Teachers
In addition to our resources for high school students, teachers can organise on-campus workshops for their students and access a range of educational resources and collections.
Workshops
Please note that we are unable to offer any workshops between 27 January and 27 March 2026, and between 13 July and 21 August 2026.
QUT Librarians deliver workshops designed to help high school students acquire the research and study skills they need for current and future studies. Our team specialises in finding, evaluating and referencing information for academic study.
In our workshops, school students can search for high-quality, freely accessible online information sources with our assistance, either on a QUT computer or on their own device connected to QUT's public Wi-Fi network. They can also use the hard-copy materials (e.g. print books) in the Library. The databases and online resources subscribed to by the Library for QUT staff and students are not accessible to non-QUT users.
Prove Your Point
A practical research skills session
Suggested participants: Years 7-12
This practical session challenges students to question the content they consume online and prove that they are capable of doing their own research.
Students will learn to fact check contentious statements commonly shared by popular social media personalities, applying a variety of strategies and techniques to find evidence from high-quality sources and help them determine if the claims have any validity. Working collaboratively, students will identify keywords in one of the four provided topics, create a search strategy and apply search techniques to find information in freely accessible resources across the web, including journal articles and books.
Prove Your Point has a 60-minute runtime. Two optional 15-minute modules are also available, evaluating sources and referencing basics. Please indicate in the form linked below if you would like to add either of these options.
Lesson materials are available in the Researching and Referencing Resources for Schools guide, under the Prove Your Point section. These materials can be used to preview the content or run the session in your own classroom.
Researching for Legal Studies (Law Library)
Introduction to the legal research process
Suggested participants: Years 11-12
This workshop provides a quick introduction to the legal research process.
In the session, students will practice identifying keywords, creating a search strategy and applying different techniques to search for legal resources. Students will have the opportunity to explore online and physical resources held by the Law Library, with a focus on primary and secondary legal material. Approaches considered in the workshop will help students develop the skills and knowledge to effectively find legal information for assignments.
Email us to enquire about a workshop booking
Resources to develop research and information skills
Research Right is an online, self-paced interactive resource designed to help navigate our current complex information landscape at school, work, and even in personal life. While Research Right is targeted at high school students and commencing university students, it can also be used for professional development for educators.
Research Right is designed around the Information Searching Lifecycle, which is broken down into four parts: prepare to search, build your search strategy, know your sources, and start your search. The book can be read in full or part, and can be adapted or remixed to suit specific learning needs.
For university-specific research skills, use Study Smart. Study Smart is a step-by-step tutorial to learn effective research and study skills such as locating, evaluating and using information.
Read and borrow books, and more
Borrowing memberships are available to Queensland teachers.
To find books, DVDs and other items in the Library's physical collections that you can borrow or use in the Library:
- use our tailored "community search" to search all of the Library's physical collections
- filter your search to items in the Curriculum Collection to find classroom teaching resources that can be borrowed.
Not sure how to use the Library Search? Check out our tips and guides on how to use it effectively.
Useful collections and resources for teachers (some resources are only available to current QUT staff and students):
Library membership
Membership is free, and allows you to borrow resources from QUT Library.
Other QUT resources
Find out about more resources and on-campus opportunities available for school students at QUT.
