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UWM instructors and TAs with questions on learning technologies and pedagogy should contact the Center for Advancing Student Learning (CASL):

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Accessibility

CASL is committed to supporting instructors in creating inclusive, accessible learning environments. We provide hands-on technical support via an Accessiblity Workshop Series for making content accessible in Canvas, Kaltura, and Zoom in alignment with WCAG 2.1 AA standards. Instructors can join our Accessibility Workshop Series to explore practical strategies for designing accessible digital content. In addition, CASL’s Accessibility Checklist serves as a practical guide for applying accessibility best practices to course materials.

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Please describe your request or question as clearly and completely as possible.

Combine or Separate Course Sections

Once Canvas courses are automatically created, you can request to combine multiple section sites into one or split a single site into separate sections.

e.g. One Canvas course site exists for both lecture and lab sections, but you would like each section separated in Canvas. Four individual Canvas course sites exist for your four lab sections, but you would like all of your labs accessed from the lecture Canvas course site.

Note: No changes can be made after a course is published.

Would you like to combine or separate your Canvas course(s)?

I wish to combine multiple sections into one Canvas course site

I wish to split one Canvas course site into multiple course sites by sections(s)

Canvas Course URL(Required)

Go to the home page of the Canvas course you’d like to split into multiple courses. Then, copy-and-paste the course URL into this box.

Preference for separation

I would like each section to have its own Canvas course site

I would like sections separated in groups

Explain section grouping(Required)

Which sections should be grouped together?

Enter as much information as possible about the courses you'd like combined.

Subject

Catalog

Section

5-digit Class Number

Click the Plus (‘+’) icon to add an additional section. You are also welcome to describe the need in “Additional Notes”

Example: If you are teaching BIO SCI 101 section 201 with a 5-digit class number of 23121, enter:

Subject: BIO SCI
Catalog: 101
Section: 201
5-Digit Class Number: 23121

Additional Notes

Provide any and all information that may help Canvas administrators to process your request.

Request a Department Consultation

CASL will work with your department, school, or college to help your unit achieve its goals. CASL staff are here to facilitate workshops, deliver presentations, or provide consultations for your department. Please contact CASL in order to request our services.

The workshops listed below are examples of the presentations and workshops CASL can facilitate for your unit and can be adapted to meet your needs:

Assessment and Evaluation
Assignment Design
Course Design (F2F, Blended, Online)
Curricular and Organizational Development and Change
Educational Technology Tools
Engagement and Active Learning Strategies
Inclusive and Effective Learning Environments for Student Success
Teaching and Learning Technologies

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Please describe your request or question as clearly and completely as possible.

Request an Individual Consultation

CASL is committed to supporting the professional growth and development of all UWM educators. During your individual consultation, you will have the opportunity to discuss your teaching goals with an experienced educational consultant, who will work with you to develop strategies and solutions based on your specific needs. Our consultants can also provide guidance and training on the use of teaching & learning technologies to enhance your teaching and improve student learning. We offer individual consultations on various topics, such as:

Assessment and Evaluation
Assignment Design
Course Design (F2F, Blended, Online)
Engagement and Active Learning Strategies
Inclusive and Effective Learning Environments for Student Success
Teaching and Learning Technologies

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Request a New Resource

CASL believes in empowering educators with resources that cater to their individual needs and enables professional growth. Have an idea for a new resource? Let us know below or email the CASL Web Group (cetl-web-group@uwm.edu).

Type of Resource(Required)

I am requesting CASL write a new Resource

I have a already written a Resource I’d like to share with a larger community

Proposed Name of Resource(Required)

Who is the intended audience for your Resource?(Required)

Check all that apply.

Adjunct Instructors

Course Coordinators

Department Chairs

Instructors

Teaching Assistants (TAs)

Staff

Students

Other

If Other, please explain.

Please explain your Resource Request(Required)

Please provide some information on your Resource idea. This will help CASL get a better idea of what you need and help us create and categorize the resource once it’s created. Please indicate any form of follow-up you may need.

Resource Text(Required)

Enter the proposed text for your Resource. Minor edits may be proposed by CASL to facilitate accessibility and user experience.

Request a Campus Canvas Announcement

University administrators can use this form to request for an announcement to be placed on the Canvas Dashboard. Once the request is submitted, it will be reviewed by a Canvas Administrator, and a member of Academic Affairs leadership to ensure it meets the following guidelines:

The announcement must promote information that contributes to student success.
The announcement must be of a university-wide nature.
Canvas is not the only method used to reach the target audience.
The initiative or project prompting the announcement must be managed by staff at UWM or UW Administration.

Sponsoring Executive(Required)

Provide the name of the UWM Dean, Chair, or Director who may verify the announcement has been approved for target group.

Target Audience(s)(Required)

Students – For Credit

Students – Non-Credit

Instructors – For-Credit

Instructors – Non-Credit

Subject Line(Required)

Announcement Text(Required)

Enter the proposed text for your announcement. Minor edits may be proposed by Canvas Administrators to facilitate accessibility and user experience.

Start Date(Required)

End Date(Required)

Additional Information

Please provide any additional information on your intended needs for this announcement. This will help Canvas Administrators determine outcome and avoid pitfalls. Please indicate any form of follow-up you may need.

New Canvas Courses

Canvas courses are automatically created 60 days prior to the start of the course. You can request additional types of Canvas courses such as:

Blueprint Courses – Specialized template courses set up to automatically copy its contents to multiple courses. Changes made to a blueprint course will sync to its associated courses.
Continuing Education Courses – For credit and non-credit certificates and community development.
Sandbox Courses – For creating course templates, experimenting with Canvas, and organizing course content. Sandboxes can be used to share content with other instructors without compromising student data.
Supplemental Courses – For student-oriented non-credit courses.
Training/Development Courses – For professional development and non-academic student cohorts.

Type of Course(Required)

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Blueprint Course

Convert an Existing Course Into a Blueprint(Required)

Do you have an existing course you would like to convert into a Blueprint?

Yes

Canvas Course URL(Required)

Go to the home page of the Canvas course to become the Blueprint. Then, copy-and-paste the course URL into this box.

Desired Blueprint Course Name(Required)

Intended Use of the Blueprint Course

Do you have an existing course you would like to convert into a Blueprint?

Sharing content to your own courses e.g. lectures, labs, multiple sections etc.

Sharing content within your department e.g. multiple instructors for different sections of the same course

Other

Blueprint Managers

Aside from yourself, who should be a Teacher in the Blueprint course? Teachers can sync information from the Blueprint to associated courses.

Additional Information

Please provide a bit of information on the intended use of the course. This will help Canvas Administrators provision the course and avoid pitfalls. Please indicate any form of follow-up you may need.

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Sandbox Course

Intended Use of Sandbox Course(Required)

I need a blank course for myself or someone else

I need a copy of my course for myself or someone else

I need a copy of someone else’s course

Course(s) to be Copied

Enter as much information as possible about the course(s) you'd like copied for the new sandbox course

Instructor of Course

Course Name

Course Number

Course Section

5-digit Class Number

Click the Plus (‘+’) icon to add a new row. You are also welcome to describe the need in “Additional Notes”

Example: If you are teaching BIO SCI 101, Section 201, with a 5-digit class number of 23121; enter:

Subject: BIO SCI
Catalog Course Number: 101
Section Number: 201
5-digit Class Number: 23121

Name of Dean, Chair, or Director who Approved Course Duplication

The Dean, Chair, or Director must verify the previous instructor has granted permission to UWM to share course content.

Please provide the name of this person for your unit. CETL will contact them for verification.

New Sandbox Course

Intended Instructor

I am the intended instructor for the new sandbox course(s)

I am requesting the new sandbox course(s) for someone else

Intended Instructor(s) Information

Instructor's Name

Instructor's Email

Click the Plus (‘+’) icon to add a new row if there are multiple instructors.

Desired Course Name

Desired Course Number

Additional Information

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Et. Al.

Continuing Education Courses, Supplemental Courses, Training/Development Courses

Source of Student Enrollments

How should students be added to the course? Depending on the option, a Canvas Administrator will be in-touch to coordinate enrollments.

I will manually add students (best for 20 students or fewer)

I will use a self-enroll link that allows students to add themselves (best for more than 20 students)

I would like all students in one or more classes to be added

I would like to discuss large-batch enrollment options

See “Additional Information” for more details

Course Data Sensitivity

All courses in the LMS are presumed to require FERPA protection at a minimum. If your course requires additional protections, specify it here.

Course will have FERPA data

Course will have employee records

Course may have Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) protected Private Health Information (PHI)

Other

Desired Course Name

Additional Information

Canvas, Zoom, My Media, Hypothesis, and Other Teaching and Learning Technology

CASL provides technical support to instructors and their TAs in their use of teaching and learning technology tools such as Canvas, Zoom, My Media, Hypothesis, and more. The following is a complete list of tools CASL supports.

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Please describe your request or question as clearly and completely as possible.

If seeking Canvas assistance, please put the course URL

Support for Instructional Library Technology

Description coming soon.

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Please describe your request or question as clearly and completely as possible.

Support for Lecture Capture (In-Classroom Recording System)

Lecture capture technology allows instructors to record themselves as they are delivering live lectures in certain classrooms on campus. All General Assignment and many department-managed classrooms on campus have Kaltura Classroom Capture (UWM’s lecture capture tool). Kaltura Classroom Capture allows instructors to make scheduled and ad-hoc lecture recordings.

To learn more about lecture capture and to determine which UWM classrooms have lecture capture capability, contact Classroom Services: classroomhotline@uwm.edu or call 414-229-4040.

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Support for Passwords, Teams, Office 365, Outlook, and Other Campus Technology

The UWM Helpdesk provides technical support for campus-wide tools that are not specific to teaching and learning technology, such as Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Outlook, passwords, and more.

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Website Suggestion

Do you have suggestions to enhance or revise a page on CASL’s website? Share your website recommendations with us!

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Webpage Needing Revision

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Please describe the changes needed or question as clearly and completely as possible.

Workshop Idea

Do you have an idea for a workshop that you would like to lead in collaboration with CASL? Let us know your ideas and we can work with you on making it happen!

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Please describe your workshop idea as clearly and completely as possible.

Other

Do you have business requests, CASL policy questions, or something else you don’t see in the options on this page?

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