Our grant recipients
Read about the projects funded by the UQ Teaching Innovation Grant (TIG) and Early Career Educational Research Grant (ECER) schemes.
The grants allow our teachers to complete projects they are passionate about while contributing to the continued enrichment of teaching and learning and the student experience at UQ.
Early Career Grant Category
Critique as Capability: Designing AI Literacy Assessments to Prevent Deskilling in Student’s Critical Thinking
Dr. Reihaneh Bidar (Lead), Dr. Arosha Weerakoon, Dr. Rob Rouse, Dr. Hanna Glen, Mr. Michael Lin, Ms. Melissa Mitchell.
$14,121
Development of a Generative AI-Driven Avatar Platform to Enhance and Assess Lifestyle Behaviour Change Interviewing Skills
Dr. Riley Brown (Lead), Dr. Olivia Wright, Prof. Jeff Coombes, Prof. Trevor Russell, Rachel Scott, A/Prof. Allison Mandrusiak.
$15,000
Feeling the Future: Transforming student learning through embodied pedagogy and multimodal assessment
Dr. Veronique Richard (Co-Lead), Dr. Dillon Landi (Co-Lead), A/Prof. Carl Woods, Dr. Jessica Lee, Paul Treschman, Prof. Genevieve Healy, Dr. Olivia Wright.
$14,686
The TRANSLATE Project: Translating Rubrics and Assessment in Physiotherapy Education into Navigable Standards for Learning, Action and Transparent Evaluation
Dr. Viana Vuvan (Lead), Dr. Alana Dinsdale, Lauren Cox.
$14,951
Seed Grant Category
The utility of an AI engine in developing critical thinking across student assessment sequences
Dr. Russell Manfield (Lead), Saumya Pareek, A/ Prof. David Morrison, Prof. Tim Miller, Prof. Andrew White.
$15,800
Developing Regional Leadership through Place-Based Education
Dr. Lance Newey (Lead), Dr. Jonathan Staggs, Greg Docwra, A/Prof Sonia Saluja, A/Prof Doogie Whitcombe.
$10,692
From Critique to Revision: Developing Disciplinary Judgement and Editing Skills through AI-Assisted Writing
Dr. Melissa Dickson (Lead), Dr. Emma Simpson-Weber, Dr. Joseph Steinberg, Ms. Amber Forsyth, Dr. Emily Ross.
$7,500
Exploring Text and Avatar AI Practice Partners for Preparing Diverse UQ Students for Oral and Interactive Practice Assessment
A/Prof. Dr. Noriko Iwashita (Co-Lead), Dr. Aparna Hebbani (Co-Lead), A/ Prof. Carmen Mills (Co-Lead), Dr. Olivia Wright (Co-Lead), Ms Zoë Keidge (Co-Lead).
$19,988
What is participation? Mapping security, quality and equity in participative assessment in the Bachelor of Arts
A/ Prof. Lynda Shevellar (Lead), Amber Forsyth and A/Prof. Amy Hubbell.
$19,525
Investing in Game-Based Learning: Empowering Learners Through Meaningful and Authentic Educational Experiences
Dr. Nora Leopardi (Lead), Dr. Venkat Reddy, Dr. Samuel Yick, A/Prof. Devi Mohan, Nara Jones.
$19,892
From Obligation to Opportunity: Re-imagining Ethics Education for Emerging Professionals
Dr. Jim Schirmer (Lead), A/Prof Francesca Bartlett, Dr. Simon Byrne, A/Prof Elizabeth Edwards, Dr. Ren Perkins, Dr. Denis O’Hara, Dr. Jaya Valvoi.
$18,424
A Faculty-Wide Approach to Occupational Violence Education in Work-Integrated Learning
Dr. Sowmya Shetty (Co-Lead), Dr. Jessica Zachar (Co-Lead), Dr. Sepanta Hosseinpour (Co-Lead), Dr. Cindy Tan, Mr. Tim Rixon, Sarah Dahl, Sam Harris, Dr. Olivia Wright, A/Prof. Allison Mandrusiak, Dr. Preetha Thomas, Dr. Rudi Prasad, Penelope Prasad Dr Jessica Zachar.
$20,161
Large Innovation Grant Category
From AI Detection to Evaluating Evidence of Understanding: Scaling Authentic Assessment through AI-Mediated Interviews
Dr. Aneesha Bakharia (Lead), A/Prof Hassan Khosravi, A/Prof Archie Chapman, Dr. Peter Worthy, Dr. Reihaneh Bidar, Alexandra Osika, Dr. Mel Robertson-Dean, A/Prof Michael Bulmer, A/Prof Allison Mandrusiak, Ryan Waters.
$115,000
Racism@UQ: Teaching and Learning Anti-Racism 101
A/Prof Gerhard Hoffstaedter (Co-Lead), Dr. Zoe Staines (Co-Lead), Prof Bronwyn Fredericks, Prof Anne Pattel-Gray, Amber Forsyth, Dr. Jessica Leonard, Dr. Peter Worthy, A/Prof Jacinta O’Hagan, Prof Matthew Davis, A/Prof Remi Ayoko, A/Prof Sonia Roitman, Dr. Felipe Retamal-Walter, Dr. Ren Perkins, Dr. Dorothee Hölscher, A/Prof Andre A. Pekerti, A/Prof Sonia Saluja.
$149,925
Scaling BeMentored: Broadening use cases, expanding platform applicability, and strengthening educator capability for AI supported learning, practice and reflection at UQ and beyond
Prof Genevieve Healy (Lead), Lisa Ulyate, Dr. Ana Goode, Steve Goodwin, Dr. Russell Manfield, A/Prof Paul Gardiner, A/Prof Sjaan Gomersall, Katherine Heseltine, Dr. Olivia Wright, Dr. Jessica Hill, Prof Sheleigh Lawler, A/Prof. Roma Forbes, Rachel Scott, Jane Van Kester.
$49,987
Co-designing a simulated patient training program for adults with intellectual disability to support health professional education
Dr. Tomomi McAuliffe (Co-Lead), A/Prof. Kathy Ellem (Co-Lead), Prof. Rhonda Faragher, Ms Ruth Faragher, Dr. Jessica Hill, Dr. Adrina Penman, Dr. John Drayton, A/Prof. Sonia Saluja.
$111,310
Feedback in the Making: A Co-design Studio Approach for the Age of AI
A/Prof. Christy Noble, A/Prof. Adam la Caze, A/Prof. Lisa Fitzgerald, A/Prof. Allyson Mutch, Prof. Rebecca Olson, Dr. Richard O’Quinn, Lauren Cox, A/Prof. Roma Forbes, Dr. Sophie Michieletto, Dr. Kathleen Mahon, Dr. Frances Shapter, Melissa Mitchell, Margaret Bearman, Naomi Winstone, Kelli Nicola-Richmond, Karen Gravett, Anna Jones, Prof. Kelly Matthews, Lasse X Jensen.
$127,562
Student Experience Suite: AI conversations and cohort briefings for responsive teaching at scale
Prof. Jason Tangen (Lead), Prof. Blake McKimmie, A Prof. Michael Noetel, Prof. Eric Vanman, Dr. Aneesha Bakharia, Dr. Hassan Khosravi, Dr. Louise Ainscough, Dr. Mel Robertson-Dean.
$148,442