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Lower Price for Top Hat Classroom Pro in Fall 2024

The ICON Direct program is happy to announce a new lower price for Top Hat Classroom Pro licenses. A license will cost $10 per student per semester for the 2024–25 academic year—a savings of $23 compared to the retail price. One license covers multiple classes in one...Read more

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AI-Assisted Literature Reviews

ChatGPT has a reputation for generating hallucinations, or false information. Can an Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform be trusted to assist in a literature review? Yes, if the tool you're using is the right one for the job. ChatGPT and Copilot are not designed to provide...Read more

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ICON Direct Saves University of Iowa Students $10 Million

The University of Iowa’s inclusive access program, ICON Direct, hit a new achievement with a total of over $10 million in student savings to date.

ICON Direct is the University of Iowa's initiative for ordering digital content from specific publishers and...Read more

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Moving from Digital Desk to Gradescope Bubble Sheets

Digital Desk , the current solution for Scantron bubble sheets, will be decommissioned, and the Exam Scoring service will be replaced with Gradescope Bubble Sheets for fall 2024. This change is part of the ITS Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology’s ongoing commitment to enhance the...Read more

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Free Unizin Virtual Summit 2024: Learn, Connect, Collaborate

Mark your calendars for the 2024 Unizin Virtual Summit on Tuesday, April 2, and Thursday, April 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Whether you’re an educator, an academic technology enthusiast, or a curious learner, this summit is a great opportunity to learn, connect, and...Read more

Innovation

ITTA Provides $53,623 for AI Project

This year's Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards (ITTA) recipient is building an AI-enabled teaching assistant.

Phase 3: AI Enabled Intelligent Assistant for Personalized and Adaptive Learning and Advising

Ibrahim Demir, associate professor of...Read more

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2024 Student Technology Panel Discussion on Feb. 23

Please register to attend the panel .

How are students using technology to learn, engage with course materials, and connect with their instructors and peers? 

Join the Academic Technology Advisory Council for this year’s Student Technology Panel from...Read more

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ICON All Stars Share Strategies for Successful ICON Sites

This fall, the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology asked students to nominate their favorite ICON course sites for the first-ever ICON All Star Awards, an award that recognizes an instructor’s use of technology to enhance teaching and learning at Iowa through ICON course sites.

...Read more

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