Ready to Teach Week
Semester 2, 2025

Get Ready to Teach with a week of activities dedicated to developing and preparing Semester 2 course materials.

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Designing for Critical Thinking Series

9 September 2025 9:00am20 October 2025 10:30am
This workshop series brings critical thinking into focus through the lens of learning and assessment design.

Neurodiversity Colloquium

24 October 2025 10:00am4:00pm
Join colleagues from across UQ for a dynamic, full-day colloquium focused on advancing neurodiversity inclusion in higher education.

Keynote Address

3 November 2025 9:30am10:00am
Professor Tracey Bunda will deliver an opening address for Teaching and Learning Week 2025.

Indigenising Curriculum Showcase

3 November 2025 10:00am12:30pm
This showcase highlights examples from across UQ where educators are embedding Indigenous knowledges and perspectives at the activity and course level, while also connecting these efforts to broader program goals and graduate outcomes.

Elevate Inclusion: Supporting Student Success

3 November 2025 1:30pm3:30pm
What does inclusive teaching look like in practice? In this interactive session, UQ staff will share practical strategies for designing teaching, assessment, and support that work for diverse learners.

Lights, Camera, Learning: ITaLI Media Studios Tour and Information Session

3 November 2025 3:30pm4:30pm
Step inside the ITaLI Media Studios and explore creative ways to enhance your teaching and promote student success.

From Inspiration to Implementation: Award-Winning Practice in Action

4 November 2025 9:00am10:30am
Experience award winning teaching with some of UQ’s recent teaching and learning award winners.

Elevate Your Path: Insights into Academic Leadership

4 November 2025 11:00am12:30pm
Explore the diverse and inspiring journeys of educators who have transitioned into positions of academic leadership at UQ.

Pitch and Connect: Exploring Teaching Innovation at UQ

4 November 2025 12:30pm1:30pm
Join us for a dynamic working lunch where conversation fuels innovation.

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What's Working? AI Assessment Transformation in Practice

23 September 2025 10:00am11:30am
Join us for a collaborative conversation that will explore how UQ academics are changing their assessment practices in response to AI.

Designing Inclusive Learning Environments at UQ Series

22 September 2025 10:00am24 September 2025 12:30pm
This blended series supports your development in designing effective and inclusive learning environments at UQ through self-reflection, foundational knowledge, and practical application grounded in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and UQ’s commitment to inclusive teaching.

Strategic Assessment Design: Innovation, Integrity and Impact Series

10 September 2025 10:00am16 September 2025 12:30pm
This module will provide an overview of UQ’s Lead through Learning (LtL) Strategy and support participants as they navigate assessment transformation within their teaching practice.

Bringing Student Voices into AI

3 September 2025 2:00pm3:30pm
Join us for a dynamic and thought-provoking event, presented by The University of Queensland (UQ) and LUMS Learning Institute (LLI), to explore how student voices are shaping artificial intelligence (AI) practices and initiatives.

Bringing it Together: What Good Tutors Do

31 July 2025 1:00pm2:00pm
Our experienced tutors will present case studies of what works (and what doesn't) when it comes to tutoring.

Learn.UQ Ultra Basics for Tutors

31 July 2025 11:30am12:30pm
This workshop is designed to provide UQ staff with a structured program to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Ultra), UQ's learning management system.

Learn.UQ Ultra Basics for Tutors

31 July 2025 10:00am11:00am
This workshop is designed to provide UQ staff with a structured program to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Ultra), UQ's learning management system.

SETutors and Other Forms of Evidencing Tutoring Expertise

30 July 2025 2:00pm3:00pm
This session will guide you on how to showcase your tutoring expertise beyond the responses you receive through SETutors by showing you how to build an evidence base to demonstrate your tutoring quality.

Learn.UQ Ultra Basics for Tutors

30 July 2025 1:00pm2:00pm
This workshop is designed to provide UQ staff with a structured program to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Ultra), UQ's learning management system.

Academic Integrity for Tutors

30 July 2025 11:30am12:30pm
This session will inform participants about academic integrity at UQ and what tutors can do to help prevent their students engaging in academic misconduct, with some added advice on detecting misconduct.

Learn.UQ Ultra Basics for Tutors

30 July 2025 10:00am11:00am
This workshop is designed to provide UQ staff with a structured program to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Ultra), UQ's learning management system.

Learn.UQ Ultra Basics

29 July 2025 1:00pm2:00pm
This workshop is designed to provide UQ staff with a structured program to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Ultra), UQ's learning management system.

Learn.UQ Ultra Basics for Tutors

29 July 2025 11:30am12:30pm
This workshop is designed to provide UQ staff with a structured program to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Ultra), UQ's learning management system.

Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Students

29 July 2025 10:00am11:00am
This workshop aims to clarify who our culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) students are and introduce their needs and challenges to academic and student-facing staff.

Learn.UQ Ultra Basics for Tutors

28 July 2025 1:00pm2:00pm
This workshop is designed to provide UQ staff with a structured program to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Ultra), UQ's learning management system.

Learn.UQ Ultra Basics for Tutors

28 July 2025 11:30am12:30pm
This workshop is designed to provide UQ staff with a structured program to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Ultra), UQ's learning management system.

Learn.UQ Ultra Basics for Tutors

28 July 2025 10:00am11:00am
This workshop is designed to provide UQ staff with a structured program to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Ultra), UQ's learning management system.

RF Academics in Teaching Network: Social get-together

23 July 2025 10:00am10:30am
This is a chance to catch up informally with other network members.

Learn.UQ Ultra Tests

18 July 2025 10:00am11:30am
Participants will learn how to set up a variety of question types including multiple-choice, matching, fill in the blank and essay. Question banks will also be covered.

Learn.UQ Ultra Basics

18 July 2025 10:00am12:00pm
This workshop is designed to provide UQ staff with a structured program to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Ultra), UQ's learning management system.

Educational Podcast Production

18 July 2025 9:00am10:30am
This session will help participants create dynamic audio content, including podcasts for your students, colleagues and industry/research partners.

Crafting Visuals for Educational Media

17 July 2025 2:00pm3:00pm
This session is ideal for teams or individuals tasked with creating slide content for room or video delivery.

Learn.UQ Ultra Basics

17 July 2025 1:00pm3:00pm
This workshop is designed to provide UQ staff with a structured program to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Ultra), UQ's learning management system.

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Learn from one another and celebrate creative and innovative teaching and learning practices designed to enhance student learning
Twice a year, a program of online and in-person activities designed to help you prepare course materials for the upcoming semester
Events supporting Lead through Learning (2025-2027), a whole-of-University strategy addressing the rapid rise of artificial intelligence in education.
A range of hands-on workshops, in-person and online, covering eLearning tools training, pedagogy, educational media production and entrepreneurial education
CoPs and professional learning communities where you can share best practice and network with peers
Information sessions about applying for fellowships (e.g. HEA@UQ), awards/grants and ITaLI's induction programs (Teaching@UQ, GTA, etc.)
A selection of UQ courses that you can attend and observe fellow teachers and teaching practices
Video recordings and other resources for past ITaLI events and workshops (UQ staff only - login required)