Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have built a robot, named Minnie, to serve as a reading buddy to middle school kids, and Minnie’s new friends grew more excited about books and more attached to the robot over two weeks of reading together. “After one interaction, the kids were generally telling us that, sure, it …
Hora is an assistant professor of adult and higher education with the Division of Continuing Studies, and is an affiliate with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. Hora is also a research scientist with the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), and the director of UW–Madison’s Center for College-Workforce Transitions (CCWT), which is …
Apple is the John Bascom Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction, and Educational Policy Studies. His keynote was titled, “Questioning Official Knowledge.” He also presented the CLASS Public Lecture at Nanyang Technological University, with a talk titled, “Can Education Change Society?” Apple is widely known for conducting groundbreaking work as one of the leading founders of the field of …
Finnigan received her Ph.D. from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies in 2003, and today is a professor at the University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education. The book is also written by Jennifer Jellison Holme, an associate professor of education policy in the College of Education at the University of Texas at …
The 34-year old “Badger fanatic” graduate of the UW–Madison School of Education and Chancellor’s Scholarship program has spent the last 11 years teaching at the Oak Park and River Forest High School (OPRF) in the suburbs of Chicago. Stovall earned a degree in secondary education from the School of Education in 2007. She’s been showered with accolades, including …
Fourteen faculty members are set to join the School of Education’s roster during the fall semester, which is one of the largest such groups to sign on with the School since its founding in 1930. “The many talented faculty members we bring to campus to work in fields as varied as the arts, health and …
Li-Ching is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Vialogues is a community of learners that center discussion through video. The video showcasing Li-Ching examines a study that she authored and that appeared in the Teachers College Record titled, “Social Harmony and Diversity: The Affordances and Constraints of Harmony as an Educational …
In this role, Klawitter will have general oversight and responsibility for student academic affairs and student services units, and activities across the School of Education. She will establish directions, develop policies and procedures, and facilitate coordination and integration among units providing services related to advising, student recruitment, program admission, scholarships and fellowships, and career services. …
Mancilla earned his Ph.D. from UW–Madison’s No. 1-ranked Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2015, and also received a master’s degree in multicultural education from UW–Madison. Today, he is an assistant professor at Edgewood College’s School of Education. “Dr. Mancilla is a true academic leader, and is committed to student learning both in and out …
Funding for this research competition, provided by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, is available because of impressive efforts of UW–Madison faculty and staff in filing successful patents through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). UW–Madison’s Helen Lee, an assistant professor of glassworking with the School of Education’s Art Department and head …