Ready to Teach Week
Semester 1, 2025

Get Ready to Teach with a week of activities dedicated to developing and preparing Semester 1 course materials.

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Classroom engagement with live documents

11 July 2024 3:00pm4:00pm
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 2:00pm3:00pm
Bring your teaching videos to life through efficient post-production

Removing 'roadblocks' for students: fair and equitable assessment

11 July 2024 12:30pm2:00pm
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 10:00am12:00pm
Learn how to use Microsoft Teams in a teaching and learning context.

Active learning with EchoPoll

10 July 2024 1:00pm3:00pm
Learn how to use the polling tool EchoPoll in your teaching.

Filming educational media with your phone

10 July 2024 9:30am10:30am
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 3:00pm4:30pm
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 2:30pm3:00pm
Learn about new Library resources, including Talis Aspire.

Getting ready to teach

9 July 2024 1:00pm2:00pm
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 10:00am12:00pm
Develop knowledge, skills and confidence in using Learn.UQ (Blackboard), UQ's learning management system.

Upskill your students

8 July 2024 2:30pm3:00pm
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 1:00pm2:30pm
Prepare yourself and students for engaging in challenging conversations in this interactive session.

What's new in eLearning?

8 July 2024 11:00am12:00pm
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 10:00am11:00am
Hear students talk directly to their positive experiences of learning and teaching at UQ.

Microsoft Teams for Teaching and Learning Workshop

25 June 2024 10:00am12:00pm
This course will familiarise participants on how to use the online collaboration platform, Microsoft Teams in a teaching and learning context. It covers setting up Teams to facilitate active learning activities and project group collaboration spaces.

Microsoft Teams for Teaching and Learning Workshop

20 June 2024 10:00am12:00pm
This course will familiarise participants on how to use the online collaboration platform, Microsoft Teams in a teaching and learning context. It covers setting up Teams to facilitate active learning activities and project group collaboration spaces.

Hands on with Gen AI

12 June 2024 10:00am11:00am
Developing Educational Resources: Try approaches to speed up your development of educational materials with AI (and possibly your students). Explore approaches to test resources before release, accelerate drafting and proof materials.

Hands on with Gen AI

9 May 2024 1:00pm2:00pm
Improving your assessment: Explore ways to test and enhance your assessment tasks to communicate expectations, refine rubrics and clarify alignment.

User Test your Inspera Assessment for a better student experience

1 May 2024 1:00pm3:00pm
Drop-in session for course coordinators with digital examinations who do not have access to an Observed User Testing process in their School.

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Learn from one another and celebrate creative and innovative teaching and learning practices designed to enhance student learning
10–14 February 2025. Twice a year, a program of online and in-person activities designed to help you prepare course materials for the upcoming semester
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
A selection of higher education conferences and external events focused on advancing the sector
Video recordings and other resources for past ITaLI events and workshops (UQ staff only - login required)