Teaching Foundations: Teaching@UQ Stream

Teaching@UQ provides you with the knowledge and practical skills to build a successful teaching career in higher education. This course builds your knowledge of the fundamental principles of effective teaching for learning in higher education relevant to your teaching contexts.  

Teaching@UQ is taught via workshops (conducted in-person or online), pre-workshop reading, online activities, and peer-to-peer feedback. 

What will Teaching@UQ lead to?  

After successfully completing Teaching@UQ, you will have:   

• a knowledge base in curriculum, assessment, and pedagogy combined with insight into the UQ policy context, educational technologies, and teaching support available;
• a strong evidence-base to support your future career aspirations including a peer observation report, samples of student evaluation, and a portfolio of lesson plans, innovative teaching practices and learning resources;
• a teaching philosophy statement demonstrating how you creatively connect curriculum, assessment and pedagogy to foster active participation and learning in your disciplinary and teaching context;
• a set of teaching goals with associated activities and indicators to evidence progress of educational goals that align with the UQ APD annual process; and 
• an opportunity to gain recognition as an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

UQ staff, academic title holders and affiliates with some teaching responsibilities. This includes: 

• tutors and lab demonstrators 
• casual academic staff 
• research focused staff seeking out teaching opportunities  
• Post-doctoral and research fellows at Levels A-B 
• PhD candidates who contribute to teaching 
• Clinical educators
• learning designers and student advisors  

Each  offering of Teaching@UQ is capped at 40 participants and will only proceed if minimum enrolment numbers are met. The course schedules below are provisional, pending allocation of  teaching space.

Summer Semester (February) Intensive (8 February – 29 April 2027)

Schedule

Assessment deadlines

• Teaching context and philosophy: 9 March 2027
• Critical observation of teaching practices of others: 6 April 2027
• Evidence of planning and practice: 29 April 2027
• Reflection on practice: 29 April 2027

 Mid-Year (July) Intensive (12 July – 30 September 2027)

Schedule

Assessment deadlines

• Teaching context and philosophy: 10 August 2027
• Critical observation of teaching practices of others: 7 September 2027
• Evidence of planning and practice : 30 September 2027
• Reflection on practice: 30 September 2027

Semester 2 (9 August – 28 October 2027)

Schedule

Assessment deadlines

• Teaching context and philosophy: 31 August 2027
• Critical observation of teaching practices of others: 28 September 2027
• Evidence of planning and practice: 28 October 2027
• Reflection on practice: 28 October 2027

Each offering of Teaching@UQ is capped at 40 participants and will only proceed if minimum enrolment numbers are met. The schedules below are provisional pending allocation of teaching space.

Summer Semester (February) Intensive (8 February – 29 April 2027)

Schedule

Assessment deadlines

• Teaching context and philosophy: 9 March 2027
• Critical observation of teaching practices of others: 6 April 2027
• Evidence of planning and practice: 29 April 2027
• Reflection on practice: 29 April 2027

Mid-Year (July) Intensive (12 July – 30 September 2027)

Schedule

Assessment deadlines

• Teaching context and philosophy: 10 August 2027
• Critical observation of teaching practices of others: 7 September 2027
• Evidence of planning and  practice: 30 September 2027
• Reflection on practice: 30 September 2027

Teaching@UQ is free to eligible UQ staff. 

In addition to time spent in workshops and completing learning activities, it is recommended you set aside between 3 and 10 hours per week to complete independent study which includes readings, workshop preparatory work, online modules and assignments.  

Upon successful completion, you will: 

• Be awarded the Teaching Foundations Certificate. 

• Become an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), a mark of professional recognition that enhances your teaching career globally. 

• Join a community of over 190,000 educators worldwide who hold Fellowship status with Advance HE. 

• Be invited to apply for admission to the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice (eligibility criteria apply). 

Teaching@UQ has been developed in the context of UQ’s policies and the Academic Annual Performance Development (APD) process, so will also support you to develop your career in higher education. 

Successful completion of Teaching@UQ involves active participation in online activities, undertaking workshops (with peer feedback) and passing summative assessment tasks. 

Your pathway to the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice 

Participants who successfully complete Teaching@UQ will be invited to apply for admission to the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice (eligibility criteria apply). 

If admitted to the Graduae Certificate you will receive credit for Teaching Foundations (EDHE6001), the first course in the program, and be on your way to earning the full qualification. 

To be eligible you must: 

• hold a minimum of an Undergraduate degree from any Institution
• be employed by UQ (full-time, part-time or sessional) or hold a current Academic Title Holder (ATH) appointment for the duration of the course
• teaching or support learning of UQ higher education students
• be able to attend all workshops (excluding optional sessions) and participate in all the learning activities outlined in the course schedule 
• have between 3 and 10 hours per week to complete independent study which includes readings, workshop preparatory work, online modules and assignments (e.g., no long overseas absences; not in the final stages of thesis write-up, in case of PhD students) 
• have support from your line manager and a course coordinator to participate in the course
• be able to deliver a teaching activity during the course*; and 
• acknowledge that successful completion of the course requires an observation of your teaching practice by an expert educator, and that it is your responsibility to identify and approach a suitable observer. 

If you do not meet all eligibility criteria, your application may not be approved. 

*To successfully complete the course and meet assessment requirements, you must be able to deliver  a teaching activity during the course (that is, after the commencement of the course and before the final assessment submission deadline). Teaching activities means both interaction with students as well as planning of learning. Examples include a tutorial, lecture, lunchtime education session, group supervision session, lab induction, i.e. an activity that demonstrates interactions with groups of learners.   Please note that one-to-one supervision or lab induction sessions generally do not provide sufficient scope to observe teaching practice sufficient to endorse the requirements for assessment. 

Eligibility of employees of UQ affiliate organisations 

Individuals employed by UQ business affiliates or controlled entities may hold UQ affiliate accounts that provide access to UQ services. However, a UQ affiliate account does not constitute employment with The University of Queensland. 

Where capacity permits, ITaLI may welcome employees of UQ business affiliates to participate in workshops and learning activities for professional development purposes. However, eligibility to complete course assessment requirements and receive a Certificate of Completion is generally limited to UQ employees and Academic Title Holders who teach or support the learning of UQ higher education students. This limitation is due to accreditation and legislation requirements.  

Applications from employees of UQ business affiliates are assessed on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the full eligibility criteria, the individual's teaching context, and the students they teach or support. 
 

Applications for the 2027 offerings will be open during the period shown below. Application forms will become available on the relevant opening dates.

To register your interest and receive updates when 2027 applications open, please contact professional.learning@uq.edu.au. 

Course quota

Enrolments are capped at 40 participants per offering.

Submitting an application does not guarantee a place in the course. Where the number of applications exceeds course capacity, eligible applications will be prioritised according to alignment with the target audience, appointment classification, and demonstrated merit, based on the information provided in the application. 

If you have any questions regarding your suitability or any other aspects of your application, please email professional.learning@uq.edu.au or register for a 1:1 consultation.