Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week
2–6 November 2026

#UQTLWeek26

Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week is an opportunity for the UQ community to learn from one another and celebrate creative and innovative teaching and learning practices designed to enhance student learning.

Explore the 2026 program

Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for staff interested in contributing to the following sessions:

Catalysts for Change: Teaching Innovation at UQ
Big Ideas, Small Tables.

Complete an EOI to present at either of the nominated sessions by 5pm Monday 5 October.

Contact

ITaLI Communications and Events
italimarcomms@uq.edu.au

Upcoming sessions
Past sessions

HASS Teaching and Learning Awards, 2026

3 November 2026 3:00pm–5:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2026

The Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences is committed to encouraging and recognising outstanding contributions to teaching and learning. The Faculty will celebrate its top teachers at an awards function on 3 November in the Dr Mary Mahoney Ampitheatre from 3-5pm.

Lead through Learning in Action: What We're Learning, What's Working

4 November 2026 9:00am–11:00am

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2026

Across UQ, colleagues are experimenting, adapting and innovating in response to the opportunities and challenges of AI. This session offers a chance to see that work in action.

Connecting the Dots: Building Coherent Assessment Across Courses and Programs

4 November 2026 11:00am–12:30pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2026

This workshop brings together educators from across UQ to explore how more coherent approaches to assessment design can help address these challenges.

The Grotesque Quest: An Immersive Approach to Student Belonging

4 November 2026 2:00pm–3:30pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2026

The Grotesque Quest is a creative, curriculum-integrated experience designed to strengthen student belonging, engagement and connection.

Indigenising Curriculum at UQ: Teaching and Learning Guide Launch

5 November 2026 9:30am–11:30am

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2026

The launch of the Indigenising Curriculum at UQ: Teaching and Learning Guide marks an important milestone in UQ's commitment to embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges, perspectives and ways of knowing across learning and teaching.

Student Voices: Shaping Inclusive Teaching and Learning

5 November 2026 11:30am–1:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2026

What does student feedback across the university tell us about creating more inclusive learning experiences? This session examines recent patterns in student evaluation (SECaT) data from across UQ, surfacing key insights into students' experiences and what they mean for our teaching. We'll identify practical ways educators can respond to develop inclusive spaces that support student participation and success.

Big Ideas, Small Tables

5 November 2026 1:00pm–2:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2026

Facilitate an interactive table discussion focused on a current teaching and learning issue, innovation, or challenge. Sessions are intended to spark conversation, share experiences, and generate practical insights rather than deliver a formal presentation.

Growing Great Teachers: Stories of Learning, Leadership and Impact

5 November 2026 2:00pm–3:30pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2026

Through a series of success stories, participants and (soon-to-be) graduates of the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice will reflect on how the program has influenced their professional practice, opened new opportunities and contributed to meaningful change in teaching and learning.

Implement AI Companions that Prioritise Learning and Encourage Learner Agency

6 November 2026 10:00am–11:00am

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2026

This presentation explores how AI learning companions can preserve learner agency, encourage productive thinking, and promote durable learning rather than simply improving immediate performance. It also introduces a platform developed and supported by UQ that incorporates AI learning companions, and explores how educators can integrate it into their teaching.

HDR Wellbeing, Engagement and Research Culture (WERC) Project

6 November 2026 10:30am–11:30am

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2026

This project is a collaboration between UQ Higher Degree by Research (HDR) candidates, researchers, the School of Psychology, and the Graduate Research School. Central to the project is the 2026 WERC Survey, which gathered data from a large sample of UQ HDR candidates.

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UQ Innovate workshop

30 October 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2024

Participate in a hands-on digital design and fabrication activity at UQ Innovate.

Multiprofessional biomedical science teaching teams

30 October 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2024

Join us for a workshop exploring the development and effectiveness of multi-professional teaching teams in medical education.

Showcase: Strategies and insights

30 October 2024 9:00am–10:00am

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2024

Hear practical approaches and discuss implementation strategies to enhance learning experiences across various contexts.

HEA: Celebration of new Fellows 2024

29 October 2024 4:00pm–5:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2024

Join us for a celebration of this year's significant milestones for the HEA community at UQ.

Graduates and their attributes

29 October 2024 3:00pm–4:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2024

Join us for a panel presentation featuring six graduates who will share how specific attributes gained through their HASS degrees have benefited their careers.

Navigating teaching as an RF academic at UQ

29 October 2024 1:00pm–3:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2024

Connect with peers and explore new initiatives in teaching and research at this engaging presentation and panel discussion.

Showcase: Artificial Intelligence

29 October 2024 11:00am–1:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2024

This showcase features four different presentations with a focus on AI.

Showcase: Inclusive teaching and learning

29 October 2024 9:00am–11:00am

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2024

Design and implement inclusive strategies with Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

Communicating controversy

28 October 2024 3:00pm–4:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2024

Dr John Hall presents practical approaches for teaching critical thinking and communication in this interactive session.

Programmatic assessment: Permission to think differently

28 October 2024 1:00pm–3:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2024

Gain an understanding of the key themes of assessment at UQ focusing on plan and program approaches with current assessment practices explored and informed with examples.

Opening event

28 October 2024 10:00am–1:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2024

Join us as we launch T&L Week 2024 with an opening address from Indigenous community leader and philosopher, Associate Professor Kerry Bodle.

EAIT perspectives on Indigenising the Curriculum and inclusive practice

3 November 2023 1:00pm–3:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

This session will showcase current examples of EAIT courses that include Indigenous Knowledge, Studies and Perspectives to share practice in this across the Faculty as we work to Indigenise our curricula.

Exploring the horizon: games, VR, AR and 3D printing in education

3 November 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

Join us on this educational journey as we explore the potential of games, VR, AR and 3D printing to revolutionise teaching and learning.

Advancing health professions education research at UQ

3 November 2023 10:00am–12:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

Join us for an engaging workshop session hosted by HaBS and FoM all about health professional education research.

Faculty of Science Teaching and Learning Forum

3 November 2023 9:00am–12:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

This event will bring colleagues with responsibilities and interests in STEM teaching and learning together to learn new practices, reflect and share stories.

2023 HASS teaching and learning Awards

2 November 2023 2:00pm–4:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

The annual Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Teaching and Learning Awards event celebrates the achievements of academic colleagues who have shown sustained excellence in teaching and learning.

Developing respectful leaders through extracurricular programs

2 November 2023 1:00pm–2:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

Join us for short presentations by each of the faculty student experience teams with an extracurricular student leadership program.

BEL event: embedding cultural capability in your curriculum

2 November 2023 12:00pm–2:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

Participants will learn how to embed Indigenous Australian perspectives to achieve cultural capability in courses and identify ways to connect Indigenous and non-Indigenous content.

Educating UQ students for leadership capability

2 November 2023 11:00am–12:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

In this facilitated panel, we will hear from our most important stakeholders, our students. They will tell us about their leadership journey while attending UQ before we reflect on our teaching and learning practice as a conduit for leadership development.

HaBS event: mind the SAP

2 November 2023 9:00am–11:00am

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

A panel discussion and workshop exploring ways of making suitable accommodations for individual student needs in WIL and simulation.

Teaching Work Integrated Learning across a program

Cancelled

1 November 2023 3:00pm–4:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

The session includes a short presentation and a panel discussion with the applied linguistics team, and our resident employability specialist, Dr Angie Knaggs.

Learning by productive failure

1 November 2023 3:00pm–4:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

This session will have an introductory, seminar style presentation by Gareth Denyer, followed by questions and short presentations from Course Coordinators and tutors who have implemented 'Virtual Lab Benches' into their courses.

Graduate Attributes: translating learning into value

1 November 2023 2:00pm–3:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

This session discusses the intention of the UQ Graduate Attributes and how they can be used to bridge the gap between the language of capabilities and competencies (Higher Ed) and skills (Industry).