Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Oct 9
Canvas Learning Continuity tests, Atomic Assessments updates, Honorlock improvements, Engage ordering period
Connecting & supporting our digital campus
Canvas Learning Continuity tests, Atomic Assessments updates, Honorlock improvements, Engage ordering period
What’s happening Learn@UW – Checking for and reporting tool outages Unfortunately, technology outages and service interruptions happen. As a reminder: Engage – Ordering period for spring 2027 Instructors can use Engage to deliver eTexts and digital learning tools (DLTs) in their courses. The window for selecting these digital resources for spring 2027 courses is October …
Top Hat representatives will be on campus in early October to provide a hands-on workshop and drop-in office hours. Learn more about Top Hat's latest features and capabilities.
The Honorlock Side-Angle/Dual Camera feature is currently in beta testing. Learn when this feature may be available at UW–Madison.
What’s happening Engage – Ordering period for spring 2027 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 for spring 2027 begins on Monday, October 19, and runs through Monday, December 7. To explore the tool and how it …
What’s happening Kaltura – New captioning features Beginning August 24, 2026, Kaltura began adding human-generated captions and computer-generated extended audio descriptions for all videos if you: Turnaround for these captions and extended audio descriptions is four days. For more details and to learn about exceptions to this process, refer to How Human Captioning and Machine …
Join Learn@UW for a series of pre-semester training sessions on topics such as Canvas, Gradescope, Top Hat and more.
Learn@UW is holding two sessions designed to help instructors leverage Canvas, Piazza, TopHat, and other teaching tools in their upcoming courses.
Blue is coming, Top Hat offers a toolkit, and lots of training in August.
Gradescope & Turnitin scheduled maintenance, Canvas Free-for-Teacher Access, and lots of training in August!