Ultra feature focus – Gradebook finalisation
Staff are encouraged to set up both the Total Percentage and Overall Mark columns ahead of grade finalisation. The Total Percentage column calculates each student’s overall percentage mark and serves as a check to ensure the correct UQ grade is displayed in the Overall Mark column.
Keeping grades secure
Teaching staff are responsible for ensuring marks and grades are secure. For further information refer to the Grades Security guide.
Shape AI capabilities and assessment policy
As part of Lead through Learning, UQ teaching staff are invited to complete a short consultation on secure assessment policy and AI capabilities needed for teaching. Feedback will inform proposals for assessment security requirements, AI-technology for teaching and learning, and support. The survey takes 5–10 minutes and closes 17 May.
Fill out staff consultation form >>
Practice Inspera exams for students
For courses with end-of-semester digital exams, Course Coordinators are encouraged to offer students a practice exam. This helps students get comfortable with the exam process and test their devices. Course Coordinators can create a course-specific practice exam or direct students to the exam guide which includes a generic sample exam.
Have you checked your Inspera exam as a student?
It is important to check your exam 'as a student' to test if it works as expected and to ensure all questions are accessible. View the Inspera Peer Review and Testing guide.
Delivering a meaningful Acknowledgement of Country resource
A new resource, developed by Associate Professor Katelyn Barney and the Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation, has been created to assist staff and students to think more deeply and reflectively about delivery an Acknowledgement of Country. The resource features a series of interviews with Indigenous and non-Indigenous staff who share their tips on delivering a meaningful Acknowledgement of Country and their perspective on why it’s important.
Applications now open for professional learning courses
You can now register for the Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation’s professional learning courses offered in the second half of 2026.
- Teaching Foundations: Teaching@UQ
Course dates: 13 July – 2 October (Intensive delivery in July, St Lucia and Gatton campuses) | Applications close 5pm, 29 May 2026
Course dates: 14 August – 30 October (Semester 2, 2026) | Applications close 5pm, 26 June 2026 - Teaching Foundations: LD@UQ (Learning Designers)
Course dates: Flexible, self-paced offering | Applications close the last Friday of the month - Teaching Foundations: Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Module
Course dates: 31 August – 2 October 2026 (August workshop delivery) | Applications close 5pm, 31 July 2026 - Curriculum Design at UQ
Course Dates: 29 June – 22 August 2026 (Teaching Period 5, 2026) | Applications close 5pm, 22 May 2026 - Teaching in Practice
Course dates: 20 July – 9 November 2026 (Semester 2, 2026) | Applications close 5pm, 5 June 2026 - Leading Teaching Project
20 July – 13 November 2026 (Semester 2, 2026) | Applications close 5pm, 5 June 2026
If you have any questions, please contact professional.learning@uq.edu.au.
Semester 1, 2026 course teaching feedback surveys open soon
The Student Evaluation of Course and Teaching (SECaT) and Student Evaluation of Tutors (SETutor) surveys will open Monday 18 May and close Friday 5 June, enabling students to provide feedback on their learning experience this semester.
Staff that are listed as a course coordinator, lecturer or tutor in the course profile will be evaluated. They will receive email reminders throughout the survey period instructing them how to share survey QR codes and monitor response rates.
Please contact evaluations@uq.edu.au if you have any questions.
Student Fellows Program
The 2026 Student Fellows Program supports students to apply for Associate Fellowship of Advance HE (AFHEA), in recognition of their experiences and contributions to learning and teaching.
Program benefits for students include:
- gaining international recognition for teaching and learning contributions
- learning to confidently respond to selection criteria and professional standards
- communicating strengths and capabilities effectively, with clear examples.
We invite you to share the program information with your students and colleagues ahead of the upcoming information session on 29 May.
Share the Student Fellows Program flyer >>
Embed career development learning in Semester 2
Want to embed career development and employability opportunities in your course and/or program? Career Development offer a range of workshops, online learning modules and My Career Adviser that can be embedded into courses and programs. Semester 2 requests close 1 June.
Submit an expression of interest >>
What's on
Skills for Dialogue workshop I 21 May 2026, 2–4pm
The Skills for Dialogue workshop is being held as part of UQ’s programming for the UNESCO World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue. Led by dialogue expert, Professor Elissa Foster from DePaul University, the workshop will introduce evidence-informed strategies for participating in constructive dialogue, improving interpersonal communication, and strengthening connection in varied cultural and professional contexts. Participants can expect to leave with tools they can apply in the classroom, workplace and wider community.
Learning online workshops (Zoom)
- Learn.UQ Ultra Basics | 7 July, 10–12noon
- Turnitin (updated) | 8 July, 10–11:30am
- Learn.UQ Ultra Tests | 8 July, 1–2:30pm
- Learn.UQ Ultra Assignments | 9 July, 10–11:30am
- Learn.UQ Ultra Gradebook | 9 July, 1–2:30pm
eLearning online modules (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
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.
