to solve in teams, then simulate the types of design work they might do as professional engineers.

Course grading criteria are written to provide students transparent agency on how to achieve their personal aims for the course.

Lecturer's short bio

Tom is a T&R academic in the School of Chemical Engineering. He's been teaching chemical and petroleum engineering courses for more than 15 years, and is a registered professional engineer in Queensland (RPEQ).

In teaching, he tries to create learning environments and assessments that provide authentic experiences for professional practice.

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Workshop/design studio

  • Days and times: Wednesday 8–10am
  • 'Open' weeks: 4, 7, 9
  • Location: 78-222
  • Notes: Email t.rufford@uq.edu.au if you are going to visit.

CHEM1004 Chemistry

Dr Suresh Krishnasamy
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability

Course overview

  • Delivery: 2-hour lecture
  • Level: undergraduate first year students
  • Size: large (approximately 180 students)

This course provides an overview of the core concepts of chemistry. Students will understand foundational topics in chemistry, examine its central role in agricultural/environmental contexts, and describe chemical phenomena in both qualitative and quantitative ways.

Experience will be gained in laboratory safety and chemistry procedures. Students will also develop their skills in collecting, analysing, and presenting data/information, and work independently and in small groups.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: active learning–in-class problem solving–discussion

Students are guided through concepts and solving of problems in an interactive manner using an iPad.

Lecturer's short bio

Suresh is a teaching-focused academic with the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability where he plays a key role in supporting the teaching and learning needs of colleagues and students. He also partakes in educational research along with curriculum and program design activities at AGFS.

He is particularly interested in the transition of first year students from high school and other avenues into undergraduate education.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Thursday 9–11am
  • 'Open' weeks: 9, 10–13
  • Location: Gatton 8255-105
  • Notes: Zoom session is not currently offered, but an exception can be made for OCS participants. Email suresh.krishnasamy@uq.edu.au if required.

 

CHEM2060 Intermediate Chemistry 2

Professor Gwen Lawrie
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Course overview

  • Delivery: 3 x 1-hour lectorials weekly, plus combination of workshops and practicals
  • Level: undergraduate second year students
  • Size: medium (approximately 90 students)

This course is required in the chemistry and chemical sciences majors and serves as an elective for students in many other majors and programs. It has a prerequisite of first year chemistry completion.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: multimodal representations–active learning–in-class problem solving–discussion

Students are guided to think about their thinking in chemistry concepts and to build their understanding through modelling processes and formative feedback.

Representational competence and chemical reasoning skills are developed using multimodal resources embedded in activities. I try to provide an inclusive environment for students to participate in learning.

Lecturer's short bio

Gwen Lawrie is a teaching-focused academic. Her research explores instructional design to support self-regulated learning in online environments through multimodal representations and formative feedback.

Gwen is also a Principal Practitioner (Inclusivity) with ITaLI and a Senior Fellow of the HEA.

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Lectorial

  • Days and times: Monday 10–11am, Wednesday 11am–12noon
  • 'Open' weeks: Monday: 1–4, Wednesday: 1, 2, 4
  • Location: Monday: 69-110, Wednesday: 24-s304

Workshop

  • Days and times: Monday 12noon–2pm
  • 'Open' weeks: 3, 4
  • Location: 69-304/5

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CSSE1001 Introduction to Software Engineering

Dr Paul Vrbik
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Course overview

  • Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 1-hour tutorial, 1-hour practical and open help centre
  • Level: undergraduate first year students
  • Size: large (approximately 800 students)

Two parts: Intro Imperative Programming and Object Oriented Programming.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: socratic method–live coding

I motivate class discussion by introducing a problem for which our current toolset is insufficient. I then use the Socractic method to extract pathways forward and build the new tool in real time.

Lecturer's short bio

Teaching-focused academic. Former research is in symbolic computation. Current SOTL interest is academic integrity and computer-based testing.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Tuesday 2–3pm
  • 'Open' weeks: 1–6, 12, 13
  • Location: 50-T203
  • Notes: Week 1 and Week 12 are my personal favourites.

ECON2030 Microeconomic Policy

Professor Ian MacKenzie
School of Economics

Course overview

  • Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 1-hour tutorial
  • Level: undergraduate first/second year students
  • Size: large (approximately 300 students)

Extends microeconomic theory and demonstrates application to microeconomic policy issues; welfare economics, trade practices legislation, tariff policy and public enterprises.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: interactive lectures–collaborative learning tutorials

I focus on in-class games, reward driven participation.

Lecturer's short biography

Ian MacKenzie is a T&R academic with an AAUT award and a UQ citation.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Thursday 10am–12noon 
  • 'Open' weeks: 1–5 
  • Location: 8-139

EDUC3006 Inquiry based pedagogies

Paul Treschman
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences

Course overview

  • Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 2-hour workshop
  • Level: undergraduate third year students
  • Size: small (approximately 40 students)

Through engagement in authentic teaching contexts, this course aims to help pre-service teachers use formative assessment practices to improve their teaching and enhance students’ learning.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: active learning–modelling–visible learning–formative assessment–exploratory–self-regulated feedback–peer feedback

Through experiential teaching and learning processes, these pre-service teachers (PSTs) generate visible evidence of their impact on student learning. Then through engaging in self-regulated, peer, and dialogic feedback processes, these PSTs work together to improve their practices and enhance their students’ learning further.

Lecturer's short bio

Paul is a passionate educator with an interest in activating the students in the feedback and learning process. Paul has 25 years' teaching experience in secondary and tertiary education, and enjoys exploring ways to enhance the translation of pedagogical research into practice to support student learning.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Thursday 8–10am
  • 'Open' weeks: 3, 5, 7, 9
  • Location: 26B-219
  • Notes: This is only a 10 week course because pre-service teachers have a professional experience in Weeks, 11, 12, 13. We are also off-site in a school on the even weeks, which only leaves the odd weeks listed above as on campus.

Workshop

  • Days and times: Thursday 10am–12noon
  • 'Open' weeks: 3, 5, 7, 9
  • Location: UQ Sports Hall

 

EDUC7212 Educational Research Methods

A/Prof Ian Hardy
School of Education

Course overview

  • Delivery: 2-hour contact. Synchronous Zoom and face-to-face
  • Level: postgraduate
  • Size: medium (approximately 240 students)

This course is about conducting education research in a socially responsive, critically conscious and ethically responsible way to help inform education policy and practice.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: active learning–engagement during lectures–student led workshops/tuts

I actively encourage student participation/feedback during lectures. Zoom enables text responses, as well as face-to-face (synchronous). Online component varies between groups online and groups face-to-face.

Lecturer's short bio

A/Prof Ian Hardy researches and teaches educational policy and practice at the School of Education. Recent research has focused upon datafication processes in schools and schooling systems more broadly and Higher Education policy and practice.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Tuesday 4–6pm
  • 'Open' weeks: 1–9, 10–12
  • Location: 63-358
  • Notes: Please let me know when you are visiting and say hello at the start of class.

EDUC3606/EDUC7606 Building Inclusive Secondary Classrooms

Professor Rhonda Faragher
School of Education

Course overview

  • Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 1-hour tutorial
  • Level: postgraduate and undergraduate first year students
  • Size: large combined lecture (approximately 145 students)

EDUC3606 (B.Ed.)/EDUC7606 (MTeach) are designed for pre-service teacher education students to learn how to teach inclusive classes. Various areas of diversity are covered.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: Active learning–interactive lectures–teaching team

Inclusive education is a challenging topic for pre-service teachers and most are anxious about their ability to teach in this complex area of teachers' work. Being a first year course, it is also at a time in their program where many aspects of teachers' work is new.

The course aims to develop confidence and expertise through interactive lectures where content focuses on best practice evidence, interspersed with discussion and modelling.

Lecturer's short bio

Rhonda Faragher is a secondary maths and science teacher by background. She is a T&R academic researching in inclusion and diversity.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Tuesday 12noon–2pm
  • 'Open' weeks: 1–7
  • Location: 63-360

 

ERTH2002 Palaeobiology

Dr Gilbert Price
School of the Environment

Course overview

  • Delivery: 5-hour workshop, half-day field trip
  • Level: undergraduate second year students
  • Size: small (approximately 40-50 students)

The course explores the history of Earth's life, from the dawn of the planet to the present. Students will gain a thorough understanding of the application of the fossil record to contemporary problems in the Earth and Biological Sciences.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: Active learning–flipped classroom–blended learning–hybrid Zoom/F2F

Pre-pandemic, the course was previously very hands-on, combining theory and prac with real physical objects for study in every class. During the pandemic, the course shifted to a blend of online and F2F sessions. The online sessions substitute physical specimens for digital 3D models.

The course can be taught completely online if necessary, but this semester it will be delivered with a hybrid approach that includes 2 live Zoom sessions and one F2F session each week.

The course utilises an external Wordpress-based website for learning, augmented reality, digital 3D models, physcial specimens (rocks and fossils), in-class interactive and live informal quizzes and surveys.

Lecturer's short bio

Gilbert Price is an Associate Professor in the School of the Environment. He is passionate about online learning and his teaching has thrived since the pandemic. His enthusiasm is driven by the challenge of adapting to the online environment (he loves it so much that he even recently started a new blog aimed at helping other lecturers: www.PandemicTeaching.com).

The Planet Earth course has maintained an average SECaT score of ~4.7 for the past several years, including during the peak of the pandemic. He has been awarded several faculty and school-based awards for his teaching efforts.

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Workshop 1

  • Days and times: Tuesday 9–11am
  • 'Open' weeks: 1–6, 8, 9, 10–13
  • Location: 03-228/229

Workshop 2

  • Days and times: Wednesday 9am–12noon
  • 'Open' weeks: 1, 2, 4–8, 10–13
  • Location: 03-228/229

ERTH1000 Planet Earth: The Big Picture

Dr Gilbert Price
School of the Environment

Course overview

  • Delivery: 7-hour workshop, half-day field trip
  • Level: undergraduate first year students
  • Size: medium (approximately 150-200 students)

The course explores concepts as diverse as the origin of the Solar System through to the evolution of life. It will touch on the big geological processes that have shaped our planet, covering topics including plate tectonics, volcanology, earthquakes, natural resources, and climate change.

ERTH1000 is recommended for all students in geology, ecology, biology, marine, environmental science and archaeology, and is also appropriate for anyone who wants to know more about the world they live on. 

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: active learning–blended learning–hybrid Zoom/F2F–Inspera

Pre-pandemic, the course comprised separate lectures and pracs. During the pandemic, the course shifted online virtually without change in general structure (physical prac specimens replaced with digital specimens).

Today, the course can be taught completely online if necessary, but this semester it will be delivered with a hybrid approach that includes 2 live Zoom lectures, one live Zoom prac, and one F2F prac on relevant weeks (same prac as the Zoom one but hands-on with physical teaching materials).

The course utilises Inspera for practicals, digital 3D models, physcial specimens (rocks and fossils), in-class interactive and live informal quizzes and surveys.

Lecturer's short bio

Gilbert Price is an Associate Professor in the School of the Environment. He is passionate about online learning and his teaching has thrived since the pandemic. His enthusiasm is driven by the challenge of adapting to the online environment (he loves it so much that he even recently started a new blog aimed at helping other lecturers: www.PandemicTeaching.com).

The Planet Earth course has maintained an average SECaT score of ~4.7 for the past several years, including during the peak of the pandemic. He has been awarded several faculty and school-based awards for his teaching efforts.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Monday 10am–12noon
  • 'Open' weeks: 1–6, 8, 9, 11–13
  • Location: Zoom

Practical

  • Days and times: Monday, Wednesday 2–5pm
  • 'Open' weeks: Monday: 2, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13; Wednesday: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13
  • Location: 03-228/229

HLTH7316 Critical Appraisal of Research

A/Prof Peter Lewis
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work

Course overview

  • Delivery: 1-hour lecture, 1-hour tutorial, online
  • Level: postgraduate final year research, multidisciplinary course
  • Size: medium (approximately 100 students)

Mulitdisciplinary introductory research course for nursing, midwifery, counselling and the odd other disicpline looking at students creating their own research question and then finding evdience to support practice in this area.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: Online–student centred–learner engagement required

Interactive online tutorials requiring student input and engagement to drive progress.

Lecturer's short bio

Peter is a TF academic who has been at UQ for 6years. He is Director T&L for nursing, midwifery, social work and counselling disciplines.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Monday 8–9am
  • 'Open' weeks: 1–9, 12
  • Location: https://uqz.zoom.us/j/81281536988?from=addon
  • Notes: Week 12 is driven by student questions and not the most engaging session to view.

Tutorial

  • Days and times: Tuesday 8–9am,  4–5pm
  • 'Open' weeks: 1–6, 9, 11–13
  • Location: Zoom links via Blackboard site. Contact Peter for access

LAWS3101 Income Tax Law

A/Prof Thea Voogt
TC Beirne School of Law

Course overview

  • Delivery: 3-hour and 2-hour  lectures, 1-hour tutorial
  • Level: undergraduate final year business students
  • Size: large (approximately 170 students)

Tax law course, accredited by profesional accounting bodies. We make complex Income Tax, Fringe Benefits Tax, GST fun and understandable to prepare students for professional exams after graduating.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: real world–flexible–self-regulated learning–personal experience

Induction resources are key to bridge the discipline and country context divide for my tax law novices, the majority of who are international learners. 75% of them work nearly full-time.

Online resources help them to learn when they can. Daily diary is key. Heavy integration between lectures and TUTs. I foster belonging through sharing engagement data with students. We have fun! Tax is real life!  

Lecturer's short bio

Thea Voogt is a Senior Fellow of the HEA and has won 4 UQ teaching awards. She brings complex Australian-specific legal content to life, proving that tax is never dull. Thea is a chartered accountant.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Tuesday 3–6pm (Weeks 1–6); 3–5pm (Weeks 8–13)
  • 'Open' weeks: 1–7, 10–13
  • Location: 07-234
  • Notes: Email me in advance of attendance at t.voogt@law.uq.edu.au. I'd love to share the materials for that week with you. Say hi when you attend. I value hearing/reading your feedback.

MATH1040 Mathematical Foundations I

Dr Michael Jennings
School of Mathematics and Physics

Course overview

  • Delivery: 3 x 1-hour lectures, 2-hour workshop
  • Level: undergraduate first year students
  • Size: medium (approximately 300 students)

An introductory calculus course which covers fundamental mathematical concepts, useful to students in a wide range of discipline areas. It is the University's equivalent of Queensland high school Mathematical Methods.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: active learning–daily recaps–build on current knowledge–Unidoodle

Maths is learnt by doing. In this course we use UniDoodle, an audience response system which lets students write equations and sketch graphs. This instantaneous feedback allows us to tailor the course appropriately.

Lecturer's short bio

Michael Jennings is an inspirational and dedicated teacher of mathematics at UQ. He teaches large first-year courses and uses his experiences in both secondary and tertiary systems to engage and inspire students.

Michael has won 6 UQ teaching awards as well as 2 national awards. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the UQ College of Peer Observers.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Monday 1–2pm, Thursday 2–3pm
  • Weeks: Monday: 1–9, 11–13; Thursday: 1–9, 10–13
  • Location: 07-222;  https://uqz.zoom.us/j/89024435578
  • Notes: Please introduce yourself before or after the lecture

MATH1050 Mathematical Foundations II

Dr Michael Jennings
School of Mathematics and Physics

Course overview

  • Delivery: 3 x 1-hour lectures, 2-hour workshop
  • Level: undergraduate first year students
  • Size: medium (approximately 150 students)

An introductory course which covers fundamental mathematical concepts, useful to students in a wide range of discipline areas. It is the University's equivalent of Queensland high school Specialist Mathematics.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: active learning–daily recaps–build on current knowledge–Unidoodle

Maths is learnt by doing. In this course we use UniDoodle, an audience response system which lets students write equations and sketch graphs. This instantaneous feedback allows us to tailor the course appropriately.

Lecturer's short bio

Michael Jennings is an inspirational and dedicated teacher of mathematics at UQ. He teaches large first-year courses and uses his experiences in both secondary and tertiary systems to engage and inspire students.

Michael has won 6 UQ teaching awards as well as 2 national awards. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the UQ College of Peer Observers.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Monday 12noon–1pm, Tuesday 11am–12noon
  • 'Open' weeks: 1–7
  • Location: 07-222; https://uqz.zoom.us/j/82368234088
  • Notes: Please introduce yourself before or after the lecture

MATH105 Calculus and Linear Algebra

Dr Poh Hillock
School of Mathematics and Physics

Course overview

  • Delivery: 3 x 1-hour lecture, 2-hour applied class
  • Level: undergraduate first year students
  • Size: large (approximately 800 students)

MATH1051 provides an important foundation in calculus and linear algebra that will prove useful for further studies in pure and applied sciences, engineering, finance or further mathematics pursuits.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: blended learning–face-to-face applied classes–interactive lectures

The course has a large collection of online learning resources and many face-to-face initiatives run during the semester. These include support tutorials, exam revision classes, basic skills workshops.

Lecturer's short bio

Poh received her PhD from The University of Adelaide in the area of Convex Sets with Lattice Point Constraints. More recently, her interests have switched to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in mathematics.

Poh is always on the lookout for practical ideas to help her first year students learn mathematics. Poh has won 3 UQ teaching awards and a national teaching award.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Tuesday 11am–12noon
  • 'Open' weeks: 2–6
  • Location: 49-200

MEDI7100 Pathology for MD students

Dr Suja Pillai
School of Biomedical Sciences

Course overview

  • Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 1-hour practical
  • Level: undergraduate first and second year students
  • Size: large (approximately 300 students)

Pathology is the study of disease, linking basic science with clinical practice. It helps understand how normal body functions are disrupted in illness, guiding diagnosis and treatment through the examination of tissues and organs.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: blended learning online–Zoom interactive lectures/practicals– in person practicals for Metro students

Designed distinct learning objectives which reflect the real-world changes seen in clinical practice by transforming the core learning resources into a series of digital resources such as practical handouts/task sheets.

I used annotating tools like SLICE (image-based online teaching tool) to illustrate pathological concepts in an engaging format, and link these to memorable examples thus helping students to learn and understand a complex subject.

The annotations created with SLICE can be retained for future reference and offer opportunities for students to revisit these resources throughout their careers, fostering lifelong learning and long-term retention

Lecturer's short bio

Dr. Suja Pillai is a distinguished leader in Medical Education and Pathology at the School of Biomedical Sciences. Renowned for her innovative approach to teaching and curriculum development, she has been honoured with multiple prestigious accolades, including the Australian Awards for University Teaching Citation , UQ award for Teaching Excellence, the John Pearn Medallion, and a Higher Education Academy Fellowship.

Driven by a passion for excellence, innovation, and student-centered learning, Dr. Pillai is shaping the future of pathology education, equipping the next generation of healthcare professionals with the expertise to make a meaningful impact in medicine and research.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Monday 1–3pm (Week 7, 11); Wednesday 8–10am (Week 9)
  • 'Open' weeks: 7, 9, 11
  • Location: https://uqz.zoom.us/j/83535455952
  • Notes: Please provide feedback after the session.

MICR2000 Microbiology and Immunology

A/Prof Jack Wang
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Course overview

  • Delivery: 3 x 1-hour lectures, 3-hour practical
  • Level: undergraduate second year students
  • Size: large (approximately 400 students)

Microbiology and Immunology covers foundational concepts in the study of microorganisms. The course content services a number of majors in the biological sciences.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: science communication–laboratory videos–blended learning–case studies

The workshops in this course are very interactive, and feature case-based learning in large classes. The practical sessions are accompanied by a series of laboratory videos to allow students to prepare ahead of time, as the hands-on laboratory skillset is vital for the safe handling of potentially deadly microorganisms that microbiologists work with on a daily basis.

Lecturer's short bio

Jack is a teaching-focused academic in microbiology, and has received UQ teaching awards at the school, faculty, and institutional level as well as a national Citation for Outstanding contribution to student learning. His work focuses on large-scale undergraduate research as well as technology-enabled learning.

He has created a number of original videos and animations for biological sciences education, and leverages these resources to enable science communication to the general public.  

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Monday 9–10am; Tuesday 11am–12noon; Friday 9–10am
  • 'Open' weeks: 1, 3, 4
  • Location: Monday and Friday: 50-T203; Tuesday: 27A-220

POLS3206 Policy Challenges of Asia-Pacific Security

Dr Melissa Curley
School of Political Science and International Studies

Course overview

  • Delivery: 2-hour seminar, writing workshop, pre-recorded lectures
  • Level: undergraduate third year students
  • Size: medium (approximately 75 students)

POLS3206 is a third year elective course in the major/extended major in International Relations. It aims to advance student's knoweldge about Asia-Pacific security issues and explicity teach policy writing skills through Policy Writing Assessment (PWA).

We move to shorter formal lectures and 9 two-hour workshops to allow more peer-to-peer learning and run practitioner led activities to scaffold the aquisition of new writing techniques suited to government and non-profit sectors.

In 2025, we explore the ethical use of AI in the Policy Brief Assessment to help students navigate the utility of AI in workplace settings and the need to validate data.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: academic/practitioner collaboration–interactive problem-based learning–flipped classroom–multi-modal learning activities 

Pre-assigned seminar tasks to focus time in class on group work and interaction. Two specialist Writing Workshops by Public Policy practitioner to help student develop writing skills relevant to governmentt and non-profit organisations.

Lecturer's short bio

Dr Curley is an Associate Professor in International relations and a member of the HEA@UQ network. She is interested in research-led learning in the undergraduate curriculum and faciliating and teaching students how to improve the flexibility of their writing for academic, government and policy environments.

Dr Prudence Brown is an academic with rich practitioner experience. She adapts her professional experience to scholarly frameworks and academic debates to create learning experiences grounded in the real world. She is motivated by a love of learning and a desire to share her knowledge and experience with students and have a real impact on public sector effectiveness. 

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Seminar/workshop

  • Days and times: Wednesday 2–4pm
  • 'Open' weeks: 2, 4–6, 8, 10, 12
  • Location: 32-215
  • Notes: Weeks 2 and 10 are Specialist Writing Workshops linked to students' policy writing assessment (PWA) and are of interest to those exploring academic-practioner learning modes.

MGTS3606 Global Human Resource Management

Dr Miriam Moeller
School of Business

Course overview

  • Delivery: 3-hour seminar
  • Level: undergraduate third year students
  • Size: medium (approximately 160 students)

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of three interrelated aspects of managing in the global workplace. Theme 1: General human resource management (HRM) in the multinational enterprise. Theme 2: Engaging in and supporting global mobility. Theme 3: Building awareness of present and emerging international human resource management trends.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: inclusion–conscious approach–mentors/guest speakers 

Create connections before sharing content. Design interactions for contribution, not just for consumption. Contextualise to audiences for clarity.

Lecturer's short bio

Miriam is an Associate Professor in International Business (T&R). Her vision as an educator rests on emphasising equity, diversity and inclusion across learning experiences.

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Seminar

  • Days and times: Monday 11am–2pm; Friday 8–11am
  • 'Open' weeks: 3, 4
  • Location: 39A-208
  • Notes: Week 3: Global HR and Diversity & Inclusion, Part 1 - Cultural Agility Simulation; Week 4: Global HR and Diversity & Inclusion, Part 2 - Neurodivergence Seminar. Please send me an email for discussion regarding specific weeks beyond 3 and 4.
 

PHTY3250 Physiotherapy Specialties: Cardiothoratics

Dr Allison Mandrusiak
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Course overview

  • Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 1-hour lecture, 2-hour practical/simulation
  • Level: undergraduate third year students
  • Size: medium (approximately 150 students)

PHTY3250 is about helping people who have heart and lung conditions, patients in hospital after surgery, and those who are critically unwell in intensive care.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: blended learning–simulations–practicals–experiential learning 

Historically, cardiothoracics has been an unappealing field, a lesser-known cousin of the more famous sports or musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Students typically don’t envisage a career as a cardiothoracic physiotherapist, clearing phlegm from a patient’s lungs.

This is Allison's challenge – to infuse a ‘breath of fresh air’ into learning about the lungs, and put a pulse into the heart of this course, preparing our future physiotherapists for safe and effective care of patients. 

Lecturer's short bio

A/Prof Allison Mandrusiak breathes fresh life into an historically unpopular area of physiotherapy, and proves that clearing phlegm can be surprisingly fun! Her fresh approach has secured her a number of teaching awards, including UQ, national, and an international (Universitas 21) Teaching Excellence Award.

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Simulation

  • Days and times: Wednesday 10am–12noon, 12:30–2:30pm (pop in during this 2-hour window to see a range of simulation activities)
  • 'Open' weeks: 6, 8, 9
  • Location: 84a-635
 

PSYC2010 Psychology Research Methodology II

A/Prof Courtney von Hippel
School of Psychology

Course overview

  • Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 2-hour tutorial (starting week 2)
  • Level: undergraduate second-year students
  • Size: large (approximately 300 students)

PSYC2010 is a second year statistics course for Psychology students.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: lecture based

Since no one studies Psychology for the statistics, I make concepts relatable by using real-life examples and emphasising how statistics can provide valuable insights in their personal and professional lives.

Lecturer's short bio

A/Prof Courtney von Hippel specialises in research on stigmatised groups, mostly in the workplace. With a focus on real-world applications, her research has significant implications for organisational settings. Her courses consistently receive high ratings from students.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Wednesday 10am–12noon
  • 'Open' weeks: 1, 2, 4–9, 10–13
  • Location: 03-206
  • Notes: Please come and say hi at the beginning of class. I'm happy to chat afterwards or at another time.
 

PSYC2371 The Science of Everyday Thinking

Professor Jason Tangen
School of Psychology

Course overview

  • Delivery: flipped classroom, 3-hour contact
  • Level: undergraduate second year students
  • Size: medium (approximately 130 students)

This course explores the nature of everyday thinking. Why people believe weird things, how to deal with opinion change, and why expectations and emotions skew our judgements.

We examine and debate topics such as subliminal persuasion, paranormal phenomena, alternative medicine, placebos and miracles. You will learn how to evaluate claims, understand why we consistently make the same kinds of "irrational" mistakes, and how to make better decisions.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: flipped-classroom–generative-ai-tutoring– personalised-feedback–adaptive-learning-analytics–interactive-multimedia–evidence-based-assessment–myth-debunking

I flip the classroom; students are given a reading, videos, and practice quiz before a 3-hour weekly contact where we work on reinforcing the content.

I devote class time to live cognitive experiments, AI-guided discussions, and myth-busting challenges. Weekly illusions, memory tests, and data-driven belief-change simulations turn students into scientists of their own minds, sustaining active, evidence-based engagement. There's a 30-minute in-class quiz at the end of the class.

Lecturer's short bio

Professor Jason Tangen is an experienced researcher in cognitive psychology specialising in decision‑making. He integrates innovative AI tools into his teaching to foster active learning, critical thinking, and practical application of complex psychological concepts.

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Workshop

  • Days and times: Wednesday 8–11am
  • 'Open' weeks: 1–9, 10–13
  • Location: 50-S201
  • Notes: If you're keen to come along, email me and I will send you the schedule of topics. I'll also provide the reading/video beforehand so you're familiar with the content.
 

PSYC3042 Psychological Research: Interpretation and Evaluation

A/Prof Stefanie Becker
School of Psychology

Course overview

  • Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 2-hour tutorial
  • Level: undergraduate third year students
  • Size: large (approximately 300 students)

The course teaches methods of experimental psychology, including how to evaluate published research and identify flaws in the design or execution of research projects.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: interactive lectures–practical exercises– tutorial exercises–tutorial group work

Student engagement is encouraged by including exercises in the lectures where students need to demonstrate that they can apply a new concept (transfer).

In addition, some lectures contain a segment called "This week in the media", where I present a research study recently published and discussed in the media, where the students have to figure out what went wrong. This segment usually enjoys high rates of student engagement and demontrates how this course is relevant for everyday life.

Lecturer's short bio

Professor Stefanie Becker is a leading expert in cognitive psychology and neuroscience, with extensive expertise in the subject matter of this course. In addition to her research credentials, she has a strong background in pedagogy and curriculum design, and holds a dual qualification for teaching at the secondary education level.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Thursday 12noon–2pm
  • 'Open' weeks: 1–8, 11
  • Location: 03-206
 

PSYC3020 Measurement in Psychology

Professor Mark Horswill
School of Psychology

Course overview

  • Delivery: 2-hour lecture, 2-hour tutorial
  • Level: undergraduate third year students
  • Size: large (approximately 700 students)

PSYC3020 is a 3rd year core course in psychology, teaching concepts of measurement in psychology and their application.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: interactive lectures–question-focussed–weekly worksheets

PSYC3020 involves a number of evidence-based teaching strategies that leverage psychological research into learning, such as distributed practice, the testing effect, and skill transfer.

Lecturer's short bio

Professor Mark Horswill won the Australian University Teacher of the Year Award 2019 and the international Edx MOOC of the Year 2018 for the UQx course, Crime101x (both awards with Blake McKimmie and Barbara Masser).

This course also won the Reimagine Education Star Awards 2018 (Bronze, Social Sciences) and the 2016 Merlot Classics Award.

Professor Horswill was voted 3rd and 5th in the UQ lecturer of the year contest run by Unijobs.com.au in 2009 and 2008. He has won the UQ award for teaching excellence (individual 2009; group 2016). He is an HEA fellow.

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Lecture

  • Days and times: Wednesday 2–4pm
  • 'Open' weeks: 1, 2, 4–9, 10, 11, 13
  • Location: 42-216
  • Notes: You are welcome to email me your UQ username so I can add you as a guest to our Blackboard Ultra site.

PSYC4191 Improving Human Performance

Professor Mark Horswill
School of Psychology

Course overview

  • Delivery: 4-hour workshop (for 10 weeks)
  • Level: undergraduate fourth year/honours students
  • Size: small (approximately 55 students)

PSYC4191 is a fourth year elective in psychology, covering strategies for improving human performance both via training/education and via system design.

Teaching tools and techniques

  • Keywords: blended learning–Activelearn–question-focussed–interactive demonstrations–weekly quizzes

My approach includes a number of innovations designed to both reduce fail rates to zero and increase student performance and employability. It has resulted in higher grades, high SECaTS, near capacity attendance, as well as excellent student engagement.

Lecturer's short bio

Professor Mark Horswill won the Australian University Teacher of the Year Award 2019 and the international Edx MOOC of the Year 2018 for the UQx course, Crime101x (both awards with Blake McKimmie and Barbara Masser).

This course also won the Reimagine Education Star Awards 2018 (Bronze, Social Sciences) and the 2016 Merlot Classics Award.

Professor Horswill was voted 3rd and 5th in the UQ lecturer of the year contest run by Unijobs.com.au in 2009 and 2008. He has won the UQ award for teaching excellence (individual 2009; group 2016). He is an HEA fellow.

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Workshop

  • Days and times: Friday 12noon–4pm
  • 'Open' weeks: 1–6, 11
  • Location: 47A-249
  • Notes: You are welcome to email me your UQ username so I can add you as a guest to our Blackboard Ultra site.