Apply to become a member of the UW-Madison Teaching Academy, or nominate a colleague who has demonstrated excellence in Teaching and Learning at UW-Madison. The UW-Madison Teaching Academy is seeking applications and nominations for new …
Fellowships will link STEM training to public service
A new initiative at UW–Madison will take an innovative approach to scientific training for graduate students by providing opportunities to incorporate long-term community engagement projects into their scientific areas of interest. The Wisconsin Institute for …
Blank’s Slate: Summer Term efforts showing results
UW-Madison launched an effort to grow and expand the Summer Term several years ago, increasing courses both on-campus and online, and making a particular effort to offer courses needed to fill distribution requirements. The university …
‘Handshake’ helps UW-Madison students find jobs & internships
The academic year is in full swing and so is Handshake, UW–Madison’s new tool to help students find jobs, internships, and campus career events. Handshake officially replaced BuckyNet and myECS as the primary campus tool …
2018 UW Teaching Academy Fall Kickoff – Register now
Members of the campus community are invited to attend the 2018 UW Teaching Academy Fall Kickoff, “Fostering the Wisconsin Experience: Intellectual Confidence” on Friday, September 28, from 8am-noon in Varsity Hall, Union South. Attendees will …
Funding opportunities available to support teaching and learning innovations
Multiple funding opportunities are available for faculty and instructional staff to support various educational innovations in teaching and learning. The standard award amount for all three opportunities is $15,000. Online Course Development Grants These grants …
Blend@UW 2018-19 schedule announced
The Blend@UW schedule for the 2018-19 academic year has been announced — apply now at: go.wisc.edu/applyblend. Blend@UW supports campus by helping faculty design blended and online courses that foster deeper, more active learning for students. …
2018-19 Blended Learning Fellowships – Apply now
Blended Learning Fellowship on Learning Spaces As blended learning matures on campus, the importance of learning spaces (both formal and informal) grows. We need to create and support learning spaces that support the types of …
WISCIENCE awarded $1 million to support STEM transfer students
The Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement (WISCIENCE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has been awarded $1 million over five years by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to develop stronger support systems for …
Another successful year for TeachOnline@UW
TeachOnline@UW just finished its fourth year of helping UW-Madison instructors design and teach fully online courses. Since its inception, 135 faculty and instructors have completed TeachOnline@UW, which combines online courses with discussions about implementing research-based …