Microsoft documents for collaboration
Now that students have access to Microsoft 365, staff can share files with students for collaborative co-editing, regardless of whether a Teams site is used in the course.
See the guide on files in Teams >>
Check which students are engaging with Learn.UQ and UQ Extend content
Course Insights, UQ's own course-level learning analytics dashboard, is available to all course coordinators via Learn.UQ (Blackboard). To view Learn.UQ and UQ Extend student engagement data and contact disengaged students prior to the census date, review the Engagement section of Course Insights.
Course Insights engagement information >>
Request recordings of additional teaching activities
You can now request automatic recordings for all teaching activities scheduled in the timetable, including seminars, tutorials and workshops. Lectures in all centrally controlled teaching spaces with 20 seats or more are automatically recorded and are made available in Echo360 via the Lecture Recordings link in the associated Learn.UQ course. You are not required to submit a request to have lectures recorded in this instance.
Gradescope for handwritten assignments
Gradescope is recommended for the submission and marking of handwritten assignments and tests.
Selecting an assessment tool
View the updated assessment tool guide for information on centrally supported tools, their features, limitations and recommendations for different use cases.
Buddycheck for group peer assessment
Buddycheck – UQ’s group peer assessment tool – allows students to evaluate the individual contributions of group members during a project. It can formatively identify struggling groups early and trigger appropriate support strategies for summative assessment.
Custom workshops for teaching and professional staff
Custom Zoom-attended workshops on centrally supported eLearning tools are available by request for faculties, schools and individual courses.
Contact elearningadvisers@uq.edu.au with details of your preferred date, time and approximate numbers.
Call for papers — Indigenising Curriculum Handbook
UQ staff are invited to contribute to the Handbook on Indigenising Curriculum at The University of Queensland. The edited collection will explore the pedagogies, processes, benefits and difficulties of Indigenising the curriculum at UQ.
Chapters must be submitted by 20 September 2024.
Guide for Academics — How students talk about GenAI
Professor Kelly Matthews with Associate Professor Christine Slade supervised winter research students Claudia Maya and Alessandra Tran who developed a guide for staff (PDF, 217.3 KB) drawing on focus groups with UQ students about Generative AI.
Explore more about teaching with AI >>
Record reason for mark changes
Our video explains how to edit and record the reason for changing a student’s mark in the Learn.UQ (Blackboard) Grade Centre (YouTube, 1m 14s).
You can view the comments in the Grade History section and check for errors before transferring your grades to SI-net at the end of the semester.
Communicate and collaborate online - Digital Essentials
The Communicate and Collaborate online module (within the Digital Essentials series) introduces students to discussion forums, email etiquette, and collaboration tools for group assignments. The module is embedded into courses to make it more accessible for students.
What's on
eLearning workshops (self-paced)
- Learn.UQ basics
- Learn.UQ quizzes, tests and exams
- Learn.UQ Grade Centre
- Turnitin
- Virtual Classroom (Zoom)
- Desktop recording (Echo360)
- UQ Extend
- Inspera Assessment - Auto-marked questions
- Inspera Assessment - Manually marked questions
- Inspera Assessment - Marking workshop
Other events and courses
- Empowering Student Learning and Assessment in the Age of Generative AI | 13 August
- Higher Education Academy PSF2023 Information Session | 21 August
- Overview of feedback mechanisms in Inspera | 22 August
- Embedding UQ Graduate Attributes in teaching and assessment - in-person session | 27 August
- AI in Education Seminar | 17 October
Communities of Practice
An online community for UQ staff to help each other with assessment, supported by the digital assessment team who also connect and disseminate information about the huge amount of assessment related professional learning that is happening in our sector.
Community meetings provides a forum to discuss opportunities to support and enhance technology-enhanced learning through collaboration and communication across the University. Presentations cover the latest news on UQ teaching technologies.
Teaching and learning support
eLearning support
For technical support with central eLearning tools, email eLearning support.
eLearning Advisers
To receive pedagogical advice from UQ's leading teaching technology experts on using our central eLearning tools, including how to select and configure learning technologies, book a Zoom consultation with an eLearning Adviser.
Workshops
Self-paced online workshops are available for a variety of systems and tools. eLearning advisers are available to deliver custom workshops in your school or faculty. Organise a custom workshop.
Digital assessment design support
ITaLI’s Digital Assessment team are available to assist with all aspects of assessment including task design, question writing, Generative AI, assessment security, marking and moderation efficiency, optimising the student experience, feedback, alignment with UQ’s Graduate Attributes and working with Inspera Assessment. Book an online consultation.
Teaching support
ITaLI staff are available to offer pedagogical advice. Please contact itali@uq.edu.au or book a 30-minute Zoom consultation.
Learning Designers
For faculty or school-level support, please refer to the list of Learning Designers in your area.