Teaching Foundations: Coordinating@UQ Stream

Coordinating@UQ provides you with the knowledge and practical skills to build a successful teaching career in higher education. This course builds your knowledge of the fundamental principles of effective teaching for learning in higher education relevant to your teaching contexts. 

Coordinating@UQ is taught via workshops (conducted in-person or online) pre-reading, online activities and peer-to-peer feedback. 

What will Coordinating@UQ lead to?

After successfully completing Coordinating@UQ, you will have:   

• a knowledge base in curriculum, assessment, and pedagogy combined with insight into the UQ policy context, educational technologies, and teaching support available;
• a strong evidence-base to support your future career aspirations including a peer observation report, samples of student evaluation, and a portfolio of lesson plans, innovative teaching practices and learning resources;
• a teaching philosophy statement demonstrating how you creatively connect curriculum, assessment and pedagogy to foster active participation and learning in your disciplinary and teaching context;
• a set of teaching goals with associated activities and indicators to evidence progress of educational goals that align with the UQ APD annual process; and 
• an opportunity to gain recognition as an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

For academic staff new to course coordination or experienced coordinators who are new to coordinating at UQ.

Recommended for Teaching Focused and Teaching/Research academics at levels A-C, and RF academics at levels C-E.

The 2026 St Lucia course offerings are outlined below. Workshop dates are indicative only and the final schedule is dependent on securing central teaching space. Each course is capped at 40 participants and will only proceed if minimum enrolment numbers are met. 

Semester 1, 2026 Intensive (February) 

The Coordinating@UQ intensive offering includes 3 full days of workshops, with assessment to be completed over the following 2 months. The schedule and assessment dates are below. All workshops will take place in person at the St Lucia campus. Please note that online attendance is not available. If you are not able to attend all sessions, please look at enrolling in one of the other offerings across the year. 

Schedule

Assessment deadlines

• Teaching context and philosophy: 5pm, 6 March 2026
• Endorsement of practice: 5pm, 1 May 2026
• Reflection on practice: 5pm, 1 May 2026

Semester 2, 2026 Intensive (July)

The Coordinating@UQ intensive offering includes 3 full days of workshops, with assessment to be completed over the following 2 months. The schedule and assessment dates are below. All workshops will take place in person at the St Lucia campus. Please note that online attendance is not available. If you are not able to attend all sessions, please look at enrolling in one of the other offerings across the year. 

Schedule

Assessment deadlines

• Teaching context and philosophy: 5pm, 7 August 2026
• Endorsement of practice: 5pm, 2 October 2026
• Reflection on practice: 5pm, 2 October 2026

The 2026 Gatton course offerings are outlined below. Workshop dates are indicative only and the final schedule is dependent on securing central teaching space. The Gatton delivery of Teaching@UQ is combined with the Coordinating@UQ cohort. Each course is capped at 40 participants and will only proceed if minimum enrolment numbers are met. 

 Semester 1, 2026 Intensive (February) 

The Coordinating@UQ intensive offering includes 3 full days of workshops and a check-in session, with assessment to be completed over the following 2 months. The schedule and assessment dates are below. All workshops will take place in person at the Gatton campus. Please note that online attendance is not available. If you are not able to attend all sessions, please look at enrolling in one of the other offerings across the year. 

Schedule

Assessment deadlines

• Teaching context and philosophy: 5pm, 6 March 2026
• Endorsement of practice: 5pm, 1 May 2026
• Reflection on practice: 5pm, 1 May 2026

Semester 2, 2026 Intensive (July) 

The Coordinating@UQ intensive offering includes 3 full days of workshops and a check-in session, with assessment to be completed over the following 2 months. The schedule and assessment dates are below. All workshops will take place in person at the Gatton campus. Please note that online attendance is not available. If you are not able to attend all sessions, please look at enrolling in one of the other offerings across the year. 

Schedule

Assessment deadlines

• Teaching context and philosophy: 5pm, 7 August 2026
• Endorsement of practice: 5pm, 2 October 2026
• Reflection on practice: 5pm, 2 October 2026

Coordinating@UQ is free to eligible UQ staff. 

In addition to time spent in workshops and completing learning activities, it is recommended you set aside between 3 and10 hours per week to complete independent study which includes readings, workshop preparatory work, online modules and assignments.  

Upon successful completion, you will:

• Be awarded the Teaching Foundations Certificate
• Become an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), a mark of professional recognition that enhances your teaching career globally
• Join a community of over 190,000 educators worldwide who hold Fellowship status with Advance HE
• Be invited to apply for admission to the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice (eligibility criteria apply). 

Coordinating@UQ has been developed in the context of UQ’s policies and the Academic Annual Performance Development (APD) process, so will also support you to develop your career in higher education. 

Successful completion of Coordinating@UQ involves active participation in online activities, undertaking workshops (with peer feedback) and passing summative assessment tasks. 

Your pathway to the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice 

Participants who meet the eligibility criteria and have successfully complete Coordinating@UQ will be invited to apply for admission to the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice. 

You will receive credit for Teaching Foundations (EDHE6001), the first course in the Graduate Certificate, and be on your way to earning the full qualification. 

To be eligible you must:

• hold a minimum of an Undergraduate degree from any institution
• be a UQ staff member with a course, module, path or major or program coordination role at UQ
• be able to attend all workshops and participate in all the learning activities outlined in the course schedule.
• have between 3 and 10 hours per week to complete independent study which includes readings, workshop preparatory work, online modules and assignments (e.g., no long overseas absences; not in the final stages of thesis write-up, in case of PhD students) 
• have support from your line manager to participate in the course
• be able to deliver a teaching activity during the course*; and 
• acknowledge that successful completion of the course requires an observation of your teaching practice by an expert educator, and that it is your responsibility to identify and approach a suitable observer

If you do not meet all eligibility criteria, your application may not be approved.

*To successfully complete the course, you must be able to deliver a teaching activity during the course as it is required for assessment. This could be a tutorial, lecture, lunchtime education session, PhD supervision session, lab induction, student supervision etc. 

St Lucia

Semester 1, 2026 Intensive: Apply by completing the online application form by 5pm Friday 12 December. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application the week commencing 19 January 2026. 

Semester 2, 2026 Intensive: Applications will open in April 2026. To register your interest, please email professional.learning@uq.edu.au.  

Gatton 

Semester 1, 2026 Intensive: Apply by completing the online application form by 5pm Friday 12 December. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application the week commencing 19 January 2026. 

Semester 2, 2026 Intensive: Applications will open in April 2026. To register your interest, please email professional.learning@uq.edu.au.  

Note: Submitting an application does not guarantee a place in the course.

If you have any questions regarding your suitability or any other aspects of your application, please email professional.learning@uq.edu.au or register for a 1:1 consultation.