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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

Spotlight on ICON Course Wizard demo

Friday, August 21, 2026
At InstructureCon, Iowa’s ICON Course Wizard was featured by the keynote, and more than 300 individuals from higher education institutions across the country attended a live demonstration of the tool. The response to the wizard and template highlights Iowa’s efforts to support teaching and learning and the growing interest in accessible tools that help instructors streamline course setup and enhance student learning.

Classroom refresh: Room renovations and new features

Friday, August 21, 2026
OTLT spent the summer updating and improving technology in many university learning spaces. Here’s a quick look at what happened during the summer

ICON Direct: New eReader and new location for opt out tool

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
If you use ICON Direct for eTexts, here are some important updates for fall 2026 that will help you navigate questions from students.
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Events

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Equatio for Handwritten Math and Chemistry Accessibility

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Handwriting notes and equations can be a powerful pedagogical tool. However, when designing courses with digital accessibility in mind, handwritten documents can cause real roadblocks. Equatio is a tool that can turn handwritten math and chemistry into screen-readable information as well as other helpful tools for learners and instructors
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AI Discussion Boards

Thursday, September 10, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Managing online discussion boards faces the new challenge of students potentially replacing their online interactions with AI-generated responses. Participants will explore new ways to engage and motivate their students and to dissuade them from using AI.

Getting started with Linux Command Line on Argon (Zoom)

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual

This workshop is geared toward UI researchers who are not familiar with the Linux command line environment. It covers essential and fundamental Linux shell commands to help users develop their way to Linux mastery. This workshop will NOT cover advanced commands and shell scripts. Prior coding and Linux experience are not required. Doosoo Yoon in the ITS Research Services team will lead this workshop.

It will be lectured by Doosoo Yoon from Research Services and will include hands-on training.

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Introduction to High Performance Computing using Argon (Zoom)

Thursday, September 17, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual

The workshop is a two-hour session that consists of two parts: an introduction to a High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment and hands-on training on the basic usage of the Argon cluster (access, configuration, job submission, and data transfer). It is geared towards users of HPC, including faculty, postdocs, and students, who are eager to learn about getting started with the Argon cluster and storage services for their computational research. No prior experience or knowledge of...

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