University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Learn@UW News

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of August 22

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 upgraded to UDOIT Advantage. This new variation brings more comprehensive searches, more functionality, a refined interface, and a more powerful …

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of August 8

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 and efficiently perform their grading tasks in Canvas. Learn more on the Gradescope KB. To attend one of two live, …

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of July 25

What’s happening? Canvas – New Quizzes now available UW–‍Madison has now enabled New Quizzes in all Canvas sub-accounts. At this point, use is entirely optional; instructors can decided whether to enable New Quizzes in any given course. Further, when creating any quiz, instructors can decide whether to use New Quizzes or to continue using the …

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of July 11

What’s happening? Learn@UW – Training Schedule set for Fall 2025 In late-August and early-September, Learn@UW is hosting a large array of training sessions focusing on several of our learning technologies. These sessions are 100% remote, and are intended for instructors and instructional staff all across the UW–‍Madison campus. Come when you can; leave when you …

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of June 13

What’s happening? Honorlock – Update released, June 9 The latest release for the Honorlock web application and extension brings several improvements impacting performance and accessibility. Learn all the exciting details. Canvas – Known Issue, Watermark in DocViewer In a recent upgrade to Canvas, a watermark began appearing on previously loaded “presentation files” such as Microsoft …