Designing Home Learning Materials for High-Need Families: Lessons from/for Museums and Libraries Rebekah Willett, Associate Professor at the iSchool, will co-direct a project with Peter Wardrip, Assistant Professor of STEAM Education in Curriculum and Instruction, …
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New Faculty Profile: Dr. Ian Hutchins
Dr. Ian Hutchins is proud to be a returning Badger. He earned both a B.S. in Genetics and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from UW-Madison, and his expertise in scientific research has heavily influenced his success …
2020 Special Libraries Association (SLA) Conference Support
Special Libraries Association (SLA) Conference Support Rita Ormsby, an iSchool alumna, has generously offered to cover the registration cost for six students wishing to attend the virtual 2020 Special Libraries Association (SLA) conference that will …
Alumni Profile: Jameson Zaballos (User Experience Design Certificate, ’19)
Jameson Zaballos earned his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at UW-Madison in 2017 and returned to earn a certificate in User Experience Design (UX) at the iSchool in 2019. Zaballos is currently working as an …
Alumni Profile: Janet Tom (MA’99)
iSchool alumna Janet Tom (MA’99) was one of ten librarians across the country to be awarded ALA’s 2019 “I Love My Librarian Award” for her work at the San Francisco Public Library. Co-workers and patrons …
A Message to the iSchool Community
Dear Students, Alumni, Faculty and Staff of the iSchool, In the wake of recent racist anti-Black incidents and violence in Minnesota, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, New York, and elsewhere around the country, we call for full …
iSchool adds new faculty members
The iSchool is thrilled to announce the addition of several faculty members! The hiring process began in early 2020 and visits to Madison luckily finished up a few weeks before campus closed facilities in March. …
Associate Professor Rebekah Willett studies the complexities of screen time in families
Associate Professor Rebekah Willett’s research on children’s media and technology use couldn’t come at a better time than during the COVID-19 shutdown. Now more than ever, young children are using screens and digital technologies to …
Rebecca Millerjohn (MA’16) named a 2020 Library Journal Mover and Shaker
Congratulations to iSchool alum Rebecca Millerjohn! Ms. Millerjohn was named a 2020 Mover and Shaker by Library Journal. Currently a Youth Services Librarian at Madison Public Library, she is recognized for incorporating assessment into the …
Associate Professor Rebekah Willett Named Partner Investigator in $23.4 million Global Study on Digital Technology and Children
Associate Professor Rebekah Willett has been named a partner investigator in the first global effort to study the effects of digital technology on children based in the Australian Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child. …