Open courses in Semester 2 2023

AGRC1041 Cell and Tissue Biology for Agriculture and Veterinary Science

Associate Professor Deanne Whitworth
School of Veterinary Science

Course overview

• Delivery: 3 x 1 hour lectures and 2–hour practicals
• Level: undergraduate first year students
• Size: large (approximately150-170) - mostly BVSc.

AGRC1041 is a biomedical science course that integrates the structure of cells and tissues with their function.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: Traditional lectures; digital platform (VetCloud); virtual microscopy

AGRC1041 is delivered using a mixed platform of online and face-to-face teaching. How current research informs the content of the course will be discussed. Clinical examples that demonstrate the applicability of the course material will be given to help engage students in their learning.

Lecturer's short bio

Dr Whitworth is a T&R academic in the School of Veterinary Science with research interests in the biology and therapeutic applications of stem cells, and developmental biology in marsupials and monotremes.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Wednesday 10am–12noon
• 'Open' weeks: 1, 3-5, 7, 8
• Location or Zoom link: Gatton Campus, 8117-103.

Practical

• Days and times: Wednesday 2–4pm
• 'Open' weeks: 3-7, 10-13
• Location or Zoom link: Gatton Campus, 8106-213.

ANIM1020 Applied Animal Biology

Suresh Krishnasamy
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour lecture and a 3-hour practical
• Level: undergraduate first year students
• Size: large (300) for lectures, small (30) for practical.

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: interactive lectures; collaborative; self-directed learning practicals

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

Lecturer's short bio

Suresh is a teaching focussed academic at 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: Friday 1–3pm
• 'Open' weeks: 2-12
• Location or Zoom link: Gatton Campus, 8255-105.

Practical

• Days and times: Thursday 9am–12noon and 1–4pm
• 'Open' weeks: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
• Location: Gatton Campus, 8150-140
• Notes: Closed in leather shoes are required to be worn.

CHEM2060 Intermediate Chemistry 2

Professor Gwen Lawrie
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Course overview

• Delivery: 3-hour lectorials weekly and a combination of workshops and practicals
• Level: undergraduate second year students
• Size: medium - approximately 70.

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

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: Multimodal representations; active learning; in-class problem solving and discussion.

Students are guided to consider 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. 

Lecturer's short bio

Gwen Lawrie is a teaching-focussed 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 (Inclusive Teaching) with ITaLI and a Senior Fellow of the HEA.

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Lectorial

• Days and times: Monday 2–3pm, Wednesday 9–10am
• 'Open' weeks: Mondays 1-4, Wednesdays 1-3
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 14-132. 

Workshop

• Days and times: 8–10am
• 'Open' weeks: 1, 3
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 69-315/316. 

ECON1020 Introductory Macroeconomics

Dr Terence Yeo
School of Economics

Course overview

• Delivery: blended course with EdX modules and weekly 2-hour workshops
• Level: undergraduate first year students
• Size: large - approximately 400.

This class examines the functioning of the local economy with the international economy. Topics include Gross Domestic Product (GDP), unemployment and inflation, interest rates, investment, government expenditure, taxation policies, and balance of payments. Alternative macroeconomic theories and models are also examined.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: Active Learning; interactive workshops

This class focuses on an in-class discussion of the application of economic theory/models to contemporary events. In-class online surveys (UQPoll, Padlet) are used to encourage student participation.

Lecturer's short bio

Terence Yeo is a teaching focused academic with the School of Economics.

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Lecture/workshop

• Days and times: Thursday 10am–12noon
• 'Open' weeks: 3-6, 8-12
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 50-T203. 

ECON2030 Microeconomic Policy

Associate Professor Ian MacKenzie
School of Economics

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour lecture and 1-hour tutorials
• Level: first and second year undergradraduate students
• Size: large - 300.

This class extends microeconomic theory and demonstrates its application to microeconomic policies; welfare economics, trade practices legislation, tariff policy, and public enterprises.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: interactive lectures; collaborative learning tutorials.

This class uses in-class games and reward driven participation.

Lecturer's short bio

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

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Lecture

• Days and times: Wednesday 12noon–2pm
• 'Open' weeks: 2, 3, 5-12
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 63-348. 

EDUC7059 Foundation of the Science of Learning

Dr Stephanie Macmahon
School of Education

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour lecture/workshop
• Level: postgraduate students
• Size: small - approximately 30.

This course explores the philosophical underpinnings and key ideas from the science of learning and how the principles can be effectively applied into practice in diverse learning contexts.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: active learning; hybrid; collaborative; reflective of the science of learning principles; student engagement; application to practice

Flipped approach that encourages independent and collaborative online engagement, with emphasis on applying learning into diverse contexts.

Lecturer's short biography

Stephanie is a lecturer in the School of Education with 20 years experience as a school educator and 9 years in tertiary education. As the Science of Learning Field of Study Coordinator and Program Director for the UQ Learning Lab, Steph engages in the multi-disciplinary literature examining how people learn, the factors that affect learning, and how this evidence can be applied into pedagogical practice in school, higher education, and adult learning contexts, drawing on her extensive experience in a range of education environments.

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Lecture/ workshop

• Days and times: Wednesday 4–6pm
• 'Open' weeks: 2, 3, 5-12
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 11A-131 or Zoom (link provided upon registration).  

EDUC7212 Educational Research Methods

Associate Professor Ian Hardy
School of Education

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour contact (Zoom and in-person)
• Level: postgraduate students
• Size: medium - approximately 130.

This course is about conducting education research in a socially responsive, critically conscious, and ethically responsible ways 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. Components vary between online and inperson groups.

Lecturer's short bio

Associate Professor 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.

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Contact

• Days and times: Tuesday 4–6pm
• 'Open' weeks: 2-13
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 13-242/243 or Zoom (link provided upon registration).

ERTH2002 Palaeobiology

Dr Gilbert Price
School of the Environment

Course overview

• Delivery: 5-hours contact per week and a half-day fieldtrip
• Level: undergraduate second year students
• Size: small - 40-50.

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 and in-person; students as partners 

Pre-pandemic the course was hands-on, combining theory and practicals with physical objects for study. During the pandemic, the course shifted to blended online and in person sessions. The online sessions substitute physical specimens for digital 3D models and the course can be taught completely online if necessary. This semester it will be delivered with a hybrid approach that includes two live Zoom sessions and one in-person weekly session. The course utilises an external Wordpress-based website for learning, augmented reality, digital 3D models, physcial specimens (rocks and fossils), in-class interactivity, 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; visit his blog aimed at helping other lecturers: www.PandemicTeaching.com. The Planet Earth course has maintained an average SECaT score of ~4.7 for 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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Contact

• Days and times: Tuesday 8–10am (Zoom), Wednesday 9–11am (in-person)
• 'Open' weeks: Tuesdays 1, 2, 9, 10-13, Wednesdays 1, 2, 9, 11-13
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 03-228/229 or Zoom (link provided upon registration). 

ERTH1000 Planet Earth: The Big Picture

Dr Gilbert Price
School of the Environment

Course overview

• Delivery: 7-hours contact per week and a full day fieldtrip
• Level: undergraduate first year students
• Size: medium - 150-200.

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 studies, and environmental science and archaeology, and is appropriate for anyone wanting to know more about planet Earth.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: active learning; blended learning; hybrid Zoom/in-person; Inspera

Pre-pandemic, the course comprised of separate lectures and practicals. During the pandemic, the course shifted online without change to its structure (physical practical specimens werereplaced with digital specimens). Today, the course can be taught completely in online if necessary, but this semester it is delivered in hybrid mode including two live Zoom lectures, one live Zoom practical, and one in-person practical on relevant weeks (this is the same as the Zoom practical but hands-on with physical teaching materials). The course utilises Inspera for practicals, digital 3D models, physcial specimens (rocks and fossils), in-class interactivity, 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; visit his blog aimed at helping other lecturers: www.PandemicTeaching.com. The Planet Earth course has maintained an average SECaT score of ~4.7 for 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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Contact - Lecture

• Days and times: Monday 11am–12noon, Tuesday 12noon–1pm
• 'Open' weeks: 1-4, 8, 9, 11-13
• Location: Zoom (link provided upon registration)

Contact - Practical

• Days and times: Tuesday 2–4pm (Zoom), Thursday 9am–12noon (in-person)
• 'Open' weeks: 3-6, 8, 10-11, 13
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 03-228/229 or Zoom (link provided upon registration).

LAWS5189 Introduction to Islamic Law

Prof Ann Black
TC Beirne School of Law

Course overview

• Delivery: 1-hour recorded and a 2-hour seminar (first hour content-driven and second hour involves a discussion and/or application)
• Level: final year elective
• Size: medium - 50–80.

This course aims to make sense of Islamic law for Australian lawyers: its distinctive legal methodology, sources, and substantive laws (i.e. criminal, family, evidence, inheritance, commerce). It highlights the diversity in interpretation and application of Islamic law across the world and in Australia.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: Blended; student assessment tasks informs course learning; draws on students' expertise.

Assessment (e-Posters and Group Videos for 2023) is integral, not separate from, the in-class learning process. The course draws on current events to make content relateable and virtually takes students to courts in Iran and Nigeria. It involves, not just instructs, students in the application of the law.

Lecturer's short bio

Anne is Profesor of Law (T&R) who values teaching equally with research and ensures her teaching is informed by research. Her elective courses are comparative: drawing on Asian, Islamic, and other legal systems and contextual ways of experiencing law.

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Seminar

• Days and times: Monday 10am–12noon
• 'Open' weeks: 1-9, 11, 12
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 01-W332.

LAWS3101 Income Tax Law

Dr Thea Voogt
TC Beirne School of Law

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour weekly lectures in-person and a 1-hour tutorial
• Level: undergraduate final year business students
• Size: large - approximately 15

LAWS3101 is a tax law course that is accredited by profesional accounting bodies. We make complex Income Tax, Fringe Benefits Tax, and GST fun and understandable to prepare students for professional exams after graduating.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: flexible; self-regulated learning; team teaching-engagement data.

Induction resources are key to bridging the discipline and country divide for my tax law novice. This course has a majority of international learners; 75% of them work nearly fulltime. Online resources help them to learn when they can. Daily diary is key. Heavy integration between lectures and Tutorials. I foster belonging through sharing engagement data with students. 

Lecturer's short bio

Dr Thea Voogt is a Senior Fellow of the HEA and has won four 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 12noon–2pm
• 'Open' weeks: Tutorial (class 2) 2, 7, 9 11-13
• Location: 07-222. 

Tutorial.

• Days and times: Wednesday 3–4pm
• 'Open' weeks: 2, 7, 9-13
• Location: Zoom (link provided upon registration)
• Notes: email t.voogt@law.uq.edu.au for the meeting ID.

MATH1040 Mathematical Foundations I

Mr Michael Jennings
School of Mathematics and Physics

Course overview

• Delivery: 3 x 1-hour lecture and a 2-hour workshop
• Level: undergraduate students
• Size: medium - 150.

An introductory calculus course which covers fundamental mathematical concepts and is 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 five UQ teaching awards as well as two national awards. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Monday 9–10am, Thursday 9–10am
• 'Open' weeks: 1-9, 10-12
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 07-222, Thursday 01-E109. 

MATH1050 Mathematical Foundations 11

Mr Michael Jennings
School of Mathematics and Physics

Course overview

• Delivery: 3 x 1 hour lectures and 2-hour workshops
• Level: undergraduate students
• Size: medium - 150.

An introductory course which covers fundamental mathematical concepts and is 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 five UQ teaching awards as well as two national awards. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Tuesday 9–10am, Friday 11am–12noon
• 'Open' weeks: 1-6
• Location: St Lucia campus, 07-234.

MICR2000 Microbiology & Immunology

Associate Professor Jack Wang
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Course overview

• Delivery: 3 x 1-hour lectures and 3-hour practicals
• Level: undergraduate second year students
• Size: large - approximately 400.

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 daily.

Lecturer's short bio

Dr Wang is a teaching-focused academic in microbiology and has received UQ teaching awards at the School, Faculty, and institutional levels 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 11am–12noon, Wednesday 12noon–1pm
• 'Open' weeks: 1-4, 6-13
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 50-T203.

POLS3206 Policy Challenges of Asia-Pacific Security

Dr Melissa Curley
School of Political Science and International Studies

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour seminars, writing workshops, and pre-recorded lectures
• Level: undergraduate third year students
• Size: medium - approximately 65.

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 teaching policy writing skills through Policy Writing Assessment (PWA).

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 a Public Policy practitioner to help students develop writing skills relevant to governmentt and non-profit organisations.

Lecturer's short bio

Dr Curley is a Senior Lecturer in International relations and a member of the HEA@UQ network. She is interested in research-led learning in the undergraduate curriculum, faciliating, and teaching students 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 expertise 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 to impact public sector effectiveness.

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Seminar/Workshop

• Days and times: Wednesday 10am–12noon
• Weeks: 2-3, 5-6, 8-10, 12
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 03-329
• Notes: weeks 2 and 10 are Specialist Writing Workshops linked to students' policy writing assessment (PWA).

MGTS7610 Management Communication

Dr Kate Power
Business School

Course overview

• Delivery: 1-hour online learning module and 2-hour tutorials
• Level: Masters' (first year) students
• Size: large - approximately 700 but 30 per tutorial.

MGTS7610 introduces students to academic and business communication (some theory but mostly practice)

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: Learning cycle; presentation & deconstruction of sample texts (online learning module); text types (tutorial).

The shift from 2L1T to 1L (online learning module) 2T was new in Semester 2, 2022 and was designed to  maximise the use of affordances of online learning; and increase engagement/participation by spending more time in smaller classes (tutorials).

Lecturer's short bio

Kate Power was a teaching-focused academic at UBC for 7 years before accepting a T&R position at UQ. She is a critical discourse analyst, with particular expertise in academic writing and teaching English to Additional Language students.

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Tutorial

• Days and times: RISE online learning module available at any time
• 'Open' weeks: 2-12 
• Notes: due to changes in the course's management Dr Power will no longer teach tutorials. All live classes are taught by tutors, so instead of class visits, Dr Power is happy to share tutorial materials with her UQ colleagues.

PSYC3020 Measurement in Psychology

Professor Mark Horswill
School of Psychology

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour lecture workshop and 2-hour tutorials
• Level: undergraduate third year students
• Size: large - 500.

PSYC3020 is a UQ2U course and is the capstone course for psychology majors. It is a mandatory core course, covering measurement theory and practice in psychology.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: blended learning; active learning; question-focussed; participation points; weekly quizzes; interactive demonstrations.

Professor Horswill's 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, and outstanding 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 third and fifth 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) and is a HEA fellow.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Wednesday 10am–12noon
• 'Open' weeks: 1-3, 5-13
• Notes (optional): email your UQ username via the link below.

PHTY2220 Musculoskeletal IB (Lumbar Spine and Pelvis)

Dr Roma Forbes
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour weekly lecture, 1 hour of video skills, and 2 hours of practical studies
• Level: undergraduate second year students
• Size: medium - approximately 130.

PHTY2220 centres on students becoming patient-centred physiotherapists in the effective management of people with lower back, pelvic conditions, and those experiencing persistent pain.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: Blended learning; consumer focused learning; vicarious learning; practical learning.

Our approach in this course is to engage students as members of a ‘team’. Students are encouraged to bring and share their previous beliefs about pain (including how these were formed) and develop them over time as they learn new content. The course is designed to be ‘patient-first’ where the patient is at the centre.

Lecturer's short bio

Roma is a teaching-focused academic and practicing clinician who brings real clinical practice into the classroom. Roma is a HERDSA, HEA, and ANZAHPE Fellow and has won several awards for teaching PHTY2220 (i.e. HaBS & UQ Teaching Citation, AAUT Citation, and Flinders-ANZAHPE Award).

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Practical

• Days and times: Tuesday 10am–12noon, 12:30–2:30pm
• 'Open' weeks: 2-6, 8-12
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 84A-312
• Notes: contact r.forbes2@uq.edu.au for access.

PHTY7812 Theory, Practice & Research: Musculoskeletal Phty - Lumbar Spine

Dr Roma Forbes
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour weekly lecture, 1-hour of video skills, and 2-hour practical class
• Level: Masters' first year students
• Size: small - approximately 60.

PHTY7812 centres on students becoming patient-centred physiotherapists in the effective management of people with lower back and pelvic conditions and those experiencing persistent pain.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: blended learning; consumer focused learning; vicarious learning; practical learning

Our approach in this course is to engage students as members of a team. Students are encouraged to bring and share their previous beliefs about pain (including how these were formed) and develop them over time as they learn new content. The content of the course is designed to be ‘patient-first’ where the patient is at the centre.

Lecturer's short bio

Roma is a teaching-focused academic and practicing clinician who brings real clinical practice into the classroom. Roma is a HERDSA, HEA and ANZAHPE Fellow and has won several awards for her teaching of this specific course (HaBS & UQ Teaching Citation, AAUT Citation, Flinders-ANZAHPE Award).

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Practical

• Days and times: Thursday 12noon–2pm
• 'Open' weeks: 2-6, 8-12
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 84A-312 .

PHYL2067 Human Function in Health and Disease B

Dr Louise Ainscough
School of Biomedical Sciences

Course overview

• Delivery: 2-hour independent study lecture and in-person lectorial
• Level: undergraduate second year students
• Size: medium - approximately 100.

PHYL2067 provides an overview of human diseases in relation to physiological systems. Students will examine movement and its associated problems; the role of hormones in physical disease and stress; burns and pain; and the absorption of nutrients and excretion of waste.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: blended learning; active learning; practical learning.

Each module is supported by online lectures delivered through H5P and an in-person lectorial. The lectorial revises key concepts using active learning (Kahoot quizzes and questioning).

Lecturer's short bio

Dr Ainscough is a teaching-focused academic in the School of Biomedical Sciences. She is interested in understanding students' approaches to learning. She is a HEA fellow and has won the Faculty of Medicine Award for Teaching Excellence.

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Lectorial

• Days and times: Wednesday 10–11am
• 'Open' weeks: 5, 10, 13
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 63–360. 

SCIE1000 Theory and Practice in Science

Mr Andrew Penton, Dr Sara Davies
School of Mathematics and Physics

Course overview

• Delivery: 3 x 1-hour lectures and 2-hour workshops
• Level: undergraduate first year students
• Size: large - approximately 300.

SCIE1000 introduces students to the broad range of mathematical, analytical, conceptual, and computational tools employed by scientists to develop, analyse and interpret models of scientific processes.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: active learning; interactive lectures; co-teaching

SCIE1000 is simultaneously taught by two academics; a mathematics and a science specialist. This allows interaction and promotes discussions between the staff members and the students.

Lecturer's short bio

Mr Penton is a teaching-focussed academic in School of Mathematics and Physics (SMP) who has a particular interest in teaching approaches that help facilitate a positive learning experience for first-year students.

Dr Davies is a senior lecturer in SMP who practices active and blended learning in her courses. She has created hundreds of high-quality targeted learning resources and has won UQ and national teaching awards for outstanding contributions to student learning.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Monday 2–3pm, Tuesday 2–3pm
• 'Open' weeks: 1-13
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 63-348
• Notes (optional): All classes are run in hybrid mode.

TOUR7031 Visitor Management

Dr Karen Hughes
UQ Business School

Course overview

• Delivery: 1-hour lecture and a 2-hour workshop
• Level: postgraduate students
• Size: small class - 40 per workshop.

This course explores the design and management of tourist experiences. Topics include visitor motivation, design and management of tourist settings, orientation aids, and interpretation.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: active online learning; debates; strategies to engage international students

This course uses a variety of techniques to support student learning including debates, reflection exercises, discussions, activity sheets, and case studies. These are designed to encourage students to discuss their experiences, to solve problems specific to their home country, and to appreciate other viewpoints.

Lecturer's short bio

Dr Hughes has been teaching tourism for 25 years and is known for effectively engaging large classes.

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Workshop

• Days and times: Tuesday 12noon–2pm
• 'Open' weeks: 3-6, 8-9, 11-12
• Location: St Lucia Campus, 78-343

VETS2012 Structure & Function II

Associate Professor Deanne Whitworth
School of Veterinary Science

Course overview

• Delivery: 3 x 1-hour lectures and 2-hour practicals
• Level: undergraduate Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) second year students
• Size: large - approximately 140.

This course compares the anatomy of fish, reptiles, birds, marsupials, and monotremes.

Teaching tools and techniques

• Keywords: Traditional lectures; tutorial videos.

Current research and how it informs the content of the course is discussed; clinical examples that demonstrate the applicability of the course materials are discussed to help engage students in their learning.

Lecturer's short bio

Dr Whitworth is a T&R academic in the School of Veterinary Science with research interests in the biology and therapeutic applications of stem cells and developmental biology in marsupials and monotremes.

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Lecture

• Days and times: Wednesday 11am–2pm
• 'Open' weeks: 5, 6, 8, 12
• Location: Gatton Campus, 8117-106.