University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: IT News

KnowledgeBase User Group Meeting

Aug 4 to 8 via Zoom. Do you use the KnowledgeBase (KB) to create documentation for your team or service? Join our virtual sessions to brush up on content strategy, accessibility, knowledge management practices and more.

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 …

Microsoft licensing: What we learned & what’s next

Smart Access update: We made the strategic decision to defer additional investment in Microsoft A5 licensing. However, Smart Access and our Zero Trust strategy remain priorities. Learn more about this decision and next steps.

Gradescope: coming August 2025

Gradescope allows for faster and more consistent grading while also helping instructors give students detailed feedback. Learn@UW will offer training sessions for instructors next month.

Make your next presentation or meeting interactive with Top Hat’s Guest Mode!

Top Hat makes it easy for you to engage an audience during a presentation, workshop, meeting, town hall, training, or other event. Learn more.

Windows 10 support ending Oct 14

After Oct 14, Microsoft will no longer release security updates or bug fixes for Windows 10, and support will end. Still using Windows 10? Learn about upgrade options.

How to avoid becoming a ‘money mule’

Never accept money from strangers. Learn why.

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 …

Avoid Workday phishing scams

Now that Workday is here, we expect to be targeted by phishing attacks. We are counting on you to help keep UW secure by detecting and reporting phishing attempts. Brush up on some reminders to help you identify red flags.

Addressing recent name changes in campus services

Some users may have noticed changes to how their name is displayed across several campus services. Users should see this issue resolved by Monday, July 7.