Seven projects in the College of Letters & Science have received funding to advance the University of Wisconsin-Madison's commitment to Education Innovation.
Educational Innovation is a campus-wide initiative to create innovative approaches to education and research and set the university on the path to greater self-sufficiency.
All of the EI projects were chosen based on their inventiveness, ability to reach more learners and develop innovative programs to generate new resources or savings. Overall, funding was awarded to 21 projects across campus.
"We were very pleased with the level of interest across the campus,” says Chris Olsen, Interim Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning. “And we were thrilled to be able to ultimately fund 21 proposals. These span a wealth of different forms of innovations, some strongly technology focused and some not. In total, students and instructors will have opportunities to experiment together with an intriguing set of new approaches to teaching and learning."
Adds Provost Paul M. DeLuca Jr.: “We’re pleased to continue the momentum that has been building for Educational Innovation by supporting these 21 competitively selected projects. This is a wonderful example of the Wisconsin Idea at work and will greatly benefit our students, whether on our campus or taking part in one of the online courses.”
The projects in L&S are:
- "Video Course Development for Large Lecture Chemistry Courses," project lead, Senior Instructional Specialist Jim Maynard, Department of Chemistry
- "Yiddish Song and the Jewish Experience: A Blended Learning and Online Course," project lead, Professor Pamela Potter, Center for Jewish Studies, School of Music
- "Big Data Analytics Professional Certificate and Masters," project lead, Professor Brian Yandell, Department of Statistics, Computer Sciences
- "'Flipping' PS 566: Contemporary American Political Thought," project lead, Professor John Zumbrunnen, Department of Political Science
- "Computational Social Scientific and Data Visualization Tools for Journalists and Communication Researchers," project lead, Assistant Professor Christopher Wells, School of Library and Information Studies, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- "Flexible Physics Mobile," project lead, Professor Duncan Carlsmith, Department of Physics
- "The Wisconsin Information and Communication Initiative," project lead, Kristin Eschenfelder, School of Library and Information Studies, Department of Communication Arts