WISCIENCE has a goal to lead and collaborate on local and national efforts to improve STEM education by developing and disseminating evidence-based programs, curricula, resources, and other scholarly products.
This collection of resources was created by various WISCIENCE faculty, staff, students, peer leaders, and ambassadors for campus use.
Undergraduate Resources
Finding a Mentor
A resource with tips to help guide you in your process of finding a mentor.
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Guide to Undergraduate Research
A guide for undergraduates who want to engage in research on campus and need help navigating the process.
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Fall 2023 Course Offerings
Find out which WISCIENCE courses will be offered in fall 2023.
Spring 2023 Research-Related Resources
Research Peer Leader Drop-in Hours, Find a Mentor Workshops, and More
Spring 2023 Course Offerings
An update on which of our courses will be offered in spring 2022.
Fall 2022 Research-Related Resources
Research Peer Leader Drop-in Hours, Find a Mentor Workshops, and More
Fall 2022 Course Offerings
An update on which of our courses will be offered in fall 2022.
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Graduate and Postdoc Resources
Pause, Breathe, Reflect and Reset
As this challenging academic year winds down, it can be especially valuable for grad students to take the time to consider where they're headed, writes Steve Lee and WISCIENCE faculty director Janet Branchaw.
Fall 2023 Course Offerings
Find out which WISCIENCE courses will be offered in fall 2023.
Spring 2023 Course Offerings
An update on which of our courses will be offered in spring 2022.
Fall 2022 Course Offerings
An update on which of our courses will be offered in fall 2022.
New Zine Reveals the Wonderful World of Microbes
The Wonderful World of Microbes – a fascinating and beautifully illustrated zine about the widespread influence of tiny organisms we usually can’t see.
Faculty and Staff Resources
Entering Research Curriculum
The Entering Research conceptual framework is grounded in the literature on research trainee development and research program effectiveness. It includes learning objectives in seven areas of trainee development that incorporate several theories shown to be relevant to various aspects of research trainee development.
Entering Research Learning Assessment (ERLA)
The Entering Research Learning Assessment (ERLA) is a set of parallel research trainee and mentor surveys that assess trainee learning gains in the seven areas of research trainee development articulated in the Entering Research conceptual framework. Items to assess trainee gains in equity and inclusion awareness and skills expand upon the scope of previously available multidimensional research trainee assessment tools and the parallel survey results can be compared to measure the degree of alignment between research trainees’ and mentors’ assessments of trainee learning gains.
Evaluating Entering Research
WISCIENCE provides centralized common assessment and evaluation surveys that use the Entering Research Learning Assessment (ERLA) to promote and systematize the evaluation of undergraduate and graduate reserach experiences and training programs. These surveys are available to all trained facilitators of Entering Research (ER), regardless of whether they are using ER activities in their implementations. Programs using the ER curriculum can also used standardized program/course evaluation questions designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum in training program and workshop implementations.