Author: Whitney Jacobson

New year, new tools: Elevate your instruction with Learn@UW

As instructors get ready for the new academic year, learn about new teaching tools available to you—like Gradescope—as well as updates to your favorites, like Canvas and Top Hat.

New Quizzes now available in Canvas

If you implement quizzes in your courses and want to provide a different testing experience, try this newly launched Canvas tool.

Join UW-Stout’s AI weekly meetups

Join colleagues from UW-Stout to learn about and discuss artificial intelligence in education and beyond. Wednesdays, 2:30pm via Teams.

Introducing Gradescope

Gradescope allows for faster and more consistent grading while also helping instructors give students detailed feedback.

Microsoft licensing: What we learned & what’s next

Smart Access update: We made the strategic decision to defer additional investment in Microsoft A5 licensing. However, Smart Access and our Zero Trust strategy remain priorities. Learn more about this decision and next steps.

Gradescope: coming August 2025

Gradescope allows for faster and more consistent grading while also helping instructors give students detailed feedback. Learn@UW will offer training sessions for instructors next month.

How to avoid becoming a ‘money mule’

Never accept money from strangers. Learn why.

Addressing recent name changes in campus services

Some users may have noticed changes to how their name is displayed across several campus services. Users should see this issue resolved by Monday, July 7.

Is that text message real—or is it smishing?

“Smishing” is a version of phishing, but the message arrives via text instead of email. Find out how you can protect yourself.

A secure password is as easy as one_two_three

The difference between a weak password and a strong one may just be a turn of phrase. Learn more about how to select, manage and protect your passwords.