RELATE: Rethinking Effective Learning and Teaching Engagement Why Does the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Matter? The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) is the process of asking ‘what should I do to enhance learning in …
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Retreat Recap: Peer-Review and Evaluation of Teaching (Jan 16, 2013)
Peer-Review and Evaluation of Teaching January 16th, 2013. Richard Halverson, from the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, gave a keynote on Learning to Notice in a College Classroom, sharing strategies for constructing peer groups for ongoing teaching improvement, and using data …
Retreat Recap: From Philosophy to Feedback (Sep 28, 2012)
Grading: From Philosophy to Feedback On Friday, September 28th, from 8:30-1, about 140 educators gathered at Union South to explore the purposes of assigning grades to students and to generate discussions over alternative practices and …
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 …
Retreat Recap: Academic Integrity (Jan 13, 2011)
Keeping academic integrity alive and well Thursday, Jan 13, 2011. Speakers: Keeping academic integrity alive and well, Yolanda Garza. Plagiarism and Copyright: some of what you need to know but were afraid to ask, Phyllis …
Retreat Recap: Teaching That Matters (Sep 24, 2010)
Teaching That Matters September 24, 2010. Friday, 9-5pm UW Welcome Center. Featuring Douglas Bernstein, a noted psychologist and textbook author formerly chair of the Psychology Department of the University of Illinois, focused on the similarities between …
Retreat Recap: Internationalizing the Curriculum (Jan 14, 2010)
Internationalizing the Curriculum January 14, 2010 at R2120 Grainger Hall. The theme was “Internationalizing the Curriculum” in which we partnered with the Division of International Studies (agenda). Over 90 participants from a cross section of …
Retreat Recap: Relationships (Oct 27, 2009)
Fall Collaborative Teaching Adventures and Learning Outcome Forum. The Teaching Academy kicked off the Teaching Adventures and Outcomes Series of the 2009-2010 academic year on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. For this event, we hosted Tony Docan-Morgan, …
Retreat Recap: Engaging the Diverse Classroom (Jan 16, 2009)
Engaging the Diverse Classroom Data from UW-Madison Gateway Classes: Jeffrey Henriques. How can I use data to think about changes in my classroom environment? Erica Halverson & Richard R. Halverson. Hearing the Voices of Students: …