Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024

Ready to Teach Week is a bi-annual event, consisting of online and in-person activities designed to help you prepare course materials for the upcoming semester.

For Ready to Teach Week Semester 2 2024:

Crafting visuals for educational videos in PowerPoint

12 July 2024 2:00pm–3:00pm
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
Learn skills and tools to source clear and helpful graphics to design engaging and accessible PowerPoint presentations.

Turnitin workshop

12 July 2024 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
Be guided through the process of creating a Turnitin assignment and marking assignments online.

Classroom engagement with live documents

11 July 2024 3:00pm–4:00pm
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
Learn how UQ's adoption of Microsoft 365 for students offers new possibilities for our teaching.

Editing educational media in Adobe Premiere

11 July 2024 2:00pm–3:00pm
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
Bring your teaching videos to life through efficient post-production

Removing 'roadblocks' for students: fair and equitable assessment

11 July 2024 12:30pm–2:00pm
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
Explore the impact the language and communication we use in assessment questions, task sheets and criteria has on students.

Microsoft Teams for teaching

11 July 2024 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
Learn how to use Microsoft Teams in a teaching and learning context.

Active learning with EchoPoll

10 July 2024 1:00pm–3:00pm
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
Learn how to use the polling tool EchoPoll in your teaching.

Filming educational media with your phone

10 July 2024 9:30am–10:30am
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
Feel empowered to make your own quality videos for students who can't attend face-to-face classes.

An update on UQ's academic integrity work

9 July 2024 3:00pm–4:30pm
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
Learn about the evolving landscape of Generative AI at UQ, and its influence on prevention, detection and investigation of student misconduct.

Library awesomeness

9 July 2024 2:30pm–3:00pm
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
Learn about new Library resources, including Talis Aspire.

Getting ready to teach

9 July 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
This online workshop is aimed at those new to teaching at UQ, and will help you set up a few key items for effective course management.

Learn.UQ basics

9 July 2024 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
Develop knowledge, skills and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Blackboard), UQ's learning management system.

Upskill your students

8 July 2024 2:30pm–3:00pm
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
Learn how Learning Advisors (Student Services) can help you to help your students achieve academic success.

Managing difficult conversations in your class

8 July 2024 1:00pm–2:30pm
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
Prepare yourself and students for engaging in challenging conversations in this interactive session.

What's new in eLearning?

8 July 2024 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
Hear about the new functions and capabilities within a range of eLearning systems and tools.

Opening event: What's working - the student edition

8 July 2024 10:00am–11:00am
 
in Ready to Teach Week Sem 2 2024
Hear students talk directly to their positive experiences of learning and teaching at UQ.