Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology

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Instructional Technology

Are you ready to enhance your teaching and use technology to foster student engagement and learning? We support the use of instructional technology across the university, including ICON, UICapture, Gradescope, and more.

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Classroom Technology

Do you want to get the most out of your learning space? We provide technology consulting, training, and management of more than 300 technology-equipped classrooms that are designed to enrich the teaching and learning experience.

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Teaching and Learning Data

Harness the power of data. We transform gigabytes of data into teaching and learning insights that help instructors understand how students are engaging with course materials and identify timely interventions and support.

News

Spotlight on ICON Course Wizard demo

Friday, August 21, 2026

At InstructureCon, Iowa’s ICON Course Wizard was featured by the keynote, and more than 300 individuals from higher education institutions across the country attended a live demonstration of the tool. The response to the wizard and template highlights Iowa’s efforts to support teaching and learning and the growing interest in accessible tools that help instructors streamline course setup and enhance student learning.

Classroom refresh: Room renovations and new features

Friday, August 21, 2026

OTLT spent the summer updating and improving technology in many university learning spaces. Here’s a quick look at what happened during the summer

ICON Direct: New eReader and new location for opt out tool

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

If you use ICON Direct for eTexts, here are some important updates for fall 2026 that will help you navigate questions from students.

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Events

Try, Explore, Adjust (TEA): Advanced Course Accessibility

Monday, August 24, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Virtual

This course will take the base skills you've learned in Course Accessibility for Everyone (CAFÉ) and build on that knowledge with the principles of TEA: Try, Explore, Adjust. We'll dig into accessible course design, learn more about the particulars of web and document accessibility standards, and put best practices into use for our courses.

Launch Your Semester Clinics

Monday, August 24, 2026 12:00pm to 2:00pm

University Capitol Centre

Have last-minute teaching questions? Drop in to either of two Teaching Clinics for refreshments and consultations on your syllabus, ICON, first-day lesson plans, and any other teaching or instructional technology questions. An optional TILE consultation is also available. All faculty and graduate teaching assistants are welcome.

Co-sponsored by the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology

ICON Overview

Monday, August 24, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Virtual

ICON (Iowa Courses Online) is the Learning Management System at the University of Iowa, and is primarily powered by Canvas, but there is even more to know about ICON. Join this session for an introduction to ICON's basic user interface, how to manage your account settings, and learn about the tools available in an ICON course site.

Navigating ICON

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Virtual

This training covers how students can set up and navigate ICON and its features. While aimed at students, faculty and staff can attend as well to get a look at what ICON looks like from a student's point of view.

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