Recording live oral and practical assessments
For courses with oral and practical assessments it's recommended that sessions be recorded to enable moderation and maintain compliance with assessment record keeping. At UQ, the most effective approach is to use Zoom cloud recording, as recordings are automatically saved to staff’s personal Echo360 library. To enable this, staff must ensure the recommended Zoom meeting settings are selected when scheduling the session.
Accidental release of results in Gradebook
Guides are available to assist staff in managing the accidental release of results for the following tools: Buddycheck, Gradescope and Turnitin. Refer to the guide links below.
The accidental release of Buddycheck results occurs when the publishing of grades process is completed inside Buddycheck.
The accidental release of Gradescope results occurs when the Post Grades to Learn.UQ process is completed inside Gradescope, by design this automatically posts the results in Gradebook.
The accidental release of Turnitin marks occurs when the feedback release date passes. This is generally caused by the feedback release date from the previous semester not being updated.
Ultra feature focus – document design
The Ultra document tool makes it easy to create a well organised, visually engaging learning sequence for your students. Content is added with 'blocks' which can be moved around the page, giving you more display flexibility. You can add images, videos, files and text, and even include knowledge check questions on the page. Watch the video (Echo360, 8m 21s) below to find out how you can start designing Ultra documents for your students.
Student guides to viewing and downloading assessment results
To help students access their grades and view feedback, please refer students to the guides on the eLearning website:
- Gradebook – view and download your results
- view Turnitin similarity report and marks
- access Inspera assessment feedback
Digital exam resources for students
To prepare students for digital exams, Course Coordinators are encouraged to share exam resources, including AskUs exam preparation workshops, practice exams and instructional guides on Inspera assessment.
Exam resources for students >>
Inspera exam preparation resources for staff
Resources are available to help prepare and deliver invigilated Inspera exams. For tailored advice, book a consultation with an eLearning Adviser.
See Inspera resources for staff >>
Digital Inclusive Design at UQ - Read&Write Pilot (ITS)
ITS is progressing a Digital Inclusive Design project focused on improving the accessibility and usability of digital learning tools at UQ. As part of this work, ITS is piloting the Read&Write app with select staff and students.
Read&Write is an assistive and study‑support tool that works alongside Blackboard, offering features such as text‑to‑speech, reading and writing supports, screen masking and highlighting. These tools benefit a broad range of students and complement inclusive teaching practices.
How you can get involved
- participate in or support the Read&Write pilot
- provide feedback to help inform future ITS recommendations.
Learn more or register your interest >>
Explore great teaching with the Open Course Scheme aff
Take a look at how other UQ teachers work their magic with the Open Course Scheme (OCS). OCS provides an opportunity for staff to visit classrooms and observe great teaching occurring across UQ. There are over 30 courses on offer this semester. Register now to secure your spot!
HEDx podcast – exploring the teacher and student experience
The Teaching and Education Focused Academic Network have partnered with HEDx to release 2 companion podcast episodes that explore the higher education landscape from the experience of both teachers and students. One episode brings together sector leaders and academics to discuss teaching, policy and system reform, followed by a student-led reflection on the conversation they just heard. The episodes provide unique insight into the student and teacher experience through an opportunity for both parties to listen and learn from each other.
Listen to ‘The future for teaching academics’ episode >>
Listen to the ‘Student reflections on the TEFA Network conversation’ episode >>
What's on
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.
Adobe Education Institute Virtual Training Conference I 18–21 May 2026
The Adobe Education Institute is an exclusive professional learning program for Adobe partner institutions. You’ll receive live, hands-on training in Adobe Express and Acrobat and there are opportunities to earn digital badges.
Learn more and register to attend >>
Adobe Education Institute Labs I April – July 2026
This exclusive webinar series, open to faculty, staff and students, gives you access to a series of hands-on sessions, designed to help you elevate teaching and learning with Adobe Express and Acrobat. Sessions are held bi-weekly and focus on practical academic workflows with step-by-step demonstrations.
Learn more and register now >>
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
- Teaching Foundations: CaPE@UQ (Clinical and Practice Educators) | Course dates 10 August – 30 October | Applications close 5pm 10 May 2026
- Curriculum Design at UQ | Course dates 29 June – 22 August | Applications close 5pm 22 May 2026
- Teaching Foundations: Teaching@UQ (St Lucia) 2026 Intensive I Applications close 5pm 29 May
- Teaching Foundations: Teaching@UQ / Coordinating@UQ (Gatton) I July 2026 Intensive I Applications close 5pm 29 May
- Teaching in Practice | Course dates 20 July – 9 November 2026 | Applications close 5pm 5 June 2026
- Leading Teaching Project | Course dates 20 July – 13 November 2026 | Applications close 5pm 5 June 2026
- HERDSA Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Modules I Self-paced offering
Teaching and learning support
Learning 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.
