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December 16, 2025
In the December 16, 2025 issue
DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY.
If you need help interpreting what a specific UDOIT error message means, check out the recently created Knowledge Base article that includes a chart of all the errors with common language descriptions plus information about how and why to remediate.
* Note: This resource was created upon request. Do you need something to help you with meeting Title II digital accessibility compliance? Let CATL know and we'll see what we can do.
WORTH READING.
As the end of the fall semester concludes, consider reviewing what went well, what may need some adjustments, and plan ahead for improvements for spring semester. Here is a 4 minute read from Florida Gulf Coast University on the topic of self-reflection.
$$ GRANTS. $$
- Faculty Development Grant -- next deadline: January 23, 2026 by noon
- Curricular Redesign Grant -- next deadline: February 13, 2026 by noon
EVENTS & REMINDERS.
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Book Club: Small Teaching
Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning- 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17
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Online Instructor Training
Registration Deadline- Noon Friday, Dec. 19
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Spring Conference on Teaching and Learning, Universities of Wisconsin
Apply to Present- 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2026
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Assessment Commons 2026: CONNECT
- Noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026
UW UPDATES.
- "Moving from Access to Connection" is the theme of UW-Green Bay's 2026 Instructional Development Institute, a free, one-day online conference on teaching and learning, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. All UW instructors are invited. Keynote speaker Michelle Pacansky-Brock, a higher education leader in online learning and professional development, will address “Connection as Curriculum: Embedding Humanity in Digital Learning”.
- Applications are being accepted to present at the 2026 Universities of Wisconsin Spring Conference on Teaching and Learning. The theme is The Joys of Teaching & Learning: Reclaiming Hope. Applications are due January 5, 2026. opens with a plenary presentation by Dr. Jose Antonio Bowen, educator, author, and jazz musician, who revisits what he considers three fundamental “Rs” of higher education : Relationships, Resilience, and Reflection.
- Applications to be part of UWL's Faculty College 2026 delegation are due February 4. This event is OPID’s 46th Annual Faculty College. It is held at the Osthoff Resort at Elkhart Lake from May 26-29, 2026. Faculty College is a liminal space – betwixt and between – ideal for thoughtful reflection, human connection, and purposeful renewal for the 2026-27 academic year. The theme is Co-creating Healthy Learning Ecosystems.