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AI at work: A practical guide to using UW’s tools safely

Artificial intelligence tools can help you work smarter: drafting emails, summarizing documents, brainstorming ideas. But when you’re working with university data, choosing the right AI tool matters.

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IT never sleeps. There’s always news to share. Here’s the latest from our digital campus and beyond.

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InfoLabs: More than just a great place to study

Finals are coming up fast, and yes, InfoLabs have awesome study spaces—but there's more! Learn about special software, equipment checkout and breakout rooms for group work—and then vote on what service you want us to cover next.

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UW Theme 2.0 migration path is now available

Existing WiscWeb sites can now begin the migration process to UW Theme 2.0. Learn what's new in 2.0 and how to migrate.

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Virtual Office Hours with Didier Contis: mixed reality & augmented reality

Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with our Chief Information Officer. The Dec 5 guests are DoIT’s Mark Field and Will Kraus, who will discuss their work in mixed reality (MR) and augmented reality (AR).

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Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Nov 21

What’s happening? Canvas – Spring course shells now available Canvas course shells for the spring semester are now available. Instructors can access them from their Canvas dashboard and …

LinkedIn Learning now integrated with Workday Learning

You still have access to this great service, but your learning history won’t carry over to your Workday Learning transcript. If you want to keep your learning history, follow these instructions before Dec 1.

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Driving brand consistency with Adobe Express

In the December UW Design Community session, learn how the Wisconsin School of Business empowers users across the school to create branded materials with confidence. Dec 12, 1pm via Zoom.

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UW grads: Make sure your name is correct for winter commencement

Graduating this December? Let’s make sure your name records are ready for the commencement ceremony and your diploma.

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The ‘Human Edge’ of AI: Top 10 list explores turbulent times for higher ed

2026 EDUCAUSE Top 10 panelist and UW–‍Madison Chief Information Officer Didier Contis shared his insights to help create this must-read list. Find out what technology leaders will focus on in the year ahead—and join a Dec 3 webinar to dive deeper.

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Help Desk hours over Thanksgiving recess

The DoIT Help Desk will have reduced hours, and we’ll be closed on Thanksgiving Day. Please make note of these changes.

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Strategies & tools to implement a yearlong outreach campaign

In case you missed the last UW Design Community session: Guests from the La Follette School of Public Affairs discussed their Main Street Agenda project, an effort to promote civil dialogue across Wisconsin. Check out the recording and resources.

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Mid-semester Canvas training

It’s never too early to start preparing your Canvas courses for the spring semester. Check out these 2 upcoming trainings to learn best practices and time-saving strategies for instructors.

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FREE webinars from EDUCAUSE

Upcoming topics include driving digital transformation on a shoestring, and promoting human-AI partnerships for deeper student engagement in the classroom.

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