News & Events

This semester we are trying something unique in ASSETT. We have plans underway to support four innovative projects for three years that are designed to improve teaching with technologies. We’re calling this our Innovation Incubator. As we looked across the campus we saw so many change initiatives underway that it...

An executive summary of the findings of the 2018 Academic Technology Survey is now available on the ASSETT website. The report provides insights on which technologies students find most/least helpful, challenges faced by instructors, student and faculty preferences for device policies and modes of course communication, and more. Several questions...

Many graduate students don’t realize that they can take advantage of ASSETT’s suite of services, but they can! Take for example Tyler Denton, a PhD candidate in classics. In fall 2018, Tyler took advantage of two of ASSETT’s services: the Technology Integration Program and the Visualizing Instructional Practices (VIP) Service...

The ASSETT advisor position is designed to rotate among faculty members across the College of Arts and Sciences. The purpose is clear: ASSETT should be advised by different people as a means towards being more inclusive, more connected, and more responsive to the diversity of interests and pedagogical approaches encompassed...

Front row: Carrie Vodehnal (ENVS), Alina Van Nelson (FRIT), Blair Young (ASSETT), Nabilah Carlon (CHEM), Mona Attwa (ALC), Lee Roberson (MATH). Back Row: Amanda McAndrew (ASSETT), Joseph Timmer (MATH), Andy Martin (EBIO/ASSETT), Rachael Simonetta (ENGL), Eliza Smith (FRIT). Not Pictured: Michael Klymkowsky (MCDB), Becky Flowers (GEOL), June Gruber (PSYC). Congratulations...

Beginning in spring 2019, ASSETT will be offering most of our professional development opportunities on an on-demand basis. This model will permit flexibility in scheduling, customization of content to meet specific needs and interests, and more efficient use of ASSETT staff and resources. We will continue to offer ongoing, scheduled...

BuffsCreate is a project based on the Domain of One’s Own initiative that originated at the University of Mary Washington and has spread to several colleges and universities. It provides learners with the opportunity to take control of their digital identities while designing and hosting their own web presence. Access...

Since fall 2016, ASSETT’s Student Technology Consultants (formerly Student Fellows) have helped 30 faculty members and over 1,660 students implement classroom technology. Through the Technology Integration Program (formerly the Teaching Technology Assistance Program), they support technologies including WordPress, Esri Story Maps, Google Maps, Adobe Creative Suite, and podcasting software. The...

During the spring 2019 semester, the Visualizing Instructional Practices service will pilot the Teaching Dimensions Observation Protocol (TDOP) , which places greater emphasis on instructional technology and pedagogical strategies. Housed at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research , TDOP can be used to "produce robust and nuanced depictions of the...

Happy New Year and welcome to a new semester. We hope you will make an opportunity to take advantage of the resources available for supporting education through ASSETT. I want to highlight a couple. If you are planning on engaging in some type of course development or transformation, think about...