UW-Teaching Academy Executive Committee Meeting Thursday, May 11, 2017 Middleton Building, Rm 302 1:00pm to 2:30pm Present: Jamie Henke, John Zumbrunnen, John Martin, Molly Harris, Thomas Dubois, Sue Wenker, Carolyn Liesen, and David Baum. I. Opening …
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2017 Summer Institute Recap
The weather was fantastic at the UW-Madison Arboretum for the 21 passionate educators working on their course redesign projects. Several sessions guided them through a learning outcomes-focused course design process that put emphasized universal design …
2017 Teaching Academy Induction: April 12th
Please join us in celebrating the induction of the Teaching Academy’s newest Fellows and Future Faculty Partners! This year’s induction will take place on Wednesday April 12, 2017 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm in the School of Education’s …
Save the Date: Spring Members Only Event
“Balancing Teaching and Research: Career, Classroom, and Institutional Accountability” The UW-Madison Teaching Academy invites you to attend our Spring Members Only Event. The event will occur on Tuesday April 18th from 5:30 to 7:00pm in the Steenbock’s …
Apply to Become a Fellow or FFP by February 15th!
The Teaching Academy is now seeking nominations to select teacher, scholars, and graduate students as Fellows and Future Faculty Partners in the Teaching Academy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Nominees should be outstanding faculty, staff, …
Winter Reboot 2017: Teaching in Divisive Times
In an increasingly-polarized culture, teaching and learning are being framed as ideological actions. How do we navigate this in our course spaces? Is discussion an important part of learning? What are best practices for having discussion go …
Fellows and Future Faculty Partners Application Checklist
October 2016 Members Only Event Overview
Member Spotlight: Tom DuBois
Professor Tom DuBois (German, Nordic & Slavic Department) was inducted into the Finnish Academy of Sciences & Letters this year, a high honor that reflects his active role in Finnish higher education. Check out the …
Instructors Needed for Fall 2017 Wisconsin Experience Seminar
The Center for the First-Year Experience is seeking qualified and passionate instructors to teach the Wisconsin Experience Seminar (Counseling Psychology 125) in fall 2017. The Wisconsin Experience Seminar is a 1-credit, extended-orientation, first-year seminar designed to help new students (freshmen …