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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

The AI classroom at Iowa: How educators are redefining learning, expertise, and assessment

Tuesday, May 5, 2026
The AI in Teaching Roundtable featured four Provost AI Fellows who discussed their upcoming courses designed for the interdisciplinary undergraduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence. Panelists addressed the nature of AI as a crucial disciplinary subject matter and a challenge to traditional course design and assessment.

Summer training series: Engaging students everywhere

Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Looking for practical ways to increase student engagement, during class, outside of class, and across different learning spaces? Join OTLT for a set of hands-on workshops designed to help instructors effectively increase student engagement. Each 90‑minute session combines brief demos, guided work time, and opportunities to share ideas with colleagues. All sessions will be on Thursdays in July and held in Library 1022. Attendees will leave with strategies and resources that can be immediately applied.

ICON Direct’s new VitalSource eReader

Tuesday, May 5, 2026
ICON Direct’s eReader is being updated to VitalSource on Monday, May 18, 2026. For summer classes beginning on May 18, eTexts will not be available until approximately noon that day. The ICON link to the eTexts will remain ICON Direct eTexts, and students will maintain access to previously purchased eTexts in the new eReader.
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Events

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Engage in the Space: Teaching in TILE Classrooms

Thursday, July 23, 2026 10:30am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library

Co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and OTLT

Step into an active learning classroom and see what’s possible. This interactive session highlights how TILE classrooms support collaboration and student‑centered teaching while giving participants time to consider how these spaces could support engagement in their own courses. All participants will be enabled to schedule TILE classrooms with the Office of the Registrar.

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Engage with AI: Introducing Artificial Intelligence into Your Course

Thursday, July 30, 2026 10:30am to 12:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library

AI is reshaping how students learn and how instructors teach. We’ll move beyond the hype to explore practical ways to integrate AI into your course using Microsoft Copilot. Participants will experiment with prompts, explore AI’s strengths and limitations, learn how to build a custom course chatbot, and discuss strategies for incorporating AI into assignments while preserving learning objectives.

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Introducing University Instructional Technology

Monday, August 10, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual
Discover which supported instructional technologies the University of Iowa provides to instructors and students, and learn more about the process for getting new technologies approved.
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ICON Overview

Monday, August 10, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
ICON (Iowa Courses Online) is the Learning Management System at the University of Iowa, and is primarily powered by Canvas, but there is even more to know about ICON. Join this session for an introduction to ICON's basic user interface, how to manage your account settings, and learn about the tools available in an ICON course site.
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