Category: IT News

Device compliance data update: what we’re seeing in VPN Audit Mode

Earlier this year, Smart Access began reviewing VPN device data to better understand the security posture of devices connecting to university resources. This article builds on our January update, which outlined our visibility-first approach.

Enhancing Online Education: designing assessments & fostering community

Do you teach online or hybrid courses? Learn how to accurately measure course learning outcomes, and adopt strategies to create relationships in course learning communities. Webinars: Feb 20 & Mar 13.

New tools to support course accessibility

Three new tools have been integrated into Canvas and help make teaching and learning easier and more accessible. Learn more about these tools — and how to harness their powers to break accessibility barriers in your courses.

IT community shares vision for UW’s technology future

A new report presents insights from hundreds of verbal and written comments shared by university IT professionals during during listening sessions with UW–‍Madison’s Chief Information Officer last fall.

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Feb 13

What’s happening Honorlock – Update, February 17 On Tuesday, February 17, Honorlock will release an update for web application (10.45.0) and the extension (6.68.0). The process will start at 7:00 a.m. (CT), and is expected to run one hour, with no downtime. Notable improvements include a fix to a problem encountered when launching Chrome, and …

InfoLabs: Software at your fingertips

You voted, and we heard you! We’re back with another article about InfoLabs. This month, we’re diving into the standard and special software offered in labs across campus.

Building the UW Theme 2.0

How do you design a scalable, accessible and branded WordPress theme for thousands of creators with widely varying needs? The UW Theme Team will share insights behind their process and approach. Feb 26, 3pm via Zoom.

New guide clarifies which tools UW employees may use with student data

The Registrar’s new guide helps employees choose the right productivity tools when working with FERPA-protected student data.

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Jan 30

What’s happening? Zoom in Canvas – Known issue: Non-Students in a course affect “Auto Record” Setting Learn@UW has become aware of a known issue with the Zoom integration in Canvas. In short, the presence of non-UW-affiliated attendee or host in a Zoom session will disable the setting for auto-recording the session. The recording function can …

Smart Access January 2026 update

Smart Access work is active, focused on advancing Zero Trust with the tools we already have. Learn more about the current work and what’s next.