The UW System President’s Summit on Excellence in Teaching and Learning occurred in Madison, WI on April 14th and 15th. Thank you to all LTDC representatives, Learning Technology staff and UW System faculty/staff who presented, and to everyone who attended. It was a great event to showcase the great work that is going on in teaching and learning at UW campuses and for all to network in their areas of interest. Faculty members, LTDC and learning technology Colleagues from around UW System participated by presenting on various topics demonstrating the impact of teaching and learning. Below is a sampling of presentations made which demonstrate how technology affects learning in higher education.
- Session 1: read more about these sessions
- Teaching In A Virtual World: Are You Serious?
Chris Calvert-Minor, Assistant Professor, Philosophy & Religious Studies, UW-Whitewater
- Algebra Online: A Blended Approach; Pros and Cons
Theresa Adsit, Senior Lecturer, Mathematics, UW-Green Bay
- Creating Digital Materials to Support Student Learning
Robert Hoar, Professor, Mathematics, UW-La Crosse
Jennifer Kosiak, Associate Professor, Mathematics, UW-La Crosse
- Teaching In A Virtual World: Are You Serious?
- Session 2: read more about these sessions
- Blogging as a Reflective Tool for Student Teachers
Matthew Vick, Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, UW-Whitewater - Harnessing the Power of Social Media
Tanya Joosten, Associate Director, Interim, Learning Technology Center, UW-Milwaukee
Rachel Baum, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Jewish Studies, UW-Milwaukee
Sandra Martell, Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology, UW-Milwaukee
Liana Odrcic, Senior Lecturer, Department of English, UW-Milwaukee
- Blogging as a Reflective Tool for Student Teachers
- Session 3: read more about these sessions
- Private Social Networks for Students, Faculty, and Alumni
Robert Jecklin, Assistant Professor, Health Education and Health Promotion, UW-La Crosse
- Transform Twittering Students into Social Media Professionals
Lynn Ludwig, Assistant Professor, English, UW-Stevens Point
- Private Social Networks for Students, Faculty, and Alumni
- Session 4: read more about this session
- Second Life Faculty Learning Community Spurs Imagination
Karen Skibba, Instructional Design Specialist, Learning Technology Center, UW-Whitewater
Renee Pfeifer-Luckett, Director, Learning Technology Center, Learning Technology Center, UW-Whitewater
Chris Henige, Associate Professor/Dept Chairperson, Art, UW-Whitewater
Kelly Delaney-Klinger, Assistant Professor, Management, UW-Whitewater
Megan Matthews, Lecturer, Theatre/Dance, UW-Whitewater
Andrew Kapp, UW-Whitewater
- Second Life Faculty Learning Community Spurs Imagination
- Session 5: read more about these sessions
- Getting It Straight: Improving Language Comprehension with Syntax Untangler
Alan Ng, Faculty Associate, Division of Continuing Studies, UW-Madison Sage Goellner, Faculty Associate, Division of Continuing Studies, UW-Madison - Teaching and Learning Using D2L ePortfolio
Karyn Biasca, Professor, Paper Science and Engineering, UW-Stevens Point
Jasia Steinmetz, Associate Professor, Food and Nutrition, UW-Stevens Point
David Hastings, Professor, Music, UW-Stevens Point
Steven Hill, Assistant Professor, Communication, UW-Stevens Point
- Getting It Straight: Improving Language Comprehension with Syntax Untangler
- Session 6: read more about this session
- Using ePortfolios for Course and Program-Level Assessment
Matthew Russell, Instructional Designer, Learning Technology Center, UW-Milwaukee
Julie Kline, Senoir Administrative Program Specialist, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, UW-Milwaukee
Lisa Moline, Associate Professor, Peck School of the Arts, UW-Milwaukee
- Using ePortfolios for Course and Program-Level Assessment
- Session 7: read more about these sessions
- A Balanced Way to Teaching Art and Design Using E-learning
Gautam Wadhwa, Assistant Professor, Art, UW-Whitewater - Digital Storytelling in the College Classroom
Jim Winship, Professor and Chair, Social Work, UW-Whitewater
Cheryl Diermyer, Senior Learning Technology Consultant, DoIT – Academic Technology, UW-Madison
Mary Wright, Assistant Professor of Middle and Secondary Literacy Education, Teacher Education, UW-River Falls
Gary Willhite, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, UW-La Crosse - Speed tribes: Using social media to reinvent f2f learning
Alan Aycock, Dr., Anthropology, UW-Milwaukee
Amy Mangrich, UW-Milwaukee
Sharon Stoerger, Dr., UW-Milwaukee
- A Balanced Way to Teaching Art and Design Using E-learning
- Session 8: read more about these sessions
- Course Design: Impact of Online Instructor Training
Kristin Koepke, Instructional Designer, Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning, UW-La Crosse
Kristin Koepke Kristin Koepke Kristin Koepke - Resource Wiki for Online & Blended Best Practices & Training
Kristin Koepke, Instructional Designer, Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning, UW-La Crosse
Karen Skibba, Instructional Design Specialist, Learning Technology Center, UW-Whitewater
Scott Wojtanowski, Instructional Designer, Teaching and Learning Technologies, UW-River Falls
- Course Design: Impact of Online Instructor Training
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