Making Sense of Big Data
September 26, 2018 | By Karen Rivedal
It happens with every credit-card swipe and GPS ping. It’s part of writing an email, sending a text or posting on Instagram. It can be trigged by playing an online game, ordering dinner on a smartphone or surfing for best buys on a tablet.
Siftr: A Tool for the Folklore Classroom
September 21, 2018
Siftr is a freely available data collection and visualization platform that allows users to upload and geotag images and record and share associated notes and field observations.
Jackson Featured in Diverse Issues in Higher Education
September 20, 2018
WeiLAB director Jerlando F.L. Jackson was featured in the September 20 issue of Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Vlach, Matthews Earn Understanding Human Cognition Awards from McDonnell Foundation
September 20, 2018
UW-Madison’s Haley Vlach and Percival Matthews each recently received an Understanding Human Cognition Scholar Award from the James S. McDonnell Foundation (JSMF).
Albers Named School Psychology Journal Editor
September 13, 2018
Craig Albers, an associate professor of educational psychology and co-principal investigator of WCER's new Rural Education Research and Implementation Center, has been named as the 11th editor of the Journal of School Psychology by the Society for the Study of School Psychology.
STEM faculty receive $10 million grant to advocate inclusivity and opportunity for undergraduates
September 11, 2018
The new initiative will work to make a successful STEM program for both faculty and students that are "women, members of minority racial and ethnic groups, persons with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds."
UW Gets $10 Million Grant to Diversify STEM Faculty
September 11, 2018
To broaden participation in STEM programs and fields, the National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $10 million INCLUDES Alliance grant to be co-led by UW-Madison’s Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
Can Video Games Change Your Brain? UW Research Suggests Games Can Build Empathy
September 11, 2018
Can video games change your brain? UW research suggests games can build empathy
The Science and Art of Mentoring
September 10, 2018
We often do not seize the numerous opportunities we are afforded to shape the learning experiences of our mentees, let alone influence the environments in which those experiences transpire. We do not frequently enough embrace the art of mentoring.
UW–Madison to Co-Lead $10 Million NSF Grant to Cultivate a More Diverse, Inclusive STEM Faculty
September 6, 2018
Project Seeks to Enable More Underrepresented Students to Succeed in STEM Fields
WCER’s Hora Adds Chinese University to Internship Study
September 5, 2018
Matt Hora, a research scientist at UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research, has just begun a 2.5-week residency as a guest professor in the School of Education at Tianjin University in China.
Beyond the Skills Gap: Preparing College Students for Life and Work
August 20, 2018
How can educators ensure that young people who attain a postsecondary credential are adequately prepared for the future? Matthew T. Hora and his co-authors, Ross Benbow and Amanda Oleson, explain that the answer is not simply that students need more specialized technical training to meet narrowly defined employment opportunities
Tom Carpenter, Transformer of Child-Centered Math Teaching, Dies at 78
August 14, 2018 | By Karen Rivedal
UW-Madison professor Tom Carpenter, whose student-centered ideas about teaching math to young children from all backgrounds and skill levels helped transform the field of mathematics education for students and teachers, died August 7 from complications of Parkinson’s disease.
Researchers Look to Enhance Relationships Between Madison Teachers and Kindergartners
August 7, 2018
This summer, about 100 Madison families with kids entering kindergarten will get home visits from teachers in an experimental effort to build relationships.
MEP Receives New Grant to Assess, Improve 4K Instruction in Madison
July 27, 2018
A joint research practice partnership between UW-Madison and the Madison Metropolitan School District has received a $400,000 federal grant for a two-year study to assess and improve instruction in the district’s 4-year-old kindergarten program. Teaching is to be enhanced with the design and piloting of a made-to-order professional development program built around the needs of the district’s 4K educators.
