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On this page, you’ll find curated articles related to the tools we support as well as articles related to the teaching and learning technology space. If you need technical assistance with our tools, please search our KnowledgeBase or contact the DoIT Help Desk.

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    Change to student Access Tokens in Canvas

    Student users in the UW–‍Madison instance of Canvas will no longer be able to generate Access Tokens via the Canvas interface beginning November 14. Learn more.

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    DesignPLUS is available now

    DesignPLUS is a time-saving tool that allows instructors and course designers to build engaging, stylized Canvas courses.

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    Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Nov 7

    Canvas scheduled maintenance, Honorlock User Group (Virtual) Meetup, Top Hat release notes, HelioCampus AC survey deadline, and lots of training!

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    Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Oct 24

    What’s happening? Gradescope – Planned outage, October 25 Gradescope will be conducting six hours of maintenance from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 25. There may be some interruptions in service during that …

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    DesignPLUS: coming November 2025

    Beginning November 4, DesignPLUS will be available in Canvas through the Learn@UW teaching and learning suite of tools. What is DesignPLUS? DesignPLUS is a time-saving tool that allows instructors and course designers to build and …

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    Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Oct 10

    What’s happening? Engage – Spring ordering period begins October 20 At UW–‍Madison, instructors use Engage to manage and deliver eTexts and digital learning tools (DLTs) for their courses. The ordering period for these digital options …

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    Learn@UW tools bring engagement & cost savings to students

    Did you know Top Hat saved students more than $1 million last year, and savings from Engage eTexts total $21.4 million? Learn@UW’s academic technology tools lower costs for our students—all while helping them engage with their instructors and course work.

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    Get AI basics with Learn@UW

    Are you curious about AI tools, but just don’t know how to get started—or which tools are safe to use? We’ve got you covered in this hands-on workshop. Nov 12, noon via Zoom.

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    Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Sep 26

    Get the latest on Canvas, Atomic Assessments, Gradescope, Engage and more.

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    Learn@UW Newsletter, week of September 12

    What’s happening? Honorlock – Frequent updates & releases Anyone using or interested in Honorlock should keep an eye on their frequent updates and releases–the most recent releases have occurred on September 3, 5 and 11. …

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