New Turnitin: To do list
With the transition from Classic Turnitin to New Turnitin, course coordinators are strongly encouraged to complete the following tasks.
- Delete and replace any old links (must be done)
- Import your Classic rubrics
- Consider converting to or creating a mark-range rubric
- Import your Classic QuickMarks
- Ensure the link is NOT set to open in a new window.
Note, the filter by Blackboard group functionality is not yet available in New Turnitin. It is recommended that students are instructed to include their group name in Submission title so markers can search by that group.
New lectern PC web sign-in and deletion of confidential material
UQ has introduced a new sign-in experience for Lectern PCs called Web Sign-In. When you sign into the PC, you will be signed into applications such as Microsoft Teams, Office, and Edge, without further MFA prompts. For convenience, the lectern machine will sync all desktop files and document folders from OneDrive. After you log off your profile anything saved to the machine will be deleted.
Blackboard Ultra: Document layout enhancements
When adding content to the native document tool in Ultra, instructors can stack blocks of text and other media content within a block. The document editing function has clear and diverse menu categories for formatting and adjustment. New pre-set styling options are also available to improve visual consistency and highlight key information.
Check your Blackboard MCQ test questions
Since January new multiple-choice questions in Blackboard tests have been allowing students to select more than one option by default. For any new questions you create, please set the applicable number of correct answers. The vendor plans to change the default back to one option in the April Ultra update release.
Ultra Focus: Progress tracking
The Progress Tracking tool available in Blackboard Ultra helps students track the content or activities they have accessed. Students can manually check-off resources as complete, supporting self-directed learning. Course coordinators can easily monitor student engagement with individual course resources (Echo360, 3m 17s).
Watch the overview of Progress Tracking >>
Can students easily locate their assessments on your course site?
To make your assessment and related resources easy to locate, it is recommended to create a separate folder for each individual assessment within the Assessment folder / learning module. Within each folder, the first item should be the submission link, followed by the relevant student instructions.
Student engagement with lecture recordings
Echo360, our platform for video capture and storage, provides analytical data to help you monitor student engagement with lecture recordings. Staff can access the number of views on individual recordings including course, student, and engagement data.
Respect at UQ training module
Students commencing at UQ in Semester 1, in 2026 and students who completed the training in Semester 1, 2024 will be required to complete the mandatory Respect at UQ training module by 5pm on Sunday 15 March 2026. Please be aware that students who have not completed the module by this time will have their Learn.UQ access restricted until they complete the module and, during whichthis time you will be unable to mark any assessment work submitted by affected students within your course.
SSAF Survey is now live!
All students can have their say on how the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) funds are spent. SSAF contributes to a wide range of initiatives that support student wellbeing, learning and campus life.
We encourage all students to participate by taking the survey here.
Survey closes Sunday 15 March 2026.
Explore the new Professional Learning Specialisation Modules
Six new Specialisation Modules are now available and open for registration. Explore the modules and register to secure your spot!
- Strategic Assessment Design: Innovation, Integrity and Impact Series
- Teaching and Learning with Integrity in the Age of GenAI
- Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Students
- Designing Inclusive Learning Environments at UQ
- Infusing Creativity and Digital Storytelling in the Curriculum with Adobe
- HERDSA Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Modules
Explore great teaching with the Open Course Scheme (OCS) this semester
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. Explore the courses on offer and book your spot!
Semester 1, 2026 course teaching feedback surveys preparation
The Student Evaluation of Course and Teaching (SECaT) and Student Evaluation of Tutors (SETutor) surveys will open Monday 18 May and close Friday 6 June, allowing students to provide feedback on their learning experience this semester.
To have a survey administered for yourself as a lecturer or tutor, ensure you are listed as per the data preparation guidelines in the course profile (Jac) by Census Day, 31 March 2026.
Watch how fellow UQ teaching staff improve their response rate and encourage constructive student feedback.
Please contact evaluations@uq.edu.au if you have any questions.
What's on
What's Working? AI Assessment Transformation in Practice I 3 March, 2026, 10–11am
Join presenters Dr Taryn Bashford, Lecturer, School of Communication and Arts and Dr Frances Shapter, Senior Lecturer in Veterinary 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.
Course Profiles AI Secure Assessment Statement Consultation I 6 March 2026, 11–11:40am and 12 March 2026, 2–2:40pm
The Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee has endorsed the exploration of new standard text for inclusion in course profiles, outlining expectations for the use of AI and secure assessment. This consultation session will outline the proposed wording and the associated processes, and – critically – invite your feedback to help shape how this information is communicated to students across UQ courses.
Register for the 6 March session >>
Register for the 12 March session >>
Staff and Student Views of Integrity in the Age of GenAI I 17 March 2026, 1–2pm
Staff and Student Views of Integrity in the Age of GenAI will be held on 17 March 2026 during Integrity Week. Building on insights from a large-scale student survey, the session will share new findings from co-design workshops, called CoLabs, where students and staff worked together to rethink academic integrity in education.
Register for the 17 March session >>
Lead through Learning: From Campus to Career in the Age of AI I 23 March 2026, 9:30am–12:05pm
This event will bring together industry leaders and UQ alumni to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the workforce. Through 2 expert panels, speakers will share insights into current AI developments, evolving workforce expectations, and how graduates can prepare to lead in an AI-enabled future.
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
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.
