Retreat Recap: Community Service and the Wisconsin Idea (Jan 18, 2012)

Using Community Service Learning to Integrate the Wisconsin Idea into Our Teaching and Learning

Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Intro slides. Agenda.

Speakers:

  • Does the Wisconsin Experience Lead to the Wisconsin Idea? Aaron Brower, PhD, UW-Madison Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning.
  • Community Service Learning: What is it and Why is it Essential to Education in the Health Sciences in the 21st Century? Nancy Mathews, PhD – Morgridge Center; Sharon Younkin, PhD – School of Medicine and Public Health; Giri Venkataramanan, PhD – School of Engineering.
  • Where Can Community Service Learning Be Taught and How Do We Assess Students? Jill Boissonnault, PhD – Physical Therapy; Dipesh Navsaria, MD – School of Medicine and Public Health; Yvette Egan, MS, RN – School of Nursing.
  • What is the Teaching Academy/How Can the Teaching Academy be a Resource in Teaching and Assessment? Beth Martin, PhD – School of Pharmacy; Janet Batzli, PhD – Associate Director, Biocore, University of Wisconsin-Madison