Welcome to our April newsletter!

As we emerge from our burrows and the spring flowers bloom, we hope you find time to read and enjoy this month’s newsletter, which includes updates, and multiple ways of staying connected with the Teaching Academy.

This month, it’s a perfect time to recognize the important people in your working-life by nominating them to the Teaching Academy! Sign up for summer professional development, including the Delta Program and the Discussion Project. Talk teaching on the Terrace with the T&L Meetups. And don’t forget to register for next month’s Teaching and Learning Symposium!

Questions or comments about the newsletter? Contact Dan Pell, editor-uwta-newsletter@g-groups.wisc.edu

Teaching and Learning Meetups

It’s Terrace Time for the T&L Meet-Ups!
Open to all! First and Third Thursdays, 4-6pm at the Memorial Union on the Terrace (or the Rathskeller in rain).

We understand. You want to talk about teaching — maybe how ChatGPT will affect it, maybe how much time we should spend teaching, maybe something else — but don’t want to meet in the dark, dark Rathskeller (some would call it “cozy”). Well, we’ve got good news: the Terrace chairs and tables are out! That means that, unless it’s raining, we’ll meet up on the Terrace, first and third Thursdays 4-6pm. | READ MORE Questions about the T&L Meetups? Contact John Martin johnmartin@wisc.edu.

Member FYI | News, Events, Training, and Learning Opportunities

Delta Program

Please share with your graduate students & post-docs!

Registration is now open for Summer Research Mentor Training Learning Communities. Online and in-person four- and five-week options begin in May, 2023.

Explore strategies to become a more effective, culturally responsive mentor, and discuss mentoring challenges as they arise. Multiple sections available starting on different dates, for graduate students in STEM and social and behavioral science fields. Join us! Sign up for our newsletter to hear about upcoming events.

The Discussion Project | Sign up for Summer

Registration is open for The Discussion Project in August! The Discussion Project is free and open to any UW instructor who would like support in running discussions of classes of 40 or fewer students. The aim of The Discussion Project course is to strengthen our campus-wide capacity to create welcoming, engaging, and academically rigorous classroom environments in which students experience productive classroom discussions on important issues and topics. | REGISTER

Have something to share? Academy members work in diverse roles and learning environments across our university. If you have news, events, training, or opportunities you would like to share with the Academy, contact Dan Pell (editor-uwta-newsletter@g-groups.wisc.edu) Messages received by the second Monday of the month may be included in that month’s newsletter.

CTLM Updates | Engage with the Center for Teaching, Learning & Mentoring

Register now for the 2023 Teaching & Learning Symposium

Join us May 18 for “Fostering Belonging, Bridging Divides” – featuring Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, keynote speaker Geoffrey L. Cohen (Stanford University professor and author of “Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides”) and engaging breakout and poster sessions. | REGISTER

Looking for self-directed resources?

Course Success Self-Review: Take this quick, anonymous survey to identify ways to strengthen the design and delivery of your course and receive targeted feedback and resources on the comprehensive Course Success website.
Instructional Resources KnowledgeBase: Find resources that provide a quick introduction and concrete solutions to teaching challenges.

If you’re not sure which of the above opportunities is right for you or you’re looking for a different kind of engagement or instructional support, please contact CTLM with your request – we look forward to working with you. To learn more about these programs or to register, visit the CTLM’s Professional Development Opportunities.

Join us! Honor a colleague! | The Academy is seeking nominations

Now is the perfect time to honor a colleague or nominate yourself. Our mission is to promote, recognize and support excellence in teaching and learning among faculty, staff and students across campus and beyond. The Teaching Academy welcomes nominees who work in traditional classrooms, clinical practice, field instruction, or instructional support with learners at any level.

There are three types of membership: Future Faculty Partner (FFP), Fellow, and Affiliate. Learn how to become a Member. Are you an FFP who has moved on to another position in the University? Contact teachingacademy@provost.wisc.edu to change status from FFP to Fellow.

Learning Community Update | Clinical Teachers’ Corner

Spring Feature | Interprofessional Education

Learn more about IPE and the Interprofessional Education Collaborative Core Competencies here.

Interprofessional practice has the potential to decrease rehospitalization and healthcare costs along with increased patient satisfaction. Therefore, it is important healthcare students learn about interprofessional practice. As students are now learning about this in the classroom, this should be reinforced and practiced in the experiential setting. The UW-Madison Health Science schools have developed this introductory course and toolkit for clinical teachers to review the interprofessional core competencies and activities that can improve experiential teaching of interprofessional practice.

Explore:

Clinical Teacher Learning Community
SMPH Faculty Central

Questions? Topics you would like to see? Announcements for the next issue? Contact Sara Scott (sfscott@wisc.edu)

Feedback on Teaching | Seeking peer observers

The Teaching Academy’s Feedback on Teaching (FoT) program is looking for academy members to serve as peer observers for the fall semester. FoT seeks to provide a formative or summative review of a colleague’s instructional approaches, and to actively solicit a peer exchange of ideas on how to improve student learning.

Please contact Andrew McWard amcward@wisc.edu if you are interested in volunteering.

Social Media Update | Join the Conversation!

Join the Teaching in Higher Education public Facebook group. Questions about the Facebook group? Contact John Martin johnmartin@wisc.edu

Join the discussion on Instagram: @uwteachingacademy. Questions about the Academy’s Instagram? Contact Bri Meyer blmeyer2@wisc.edu

Get involved! | Ways to contribute to the Academy’s ongoing activities

Affiliate/Clinical Affiliate: Teaching experiential courses, from clinic to fieldwork? Become involved in growing the clinical affiliate or affiliate program. Contact teachingacademy@provost.wisc.edu
Analytics Committee: Help ensure that we are capturing the right information to determine who the Academy’s programs are reaching, whether participants find them valuable, and most importantly, what was learned through participation. Contact teachingacademy@provost.wisc.edu
Fall Retreat | Winter Retreat: Join the committee to plan, organize & facilitate campus-wide teaching development events. Contact dan.pell@wisc.edu
Feedback on Teaching (FOT) Committee: FoT offers an opportunity to participate in scaling up and implementing a new peer observation program across campus. Contact teachingacademy@provost.wisc.edu
Member+ Events: We are seeking Fellows who are interested in organizing one-per-semester roundtable discussions among members on issues surrounding teaching & learning. Contact claire.barrett@wisc.edu
Newsletter: Join the planning committee, contribute to the forum, act as guest editor for the Academy newsletter. Contact dan.pell@wisc.edu
Nomination Committee: We are seeking Fellows (Faculty & Academic Staff) and FFPs to help review nominations. Honor great campus educators & promote excellence by helping to review nominations to the Teaching Academy. Contact teachingacademy@provost.wisc.edu
U-Class: Explore teaching and learning from the student perspective by attending our U-CLaSS sessions. Contact jamie.henke@wisc.edu
Teaching Academy Facebook Group: Are you on Facebook? So is the Teaching Academy! Join other Higher Ed teaching and learning enthusiasts for thought-provoking questions, shared resources, and asynchronous community connections. Contact johnmartin@wisc.edu