Teaching and Learning Week 2026
2–6 November 2026

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.

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HMBS Inclusive Teaching Practice Showcase

3 November 2026 11:00am–1:00pm
Join colleagues from across the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences as we celebrate and share inclusive teaching practices. Inclusive teaching benefits everyone.

BEL Faculty Teaching and Learning Showcase Awards

3 November 2026 1:00pm–3:00pm
This special event celebrates the innovative and inspiring work of BEL educators who are significantly enriching our student experience.

Faculty of Science Teaching and Learning Forum

3 November 2026 1:00pm–3:00pm
You are invited to join us for our annual celebration event which brings together Faculty of Science staff who both contribute to and support our Teaching and Learning endeavours. We will reflect on the past year, gain insight into new practices, and enjoy a delicious afternoon tea to catch up with colleagues!

HASS Teaching and Learning Awards, 2026

3 November 2026 3:00pm–5:00pm
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.

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Specialisation: Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Students

10 August 2026 10:00am–9 September 2026 11:30am
This module explores inclusive teaching strategies to support the engagement and learning of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) students in higher education.

Specialisation: Teaching and Learning with Integrity in the Age of GenAI

6 August 2026 10:00am–7 September 2026 11:30am
This course introduces the principles of integrity in higher education and examines the implications of generative AI (GenAI) for the purpose of academia and will begin with an introduction to integrity in higher education and the maintenance of societal trust.

What's Working? AI Assessment Transformation in Practice

4 August 2026 10:00am–11:00am
Join us for a collaborative conversation that will explore how UQ academics are changing their assessment practices in response to AI.

Bringing it Together: What Good Tutors Do

30 July 2026 1:00pm–2:00pm
Our experienced tutors will present case studies of what works (and what doesn't) when it comes to tutoring.

SETutors and Other Ways of Evidencing Tutoring Expertise

30 July 2026 10:00am–11:00am
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

29 July 2026 1:00pm–2:00pm
This session has been designed to provide UQ tutors with a structured program to develop their knowledge, skills, and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Blackboard), UQ's learning management system. 

Turnitin (updated) Marking for Tutors

29 July 2026 11:00am–12:00pm
In this session, participants will be guided through the process of marking assignments in Turnitin (updated) Feedback Studio.

Academic Integrity for Tutors

29 July 2026 10:00am–11:00am
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.

Assessment Transformation Community of Practice

29 July 2026 10:00am–11:00am
These sessions bring together colleagues from across UQ who are working on, or interested in, assessment transformation to share practice, explore approaches, and connect with others across the University.

Turnitin (updated) Marking for Tutors

28 July 2026 1:00pm–2:00pm
In this session, participants will be guided through the process of marking assignments in Turnitin (updated) Feedback Studio.

Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Students

28 July 2026 11:00am–12:00pm
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 2026 10:00am–11:00am
This session has been designed to provide UQ tutors with a structured program to develop their knowledge, skills, and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Blackboard), UQ's learning management system. 

What Should Assessment at UQ Look Like by 2032?

17 July 2026 11:00am–12:00pm
This open online consultation invites UQ staff to help refine the draft of the Assessment Action Plan for 2027-2032 before it moves toward implementation. Bring your perspective on what UQ should prioritise, what needs to be clearer, where consistency or flexibility is needed, and what support would make meaningful assessment change achievable.

Health Literacy Slide Deck

17 July 2026 10:00am–10:30am
This session will use practical tips and guidance to empower staff to utilise the Health Literacy Slide Decks and incorporate them into their lessons.

Student Access Plan Case Study Session

16 July 2026 3:00pm–4:00pm
In this interactive workshop, we’ll unpack cases involving Student Access Plans (SAPs) and explore practical strategies to create more inclusive and participatory classrooms.

Educational Media Production: HMBS and Science Session

16 July 2026 1:30pm–2:30pm
Discover how video, animation and visual media can be used to enhance teaching and learning within the HMBS and Science faculties.

AI-Requiring Assessment: Lessons from an Innovation

16 July 2026 12:00pm–1:00pm
We built an assessment in POLS3118 Political Attitudes and Behaviours that relied heavily on student use of generative AI for research and essay writing. In this session we'll go through what we did, why we did it, what went right, and what needs to change.

Interactive Oral Assessments: Designing, Implementing and Reflecting

16 July 2026 10:00am–11:30am
Join us for a practical and insightful workshop designed to help you confidently design, implement, and evaluate IOAs in your course.

Turnitin

16 July 2026 10:00am–12:00pm
This workshop will cover the new Turnitin functionality, including mark range rubrics, decimal totals, and updates to the similarity reports.

It's Not All About SECaTs: Evidencing Your Teaching Practice

16 July 2026 9:00am–10:00am
This session will guide you on how to showcase your teaching expertise beyond SECaTs by building an evidence base of teaching quality.

Making Your Work Visible: Demonstrating Your Impact as a Program or Plan Convenor

15 July 2026 3:00pm–4:00pm
This panel discussion will explore how convenors can better understand, scope and demonstrate the impact of their work.

Using Data and Evidence to Support Program Leadership

15 July 2026 1:00pm–2:30pm
This session will showcase key sources of data, evidence and insight available to support program and plan convenors in evidence-informed decision making.

Ultra Tips and Tricks

15 July 2026 10:00am–11:30am
This workshop is designed to help UQ staff build on their existing knowledge and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Ultra) through practical tips, tricks and features that can enhance the teaching and learning experience.

Leading Programs

15 July 2026 10:00am–12:00pm
Join us for a candid, practical and energising conversation about the future of program and plan leadership at UQ.

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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)