Past Events
What is the WCER SimLab? | Using Simulation to Transform Professional Learning in Education and Beyond
Rob Hubal, Director of the WCER SimLab
December 9, 2025, 10:30-11:30 a.m., WI Idea Room (159 Education Building) or via Zoom
CEE | How Should Education Researchers Use Their Values? With Harry Brighouse and Courtney Bell
Center for Ethics & Education Director Harry Brighouse, WCER Director Courtney Bell
December 2, 2025, 4–5:30 p.m. , 159 Education Building (Wisconsin Idea Room)
ITP CAG | Teachers Talk: How School Personnel ‘Find Out’ About Parental System Involvement
Anna Haskins, Andrew V. Tackes Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame
November 21, 2025, Noon-1:30 pm CT, 259 Educational Sciences
WCER Project & Community Learning Series | Developing an AI-Driven Data Tool for a Research Inquiry
Rich Halverson, Caleb Probst and Mark Miller, CALL/ECL Team
November 20, 2025, 11 a.m.–noon, Room 259 Ed Sci or join online via Zoom
ICTR | How We Talk with Research Participants Series: The Art of Communication; Session 4: Adapted Methods Motivational Interviewing Approach
UW Institute for Clinical & Translational Research
November 18, 2025, Noon-1 pm CT, Online Zoom
ICTR | How We Talk with Research Participants Series: The Art of Communication; Session 3: Meaningful Engagement Using a Participant-Centered Communication Approach
UW Institute for Clinical & Translational Research
October 30, 2025, Noon-1 pm CT, Online Zoom
Field Day Lab | Wisconsin GameWorks Incubator Fall Reception/New Game Launch
Remarks from development team and partners
October 24, 2025, 4:30-6 p.m. CT, Educational Sciences Building, 1025 W. Johnson St., 13th floor lounge
ITP | Inequality in the Competition for Access to High-Achieving Schools Across Metropolitan Area Housing Markets
Peter Rich, Associate Professor of Sociology, UW-Madison
October 24, 2025, 12:00–1:30 p.m. CT, 259 Educational Sciences
ICTR | How We Talk with Research Participants Series: The Art of Communication; Session 2: Speak Clearly with Plain Language
UW Institute for Clinical & Translational Research
October 16, 2025, Noon-1 pm CT, Online Zoom
NSF proposal prep
October 13, 2025, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. CT, 21 N Park Street, Room 5041 (computer lab)
ITP | The Intersections of Measurement, Practice, and Research on Teaching Quality: Tradeoffs to Consider
Courtney Bell, WCER Director & Professor of Learning Sciences
October 3, 2025, 12:00–1:30 p.m. CT, 259 Educational Sciences
CEE | Dialogue Across Divides
Aaron Yarmel, Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Human Values at Ohio State University
October 2, 2025, 2:30-3:45 p.m. CT, Wisconsin Idea Room, Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall
DOD | Funding 101 Workshop
Lewis-Burke Associates/UW–Madison faculty panel
September 30, 2025, 1:30–3:30 p.m. CT, Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard St, Orchard View Room (2nd Floor)
Avidnote | How Can We Effectively Use AI for Research?
Abderisak Adam, Research Coordinator, Avidnote
September 24, 2025, 9 a.m.–10 a.m. CT, Free webinar
APA | Confident Citation in APA Style
September 23, 2025, 1 p.m. CT, Free webinar
