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UW-Madison School of Education Online News - May 2004
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IN THIS ISSUE - May 2004
Welcome to the UW-Madison School of Education Online News, an e-mail newsletter about School/campus news and resources that's sent once a month to subscribers. If you would like join this listserv, directions for subscribing are given at the end of the following news items.
BREAKING NEWS: SCHOOL OF EDUCATION RECEIVES $31 MILLION GIFT
[5/19/04] You’re among the first to know . . . this afternoon Charles Read, dean of the School of Education, and Peter Spear, UW-Madison provost, announced a $31 million gift that will allow the University to renovate, modernize, and complete the historic Education Building on Bascom Hill. The donors are UW-Madison alumni John P. and Tashia F. Morgridge. John is a graduate of the School of Business, and Tashia is a graduate of the School of Education and an emerita member of its Board of Visitors. For the complete story, see:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/news/details.asp?fldIdNews=67
ART PROFESSOR NAMED ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR
Laurie Beth Clark, professor of art and director of the visual culture cluster, will become the new associate vice chancellor for faculty and staff programs, effective July 1. Clark has held positions as chair of the Department of Art, interim associate dean of the School of Education, and Emily Mead Baldwin Bell Bascom Professor of Creative Arts. In her new position, she will oversee three general areas: faculty and staff support initiatives, hiring and retention initiatives, and leadership and professional development. For the full story, see:
http://www.news.wisc.edu/9800.html
SCHOOL’S ALUMNI WEEKEND ADDRESS IS ON THE WEB
Even if you didn’t make it to campus for Alumni Weekend May 8, you can still enjoy the School of Education’s keynote presentation by Curtis J. Bonk, an Alumni Achievement Award recipient. Bonk, a professor of educational psychology and instructional systems technology at Indiana University, spoke on the technological changes that are beginning to alter the course of teaching and learning. A web cast of his presentation, “The Perfect E-Storm: Emerging Technology, Escalating Demands, and Enhanced Teaching,” is available online at:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/news/details.asp?fldIdNews=68
For information about the recipients of the School of Education’s 2004 alumni awards, see:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/alumni/alumwin.asp
SCHOOL AWARDS $300,000 IN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
The School of Education recognized 179 of its best and brightest students at its annual Undergraduate Honors Banquet May 4. Thanks to our generous alumni and friends, scholarships totaling more than $300,000 – a record amount – were awarded at the event.
SITE PROVIDES RESOURCES ON ATHLETIC TRAINING
Links to a musculoskeletal atlas and to professional journals such as “Athletic Therapy Today” are just a few of the resources offered by the newly designed web site of the Athletic Training Education Program. Athletic training is a certificate/specialization program within the School’s Department of Kinesiology. Select the “Resources” link on the web site at:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/kinesiology/atep/
RESEARCH: ALIGNING INSTRUCTION AND STANDARDS
A new set of survey tools is helping K-12 educators review the degree of alignment between local instruction and state standards and assessments. John Smithson and colleagues at the School’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research helped to develop the Surveys of Enacted Curriculum, which are now available for English language arts and reading, mathematics, and science. For more information, see:
http://www.secsurvey.org
POLISH YOUR COMPUTER SKILLS ONLINE THIS SUMMER
Seems like there's never time for this during the academic year, but if you would like to hone your computer skills this summer, the School's Center on Instructional Materials and Computing (CIMC) has compiled a list of web-based tutorials on computer software. The list provides links to tutorials on Adobe's Photoshop and Premiere, Apple's iMovie, Macromedia's Dreamweaver and Fireworks, Microsoft's Office, and many more. To view this resource, visit:
http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/computing/tutorials/
Note to educators: You may also contact the CIMC staff for information on presenting workshops or inservices in your local district. For a staff directory, see:
http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/about/
IMPROVE YOUR WEB SITE’S ACCESSIBILITY
Many resources, links, and training tools are available at “Web Accessibility for All,” a web site that focuses on accessibility issues for post-secondary institutions. Developed by the School’s Center on Education and Work (CEW), the site explains federal and UW-Madison policies, and offers tutorials, learn-by-example tools, and much more. For details, see:
http://www.cew.wisc.edu/accessibility/
DISTANCE TEACHING AND LEARNING CONFERENCE IS AUG. 4-6
This year’s 20th annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning will be held August 4-6 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison. Considered the premier conference of its kind, the event offers more than 150 sessions, three keynote presentations, 24 course-design showcases, and much more. The conference is organized by the School’s Graduate Program in Continuing and Vocational Education. Detailed information, including a downloadable brochure and optional online registration form, can be found at:
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/
CEW OFFERS SUMMER INSTITUTES ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT
How can you gain valuable information on career development without spending a lot of time or money? Participate in a summer institute sponsored by the School’s Center on Education and Work (CEW). Designed for educators, counselors, and other career-development professionals, CEW’s summer institutes offer practical, hands-on instruction provided by expert practitioners. Information and registration details are available at:
http://www.cew.wisc.edu/summer/
IT’S TIME TO PLAN FOR HOMECOMING 2004
The School of Education’s annual Homecoming Tailgate is scheduled for Saturday, October 23, 2004, when the Badgers will face Northwestern. Our Alumni Office will mail out information in mid-July. If you’ve attended a previous tailgate, you’re on the mailing list and will receive a homecoming flyer with a registration form and ticket information. For more information or to be added to the mailing list, check the School’s homecoming web site at:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/alumni/homecoming-04.asp
CAMPUS NEWS: MUSIC SCHOOL OPENS ONLINE CD STORE
Recordings by UW-Madison School of Music faculty now can be purchased via an online CD store. Offerings include recordings by the Pro Arte String Quartet, Wisconsin Brass Quintet, the UW-Madison Jazz Big Band, and others. Revenues fund scholarships in the School of Music. To browse the CD store, select “Recordings and Publications” on the Music School’s web site:
http://www.wisc.edu/music/
HAVE YOU MOVED OR CHANGED YOUR NAME?
You can easily update that information via the School’s web site. And we’ll make sure that your University records are updated as well as ours. See “Staying in Touch” on the School’s alumni page at:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/alumni/
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN . . .
The School of Education Online News will observe summer vacation June through August, and will resume publication in September. Of course, if there’s breaking news during the summer, we’ll be sure to inform you. In the meantime, think windsurfers, think jazz on the Union Terrace, think orange-custard chocolate-chip ice cream – hooray for summer!
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