learning-through-diversity

Pell Grant changes

Submitted by jenschoepke on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 1:09pm

It seems a compromise has been reached by Congress on Pell Grants (no vote yet, though).  Read More »

Presenting about the Bridging the Achievement Gap project at upcoming First Year conference

Submitted by dldaniel on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 12:10pm

 

On Friday, Nov. 11th , our Bridging the Achievement Gap project staff will be presenting two workshops at the 2011 First-Year Conference at UW-Madison.

Attendees will be faculty, staff, administrators, and graduate students who are interested in first-year student success and how we (the campus) can help them achieve it. Read More »

"We're a Culture, Not a Costume"

Submitted by jenschoepke on Fri, 11/04/2011 - 1:04pm

Hi everyone,

This post is a bit off topic for STEM, but fits nicely for learning-through-diversity in higher education.  I ran across this ad campaign from students at Ohio University aimed at their classmates a while ago over twitter (see link below).  While we are a bit past Halloween, I thought the link to the ad campaign might interest some of you.  The campaign is entitled, "We're a Culture, Not a Costume." 

http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/10/in_the_immortal_words_of.html Read More »

From CIRTL Forum to CIRTL Network meeting to the Center for the First-Year Experience Conference here in Madison

Submitted by dldaniel on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 4:09am

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Achievement Gap project workshop at UW-Madison’s 2011 Diversity Forum

Submitted by dldaniel on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 9:27pm

On Thursday, October 6th, the staff of the Bridging the Achievement Gap project provided a workshop at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s annual Diversity Forum (http://www.news.wisc.edu/19814).  Don Gillian-Daniel, Chris Carlson-Dakes, and Kristyn Masters, Associate Professor of BioMedical Engineering, and Director of UW-Madison’s Women in Science and Engineering (WISE; http://www.housing.wisc.edu/wise) residenti Read More »

the Bridging the Achievement Gap project at UW-Madison held its first advisory board meeting - it was AWESOME!

Submitted by dldaniel on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 4:18am

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The Delta Program’s Bridging the Achievement Gap project at UW-Madison

Submitted by dldaniel on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 8:58pm

The Delta Program’s Bridging the Achievement Gap project is a new initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  It was designed to develop a systematic Teaching-as-Research1- based approach toward addressing the achievement gap in courses with adverse outcomes for minority students here on campus.  The project is a three-year collaboration between the Delta Program in Research, Teaching and Learning (http://www.delta.wisc.edu/), Read More »

How to use the LTD Blog

 Hi Everyone,

The official LTD blog is now open for anyone to post in. Follow the instructions below to add a post to the Learning Through Diversity Blog. Read More »

Leveraging Diversity: the Wisdom of Crowds in University Teaching

Submitted by alleyjm on Thu, 02/03/2011 - 2:52pm

Derek Bruff will be facilitating a diversity workshop here at Vanderbilt on Feb. 22.  This workshop is co-hosted by the CFT and CIRTL. Derek will be  using some unusual books as the jumping off point for the discussions.  We hope this is the first of a series of these diversity-based workshops.

For more information on the workshop: http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/events/teaching-workshops/#leveraging_diversity

Diversity Workshop

Benefit #4. Reflection on potential challenges prepares faculty and graduate students to engage creatively with difficult situations when they occur in the future. Discussions also build community among the participants.

The Self-Guided Workshop is designed to enhance awareness of fundamental issues surrounding diversity. Through awareness, reflection and communication, it is possible to improve the chances that students from all backgrounds will continue on to graduate school. Read More »

Mathieu's Congressional Testimony

Submitted by RobinGreenler on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 2:05pm

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/sites/republicans.science.house.gov/files/documents/hearings/020410_Mathieu.pdf

 

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

CIRTL Graduate student wins national leadership award

Submitted by kabarnicle on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 11:01am

A University of Wisconsin-Madison CIRTL graduate student has received a prestigious national award recognizing future leaders in higher education. The award, given since 1996, is sponsored by K. Patricia Cross, David Gardner Professor of Higher Education emerita at the University of California, Berkeley. It recognizes doctoral students who "show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education; who demonstrate a commitment to developing academic and civic responsibility in themselves and others; and whose work reflects a strong emphasis on teaching and learning. Read More »

Learning-through-Diversity

 

The literacy and engagement of all students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is a priority goal for U.S. higher education. Read More »

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