February 14, 2023
Shaffer argued concerns about ChatGPT ruining education are largely overblown.
Department of Educational Psychology
UW–Madison’s Enright interviewed in Washington Post about forgiveness research
February 9, 2023
The Washington Post highlighted the expertise of UW–Madison's Robert Enright, a professor in the School of Education's Department of Educational Psychology, in a story that is headlined, "Moving lessons on forgiveness out of religious spaces and into schools.”
UW–Madison’s David Williamson Shaffer, YJ Kim to tour Asia and offer research ‘master class’
February 8, 2023
Two faculty from the UW–Madison School of Education are heading Asia to offer “master classes” on an innovative research methodology developed at UW–Madison.
School of Education’s Román, Shaffer honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards
February 8, 2023
Twelve UW–Madison faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize some of the university’s finest educators. Of these, two are faculty members with the School of Education.
Real forgiveness is never toxic, says UW–Madison’s Enright to Men’s Health
January 10, 2023
A recent story in Men’s Health magazine that takes on the concept of “toxic forgiveness” consulted with UW–Madison’s Robert Enright, an expert in forgiveness science and professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology. But Enright says the whole idea that forgiveness could be toxic is a “misunderstanding of what forgiving another person actually is.”
Students recognize nine School of Education educators as ‘Honored Instructors’
January 5, 2023
UW–Madison students living in University Housing each year have the ability to recognize outstanding educators via the Honored Instructor program. This fall's list of Honored Instructors includes nine outstanding educators from the School of Education.
The School of Education’s 2022 moments in time
January 4, 2023
As we welcome 2023, we wanted to look back and share photos that highlight some of the special moments that took place across our School in 2022. What an amazing year it was!
Shaffer named Sears Bascom Professor
November 11, 2022
David Williamson Shaffer has been appointed the Sears Bascom Professor of Learning Analytics in the UW–Madison School of Education.
Tan receives Best Student Paper Award at international conference
November 4, 2022
UW–Madison’s Yuanru Tan, a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Psychology's Learning Sciences program, received the Best Student Paper Award at this year's International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 15-19.
Q&A with Percival Matthews: ‘Diversity is one of our greatest strengths’
November 1, 2022
“We, as a School, will be collectively starting a journey to more intentionally engage with learning and professional development related to EDI," says Percival Matthews, the School of Education's associate dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion.