Seaming Together Research & Information Literacy
A new resource for students and instructors at the UI Libraries seams together teaching and learning with the thread of information literacy.
Located on the second floor, south end...Read more
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Learning Design Collaboratory: Teaming Up for Transformation
Where can UI faculty members team up with instructional designers, instructional technology support staff, and educational researchers all with years of experience in research-based teaching practices? Answer: In the University of Iowa’s new Learning Design...Read more
Understanding Your ACE Online Reports
With the spring semester coming to a close, the ACE Online program will begin making reports available to instructors starting May 22, 2017. In order to access these reports, instructors will need to log into the ACE Online program. Once logged in, instructors will have access to a variety of...Read more
New Web Conferencing Solution
At the end of the spring 2017 semester, the Blackboard Collaborate integration with ICON will discontinue and be replaced with Zoom. Zoom is an application that will allow users to host and attend meetings and webinars.
Zoom enables users to:
Host and attend meetings with up to 50...Read more
2017 Summer Read-a-Thon: OTLT Picks
Stock up on your summer reading list with the Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology book recommendations – some available for checkout in the Center for Teaching’s Lending Library, located in 2080 UCC....Read more
Maintaining Balance
The process of balancing more than one task requires careful planning, experience, and commitment. Much like balancing two objects, maintaining balance in the professional world also can be a challenge.
For Assistant Professor of Computer Science Kyle Rector, however, balancing teaching...Read more
Leading the Way at 2017 Unizin Innovations Summit
UI faculty and staff recently attended the 2017 Unizin Innovations Summit: Changing for the Future of Higher Education in Denver, CO. The theme for this year’s Innovations Summit was “How we can move forward together to create better digital teaching and learning environments by implementing...Read more
TILE Feedback Shaping New TILE Program Initiatives
As the TILE (Transform, Interact, Learn, Engage) Program nears its seventh anniversary, faculty feedback remains crucial to the program’s success. In December of 2016, The Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology invited 386 instructors to partake in a survey...Read more
Office 365 Now Available in ICON
A new integration is now available in ICON. The Microsoft Office365 integration allows instructors and students to use, create, share, and collaborate on files within their ICON course sites. Office365 integrates into many areas, including Assignments, Collaborations, and the course navigation...Read more
The Educause Learning Initiative
The 2017 Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) conference brought together learning technology practitioners, university administrators, and faculty members to present and discuss the theme of “Transforming the Academy: Building Communities of Practice”.
The annual event offered more than...Read more