Twelve faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize the university’s finest educators. Among the recipients are two REACH faculty members, Professor Thomas …
Year: 2018
EI Small Grants continue to support grassroots, instructor-driven innovations
From blended and active learning strategies, to Open Educational Resources (OER) and course assessment practices, the EI Small Grant Program continues to support grassroots, faculty and staff-lead innovations and advancements in teaching and learning. The …
Canvas course development support for Blend@UW participants
An important element in blended courses is instructor presence and messaging, and many of these challenges can be addressed within Canvas. The Blend@UW program is offering all Blend@UW participants who have completed a course map …
Blend@UW summer 2018 dates announced
This summer, the Blend@UW Course Design Program will be offering sessions each month. Each series offering will take place over five days of half-day sessions, and will provide guidance on how to design blended and …
Members of The Collaborative develop tool to assess mentorship role in undergraduate research
Members of the Collaborative for Advancing Learning and Teaching (The Collaborative) – Student Learning Assessment and WISCIENCE – are working in partnership with the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) …
Herfurth-Kubly Awards for Seniors – Nominations due Jan. 24
The Undergraduate Academic Awards Office is seeking nominations of outstanding seniors for the Theodore Herfurth and Teddy Kubly Awards for Initiative and Efficiency, which are among the oldest and most prestigious undergraduate awards at UW-Madison. …
Undergraduate Research Scholarships – Spring application deadlines
One of the things we value most about UW-Madison is our success in supporting and involving undergraduates in collaborative research. This is an important high-impact educational practice that can enrich the Wisconsin Experience for undergraduates. …
2018 Teaching and Learning Symposium – Session and poster proposals due Jan. 29
UW–Madison has a long tradition of providing a high-quality educational experience for students both inside and outside the classroom. The 2018 Teaching and Learning Symposium builds on this rich tradition by providing an opportunity to …