University of Wisconsin Stout | Wisconsin's Polytechnic University

New to online learning? Getting off to the right start will make all the difference. To get started:

1. Activate your username and university email account.

All UW-Stout students are automatically assigned a username and email account upon registration.

Activate your university email account at https://password.uwstout.edu 

If you need assistance, call the ASK5000 Technology Helpdesk at (715) 232-5000 or email ask5000@uwstout.edu

Send a test email from your university email account using any computer:

2. Check your web browser settings. VERY IMPORTANT!

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Make sure your computer and web browser are compatible with Learn@UWStout. If you have any questions about these preferences, call one of the numbers listed below and indicate you are a UW-Stout student needing help with Learn@UW-Stout. Help is available 7 days a week.

1-888-435-7589 select option 3
or
1-608-264-4357 select option 3

3. Check the resolution of your computer screen to see if it is set at 1024x768 or higher.

If you are using an older computer and monitor, it may display things in a 'larger' format. This causes you to run out of room as you scroll left to right in Learn@UWStout. Try this: On your computer's desktop screen, right click Properties --> then click on Settings. Increase the screen resolution to 1024x768.

4. Practice logging in before the first day of class.

Login Video Tutorial

• Login to Learn@UWStout. (Upper right corner)
  
  
• Look for 2012 Fall, under "Course". Your course title is underlined in blue . Click on the course title, and browse your course information.
  
  
• Review the classlist (located near the upper right-hand corner). Click on ‘students' (middle tab between ‘all' and ‘staff'). Check to see that your name is listed.
  
  
• Complete your student profile. Click on the icon shaped like a head and shoulders - on the right side of your name on the class list, then complete your profile.
  
  
• Login to your university email account.
  
  
• Email your instructor using your university email account.

If you have problems with your login (e.g., forgot your username or password):

• Check your username/password online
  
  
• Call UW-Stout ASK5000 Technology Helpdesk 715-232-5000 or email ask5000@uwstout.edu
  Help desk hours
  
  
• Review Student Help Documents and frequently asked questions with answers to technical questions.