Undergraduate Chat Learn and Share Space is a forum for students and instructors to discuss common issues, challenges and possibilities in teaching and learning. Teaching Academy members facilitate these discussions, with a focus on creating …
U-CLaSS
U-CLaSS stands for Undergraduate Chat, Learn, and Share Space. The primary aim of U-CLaSS is for instructors and students to come together to talk about solutions and future action steps that can help to improve instructor-student relations at UW-Madison by creating a shared space for students and instructors to engage in pedagogical discussion about, and to facilitate undergraduate research in, teaching and learning.
U-CLaSS: POSSE Program students share (Oct 30, 2024)
On Wed, October 30, 12–1pm in the Red Gym, we met with Posse Program students at their Lunch and Learn session. This event, as part of our Undergraduate Chat Learn and Share Space (U-CLaSS) program, provided an …
U-CLaSS meeting with Posse Program (Nov 2, 2023)
In this session, students in the Posse Program shared their thoughts, ideas, and suggestions about the following three topics they selected: How instructors can bridge the gap between themselves as experts and students as novices …
U-CLaSS: Posse Program Students Share (Apr 17, 2023)
Posse Program students share their perceptions about, and suggestions for,teaching and learning. Remember that while we are in one course with you, we are taking other courses, as well as balancing life, work, and other …
U-CLaSS: Learning Math – What Works (Nov 10, 2022)
On Thursday, November 10, 2022, folks from the UW-Madison Teaching Academy met with a group of students in the Chadbourne Residential Hall to talk about learning math. Here’s a summary of what the students said: …
U-CLaSS: Flexibility in Instruction (Feb 24, 2022)
On February 24, 2022, six Teaching Academy members met with 12 campus students leaders in an event organized by ASM and the Teaching Academy. This list results from the prompt to the students to ‘Reflect …
U-CLaSS: Advice from traditional and career advisors (Oct 2020)
October 2020’s U-CLaSS (Undergraduate Chat, Learn, and Share Space) featured traditional advisors and career advisors sharing student thoughts. See below for thoughts from Career Advisors and Traditional Advisors. CAREER ADVISORS Ever wonder what Career Advisors across …
U-CLaSS: What facilitates learning? (Sep 08, 2019)
September 8, 2019’s U-CLaSS (Undergraduate Chat, Learn, and Share Space) featured students sharing ways to improve faculty-student relations at UW-Madison. The topic: “What best facilitates your learning in the classroom?” The students: ~120 Student tutors and mentors. Thoughts …
U-CLaSS: What students with disabilities want instructors and peers to know (Apr 17, 2019)
April 2019’s U-CLaSS (Undergraduate Chat, Learn, and Share Space) allowed students to talk with faculty about ways to improve faculty-student relations at UW-Madison. The topic of April 2019’s U-CLaSS chat was “What students with disabilities want their instructors …
U-CLaSS: Grading on a Curve (Oct 11, 2018)
Our October 11, 2018 U-CLaSS meeting addressed the topic “grading on a curve.” Here are the student responses in their own words: Students identified three ways that grades are curved: Instructors provide a fixed threshold …