Instructors and departments can contact the Center for Advancing Student Learning (CASL) to receive support on the following software tools Note that CASL Support is focused on supporting instructors support. Student support is carried out through the UWM Help Desk. …
Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI) innovations since 2022 have spurred new opportunities to make education more engaging and self-driven. Simultaneously, Generative AI has disrupted existing practices by acting as a catalyst to rethink the ways we teach and learn. Rapid …
This mapping tool attempts to display locations in Wisconsin with publicly accessible WiFi, no guarantee of said access can be fully made.
Our learning management system (LMS), Canvas, has it’s own KnowledgeBase that features over 200 articles that each answer a question that relates to using the Canvas interface as a student.
Canvas Quick Start Guide features tutorials and videos to help you get started with Canvas.
Hypothes.is is a social annotation tool that integrates directly with a Canvas course, allowing for grade passback from the tool to your gradebook. As instructors increasingly look for new ways to engage students meaningfully with course readings and materials, Hypothes.is …
Canvas can provide an effective means for Course Coordinators to communicate across multiple sections to help ensure a consistent instructor and student experience. What might Course Coordinators do with Canvas? Organizing Course Materials with Pages and Sandbox Courses Supporting Teaching …
Creating a Departmental Sandbox A departmental sandbox course allows you to centralize resources in Canvas, which is where most instructors work with their courses. These sites are currently in use across many UWM departments and allow departments to onboard adjuncts, …
For Canvas students, it’s generally recommended to enable notifications for critical events like new announcements, grading updates, and changes to due dates. For less urgent items like course content updates, a daily or weekly summary might suffice to avoid overwhelming …