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.

Changes to Canvas Discussions and Announcements tools coming Jul 20

On July 20, Canvas courses will begin using the redesigned Discussions and Announcements features, affecting in-progress summer courses. Find out what this means for you.

ITA students help 5th graders play out their gaming ideas

Elementary schoolers were able to bring their zombie battles and dungeon quest ideas to life, with help from high school students in UW–‍Madison’s Information Technology Academy pre-college program.

Requesting a Canvas course shell

Canvas shells are blank Canvas courses in which you can create and deliver course content, blank “canvases” for instructors and course designers to use as a sandbox for experimentation or to house supplemental content.

Introducing Learn@UW–‍Madison’s Training Manuals Library

This new library features written content sourced from our regular sessions on teaching and learning tools, including Canvas, Kaltura and Top Hat.

Seven microgrant recipients awarded for data-driven education practices

The University of Wisconsin–‍Madison has announced the recipients of its annual microgrant program, aimed at advancing data-empowered education practices (DEEP). These grants, administered by the Learning Analytics Center of Excellence (LACE) in partnership with the Division of Teaching and Learning (DTL), empower faculty and instructional staff to explore innovative ways of supporting student success through …

Microgrants in support of student success in online course content

Apply for a microgrant to explore how engagement with online course content impacts student performance. Deadline: Apr 21.

Instructors: Order your digital course materials by Mar 25

Save money and unlock learning experiences. Instructors must order eTexts and digital learning tools in Engage before the deadline to ensure they’re available in the upcoming summer term.

Join colleagues for coffee & Copilot

Instructors: As you explore generative AI in teaching, drop into this series of informal Friday gatherings. Next session: Apr 26 via Zoom.

Enhancing usability with the Digital Accessibility Policy

At UW, we have a legal and ethical obligation to provide equal access to university resources for all. One way we can do this is by ensuring our digital resources are accessible. Accessibility is everyone’s responsibility: Learn about the latest efforts in our shared journey.

Learn to build your resume with Canva

Looking for a summer internship? Have your eye on a dream job? In this free Mar 12 workshop for students, get help creating an attractive resume that will catch recruiters’ attention. Registration opens Feb 27.