Since January 2008, University Place, Wisconsin Public Television’s initiative to provide university-related content to audiences across the state of Wisconsin and beyond, has made available hundreds of lectures by University of Wisconsin professors, faculty, staff, and guest presenters, as well as lectures from community events including the Wisconsin Book Festival, the Wisconsin Academy and the Wisconsin Historical Society.
These include several programs by people connected to the School of Education.
University Place programs are broadcast over The Wisconsin Channel, one of WPT’s digital multicast channels. University Place program are available for on-demand viewing in a permanent archive on WPT’s website at wpt.org/universityplace.
University Place is funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The monthly schedule for University Place program broadcasts on the Wisconsin Channel is available at wpt.org/universityplace/schedule.
Here is listing of archived programs related to the School of Education.
- Visions and Voices – Roberta Hill, associate professor of English and American Indian Studies, UW-Madison; Aaron Bird Bear, Graduate Student and Graduate Research Scholar, UW-Madison School of Education; Janice Rice, Outreach Coordinator, College Library, UW-Madison. First aired: August 24, 2009
- Learning and Virtual Worlds: The Educational Benefits of Digital Technologies – Constance Steinkuehler, assistant professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, UW-Madison. First aired: August 3, 2009
- Picturing Indians: Photographic Encounters and Tourist Fantasies – Janice Rice, Outreach Coordinator, College Library, UW-Madison; and Tom Jones, assistant professor, Department of Art, UW-Madison. First aired: July 6, 2009
- For the Love of A Farm – Jerry Apps, author of "Old Farm, A History" and professor emeritus of Continuing and Vocational Studies, UW-Madison. First aired: March 9, 2009
- Casper Jaggi: Master Swiss Cheese Maker – Jerry Apps, author and professor emeritus of Continuing and Vocational Studies, UW-Madison. First aired: November 24, 2008
- The Power of Forgiveness – Robert Enright, professor of Educational Psychology, UW-Madison. First aired: August 25, 2008
- Keeping the Dream Alive – Gloria Ladson-Billings, professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, UW-Madison. First aired: April 14, 2008
- How Computer Games Help Children Learn – David Williamson Shaffer, associate professor of Educational Psychology and Curriculum and Instruction, UW-Madison. First aired: January 15, 2008