Teaching and Learning Plan - Teaching & Learning

1 Teaching and Learning Plan 2018 2021. Contents Message from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) 1. Fast facts Students recognise UQ's Teaching excellence 2. Teaching and Learning excellence 2. Overview 4. 53,600+ Preparing graduates to thrive in an unknown future 4. students A better world embraces difference 4. Engaging with students for life 4. 18,000+ Teaching and Learning are central to achieving our UQ mission 4. international students Principles and Goals 6. 16,600+ Principles Goals 6. 6. postgraduate students Goal 1: Flexible, inclusive, globally-relevant and co-created curriculum 7.

2 13,600+ Goal 2: Collaborative, connected and active pedagogies Goal 3: Authentic, progressive and fair assessment 8. 9. PhD graduates Goal 4: Recognise, reward and enable Teaching and Learning excellence 10. 6,600 Glossary of terms 11. staff (full-time equivalent). Contact Back cover 264,000+. alumni $ billion+. operating revenue Message from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). Preparing game-changing graduates Our hard work is recognised by our defines Teaching and Learning at UQ. students and alumni, as indicated on Graduates who thrive from UQ's rich the following pages.

3 However, we will disciplinary knowledge go on to translate continue to innovate and forge ahead their knowledge and skills across to ensure our students are prepared boundaries, contexts and careers; such for an unknown future. Our Teaching graduates embody curiosity, passion and Learning Plan 2018 2021 signals and a hunger for Learning throughout the goals, strategies, and actions their lives. guiding our collective commitment to prepare game-changing graduates. This A key to success for our students is Teaching and Learning Plan 2018 2021.

4 Our outstanding staff. Academic staff goes hand-in-hand with our Student inspire students through their research- Life Plan, 2018 2021. Alongside other informed Teaching approaches and innovative support mechanisms, these sometimes directly in their research two plans guide all areas of UQ to as co-investigators. Professional staff enhance the student experience. support both staff and students in providing a Learning environment and There is a great deal happening to facilities that maximise student success advance Learning and Teaching at UQ.

5 And wellbeing. Together, we imbue a The rate of change is unprecedented. UQ has served students well culture that cares about students and Yet, UQ staff embrace the possibilities for over a century. We will embraces all opportunities to advance and uncertainties as we work together to continue to do so into the Teaching excellence and enhance student maintain our international reputation for 21st century because we take Learning . Teaching excellence. This Teaching and Learning Plan, and the actions within, seriously our responsibility We are breaking new ground signal a commitment to support students to prepare students for an by disrupting taken-for-granted on their academic journey and beyond.

6 Unknown future. assumptions about the role of students. At UQ, our students are partners in Learning and Teaching . Students, alongside staff, are bringing their creativity and innovation to shape both Professor Joanne Wright curricular and extra-curricular programs. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). Teaching AND Learning PLAN 2018 2021 1. Students recognise UQ's Teaching excellence More national Teaching National surveys in 2018 compared the experiences awards than any other of undergraduate students across Australia.

7 Australian university UQ was top-ranked in the Group of Eight universities for: overall educational experience overall Teaching quality satisfaction sense of belonging Learning resources skills development. Teaching and Learning excellence UQ2U blended Our response is to evolve Employability This experiential Learning our offerings to include process augments the key course project a signature UQ student UQ has taken an institutional competencies and knowledge The Student Strategy 2016 experience to help better approach to student that our students develop 2020 outlines the changing integrate with and prepare our employability, focusing on through their studies.

8 Ensuring world in which universities students for this new reality. developing the capacity of that our graduates are sought and students find themselves. our students to capitalise after, not only for their One of the initiatives in this on lifelong and life-wide Our students need to be discipline knowledge and journey is the UQ2U program, experiential Learning . Through prepared for lifelong Learning expertise, but also for their which aims to redevelop UQ's the application of the and expect more from their ability to continuously learn largest courses to deliver employability framework and education.

9 They also face from their experiences. on-campus active Learning our signature self-reflective a world that will change experiences to our students, process, all students develop dramatically over the course complemented with high- the holistic personal skills and of their working lives as quality online resources attributes that guide positive artificial intelligence and other and analytics. workplace performance. technologies impact on all corners of society. 2 Teaching AND Learning PLAN 2018 2021.

10 Students The Students as Partners Higher Education This initiative is aligned to the initiative seeks to create a Student Strategy 2016 2020. as partners cultural transformation at Academy (HEA) and our commitment to The guiding aim of the UQ where students and staff HEA@UQ is a professional developing contemporary Student Strategy 2016 2020 connect as partners and recognition program that and comprehensive ongoing is to offer a signature student co-collaborators, making supports those with Teaching professional development experience that will change equal yet different and Learning experience and provisions that support the way higher education is contributions.