Academic Technology News

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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

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. …

What’s happening? UDOIT – Upgraded to Advantage on August 18 For several semesters, UW–‍Madison’s installation of UDOIT has scanned thousands of Canvas courses to identify and help remedy countless accessibility issues. On August 18, we …

Meet the 2025 Insight to Impact awardees (formerly the DEEP Microgrant Program). This initiative supports faculty and instructional staff in using data to drive innovation and improve student success.

What’s happening? Gradescope – Now available Gradescope is now officially available to all instructors as part of the suite of tools supported by Learn@UW. This powerful assessment and feedback tool will help instructors more quickly …