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Funding available for teaching projects

Proposals for this year's Innovation in Teaching with Technology Awards will be accepted from Sept. 10 to Oct. 13.

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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 today.

We're moving 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 the address will be automatically added to Halo, the ticketing system used by ITS.

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Events

Gradescope Bubble Sheets

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am

Virtual

Discover the efficiency of assessment management with Gradescope's Bubble Sheets. Learn to effortlessly create assessments with multiple-choice answer keys for automatic grading of your students' submission. Simplify your assessment workflow with Gradescope's effectiveness and precision.

HPC Workshop: Machine Learning and Big Data

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 10:00am to 5:00pm

Seamans Center

ITS-OTLT-Research Services is hosting a two-day intensive workshop (October 13&14) on Machine Learning and Big Data, led by Prof. John Urbanic from the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC). The workshop will be held in a large room equipped with two-way video communication between participants and the instructor. Please note that all participants must attend in person at our campus satellite site, as there will be no option for individual remote participation via video call (e.g., Zoom). The...

Supporting Metacognition with Technology

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Virtual

Learn about technologies that help students better understand their own learning and thought processes.

HPC Workshop: Machine Learning and Big Data

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 10:00am to 5:00pm

Seamans Center

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