Congratulations to the Australian Awards for University Teaching recipients
Congratulations to the 6 exceptional UQ teachers who were recently recognised at the Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT). Associate Professor Roma Forbes was named Teacher of the Year, Professor Jason Lodge and Associate Professor Lynda Shevellar received Awards for Teaching Excellence, and Professor Lisa Hall, Dr Adriana Penman and Dr Chamith Wijenayake were recognised with Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. UQ remains Australia's most awarded university in the history of the AAUTs, having brought home a total of 179 awards.
Learn more about the winners >>
New Turnitin Similarity Report and Marking Tools
Educate your students on the enhanced Similarity Report using Semester 1, 2026 student slides and the interactive demo. Familiarise yourself with updates to the Marking Tools using the guides and Turnitin online marking video (Echo360, 9m53s).
Ultra Focus – Conversations
Ultra has many ways for you to interact with students through your course site. One option is ‘Conversations’, which is a tool that allows staff and students to discuss content items and assessment. To find out how you can engage your students in discussion of a learning resource, watch the video below (Echo360, 2m 04s).
New courses available in Student Training Report
The Student Training Report tool within Blackboard courses now includes students' completion of the Core Cultural modules 1-10, as well as UQ Respect.
Access the Student Training Report >>
2026 AI Student Survey now open
All undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students have received an email invitation to participate in the AI Student Survey. The survey explores university students’ experiences with Generative AI in education. You can now share the survey with your students. Their insights will help improve university courses, support services and the overall experience for students.
Share the survey with your students >>
Whiteboard camera functionality
Whiteboard camera functionality has been added to some existing audiovisual teaching spaces to display written content on video projectors, Echo recordings, and Zoom. These rooms are:
- 07-234
- 14-116
- 50-n201
- 50-n202
- 45-204
- 07-222
- 69-110
Control the release of results
During marking and moderation, you may not be ready for students to see their results. In Ultra courses, results are released using the posting functionality.
Urgent eLearning support jobs
For urgent eLearning support queries, such as largescale issues with student submissions or accessing marking, please email help@elearning.uq.edu.au with "URGENT" in the subject line to receive a guaranteed response to your request within the hour. To enable a timely response, please provide as much detail as possible when you submit your request.
Online lectures for public holidays
Pre-recording a lecture is a great way to replace a lecture scheduled on a public holiday. EchoVideo allows staff to record online lectures that include screen recordings, narration, and webcam video. For step-by-step instructions on how to record your video, refer to Desktop Recording guide. For assistance with using EchoVideo to pre-record a lecture, please book a personal consultation with an eLearning Adviser.
Course Insights – How engaged are your students?
Course Insights, UQ’s own course-level learning analytics dashboard is available to all Course Coordinators via Learn.UQ (staff login required). The Engagement section offers insights into student engagement in Learn.UQ and UQ Extend, helping identify disengaged students to contact prior to the census date. Additionally, the Assessment section enables staff to monitor students’ academic performance and the Course Insights filter can identify students that may need extra support.
What's on
Teaching Innovation Grants: Pitch Your Idea sessions I 30 March, 10:30am–12:30pm
Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are now open for the 2026 Teaching Innovation Grants. Join the upcoming Pitch Your Idea session to receive expert guidance before submitting an EOI. You’ll have the opportunity to refine your concept, test its alignment to the grant categories and receive construction feedback in a supportive environment. Email teaching.grants@uq.edu.au to register.
Learn more about Teaching Innovation Grants >>
Applying for a Teaching and Learning Award information session I 27 March 2026, 10am–12noon
Learn more about the UQ Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the upcoming information session. This interactive session will help participants understand how to structure an EOI for the awards that showcases their excellence in teaching and learning. Visit the awards page to learn more about nomination categories, eligibility and assessment criteria.
What's Working? AI Assessment Transformation in Practice I 6 May 2026, 10–11am
Join presenters Dr Victoria Bladen, Lecturer, School of Communication and Arts and Kellie Ashley, Outreach Librarian, Faculty of Science for a collaborative conversation that will explore how UQ Academics are changing their assessment practices in response to AI. Academics will share current examples of assessment transformation in practice and the challenges and opportunities they have encountered along the way.
eLearning training (self-paced)
- Learn.UQ Ultra Basics
- Learn.UQ Ultra Assignments
- Learn.UQ Ultra Tests
- Learn.UQ Ultra Gradebook
- Inspera Assessment – Exams
- Inspera Assessment – Quizzes
- Inspera Assessment – Marking
Other events and courses
- Higher Education Academy Information Session I 1 April 2026, 2–3:30pm
- Curriculum Design at UQ Period 5, 2026 intensive offering 29 June – 22 August I Applications close 5pm 22 May
- Teaching in Practice Semester 2, 2026 offering 20 July – 9 November I Applications close 5pm 5 June
- CaPE@UQ (Clinical and Practical Educators) Semester 2 offering 10 August – 30 October I Applications close 5pm 10 May
- Leading Teaching Project Semester 2 offering 20 July – 13 November I Applications close 5pm 5 June
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
Learning Designers provide pedagogical support to academics in curriculum and assessment design, collaborating on learning experiences and activities, and integration of evidence-informed teaching and learning practices.
For faculty or school-level support, please refer to the list of Learning Designers in your area.
Educational Media Production
The ITaLI Educational Media Production Team works closely with academics and Learning Designers to produce educational videos, audio content, graphics and animations that support teaching and learning initiatives across UQ. If you have a project that could benefit from video, animation or graphic design, you are invited to submit an Expression of Interest.
