Teaching and Learning Committee

General information

• Committee name: Teaching and Learning Committee
• Reporting to: Academic Board
• Contact: app@uq.edu.au
• Version (effective date): Version 25 (1 December 2022)
• Sub-committees: Assessment Sub-Committee; Digital Learning Sub-Commitee; Learning Space Sub-Committee; Communities of Teaching and Learning Committee
• Quorum: 50% of voting membership plus one
• Notes: abbreviated as TLC or T&L

Terms of reference

The role of the Teaching and Learning Committee is to:

• monitor, advise and make recommendations to the Academic Board and/or other University bodies or officers as appropriate on:
  • matters relating to teaching and learning and assessment in the University, including means of measuring and improving the quality of teaching and learning and academic integrity as articulated in the University’s Strategic Plan;
  • methods to enhance and improve the student learning experience, including the physical and virtual environment;
  • means of encouraging and rewarding high quality teaching and learning; and
  • matters arising through liaison with relevant external bodies.
• advise the Academic Board on any issue or policy brought to it by officers of the University (e.g. Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation);
• consider nominations for the Awards for Teaching Excellence, the Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning and the Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning and to periodically review the procedures for the awards.

Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021

Teaching and Learning Committee contributes to the University of Queensland meeting the requirements of the following Domains and Standards within the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021 (HESF 2021):

• Domain 1 Student Participation and Attainment 
  • Standard 1.3 – Orientation and Progression 
  • Standard 1.4 – Learning Outcomes and Assessment 
• Domain 2 Learning Environment
  • Standard 2.1 – Facilities and Infrastructure 
  • Standard 2.2 – Diversity and Equity 
  • Standard 2.3 – Wellbeing and Safety  
  • Standard 2.4 – Student Grievances and Complaints
• Domain 3 Teaching 
  • Standard 3.1 – Course Design
  • Standard 3.2 – Staffing 
  • Standard 3.3 – Learning Resources and Educational Support  
• Domain 4 Research and Research Training
  • Standard 4.2 – Research Training
• Domain 5 Institutional Quality Assurance 
  • Standard 5.1 – Course Approval and Accreditation  
  • Standard 5.2 – Academic and Research Integrity 
  • Standard 5.3 – Monitoring, Review and Improvement 
• Domain 6 Governance and Accountability
  • Standard 6.1 – Corporate Governance
  • Standard 6.2 – Corporate Monitoring and Accountability
  • Standard 6.3 – Academic Governance
• Domain 7 Representation, Information and Information Management 
  • Standard 7.2 – Information for Prospective and Current Students 
  • Standard 7.3 – Information Management

Composition

Ex-Officio

• Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) (Chair)
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement) (or nominee)
• Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) (or nominee)
• President, Academic Board
• Deputy President, Academic Board
• University Librarian
• Director, Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation 
• Director, Student Affairs Division
• Academic Registrar

Other   

• One representative from each faculty teaching and learning committee, appointed by the executive dean
• A recipient of Awards and Commendations for Teaching Excellence, selected by the Teaching and Learning Committee
• One undergraduate student nominated by the UQ Union
• One postgraduate student nominated by the UQ Association of Postgraduate Students
• Two elected members of the Academic Board nominated by the Academic Board Standing Committee

The Chairperson may co-opt other staff to the Committee when required and may nominate permanent observers on an annual basis.

Administrative arrangements

• If the Chair is absent from any meeting of the Committee, the Chair will appoint another member to Chair that meeting. If the Chair is unexpectedly absent from any meeting of the Committee, members of the Committee present at that meeting will appoint a member as Chair for that meeting.
• The term of membership for the elected members of the Academic Board nominated by Academic Board Standing Committee is two years.
• Representatives from faculties are appointed by the executive dean on an annual basis.
• The recipient of Awards and Commendations for Teaching Excellence is appointed for one year.

*As on 2 March January 2023