Faculty & Staff Resources
Engagement Opportunities
Teach the Wisconsin Experience Seminar
University faculty and staff who hold a master’s degree or higher and want to help new students transition successfully to academic and student life are encouraged to apply to teach the Wisconsin Experience Seminar (Counseling Psychology 125).
First-Year Seminar Administrators Group
OSTFE coordinates a network of first-year seminar instructors and administrators from across campus. Meetings are held 2-3 times a year, and resources and opportunities are shared via a list-serv. To join the list-serv, email join-firstyearseminars@lists.wisc.edu. Learn more about the first-year seminars.
Resources for teaching first-year students
OSFTE strives to support high-quality teaching and learning experiences in the first-year within and outside of the classroom. To support faculty, staff, TAs, and undergraduate students who teach and/or work with first-year students, OSTFE provides support resources in the accordion panel to the right.
UW–Madison Resources
Workshops, Training, and Consulting
OSTFE works with campus partners to provide tailored workshops for faculty, staff, TAs, and undergraduate students who teach and/or work with first-year students (freshman and transfer students). To the right are examples of recent workshops OSTFE has facilitated. Individualized support for developing, reviewing, or consulting on courses, lesson plans, activities, assignments, and programs for first-year students is also available. Contact the academic engagement team at academics@studentaffairs.wisc.edu for more information or to schedule a workshop.
| Workshop Title | Event | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Engaging and Supporting First-Year Students in English 100 | English 100 TA Training | TAs |
| L&S TA Training | TAs | |
| Facilitating Workshops for First-Year Students | UHS Peer Educator Training | Graduate and Undergraduate Students |
| The Unique Challenges of Engaging and Teaching First-Year Students | DELTA Workshop | TAS and Graduate Students |
| Art of Facilitation | SOAR New Student Leader Training | Undergraduate Students |
| Engaging First-Year Students in the Classroom: A Roundtable Discussion | Teaching and Learning Symposium | Faculty, Staff, and TAs |
| Engaging and Supporting First-Year Students | Higher Ed Forum on Teaching and Learning | Faculty, Staff, and TAs |