Tag Online education
First UW–Madison pilot MOOC launches Thursday
The classroom at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is about to get a whole lot bigger. Nearly 80,000 people from all over the globe have signed up for one of the four pilot Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), with the first beginning Oct. 3. Read More
Pioneering UW nursing educator Signe Skott Cooper dies at 92
Signe Skott Cooper, who devoted over 60 years of her life to nursing education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and within the UW System, culminating in the naming of the future home of the School of Nursing for her, passed away on July 16, 2013, at Agrace HospiceCare in Madison at the age of 92. Read More
New program to appeal to military personnel, educators, business leaders
UW-Madison's Department of Political Science is expanding a series of online courses geared toward military service members, educators and business leaders into a graduate capstone certificate program, set to kick off in 2014. Read More
Ed Talks Wisconsin an effort to start constructive dialogue about public education
Interested in public education and becoming more informed about the range of often contentious topics that are grabbing the headlines? Read More
Online engineering graduate programs ranked in top 10 by U.S. News
For the second year in a row, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top ten schools offering high-quality online graduate engineering programs. Read More
Online engineering grad programs ranked No. 1
U.S. News and World Report has ranked UW–Madison No. 1 for its online graduate engineering programs in the categories of teaching practices and student engagement, and student services and technology. Read More