Events
WCER and its projects host dozens of lectures, panels discussions and other events throughout the year, including the Wisconsin Ideas in Education and Carl A. Grant series, and the annual UW-Madison Education Research Poster Fair.
Nearly all these events are free, and open to the campus community, as well as to other educators, community leaders and members of the interested public.
You can scroll event descriptions beginning with the most current on this page, get a larger view and subscribe to WCER’s Google calendar, visit the individual pages for each type of event or use the search.
Past Events
The Land and the Hand or: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Glass
Bryan McGovern Wilson , Fellow of the Creative Glass Center of America, Artist in Residence, The Everglades National Park
November 5, 2014, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room 159, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
Carl A. Grant Lecture: Reflective Learning Using Immersive Virtual Environments (rLIVEs)
Aroutis N. Foster, School of Education, Drexel University
October 29, 2014, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Exploring Academic Resiliency and Educational Experiences of Kenyan and U.S. Adolescent Girls
Tonia Durden, University of Nebraska, Assistant Professor in Child, Youth and Family Studies
October 22, 2014, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room 159, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
WCER 50th Anniversary Celebration
Various as listed in program, Multiple speakers, including all four WCER Directors
October 20, 2014, 8:30 am - 9 pm, Educational Sciences Classroom Wing and Monona Terrace
Exploring the Pervasiveness of Bullying Among Diverse Populations of Students: Using Science to Info
Chad Rose, University of Missouri, Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education
October 8, 2014, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room 159, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
Motivational Environments: Strategies for Advanced Personalized Learning and Intelligent Creativity
Winslow Burleson , Assistant Professor, School of Computing and Informatics, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering
September 24, 2014, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Wisconsin Idea Room 159, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
