Identifying Communities of Practice The UW-Teaching Academy presented its Winter Retreat for 2015 on Friday, January 16 at Union South. Over 50 participants from across campus gathered to share their thoughts, experiences, and visions about …
Retreats
The Fall and Winter Retreats are two of the Academy’s biggest annual community events — open to all!
Retreat Recap: Reimagining Our World of Teaching and Learning (Oct 03, 2014)
Reimagining Our World of Teaching & Learning On Friday October 3, the UW-Teaching Academy held its 2014 Fall Kickoff in the Great Hall of Memorial Union. Our theme was “Reimagining our World of Teaching and …
Retreat Recap: Enhancing Student Learning Through Feedback (Oct 04, 2013)
Enhancing Student Learning Through Feedback On Friday October 4 about 100 instructors gathered at Union South to talk about enhancing student learning through feedback. Campus experts across disciplines shared research-based principles and experience-informed practices on …
Retreat Recap: Learning Matters (Jan 17, 2014)
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 …
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 …