The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology facilitates or co-facilitates communities related to technology and teaching and learning data on campus. These groups provide opportunities to connect with others and learn how instructors are implementing these tools in their courses.

Technology Interest Groups

Support Community for Instructional Technology

The Support Community for Instructional Technology (SCIT) provides a venue for anyone who works with instructional technology at Iowa to connect with one another on best practices, emerging trends, and new instructional technology. Anyone using or supporting instructional technology is welcome to join this group. 

  • 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
  • Third Thursday of the Month
  • Virtual meetings on Teams

Questions? Email Jeremy Dietmeier.

 

Communities of Practice

Data-Informed Teaching Community of Practice

This community of practice (CoP) meets three times per semester to explore student data available to UI faculty with two goals to identify barriers to student learning and to generate solutions to implement at the course or program level.
 

  • CoP faculty facilitators: Adam Brummett, Alexandra Nica, and Priscilla Williams
  • Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology staff liaison: Salim George
  • Center for Teaching staff liaison: Sara Nasrollahian
  • If you're interested in joining this community, complete a brief interest form.

Generative AI in Teaching

Co-sponsored by the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology and the Center for Teaching, this community of practice meets monthly to explore the implications of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, in higher education. Members will discuss ideas and practices related to generative AI in the classroom.
 

  • Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology liaison: Vicky Maloy