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Craft and Chill

Join us for our first Sanity Hour of the semester! Take a well-deserved break to relax and connect with fellow TAs. This month is a "Crafternoon" featuring DIY stress balls, origami, coloring, and puzzles.

What: Sanity Hour: Craft & Chill
Date: TODAY
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Where: Van Vleck B123

All grad students and TAs are welcome. Questions? Contact Morgan Henson at mlhenson@wisc.edu.

Learn@UW Demystifies AI

Join Learn@UW to explore Generative AI using UW-Madison’s approved tools, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini. Register before attending.

The session covers:

What GenAI (LLMs) are and their capabilities.
Vetted tools and data privacy guidelines.
How to log in and use Copilot and Gemini.
Key considerations for AI usage.

Teaching with AI

The L&S Instructional Design Collaborative talked with instructors across L&S and analyzed research to find out:

What do we know about student and instructor perspectives on Gen AI?
What adaptations to assignments have been successful for instructors and students in L&S?

See the examples and learn from their findings in this Design for Learning article, "Revise Assignments in Response to Generative AI."

Teaching an Online Asynchronous Course This Summer?

If you are teaching an online asychronous course this summer and want to have a hands-on workshop experience to help you build your online asynchronous Summer 2026 course, LSA Jumpstart is the right choice. Participants will plan their courses, develop inclusive teaching strategies, and create meaningful ways to connect with and support all students. For more information and to register, visit LSA Jumpstart.

FERPA

As a reminder, we are all federally mandated by FERPA to safeguard the privacy of student information and access to their records. You should have already completed the mandatory training at the start of your TAship, but it might be helpful to review those guidelines.

Learning Forward is brought to you by the L&S TA Training & Support Team.