Our Mission

Learning & Scholarly Technologies supports UW faculty, researchers, students, staff, and clinicians in their uses of technology to invent new frontiers in research and education. Our initiatives and partnerships address teaching and learning technologies such as the Catalyst effort at a university-wide level, and conduct related technology oriented outreach activities.


Current Initiatives and Partnerships
Catalyst Catalyst

Catalyst can help you meet the daily demands of teaching, learning, research or work with our innovative and effective technologies and services. Take advantage of our award-winning Web Tools, Learning Spaces, and Knowledge Services to meet your goals.

Solstice Solstice

Solstice is a Web application development framework for Perl. Based on the MVC programming paradigm, it helps you write Web applications faster and with fewer mistakes. Solstice serves as the foundation for a suite of enterprise communication and collaboration tools used at the University of Washington.


National Internet2 K20 Initiative National Internet2 K20 Initiative

Muse is a social utility that connects you with Internet2-enabled technologies and educators in your region and around the globe. Learn how next-generation Internet applications are being used everyday to inspire educational excellence.

Law for WA Law for WA

The mission of the lawforwa website is to give the people of Washington easy access to information on the law, the courts, the government, and civic rights and responsibilities.


WWAMI WWAMI

WWAMI is an enduring partnership between the University of Washington School of Medicine and the states of Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. The WWAMI program's purpose is to provide access to publicly supported medical education across the five-state region.

EINet EINet

APEC EINet is dedicated to providing timely and reliable information via the Internet on issues of emerging infectious diseases in the Asia Pacific. By enhancing the knowledge, awareness and understanding of emerging infectious diseases, we hope that health, trade, and policy professionals will be better prepared against such diseases and other bio-threats.


Global Quilt Initiative for Africa

Global Quilt Initiative for Africa

This database contains information on health-related people, projects, and organizations in Africa as well as the research and funding organizations they partner with in the United States and around the world.



Completed Initiatives and Partnerships
Digital Learning Commons Digital Learning Commons

The Digital Learning Commons (DLC) is a nonprofit organization working to improve access to educational opportunities and learning resources by providing high-quality educational materials, online courses, and technology tools to all students and teachers in Washington State.

UW Community Partnerships UW Community Partnerships

UW-Community Partnerships linked diverse communities with the University of Washington to do work of mutual value. We helped these partnerships achieve goals together that would not be possible alone, forming collaborations that advance research, learning and the public good.