List of Technology Tools Supported by CASL

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. …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Teaching

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 …

Wisconsin Public WiFi Locations

This mapping tool attempts to display locations in Wisconsin with publicly accessible WiFi, no guarantee of said access can be fully made.

Canvas Student Guide

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

Canvas Quick Start Guide features tutorials and videos to help you get started with Canvas.

Using Hypothes.is to Increase Student Engagement with Course Materials 

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 …

Tips and Tricks for Course Coordinators Using Canvas

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 …

Tips and Tricks for Department Chairs Using Canvas

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, …

Canvas Notifications

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 …