Register by Friday, Oct. 13, to attend the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology’s ICON Day 2023. This year’s event will focus on universal design for learning (UDL), and we’re excited to announce that Thomas Tobin, an internationally recognized scholar, author, and speaker on technology-mediated education, will join us as the keynote speaker.

Tobin, PhD, MSLS, PMP, MOT, CPACC, will present practical techniques to implement all 31 universal design for learning (UDL) checkpoints. You’ll leave with actionable strategies to re-frame access and inclusion conversations and use-them-now resources to learn more about UDL checkpoints and how to apply them in your teaching.

The event, designed to promote excellence in teaching and learning through effective adoption and use of instructional technology, will feature presentations from UICapture, Gradescope, and Instructure, which powers ICON. OTLT Research and Analytics will demonstrate the Course Activity Insights, a new tool that leverages ICON data, and introduce other ways they support instruction at the university.

Whether planning your curriculum, building an ICON site, or engaging students in and outside of class, this event will provide best practices and tools that encourage inclusivity.

Thank you to our campus partners—including the Office of the Provost, University Libraries, the College of Education, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Distance and Online Education, the Excellence in Teaching and Learning Network, and the Center for Teaching—for supporting ICON Day 2023.

ICON Day Agenda

8:30 a.m.          International Ballroom in the Iowa Memorial Union opens.

9 a.m.               Welcome

9:15 a.m.          Tom Tobin will present our keynote, “31 Days of UDL.” This interactive presentation will feature practical ways to implement all 31 UDL checkpoints, with a focus on spending 10 minutes a day for one month as a starting point to lower barriers and support learners.

10:45 a.m.       Break time. Visit vendor tables in the ballroom.

11 a.m.              Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology Research and Analytics will demonstrate the Course Activity Insights, a new tool that leverages ICON data, and introduce other ways they support instruction at the university.

11:30 a.m.        Lunch. Provided in the Iowa Memorial Union.

12:30 p.m.       Panopto (UICapture) is a digital media platform that can record audio, video, and on-screen content for later playback.

1 p.m.               Gradescope is a feedback and assessment tool that reduces the time associated with grading exams, homework, and other assignments.

1:30 p.m.         Break time. Visit vendor tables in the ballroom.

2 p.m.                Instructure the company behind Canvas, which powers ICON.

2:30 p.m.         ICON All Star Awards. We’ll recognize the first-ever ICON All Stars, an award that highlights student-nominated ICON course sites that made students' lives easier and promoted their learning.

To learn more about the services we offer, please visit our website at teach.its.uiowa.edu.