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Video: Promoting Self-Regulated Learning with Elements of Success

October 3, 2022
Help your students succeed by implementing a learning analytics dashboard that generates real-time performance feedback for students in an easy-to-understand format. Elements of Success was developed by the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology and Administrative Information Systems, in...Read more
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Midterm Student Feedback: Why and How?

October 3, 2022
Midterm feedback can nurture students’ learning experiences and improve instructors’ teaching practices. Students’ feedback about their learning experiences can be elicited in various ways. A common form is the summative course evaluation, where students reflect on their experience with different...Read more
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It’s Time to Order Your Course Materials

October 3, 2022
It may feel like the fall semester has barely begun, but now is the time to select instructional materials for the courses you will teach in the winter or spring term. After you’ve selected content that aligns with your learning objectives, it is important to communicate these selections to your...Read more
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Gradescope: Reduce Time Spent Grading

October 3, 2022
Used for delivering assessments in any format, Gradescope is the ideal tool for providing feedback on student assignments, including written formulas, graphs, calculations, and other kinds of work that cannot be easily graded using ICON SpeedGrader. Students can even upload handwritten work to...Read more
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New Quizzes, More Options

October 3, 2022
A new quiz engine called New Quizzes is coming to Canvas, the learning management system that powers ICON. New Quizzes will allow instructors to create assessments using a wider variety of question types and provide new features, such as the option to print quizzes and course-wide student quiz...Read more
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Meet Our New Graduate Teaching Fellows

October 3, 2022
This fall, the Center for Teaching welcomed four new graduate teaching fellows for the 2022–2023 academic year. Fellows gain practical experience in the field of educational and faculty development and work with Center for Teaching staff to create their own pedagogical project. Hannah Espy Hannah...Read more
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Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards

The goal of the ITTA program is to raise the level of teaching and learning at the UI by supporting significant and innovative instructional technology projects that have the potential to directly impact student success and retention.Read more
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SITA - Student Instructional Technology Assistants

Listen to EdTech Tips in 10, a new podcast created by SITAs . A Different Kind of Teaching and Learning Support Student Instructional Technology Assistants ( SITA ) can help you successfully integrate learning technology into your course. Get the most out of your ICON course site Integrate clickers...Read more
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Big Ideas Courses

Big Ideas (BI) Courses are general education courses centered on themes rather than individual disciplines. These courses are team-taught across an array of disciplines, departments, and even colleges.Read more
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TILE - Transform, Interact, Learn, Engage

The University of Iowa is committed to transforming education and increasing opportunities for student success. The Transform, Interact, Learn, Engage (TILE) project supports these goals by transforming teaching practices, lively interaction, enhanced learning, and increased faculty/student...Read more
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Extraordinary Teaching Project

The Extraordinary Teaching Project showcases the rich array of pedagogies and teaching philosophies University of Iowa instructors incorporate into their teaching.Read more