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What resources are available for Canvas non-credit courses?

Last Updated: Fri July 30, 2021

With hundreds of courses offered annually to thousands of learners, non-credit courses constitute some of the largest courses offered by the university. The purpose of non-credit courses can vary – they…

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What are the pedagogical uses of quizzing?

Last Updated: Tue December 8, 2020

What are quizzing tools? A quizzing tool is software for delivering quizzes and other assessments to learners. In general, quizzing tools also provide automated grading and tracking of student performance…

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How does DoIT Academic Technology help instructors?

Last Updated: Thu November 11, 2021

DoIT Academic Technology (DoIT AT) advances the University’s mission, strategic priorities and the Wisconsin Idea by wisely applying technology to the ever evolving academic environment. Many of our services are…

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What are the pedagogical uses of Canvas Commons?

Last Updated: Thu October 10, 2019

What is Canvas Commons? Canvas Commons is a platform for sharing course content in the Canvas learning management system, which is part of the Learn@UW suite of learning technologies. Instructors…

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What are the pedagogical uses of learning analytics?

Last Updated: Wed February 16, 2022

What is learning analytics? Learning analytics is much more than a tool; rather it is a process and can span many diverse approaches to help improve learning outcomes. The focus…

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