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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.
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Events

HPC Workshop: Machine Learning and Big Data

Wednesday, October 14, 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...

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Meeting Class Notes Accommodations with Note Depot

Thursday, October 15, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Note Depot is a centralized note sharing platform in ICON. Developed at the University of Iowa, this tool can simplify access to note-taking resources and support students with the class notes accommodation.
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So, What is Active Learning Anyway?

Friday, October 16, 2026 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Van Allen Hall
The term active learning has been around for decades. We’ll explore what it means and why it matters, especially in the age of AI, share strategies that work in any classroom, and highlight tools available in TILE classrooms. Leave with new ideas and a reimagined activity using active learning. All attendees will be enabled to schedule a TILE classroom.
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Graduate Learning Analytics Workshop

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Virtual
We’ll provide an overview of how OTLT can offer streamlined access to anonymous data for research questions that can be addressed using teaching and learning data from completed courses at Iowa. We'll also offer guidance on best practices for graduate students who are considering using this data for a thesis or dissertation.
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