Wisconsin Teaching Scholar
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La Vonne J. Cornell-Swanson
April 12, 2025
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Wisconsin Teaching Scholar (UW-Eau Claire), 2002-03 Bridging SoTL in Teaching, Research, and Leadership: A Personal Reflection Higher Education was my second career. I served as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Clinical Director for almost 10 years. When I first began teaching it […]
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Don Hones
April 7, 2025
UW-Oshkosh Professor, Teaching & Learning Wisconsin Teaching Scholar, 2020-21 As a teacher educator, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) has impacted my understanding of teaching, learning and my role within a classroom in a variety of ways. Over many years I learned a great deal from my colleagues at UW Oshkosh who were engaged […]
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Joan Groessl
April 7, 2025
UW-Green Bay Professor& Director, Social Work Professional Programs Wisconsin Teaching Fellow, 2019-20 My interest in assessing learning through my courses’ outcomes preceded my involvement in SOTL—in fact, as a new higher education instructor, I had never heard of the scholarship of teaching and learning. I had presented in two different venues on teaching strategies […]
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Mary Hoeft
April 7, 2025
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire-Barron County Professor Emeritus of Communication Arts and French Wisconsin Teaching Scholar, 2003-04 The Role that SoTL Played in My Career in Higher Education The year 2004 was a transformative year in my career in higher education. I had been teaching in the Communication and Theatre Arts Department in Wisconsin’s two-year […]
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Cyndi Kernahan
April 7, 2025
UW-River Falls Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Wisconsin Teaching Fellow, 2001-02 Wisconsin Teaching Scholar, 2009-10 Co-Director, Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars, 2012-18 I arrived at UWRF in the fall of 1999 planning to continue the disciplinary research I was trained to do as a graduate […]
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Nancy Chick
April 7, 2025
Rollins College Director, Endeavor Foundation Center for Faculty Development Wisconsin Teaching Fellow (University of Wisconsin-Barron County), 2001-02 Wisconsin Teaching Scholar (University of Wisconsin-Barron County), 2006-07 Co-Director, Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars, 2006-11 When I was in graduate school, I was part of a year-long, university-wide program for graduate students who’d won the campus’s teaching […]
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Marnie Dresser
April 4, 2025
University of Wisconsin-Richland Professor Emeritus of English Wisconsin Teaching Scholar, 2008-09 The feeling of solidarity and connection was crucial as I kept on teaching. It was a long career, and harder and harder as the years went on thanks to political shenanigans. But connecting with SoTL as a discipline and WTFS colleagues were vital lifelines. […]
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George Ferencz
April 4, 2025
UW-Whitewater Professor Emeritus of Music Wisconsin Teaching Scholar, 2003-2004 I taught at UW-Whitewater (Music) 1991-2019, following nine years at another institution. I was a Wisconsin Teaching Scholar in 2003-04. I wish I could point to things specific and concrete about my WTFS experience, but they hardly come to mind. I remember everything about these […]
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Kate Burns
April 4, 2025
UW-Green Bay Provost & Vice Chancelor for Academic Affairs, Wisconsin Teaching Scholar, 2015-16 When I was in graduate school, I was lucky to have a mentor (Linda Isbell) who was a nationally recognized, incredibly skilled, and passionate teacher. She first introduced me to the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and we published a […]
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Jeana L. (Magyar-Moe) Council
April 3, 2025
UW-Stevens Point Katz Distinguished Professor of Psychology Wisconsin Teaching Fellow, 2006-07 Wisconsin Teaching Scholars, 2010-11 Participation in the Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars (WTFS) Program as both a Fellow and Scholar was instrumental in the overall development of my teaching career, scholarly productivity, and professional networking. As a social scientist, the ability to be supported […]