Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology

This fall, the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology asked students to nominate their favorite ICON course sites for the first-ever ICON All Star Awards, an award that recognizes an instructor’s use of technology to enhance teaching and learning at Iowa through ICON course sites. Sixty-three...Read more

We're excited to announce new leadership in the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology (OTLT) Instructional Services. Effective Dec. 1, Dave Long was named director of OTLT Instructional Services, and Vicky Maloy has taken on the role of associate director of OTLT Academic Technologies. In...Read more

ICON Day was a stellar event that took place at the IMU International Ballroom on Oct. 20, 2023. From the keynote by Tom Tobin to the first ICON All Star awards for excellent ICON sites, here are highlights from the day. Tom Tobin’s keynote, "31 Days of Universal Design for Learning” examined how...Read more

Adam Brummett, lecturer in chemistry, Salim George, OTLT learning analytics specialist, and Jane Russell, director of OTLT Research and Analytics, will present at AAC&U’s Transforming STEM Higher Education Conference in early November. Their session, “Understanding and practicing the use of...Read more

When implementing new technologies, have you ever wished for a student’s perspective? The Student Instructional Technology Assistants (SITA) program consists of select graduate and undergraduate students who work with instructors to enhance teaching and learning through purposeful integration of...Read more

Quick, think of a musical instrument! Did a piano or a guitar come to mind? What about a joystick, a flowerpot, a water-filled Mason jar, or a breadbox used to create a sound-filled sculpture? These delightful musical instruments were brought to life by students in the Digital Musical Instruments...Read more