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Learn@UW newsletter, week of Apr 10
What’s happening Top Hat – New Pages Editor released April 7 On April 7, Top Hat transitioned UW–Madison to its New Pages Editor. The New Pages Editor empowers instructors to enhance course materials with several …
April 10, 2026
Demystifying AI: Join us April 23
If you’ve ever thought, “I probably need to understand AI better,” we have a session made with you in mind. April 23, 12:30pm to 2pm via Zoom.
April 9, 2026Learn how to use Microsoft Copilot & Google Gemini
Get AI basics with Learn@UW in these one-hour virtual workshops: March 24, April 16 & April 30.
April 9, 2026Learn@UW Newsletter, week of March 27
What’s happening Canvas – Summer and fall courses coming soon The new Canvas course shells for summer 2026 and fall 2026 will be created soon. Remember to allow a couple hours for all courses to …
March 30, 2026Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Mar 13
What’s happening Top Hat – Release note highlights Top Hat is expecting to deliver several upgrades and improvements in coming weeks: Video Questions – This new assessment type enables students to record a video response …
March 13, 2026Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Feb 27
What’s happening Canvas – Emerging AI features You may be hearing about new Canvas features released under the umbrella name IgniteAI. IgniteAI is a new Canvas feature line from Instructure that groups together AI‑driven functionality. …
February 27, 2026Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Feb 13
What’s happening Honorlock – Update, February 17 On Tuesday, February 17, Honorlock will release an update for web application (10.45.0) and the extension (6.68.0). The process will start at 7:00 a.m. (CT), and is expected …
February 16, 2026Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Jan 30
What’s happening? Zoom in Canvas – Known issue: Non-Students in a course affect “Auto Record” Setting Learn@UW has become aware of a known issue with the Zoom integration in Canvas. In short, the presence of …
February 1, 2026Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Jan 16
What’s happening? Honorlock – Update, January 22 On Thursday, January 22, from 7:00 a.m. (CST) until approximately 8:00 a.m., Honorlock will release a new update. This update includes the following enhancements. Cleaner results New flags …
January 16, 2026Elevate your instruction this spring with Learn@UW
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