Other Series
WCER and its projects present lectures, workshops and networking series developed for a variety of audiences, including students, faculty, staff and colleagues of UW–Madison, as well as stakeholders, such as educators, public officials, community leaders and the interested public.
Current series include:
Interdisciplinary Training Program Seminar in Education Sciences
This bi-weekly discussion series connects graduate students with peers and experts on topics integral to professional success in education research. Topics selected generally are not taught in common coursework, yet are necessary for success in an education researcher’s career.
Qualitative Methods Group Lectures
Past Events
Visiting Scholars: Robert and Elizabeth Bjork
Robert and Elizabeth Bjork, Department of Psychology, UCLA
June 21, 2018, 1:00 - 2:30, Educational Sciences Room 253, 1025 West Johnson Street
Applying Different Methods of Cost-Benefit Analysis to Evaluation
Mark Fermanich, Senior Associate, APA Consulting
April 23, 2018, Noon - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
The Increasing Underemployment and Decreasing Job Control for Highly Qualified Employees
D.W. Livingstone, Canada Research Chair in Lifelong Learning and Work, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto
April 20, 2018, 10:00 - 11:00, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
ITP Lecture Featuring David Yeager
David Yeager, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
April 20, 2018, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Is There a Skill Gap for Entry-Level IT Positions? Evidence from a National IT Helpdesk Survey
Andrew Weaver, Assistant Professor in the School of Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
April 6, 2018, 10:00 - 11:00, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
ITP Lecture Featuring Maria Cancian and Javier Rodriguez
April 6, 2018, 12:00 - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
When Should Researchers Use Inferential Statistics When Analyzing Data on Full Populations?
Rob Warren, Professor, University of Minnesota Sociology
March 16, 2018, 12:00 - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
ITP Lecture: Gifted Programming can be a Benefit to All
Jenn Vadas, Assistant Researcher, Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative
March 9, 2018, 12:00 - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Sex Education: A Center for Ethics & Education Lecture
Lisa Andersen, Professor of Liberal Arts, The Juilliard School
March 6, 2018, 12:00 - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Complexity and Constraint: College Attitudes and Expectations among Teens of the Prison Boom
Anna Haskins, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Cornell University
March 2, 2018, 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Reframing Labor: How Evolving Work Experiences Influence Student Success
Vanessa A. Sansone, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, The University of Texas at San Antonio
February 23, 2018, 9:30 - 10:30 am, DeLuca Forum at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, 330 Orchard Street
Cultural Identities in Science
Mica Estrada, Asst Professor, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Institute of Health & Aging, University of California San Francisco
February 21, 2018, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1111 Genetics-Biotechnology Center Building, 425 Henry Mall
Leveraging Meta-Analytic Methods to Inform Successful Early Childhood Education
Katherine Magnuson, Professor, UW-Madison School of Social Work
February 16, 2018, 12:00 - 1:30, Educational Sciences Room 259, 1025 West Johnson Street
Introduction to Tableau for Data Visualization
February 13, 2018, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, 259 Educational Sciences Building
A Facilitated Conversation on the Professional Standards from the American Evaluation Association
January 8, 2018, 10:00 - 11:00 am, Educational Sciences Room 253, 1025 West Johnson Street
