Ready, set, Ultra!
This semester, most Learn.UQ courses are using the new Ultra interface. To ensure a smooth start, staff can:
- check their course site using the Ultra conversion checklist
- set-up up their assessment and Gradebook early
- develop skills by attending staff workshops and tutor workshops, completing self-paced modules, accessing Ultra tips, tricks and gotchas and Getting started with Learn.UQ guides.
Getting started with Ultra video (Echo360,13m 48s).
Support your students with Ultra!
It is recommended that course coordinators complete the following Ultra orientation activities:
- create an announcement that informs students your course will be using Ultra using the sample announcement text
- share information on Ultra with students and complete a 2-minute course site tour in the first lecture using the slides and tour instructions
- encourage students to access support options and resources.
Register for Ready to Tutor Week
Get ready for Semester 2 with Ready to Tutor Week (28–31 July). Sessions will cover working with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) students, SETutors and other ways of evidencing tutoring expertise, academic integrity and more.
Course sites and course profiles availability
Please ensure Learn.UQ (Blackboard) course site(s) and course profile(s) are made available to students at least one week before your first teaching activity, as outlined on the Course Design Policy site. Course sites must contain a welcome announcement as a minimum requirement. The remaining online course requirements should be met by the first teaching activity.
eLearning Adviser consultations – Ultra assessment and Gradebook
The eLearning Systems and Support team offer eLearning Adviser Consultations to assist course teaching and administrative staff with implementing effective eLearning solutions. Our experienced advisers will guide you in utilising centrally supported eLearning tools.
Get to know your students
Course Insights, UQ's course-level learning analytics dashboard, is available to all course coordinators via Learn.UQ. Review student demographic information this week through the enrolment section (Original) or enrolment section (Ultra) to help inform your teaching strategies.
Course coordinators can also access student headshots through my.UQ and generate a PDF document to familiarise themselves with student faces prior to classes.
Artificial Intelligence – Digital Essentials module
The Artificial Intelligence module (within the Digital Essentials series) introduces students to the different types of AI, the implications of AI to society and what AI research is being done at UQ. The module is embedded into courses to make it more accessible for students.
Artificial Intelligence – Digital Essentials module
The Artificial Intelligence module (within the Digital Essentials series) introduces students to the different types of AI, the implications of AI to society and what AI research is being done at UQ. The module is embedded into courses to make it more accessible for students.
2025 Teaching and Learning (T&L) Week EOIs
Expressions of interest (EOIs) are now open for UQ staff who would like to contribute to the following sessions within the T&L Week program:
- Indigenising Curriculum Showcase
- Elevate Inclusion: Supporting Student Success.
Please submit your EOI by Thursday 31 July.
Collaborating with the ITaLI Educational Media Production Team
The ITaLI Educational Media Production Team is now inviting Expressions of Interests (EOIs) for the development of engaging and innovative video and animation assets to support teaching and learning initiatives across UQ. To participate, please submit an EOI.
Please note: If your initiative involves a large-scale course redevelopment or significant media production, we strongly encourage you to consult with your Faculty Teaching and Learning Manager to ensure alignment with broader strategic goals and support planning.
What's on
eLearning training (self-paced)
- Learn.UQ Ultra Basics
- Learn.UQ Ultra Assignments (group & video)
- Learn.UQ Ultra Tests
- Learn.UQ Ultra Gradebook
- Turnitin
- Desktop recording (Echo360)
- UQ Extend
- Inspera Assessment – Exams
- Inspera Assessment – Quizzes
- Inspera Assessment – Marking
eLearning training (Zoom)
- Learn.UQ Ultra Tests | 22 July
- Learn.UQ Ultra Assignments (group and video assignments) | 23 July
- Learn.UQ Ultra Gradebook | 23 July
- Learn.UQ Ultra Basics | 24 July.
Other events and courses
- Higher Education Academy PSF2023 Information Session I 6 August 2025, 10:00–11:30am
- RF Academic in Teaching Network: A Conversation with UQ’s Provost, Prof. Mark Blows I 6 August 2025, 1:00–2:00pm.
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
Workshops (via Zoom) and self-paced online modules 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.
Learning Designers
For faculty or school-level support, please refer to the list of Learning Designers in your area.
