Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology

Ryan Kinser doesn’t like being stuck in one place during his lectures. To provide himself with the classroom mobility he prefers, the associate professor of mathematics implemented Solstice, a teaching technology that enables instructors and students to share content wirelessly to displays in a...Read more

As presidential candidates visit Iowa in advance of the caucuses, conversations around political community are becoming increasingly more important. In the spirit of this political climate, the OTLT Center for Teaching, in partnership with the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature, will host a public...Read more

Have an idea for a novel teaching project that leverages technology to positively impact student learning and potentially improves teaching at Iowa? The Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards (ITTA) just might provide the support you need. Each year, the Academic Technology Advisory Council...Read more

Please join us in welcoming five new staff members to the Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology (OTLT). Alex Adcock Alex is an instructional technology consultant working with Zoom, Confluence, Respondus, and UICapture (Panopto). He has a Master of Science in library and information science...Read more

Canvas has changed how instructors can make grades visible or hidden to students; previously this was referred to as muted or unmuted. Grades are now either posted (visible to students) or hidden (not visible to students). There are two options for grade posting: Automatically post grades: Grades...Read more

Course Design Institute alumni reconnected earlier this month for the first Course Design Institute reunion. The institute, a multi-day workshop for instructors wishing to learn how to design or substantially revise a course, has occurred annually every May since 2016. Sixty-three faculty members...Read more