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.

Learning to Learn with AI: empowering self-regulated learners in an AI World

Dr Louise Ainscough (Lead), Dr Natasha Matthews, Professor Jason Lodge and partners from University of Melbourne, University of South Australia, University of New South Wales and University of Technology Sydney
$80,644


Embedding Indigenous methodologies and perspectives into research methodology education

Dr Danielle Armour, Associate Professor Katelyn Barney (Co-Lead), Dr Kathleen Mahon, Dr Kate McLay (Co-Lead) and Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
$95,832


Promoting ethical student use of artificial intelligence through interactive dialogue with artificial intelligence

Dr Simon Byrne (Lead), Associate Professor Hassan Khosravi, Dr David Sewell, Tim Magoffin, Julie Oates, and Dr Hayley McMahon, consulting with Professor Lydia Kavanagh, Associate Professor  Rachel Fitzgerald and Isha Chawla
$38,156


AI on Screen: Engaging students through science fiction to explore responsible AI in business and society.

Dr Caitlin Curtis (Lead) – Early Career Teaching Innovation Grant
$12,274


ATLAS: How do we design high-quality open assessment that enables meaningful AI collaboration?

Dr Ree Jordan (Lead), Sean Mitchell (Main Contact), Dr Richard O’Quinn, Dr Stephanie Macmahon
$19,047


Bridging the Gap: An AI-enhanced science toolkit for agricultural, agribusiness, food science and veterinary students

Dr Suresh Krishnasamy (Lead), Associate Professor Anthony Young, Dr Deirdre Mikkelsen, Dr Rajendra Adhikari, Dr Taylor Pini
$63,710


Coding in the Age of AI: Modular credentials for practical readiness

Dr Yadan Luo (Lead; Early Career Teaching Innovation Grant), Dr Mingyuan Lu, Dr Rijia Lin, Associate Professor Hassan Khosravi
$14,279


Enhancing student wellbeing and academic success through an ethical AI-driven feedback digital self-monitoring tool: a pilot project

Associate Professor Fiona Maccallum (Lead), Radhika Tanksale, Rong Han, Dr Olivia Wright, Professor Genevieve Dingle
$130,242


VetIslands: Integrating companion animal data into experiential evidence based veterinary medicine and clinical training

Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes (Co-Lead), Associate Professor Michael Bulmer (Co-Lead), Professor Chiara Palmieri, Associate Professor Wendy Goodwin, Associate Professor Luis Furoya-Kanamori, Professor Joerg Henning, and partners from University of Adelaide and University of Sydney
$70,000


What are we really testing? Transforming the design of written assessments

Associate Professor Helen Marshall (Co-Lead), Dr Maureen Engel (Co-Lead), Dr Allanah Hunt, Dr Bonnie Evans, Dr Taryn Bashford, Dr Amber Gwynne
$38,167


Extending a digital image repository for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learning in health: new contexts, new communities, new disciplines

Dr Jared Miles (Lead), Curtley Nelson, Dr Susannah Brady, Sam Harris, Braelyn Rolfe-Chase
$41,007


Co-designing neuroinclusive curriculum, assessment design and pedagogy through neurodivergent student experiences

Associate Professor Miriam Moeller (Co-Lead), Dr Felipe Retamal Walter (Co-Lead), Dr Jie Wang, Dr Maylis Saigot, Dr Peter Worthy, Associate Professor Gerhard Hoffstaedter, Dr Danielle Burgess, Associate Professor Louise Kuchel, Professor Matthew Davis
$121,130


AI Unsettled: Bias, learning, and Indigenous knowledge in the age of GenAI         

Dr Ren Perkins (Co-Lead), Dr Heena Akbar (Co-Lead), Associate Professor Joan Li (Co-Lead), Dr Condy Canuto (Co-Lead), Associate Professor Katelyn Barney, Louise Ferris, Dr Stephanie Macmahon
$119,048


Clever Conversations: the AI leaning initiative via engagement (ALIVE) program – developing guided assessment design models for student engagement, integrity and learning with AI

Dr Olivia Wright (Lead), Dr Ren Perkins, Dr Aneesha Bakharia, Tim Magoffin, Associate Professor Craig Engstrom, Associate Professor Steven Rynne, Professor Jason Tangen, Professor Janet Wiles
$102,804