University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Academic Technology News

DoIT Academic Technology supports instructors through a variety of services tailored to help strategize, design, develop and integrate technologies to improve learning outcomes.

Elevate your instruction this spring with Learn@UW

Learn@UW is faculty and staff’s go-to hub for teaching tools, learning opportunities, and resources that help foster and support instruction. Get the latest updates as we start the new semester.

TidyUp your Canvas courses

TidyUp is now available in Canvas. Learn how this tool can help instructors and course designers clean up their files.

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Jan 2, 2026

On January 7, Learn@UW will launch TidyUP as the newest addition to our suite of learning technologies. TidyUP is a maintenance and clean-up tool that will show you unused files and pages inside your Canvas course so you can “tidy things up.”

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Dec 19

A new tool is coming to the Learn@UW suite! TidyUP will show you unused files and pages inside your Canvas course so you can tidy things up.

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Dec 5

See important dates, upcoming trainings and Learn@UW events across December 2025 and January 2026.

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Nov 21

See what’s happening at Learn@UW the last week of November 2025.

LinkedIn Learning now integrated with Workday Learning

You still have access to this great service, but your learning history won’t carry over to your Workday Learning transcript. If you want to keep your learning history, follow these instructions before Dec 1.

Change to student access tokens in Canvas

If you wish to use an access token, you’ll now need to request one.

DesignPLUS available now

DesignPLUS is a time-saving tool that allows instructors and course designers to build engaging, stylized Canvas courses.

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Nov 7

Canvas scheduled maintenance, Honorlock User Group (Virtual) Meetup, Top Hat release notes, HelioCampus AC survey deadline, and lots of training!