UW-Madison Teaching Academy Member Events are designed as sessions for our members — Affiliates, Fellows, and Future Faculty Partners — to meet together for informal discussions on topics relevant to Teaching & Learning on campus.
Questions? Please contact Morton Gernsbacher or Claire Barrett.
Past Member Events
Member Event Recap: “Tips and Tricks Exchange” (Dec 10, 2021)
At this event, participants exchanged their favorite tips and tricks of “doing more with less” (i.e., providing high-level teaching and learning with reduced resources and more limited time).
December 10, 2021Member Event Recap: Silver Linings of Teaching During the Pandemic (May 14, 2021)
This event featured Ailea Merriam-Pigg, Angela Kita, Margene Anderson, Heather Willis-Allen, Lindy Stoll, and David Dwyer. Organized by: Morton Ann Gernbacher, Claire Barrett, Sarah Jedd, Pam McGranahan.
May 14, 2021Member Event Recap: Constructive Criticism of Teaching: How to give it; How to take it (Dec 10, 2020)
Panelists: Beth Martin, Assistant Dean in the School of Pharmacy, Peter Wardrip, Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction Moderator: Adrian Treves, Professor, Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies, Teaching Academy co-chair For many of us, our personal narrative includes the …
December 2, 2020[Canceled] Member Event: “Feedback on Teaching” (Mar 11, 2020)
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, BIRGE HALL 158, 5:45-7PM Feedback on Teaching This roundtable will discuss giving and receiving feedback on teaching effectiveness, with emphasis on how formative feedback on teaching can …
February 19, 2020Member Event Recap: More students, more learning? (Nov 04, 2019)
The last two freshman classes have broken records for size and diversity. Members participated in a convivial discussion of how these changes will impact teaching and learning at UW-Madison. Panelists addressed three relevant issues: What …
November 4, 2019Member Event Recap: “The Teaching Professor” (Jul 25, 2019)
The Teaching Professor-What does this title mean to you? Guest Facilitator: Dr. Steve Cramer, Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning The brief roundtable had 10 members participate to gain an understanding of what “the teaching …
July 25, 2019Member Event Recap: “Feedback on Teaching” (Apr 18, 2019)
The roundtable for 20 members began with a presentation by Academy Member Janet Batzli on the current status of peer evaluation, focusing on ongoing efforts to expand and enhance the processes for generating peer feedback …
April 18, 2019Member Event Recap: “Inclusive teaching practices – What works and what doesn’t work” (Oct 17, 2018)
The October 17th, 5:-7pm Member Event featured Markus Brauer, Psychology, who explores how people’s thought processes, perceptions of others, and behaviors are affected by being members of social categories (e.g., African Americans, gender/sexual minorities). His …
October 17, 2018Member Event Recap: “Stuck on how to Make it Stick?” (Apr 16, 2018)
The April 16th, 5:30-7pm event at Union South featured a relaxed conversation with Peter Brown, author of the influential, evidence-based book Make it Stick. All fellows and future faculty partners of the UW Teaching academy were invited …
April 16, 2018Member Event Recap: “Balancing Teaching and Research: Career, Classroom, and Institutional Accountability” (Apr 18, 2017)
The event occurred on Tuesday April 18th, 2017 from 5:30 to 7:00pm in the Steenbock’s Private Dining area. The Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Dr. Jo Handelsman, and Associate Professor and MTLE Co-Director, Nick Balster, spoke on the …
April 18, 2017Member Event Recap: “Future Directions of the UW-Teaching Academy” (Oct 26, 2016)
The first Members Only Event of the school year — and the first of this type of event that the Academy had done in many years — occurred on October 26, 2016 at the University …
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