Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Jan 2, 2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

What’s happening?

TidyUP – Coming January 7

On January 7, Learn@UW will launch TidyUP as the newest addition to our suite of learning technologies. TidyUP is a maintenance and clean-up tool that will show you unused files and pages inside your Canvas course so you can “tidy things up.” For more information, refer to this news article.

Learn@UW – “Demystifies AI” training this spring

Back by popular demand! In the first quarter of 2026, Learn@UW is delivering three sessions of “Learn@UW Demystifies AI: A workshop on AI Tools”.

During these sessions, we explore fundamental questions about artificial intelligence and demonstrate how to access UW–‍Madison’s supported generative AI tools.

See below for dates, times, and registration info.

Upcoming events

Learn@UW Training Blitz – January 2026

Learn@UW is proud to offer the following 14 sessions of training and support during the week before the start of spring semester, January 12 through 16. All are welcome–come to what you can, stay as long as you like. No registration necessary.

Canvas Training

Getting Started with Canvas

• Monday, January 12, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Canvas Assessments

• Monday, January 12, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Canvas Gradebook

• Tuesday, January 13, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Things You Might Have Missed, Part 1

• Thursday, January 15, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Making Sure Your Canvas Course Is Ready

• Thursday, January 15, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Things You Might Have Missed, Part 2

• Friday, January 16, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Canvas Open Office Hours

• Friday, January 16, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Other Tools Training

Fundamentals of DesignPLUS

• Tuesday, January 13, 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, January 14, 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Introduction to Gradescope

• Tuesday, January 13, 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, January 14, 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Optimizing Your Course Accessibility with UDOIT

• Thursday, January 15, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Using Zoom in Canvas

• Thursday, January 15, 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Top Hat Fundamentals

• Thursday, January 15, 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Learn@UW Demystifies AI

This hour-long, fully remote session provides an overview of artificial intelligence for employees of UW–‍Madison. All faculty and staff are invited to attend one of the following sessions.

Registration is required, and enrollment for each session has been capped at 100.

• Friday, January 16, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
• Monday, February 9, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
• Monday, March 9, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

NEW! – Learn@UW Training Pops

Week of Monday, February 9

In February — three weeks after the semester begins — Learn@UW is offering 35 separate 30-minute training sessions. These are quick, targeted, contained sessions addressing several elements of our suite of learning technologies: Canvas, Kaltura, Top Hat, Gradescope, Honorlock, Turnitin, UDOIT, and DesignPLUS.

We are calling them “pops”, because attendees can “pop in” and “pop out” as their schedules allow. Each session is intended to provide attendees with discrete take-away pieces of knowledge they can instantly apply to their Canvas course.

Rather than list all 35 sessions here, we invite interested individuals to visit today.wisc.edu (filtered for “Learn@UW Online Training – Spring 2026”). No registration is necessary, and all sessions will be held in the same Zoom room.

For further details, contact learnuwsupport@wisc.edu