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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

Learning analytics research support available to grad students

Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Graduate students conducting thesis or dissertation research can now use the Learning Analytics Umbrella IRB and Data Access program, which provides an IRB framework and process for requesting access to anonymized student learning behavior data. Register for a virtual workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 3:30 p.m.

ICON Direct: New AI tools and over $21 million in student savings

Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Since its launch in fall 2018, ICON Direct has helped UI students save over $21 million on textbook costs. ICON Direct is the university’s initiative for ordering digital content from specific publishers and delivering it to students at a reduced cost. Winter orders are due by Nov. 23. Spring orders are due by Dec. 22. Begin your order selection.

We're moving the Tier3 ICON email to Halo on Oct. 27

Wednesday, October 7, 2026
We know getting help with technical questions is important. For most users, the best way to request assistance is to contact the ITS Help Desk. However, if you've previously emailed ICON Tier3 directly, please note that soon messages sent to that address will be automatically added to Halo, the ticketing system used by ITS.

Events

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Teaching students how to use technology

Thursday, October 22, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Instructors are often the first people students go to when they help using technology for their courses. This session will cover things to consider when selecting classroom technologies, resources to help with them, and ways to share them with students.
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ICON: Tricks and treats

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Join this spooktacular session to learn how to creep it real in your ICON course with creatures and features lurking in the shadows of ICON.
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Introduction to learning analytics

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Learning analytics can provide valuable insights into how students engage with courses, where they struggle, and what instructional strategies support their success. This session will cover the tools available to faculty and how to use data to ask questions about student learning.
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Data-Informed Teaching Community of Practice Meeting

Thursday, October 29, 2026 2:15pm to 3:15pm
University Capitol Centre
The Data-Informed Teaching Community of Practice is a faculty community for those who are interested in using data from learning environments to improve student success. We're developing a shared resource to help campus instructors better understand available data and how to incorporate it into their decision-making processes.
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