We provide high quality learning resources for your courses and work with you to develop your students' information and digital literacy skills. Talk with your Librarian to get started.
Preparing your students for online exams – Library resources
During non-invigilated online exams, students may expect to be able to access electronic Library resources. Publishers may limit the number of concurrent users for particular resources. This is very common in eBooks, which will present a challenge if many students are trying to access the same resource in the lead up to or during an exam.
- Please let your liaison librarian know if your students will need to rely on a particular text during their exam
- Urge your students to start preparing now by taking notes from these resources, downloading important chapters and articles and saving them in a folder for quick access or printing them out
- Share our page on how to prepare for online exams with your students
Need help with online teaching delivery?
ITaLI has guidance on remote teaching and academic continuity (UQ staff login required)
Our guide on delivering resources online and to students overseas covers Copyright, Creative Commons and Open Educational Resources (OER).
For your students studying online, we have lots of tips to assist them to stay focused and organised.
Support for your students
Digital skills
Encourage your students to use Digital Essentials, online modules aimed to develop their digital capabilities and knowledge. You can refer your students to standalone modules on our website, or use the content in your Learn.UQ site.
The modules include content on finding, using and evaluating information for learning.
Research skills
Our librarians can build on this knowledge with tailored in-class training and workshops including:
- finding quality, relevant information for assignments
- introductory and advanced use of databases
- introductory and advanced research techniques
- classes featuring special collections from the Fryer Library.
More about our support for information and digital literacy across the UQ community.
Training
In-person and online training is available for students in software packages, such as:
- Microsoft Office
- EndNote
- Infographics
- R and RStudio.
We also provide online courses from LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) on software packages and you can easily link to courses and videos in Learn.UQ.
Referencing
Prevent problems caused by students not citing properly.
- Refer your students to our referencing style guides
- Tell your students about their free access to Endnote and our referencing software training and assistance
- Specify the citation style required in your Electronic Course Profile.
Object-based learning
Find out about our services to support teaching with special collections for your course. Inform, educate and engage students in topics across many disciplines using original material and objects
Students with disabilities
Together with Diversity, Disability and Inclusion, we support students with disabilities with equitable access to resources and spaces.
If asked, encourage your students to contact a Diversity, Disability and Inclusion Adviser to discuss their situation and activate UQ and Library support services.
Learning resources
Readings
We supply copyright-compliant course reading lists to your students. Please confirm your readings eight weeks before the start of the Semester.
Guides
Refer your students to our guides. Subject guides contain subject-specific resources.
We can also work with you to create guides to assist your students with specific assignments. See an example course guide.
Videos
You can access feature films, documentaries, news and current affairs bulletins and TV programs via Library Search or browse specific databases by subject.
Open education resources
We can help you find Open Educational Resources, including multimedia, photographic, or audiovisual objects for your courses. Check out the UQ Assessment Ideas Factory.
Linking to resources and new courses and programs
Linking to our resources
Link to or embed online resources directly in Learn.UQ or edX (Edge).
For general questions about Learn.UQ see our Learn.UQ (Blackboard) help page.
New course and program and proposals
Consult with us about resourcing when proposing a new course or program. Talk with your Librarian if you have any questions about how we can support you.