TeachingPlus@UQ

The TeachingPlus@UQ program provides opportunities for emergent educational leaders to network and collaborate with one another while testing and leading innovation through the development of a scholarly educational project.

TeachingPlus@UQ aims to:

develop leadership and educational scholarship capacities
connect participants with the latest educational practices and UQ policies
provide networking opportunities with emerging and established educational leaders, innovators and our communities of practice.

The program engages you in a project-based model that:

embraces change and disruptive practice for teaching and learning innovation
directly impacts student learning
results in evidence-informed practices
offers a pathway towards Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

Who should apply

TeachingPlus@UQ is designed for academics and professional staff members who:

have responsibility for, and several years of experience in, the coordination and/or development of courses, programs, policies or projects
want to build leadership capacities through the development of an educational project
are on a trajectory of being educational leaders and innovators (which may include Teaching and Learning Chairs, discipline leaders, education managers, etc)
are committed to building their capabilities as collaborative, collegial leaders and change agents within UQ’s Teaching and Learning Community.

You should come into TeachingPlus@UQ with:

foundational knowledge of good educational practices
working knowledge of UQ educational policies and procedures
experience in planning and being involved in educational projects
strong collaborative skills, a commitment to collegiality, and comfort with self-directed learning.

TeachingPlus@UQ is enriched by the participation of:

professional staff members who drive innovation, support, or enable educational practices
academic staff members with teaching and/or curriculum responsibilities.

Learning objectives and outputs

After successful completion of TeachingPlus@UQ, participants should be able to:

identify, explain, and evaluate inter/national higher education trends impacting teaching and learning practices connected to key UQ strategic responses
develop and/or implement a scholarly teaching and learning project to generate evidence that can inform practices, programs or policies
demonstrate individual leadership through the development and communication of a project connected to broader UQ and higher education conversations
apply active participation in practice and argue for its importance in relevant collegial communities contributing to advancing teaching and learning.

Upon completion of TeachingPlus@UQ, participants will:

produce and share a final project presentation at a showcase event
demonstrate your learning development through a self-selected approach.

Time commitment

TeachingPlus@UQ is a year-long program running from mid-year to mid-year.

In the first half of the program, participants will engage in 25 hours of a blended learning program comprising workshops, online activities, and small group interaction focused on planning a teaching and learning project connected to broader UQ and higher education sector trends.

In the second half of the program, participants will invest another 25 hours to develop and/or implement their projects while supporting others with their projects through small group interactions.

Key dates

Testimonials

From participants in the program pilot in 2020:

"The program was fantastic. Apart from the networking, it gave me the confidence to lead the teaching innovation which I've never done before. I've also just got a promotion, but I think it's given me that confidence to move."

"The program, I think, provided a framework and a structure and all the way along I was gaining such positive aspects from it. It really was from the point of view of leadership. I think it made me appreciate how much of what we all do does have a direct connection to aspects of leadership so I think that was also really important."

"TeachingPlus gave me the confidence to step out of my comfort zone and I was actually able to present at the start of the week of teaching and learning week with the project that I've done and I've never done that in my career here thank you and that was a really big thing for me. It gave me a structure of how to actually innovate something with the big busy schedule that we all have here at UQ."

"It's taught me that when you put in the time and the effort to make real authentic assessment students will respond. They will be grateful."

"TeachingPlus made me have to think through how to improve my teaching and make a plan on how to implement it."

"I think this program really helps you be purposive in your teaching and I love the fact that you're learning as you teach so it's just this iterative cycle that happens all the time."