Learn@UW Newsletter, week of January 10

What’s happening?

Engage – Order periods for summer and fall 2025

Each semester, instructors may consider the use of eTexts and publisher digital learning tools in their courses. Engage is the tool we use to manage these enrollments and activations.

The ordering periods for summer and fall 2025 have been set. Please, pass along this information to your instructors.

For summer 2025, orders can be placed January 22 to March 26. For fall 2025, orders run March 19 to May 28.

If you have questions, contact learnuwsupport@wisc.edu.

Learn@UW–‍Madison – Training next week

Learn@UW–‍Madison will be offering several hours of training and drop-in support throughout next week. This is a great opportunity for instructors and instructional support staff to build upon their knowledge of our 13 centrally supported learning technologies. See Upcoming events (below) for details and links. No registration required. Hope to see you there!

Upcoming Events

Learn@UW – Training Blitz, January 13 thru 17

Learn@UW–‍Madison team is several training sessions in the run-up to the start of the spring semester. All are welcome, no registration is required, and all courses are held within the same Zoom room. (Link found within each event below.)

Canvas Fundamentals

Student Assessment within Canvas

Managing the Canvas Gradebook

Using Kaltura to Create, Manage and Integrate Videos in Canvas

Overview of Learn@UW Tools

Preparing Your Canvas Course: A Checklist

Canvas – Things You Might Have Missed

Considerations for Large-enrollment Courses

Top Hat Fundamentals

Canvas Course Readiness Workshop

A drop-in session, to have a member of Learn@UW–‍Madison review your course, and provide feedback on several fundamental design considerations.

Q&A Sessions

Instructure – Product Updates for Higher Ed

On January 22, Instructure is hosting a free webinar, Product Updates for Higher Ed. It begins at 3:00 pm (CT). They will share information and demonstrations regarding recent releases, product development, and what lies ahead for Canvas. For details, and to register, visit their sign-up page.