Student Instructional Technology Assistants (SITA) can work one-on-one with instructors to help them successfully integrate learning technology into your course by:
- They provide technology overviews and trainings for specific tools to help instructors understand how the technology functions in their courses.
- They can review ICON sites to ensure instructors getting the most out of their ICON course sites. They can also help with the ICON Gradebook to make sure that the grading process is efficient and effective.
- SITAs can guide instructors toward other useful resources in the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology, ITS, and other campus units that support student success through enhanced teaching and learning practices.
- They can help instructors integrate clickers and multimedia tools into their classrooms to engage students.
- SITAs can brainstorm and research technology options best suited for an instructor's needs.
SITAs are currently-enrolled UI students, so they provide a unique student perspective on technology and its use in the classroom. You can email the SITA program at sita@uiowa.edu or use the button below to book an appointment.
Setting up Your ICON Site
The SITA team has created and manages Setting up Your ICON Site, a Pressbook site with a quick checklist and further details about things to consider when setting up an ICON site for the semester.
ICON Documents Checks
Faculty now have more information available than ever about the accessibility of their course materials with Anthology Ally, and the SITA program can help with making those course materials more accessible.
Reach out to the SITAs if you'd like to discuss what Ally looks like in your course and ways you can make documents in formats like Word or PowerPoint more accessible.
SITAs can also fix PDFs when there aren't original files in other formats. You can email the SITA program to learn more about this.