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2008 Program

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Each day of the 2008 Summer Institute has a theme. Amongst the presentations tenatively scheduled for the Summer Institute are the following:

  • Monday - Teaching and Learning that Goes Beyond the Walls of the Classroom
    • Icebreakers - Shauna Schullo
    • The LEAP Project and Essential Student Learning Outcomes - Jolanda Vanderwal Taylor, German
    • Student Panel: “What I Wish I could Tell my Professors”
  • Tuesday - Service Learning
    • Incorporating Service Learning Into Your Classes- Randy Wallar, Morgridge Center
  • Wednesday - Campus Resources that We Can Bring into the Classroom
    • Technologies for Extending the Classroom - Dan LaValley
    • Assessment of Student Learning - Janet Batzli & Michelle Harris
    • Information Literacy: Creating Effective Research Experiences - Sarah McDaniel & Diana Wheeler
    • Writing Across the Curriculum - Brad Hughes
    • Digital Storytelling - Cheryl Diermyer
  • Thursday - TASI and Beyond
    • Student Group Collaboration - Ron Cramer & Chris Lupton
    • Peer Evaluation of Teaching - Nick Balster
    • "Taste of TASI " - Meet and Eat with representatives of teaching resources, programs, and support services.
    • The Wisconsin Experience - Aaron Brower, Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning

The 2008 Teaching Academy Summer Institute is made possible through the support of

UWThe Office of the Provost DoIT Academic TechnologyAcademic Technology
UW Office of Service Learning and Community Based Research