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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

Harnessing the Power of Data Storytelling: ICON Day 2024 recap

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
ICON Day 2024 kicked off with a keynote by Kate McDowell, associate professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, who introduced the concept of data storytelling as any presentation of data using narrative strategies.

OTLT staff present at conference

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
At Instructurecon 2024, OTLT staff took part in and moderated a panel on Canvas Catalog. Locally known as UI Learn, Canvas Catalog is an online portal for non-credit courses available to both the public and the University of Iowa community. Instructurecon is an annual conference organized by Instructure, the company that creates Canvas.

Unlocking language potential with innovative tech

Monday, September 30, 2024
Giovanni Zimotti, director of Spanish Language Instruction, and Claire Frances, director of the Center for Language and Culture Learning, used Innovations in Teaching with Technology Award funding to develop an application that uses can-do Statements to engage learners in self-assessment.

Events

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UICapture Essentials: The Basics

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual
Join this information session to learn the basic functions of UICapture, including creating, editing, and sharing recordings.  Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and learning data, and advanced classroom and instructional technology. To learn more about the services we offer, please visit our website at teach.its.uiowa.edu.
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Copy Cat Academy: The Art of the Course Copy

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Virtual
Learn how to copy an ICON course for a new semester in this step-by-step workshop. We'll cover settings, integrated tools, and common pitfalls to avoid. Register for the event. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and learning data, and advanced classroom and instructional technology. To learn more about the services we offer, please visit our website at teac...
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Course Accessibility for Everyone (CAFE): Alternative Text

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual
Join us to learn some basics to help make your ICON course site accessible to all your students. This session will be focusing on how and why to use alternative text in your course site. We'll talk about why alternative text is important and practice writing alt text for images for your courses. By making these simple changes to your ICON site, you're making your course accessible for everyone. Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and...
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Introduction to Top Hat

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Virtual
Top Hat Pro has several options to engage students with in-class quizzes, surveys, and discussions, as well as attendance features that connect to the ICON Gradebook. Learn how to get started with this platform and get ideas to adapt it to your courses. Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and learning data, and advanced classroom and...
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