Teaching Foundations: RPL Module Stream

The Teaching Foundations RPL module provides a brief overview of the Teaching Foundations course, the Professional Standards Framework and key learning materials. It focuses on introducing the assessment task and giving you an opportunity to connect with other participants.

Learning outcomes

After successfully completing Teaching Foundations RPL Module, you should be able to:

1. Critically evaluate teaching and learning approaches that support student engagement. 
2. Demonstrate effective and inclusive teaching practices. 
3. Critically reflect on choices related to inclusive learning design and teaching practice in the disciplinary context.  
4. Critically reflect on how teaching and/or supporting learning practice has been enhanced through engagement with professional learning.  

UQ staff:

• who have completed earlier iterations of  Teaching@UQ,  Coordinating@UQ , or the Graduate Teaching Associates program in 2023/2024. 

• with extensive teaching experience who are interested in completing the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice. 

The module is offered multiple times per year. Confirmation of each offering is dependent on sufficient enrolment numbers.

2025 Schedule

Assessment

You will compile a teaching portfolio comprising three tasks (listed below) each focusing on different areas of your learning and teaching practice. If you have previously completed Teaching@UQ or the GTA program, you may draw on relevant materials developed in those programs.

Assessment Tasks:

1. Teaching context and philosophy statement
2. Peer Observation
3. Critical reflection on practice

Assessment Dates:

Assessment deadlines for each RPL Round are listed below. If participants are unable to meet the deadline for their enrolled round, they may choose to submit their assessment in a later round.

In addition to a 3-hour face-to-face workshop (conducted in-person or online) you can expect to need to commit approximately 20 hours to complete all the assessment activities and engage with the readings and course materials.

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).

The RPL module 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 the RPL module 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 successfully complete the RPL module will be invited to enrol in 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 for the RPL module, you must:

1. be a UQ employee
2. have a teaching position or appointment that supports learning confirmed, with approximately 20 contact hours across a whole semester. This appointment could be in a casual or continuing, full-time or part-time, academic or professional capacity.
3. Meet one of the following criteria:
   • a. have completed the Teaching@UQ or GTA program in 2023/2024, or
   • b. have over five years of substantive teaching experience at UQ, including course coordination, or
   • c. are an experienced academic at Level C or D with teaching responsibilities.

(Note: Applicants applying under criterion 3b must demonstrate they have had sustained responsibility for curriculum structure and content over the required period. Given the nature of casual appointments, meeting this criterion may be less common; however, all applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis. If an application does not sufficiently demonstrate this level of responsibility, applicants may be redirected to Teaching@UQ or Coordinating@UQ.)

Eligibility criteria may expand in future rounds to include other aspects. When assessing applications, priority may be given to applicants that have completed a 2023/2024 Teaching@UQ and GTA program. 

Apply for the RPL Module by completing the application form by the following closing dates:  

• Round 2: Applications close 5pm 30 April
• Round 3: Applications close 5pm 25 June 
• Round 4: Applications close 5pm 17 July  
• Round 5: Applications close 5pm 12 September  

Places are limited and applying does not guarantee participation. Late applications will not be accepted. 

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.