We curate short articles with tips and tricks for teaching and learning tools managed by Learn@UW.
New articles are added regularly to aid instructors, faculty, teaching assistants, instructional designers, and others. If you need technical assistance, please contact the DoIT Help Desk.
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Microgrants in support of student success in online course content
Apply for a microgrant to explore how engagement with online course content impacts student performance. Deadline: Apr 21.
March 20, 2024Instructors: Order your digital course materials by Mar 25
Save money and unlock learning experiences. Instructors must order eTexts and digital learning tools in Engage before the deadline to ensure they’re available in the upcoming summer term.
March 19, 2024Join colleagues for coffee & Copilot
Instructors: As you explore generative AI in teaching, drop into this series of informal Friday gatherings. Next session: Apr 26 via Zoom.
March 19, 2024Digital Accessibility Policy: implementation plan roadmap
The Digital Accessibility Policy aligns with UW–Madison and Universities of Wisconsin policies that protect people with disabilities against discrimination and honors our institutional statement on diversity. This roadmap tracks the implementation of the new policy over the life of the project.
March 15, 2024Take a DEEP dive into teaching and learning data for student engagement and success
The 2024-2025 theme for the microgrant program focuses on enhancing student learning by drawing on data to empower key educational practices. Faculty and instructors from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.
December 5, 2023Engage eText: Order for spring semester by Dec 1
If you’re an instructor interested in ordering Engage digital materials for your spring semester courses, the ordering period is open.
October 17, 2023Get paid to help build a better digital campus
Students employed at UW–Madison can join our research panel to provide your perspective on websites and apps. Participants earn $25 per session.
October 5, 20233 things you can do to start building a more accessible digital campus
Our goal at UW–Madison is to ensure that all people, regardless of their ability, can use all of our public websites, applications, digital documents and experiences. Learn about the new policy—and what you can do to help.
September 20, 2023Engage eText: What students need to know
If your fall semester courses offer digital textbooks via Engage, here’s what you need to know—including how much money students have saved on print textbooks. (Hint: It's more than enough to satisfy a sweet tooth...)
September 19, 2023Brush up on Canvas & other teaching tools
Learn@UW–Madison’s virtual training sessions have been recorded for just-in-time viewing. Meant for faculty and staff, both new and veteran, the sessions focus on Canvas, Kaltura MediaSpace, UDOIT Accessibility Checker and more.
September 18, 2023
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