Workshops and short courses - Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation - University of Queensland

The Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation (ITaLI) at The University of Queensland offers a variety of workshops and short courses designed to enhance educational practices. These events cover a wide range of topics, including the use of digital tools for creating interactive content, the application of innovative technologies in education, and methods for indigenising curriculum and fostering inclusive practices.

Upcoming sessions
Past sessions

Active Learning with EchoPoll

6 December 2023 1:00pm–3:00pm

in Early Bird Workshops

In this workshop, participants will develop skills in using EchoPoll.

Planting the seeds for T&L projects: design, scale and collaboration

30 November 2023 10:00am–12:00pm

in UQ Teaching Focused Network

Buddycheck (Group member evaluation)

30 November 2023 10:00am–12:00pm

in Early Bird Workshops

This course will introduce participants to Buddycheck - a tool, that is used for group peer evaluations where students rate each other’s contributions to a group project.

H5P (Interactive Learning Objects) Workshop

29 November 2023 10:00am–12:00pm

in Early Bird Workshops

This course is an introduction to H5P, an open-source online toolbox of activities that allows staff to create and share interactive content in courses.

Turnitin Workshop

23 November 2023 10:00am–12:00pm

in Early Bird Workshops

In this course, participants will be guided through the process of creating a Turnitin assignment, the student assignment submission process and setting up rubrics. Marking assignments online.

Learn.UQ Basics Workshop

22 November 2023 10:00am–12:00pm

in Early Bird Workshops

This workshop has been designed to provide participants with a structured programme to develop knowledge, skills, and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Blackboard), UQ's learning management system.

Higher Education Academy Fellowship - Application Intensive

9 November 2023 10:00am–4:00pm

in Higher Education Academy Fellowship - Application Intensive

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).

Faculty of Medicine teaching and learning awards

1 November 2023 1:00pm–3:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

This event celebrates teaching excellence across the Faculty of Medicine

Inclusivity in your assessment: a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) approach

1 November 2023 11:30am–1:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

This session demonstrates how to apply Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to our courses

Teaching innovation showcase

1 November 2023 10:00am–11:30am

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

This showcase will be an opportunity to engage with an eclectic mix of the innovative teaching, learning, assessment and research of your colleagues.

Using visual media to enhance learning outcomes

1 November 2023 9:00am–10:00am

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

This workshop will discuss how visual media (e.g. video, animation and graphic design) can be used in teaching to enhance student outcomes.

Suitcase rummage: a guide to implementing Graduate Attributes

31 October 2023 1:00pm–3:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

Join us for a series of Pecha Kucha-style presentations—your presenters have 1 slide and 1 minute—showcasing effective, practical, ’how-to’ ideas and creative solutions to implementing graduate attributes in your work, your classrooms, in your courses, or across your programs.

What is strategic leadership?

31 October 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week 2023

This session focuses on strategic leadership in teaching and learning, what it is and what it looks like in different contexts and across different roles.

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Pedagogical workshops

A range of hands-on workshops and professional learning activities (in-person and online) designed to help you develop your teaching practice.

eLearning workshops

Practical workshops run by the ITaLI eLearning team (in-person and online) on using centrally-supported systems and tools.

Entrepreneurial Education

Two workshops, an online course and a Community of Practice designed to support you in embedding entrepreneurial education in your teaching.

Educational media production

A series of workshops (in-person and online) designed to build your skills in creating, producing and editing your own educational audio/video content.

Online courses on edX (Edge)

Self-paced online courses tailored for UQ academic and professional staff in teaching and learning.