Delta

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Program Name: Delta Program in Research, Teaching and Learning
Contact: Christine Pfund, Associate Director, Delta Program
608-261-1180
info@delta.wisc.edu
http://delta.wisc.edu/

Location:
Science House
1645 Linden Drive
(Between Babcock Hall and the Stock Pavilion.) Read More »

Mathieu's Congressional Testimony

Submitted by RobinGreenler on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 3:05pm

Last Thursday, Feb 4, Bob Mathieu provided testimony on Strengthening Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Education to the House Subcommittee on Research and Science Education. His testimony is available at http://science.house.gov/publications/Testimony.aspx?TID=15330.

Mathieu spoke to a need for increased teacher preparation in STEM higher education that would help strengthen STEM literacy Read More »

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Delta Graduate Student Studies Interactive Animations

Submitted by kabarnicle on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 11:39am

Link:

http://www.news.wisc.edu/17474

Notes:

Delta Faculty Director Steve Ackerman and UW-Madison graduate student Tim Wagner conducted a study on the use of interactive animations in the college science classroom using an introductory meteorology course of 400 students as a crucible for testing the efficacy of short animations that can demonstrate such things as tracking hurricanes and ice bergs, heat transfer, and how rain or snow form in the atmosphere. The Delta Program in Research, Teaching, and Learning is part of the CIRTL Network <http://www.delta.wisc.edu/>.

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Delta Expeditions in Learning adapted for faculty professional development at MATC

Submitted by dldaniel on Fri, 01/09/2009 - 3:47pm

On January 7th 2009, the newest collaborative effort between the UW-Madison's Delta Program (www.delta.wisc.edu ) and the Madison Area Technical College (MATC) was officially launched. MATC's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (http://matcmadison.edu/CETL/) and Delta jointly offered a session during MATC's faculty professional development program that showcased Delta's Expeditions in Learning Program. Read More »

Elluminate V9 Resources

Resources for Students

First time users system setup and java software check (Check your system's compatibility on the Elluminate site)

Participant Orientation (5 minutes, pre-recorded training session)

Elluminate Quick Reference Guide for Students (PDF)
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