Fall and Winter Retreats

Open to all! Early in each semester, the Teaching Academy invites the campus community to gather for a morning of conversations on a relevant theme in higher education teaching and learning. These topics help to prepare instructors and faculty for another successful year with undergraduate students and allow campus educators to discuss new updates in undergraduate education. If you are interested in helping to plan or facilitate the next Fall or Winter Retreat, please contact Angela Kita and Dan Pell (retreats-uwta@g-groups.wisc.edu)

• The Fall Retreat celebrates Fall in Madison by gathering for a morning of conversations on a relevant theme in higher education teaching and learning.
• The Winter Retreat is a half day event in the dark of winter to share ideas on teaching and learning topics  creating a buzz on campus.

Contact Dan Pell & Angela Kita (retreats-uwta@g-groups.wisc.edu) with questions, or to get involved!

Fri, Feb 07, 2025: Cultivating Students’ Professional Skills and Identities

Date/Time:  Fri. Feb. 7, 9-11:30am

Location: DeLuca Forum (WID) and Zoom  

Register: https://forms.gle/Fo4ydbJShx5DqC1T8  

Professional, 21st-century skills such as communication, teamwork, and collaborative problem-solving are essential for our students’ future success beyond the university. However, finding a balance between course content and skills development can be challenging. Instructors need to keep up-to-date with the changing landscape outside academia and students need opportunities to practice these skills. Students may also need help contextualizing and understanding how they will use these skills in their future career.

The winter retreat will include a series of short presentations from volunteer speakers about how they’re approaching the topic of Cultivating Students’ Professional Skills and Identities. Join us for conversations to build community and consider how to bring what you’ve heard back to your campus context.

If you would like to share how you do this, sign up to be a volunteer speaker here: https://forms.gle/uHk9b4yjXPqTzSUK6 (thank you!!)