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The age of AI brings instructors new versions of old challenges, such as finding new ways to measure student learning and checking the veracity and authenticity of the work they submit. Many instructors have turned to writing as a tool to address these challenges because of writing’s capacity to demonstrate thinking, but how do we …
Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment The Reilly-Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment is a competitive grant program that fosters public engagement and the advancement of the Wisconsin Idea, the principle that education should influence people’s lives beyond the boundaries of the classroom. Proposals are encouraged for new community-engaged activities that collaborate with community and off-campus organizations to extend …
The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Mentorship (CTLM) is hosting an upcoming event series on Exploring AI in Teaching. These events are suitable for instructors who seek to expand their knowledge of generative AI and explore the opportunities and limitations of these technologies in teaching and learning. CTLM’s first event in this series, “Strategic Approaches,” …
Developmental Sciences (DS) National Science Foundation (NSF) Developmental Sciences supports basic research that increases our understanding of perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan. Research supported by this program will add to our knowledge of the underlying developmental processes that support social, cognitive, and behavioral functioning, thereby …
On Wednesday, April 16, the UW–Madison Writing Center and the Greater Madison Writing Project (GMWP) hosted the first annual Linguistic Justice Symposium at Helen C White Hall. The symposium brought together 50 K-12 educators and university staff and faculty for a day of talks, workshops, and discussions about how we can support and prepare students …
On March 13, 2025, the CTRW hosted Stephanie Kerschbaum who shared her work about “Learning from Student Writing to Address Educational Injustice and Access.” Her recent research examines the ways that people navigate difference in everyday encounters, from small-group peer review in writing classes to mundane interactions around disability disclosure. We asked Stephanie to share …
You may be familiar with the UW–Madison Undergraduate Writing Fellows Program which brings talented undergraduates and committed faculty together in a cooperative effort to improve student writing in a variety of courses across the College of Letters and Science. Writing Fellows work with faculty to provide one-on-one writing conferences to students in their courses working …
On February 6, 2025, the CTRW and Language Institute co-hosted Julia Goetze and Mathilde Garnier who shared their work on “Understanding Emotional Well-Being in the Teaching of Writing.” Their recent research examines the underlying psychological processes that affect writing teachers’ emotional well-being in the workplace. We asked Julia and Mathilde to share some thoughts about writing …