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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

Accessibility in Action: A Week of Workshops and Open Office Hours for Instructors

Wednesday, March 4, 2026
During the week of March 9, the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology will offer accessibility-focused workshops and open office hours every day. All instructors are invited to attend and take advantage of the resources available.

ITTA Funds Projects to Improve Student Learning

Wednesday, March 4, 2026
This year's Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards (ITTA) recipients are enhancing nursing education using AI-supported Life Story Books, strengthening teacher preparation with an AI lesson planning agent, and utilizing virtual reality for teaching radiation safety.

New Accessibility Features Available in Pressbooks

Wednesday, March 4, 2026
The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology is excited to share updates that enhance digital accessibility and improve the authoring experience in Pressbooks: the new Content Toolkit and expanded support for MathJax.

Events

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Anthology Ally: An ICON Course Accessibility Tool

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual

Anthology Ally is a powerful tool in your ICON courses. It provides instructors guidance and feedback on accessibility issues in their course sites and offers students multiple formats for downloading and using course materials. Join us to learn how this tool works, how you can make your course sites more accessible, and how it can increase students' ability to engage with your course materials.

Register for event.

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Course Help for Accessibility in ICON (CHAI)

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 11:00am to 1:00pm
Virtual

This time is for in-person and online accessibility support. OTLT staff will be available to help instructors make ICON course sites and digital documents, including PDFs, more accessible. They'll also assist instructors in taking advantage of tools like TidyUP and Ally to simplify the process.

Instructors are invited to drop in anytime between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. during these sessions.

Register for event.

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PDF Fixes for Accessibility

Thursday, March 12, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual

This training session will teach you about the pitfalls of PDF files and how to replace or remediate them to help make your materials meet digital accessibility standards. We will learn about the tools we have on campus to help with this process and provide a demo on how to fix PDFs and make your documents better.

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Course Help for Accessibility in ICON (CHAI)

Thursday, March 12, 2026 11:00am to 1:00pm
Virtual

This time is for in-person and online accessibility support. OTLT staff will be available to help instructors make ICON course sites and digital documents, including PDFs, more accessible. They'll also assist instructors in taking advantage of tools like TidyUP and Ally to simplify the process.

Instructors are invited to drop in anytime between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. during these sessions.

Register for event.

The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to...

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