
ICON Overview
Monday, August 11, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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.Register for event.The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences...

Top Hat Student Response System
Monday, August 11, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Top Hat has several options to engage students with in-class quizzes, surveys, and discussions, as well as attendance features that connect to the ICON gradebook. Learn how to get started with this platform and get ideas to adapt it to your courses.Register for event.The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and learning data, and advanced classroom and...

Copy Cat Academy: the Art of the Course Copy
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 8:30am to 9:30am
Learn how to copy an ICON course for a new semester in this step by step workshop. We'll cover settings, integrated tools, and common pitfalls to avoid.Register for event.The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and learning data, and advanced classroom and instructional technology. To learn more about the services we offer, please visit our website at teach.its...

Anthology Ally: An ICON Course Accessibility Tool
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Anthology Ally is a powerful tool in your ICON courses. It provides instructors guidance and feedback on accessibility issues in their course sites and offers students multiple formats for downloading and using course materials. Join us to learn how this tool works, how you can make your course sites more accessible, and how it can increase students' ability to engage with your course materials.Register for event.The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and...
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We facilitate or co-facilitate 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.
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We offer one-on-one and departmental trainings related to instructional technology, classroom technology, and teaching and learning data.