Learn@UW Madison Knowledgebase - Top Documents of the Week

Campus Tools to Work Remotely

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

This document points to resources to assist students, faculty and staff in working remotely.

Learn@UW - WebDAV: Windows Vista Client Setup Instructions

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

This document provides instructions to set up WebDAV for Learn@UW on a computer with the Windows Vista operating system.

Learn@UW - Special Characters for File and Folder Names

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

This document describes what special characters, besides letters and digits (A-Z, a-z, 0-9), are allowed in file and folder names. This applies to all tools in the Learn@UW application where files and folders may be uploaded or created: for example, the Dropbox and Locker tools.

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Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0500

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Learn@UW - Use of Special Characters in Passwords

Thu, 5 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500

This document describes what special characters, besides letters and digits (A-Z, a-z, 0-9), are allowed in passwords.

Learn@UW - Default Content Enumeration Settings for a New Course

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

This document is for Site Administrators only.

This document describes how to set the default content enumeration settings that will be used in subsequent courses created in the organization.

Learn@UW - Possible Problem Posting Discussion Messages Using Internet Explorer

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

If you are using Internet Explorer (6 or 7), there is a slight chance you will encounter difficulties posting a message or replying to an existing message in the Discussions tool.

Learn@UW - Recommended Software and Browsers

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

This document contains the list of recommended systems and web browsers for use with Learn@UW. Please note that the information below is from the Software Vendor. Alternative and newer versions of the listed operating systems and browsers may or may not work properly with Learn@UW in certain cases, but there should be no expectation that they do. We will submit any reported problems to Desire2Learn for newer operating systems and browsers, such as Windows 7, Safari 4, and Chrome.

Desire2Learn is no longer supporting Netscape or Mozilla.

Learn@UW - WebDAV Configuration for Macs

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

This document provides directions for Learn@UW course designers to configure WebDAV on Macintosh systems. WebDAV is a method of viewing all of your files in a Learn@UW course so that you may easily edit them using drag and drop.

Learn@UW or Moodle: Which to Use?

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Learn@UW and Moodle are two leading course management systems that allow instructors to manage online course sites. This document outlines the similarities and differences of the two systems as well as how to obtain access and assistance at UW-Madison.