Each year on the Thursday before the start of spring classes, the Center for Teaching hosts the 4CAST conference (Campus Academic Strategies & Technologies) to provide UI faculty and lecturers an opportunity to share and explore new and effective teaching technologies. This year’s event, co-...Read more
Many of us start the semester inspired by the idea that our courses can help students broaden their perspectives and use their new skills and understandings to reshape the world for the better. As we dive into the middle weeks of the semester, it’s easy to lose some of that enthusiasm in a...Read more
We invite our readers to offer their own insights about teaching in response to articles in the Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology newsletter. The January newsletter described both a New York Times guest editorial that praised the traditional lecture approach and the counterpoint...Read more
Given the gravity of current national and international events, the furor sparked by a recent Op-Ed about lecturing in college classes came as something of a surprise.
Because let’s face it, it’s not often that a national conversation erupts about teaching strategies in higher education—...Read more
Learning how to give a good presentation or to become a more confident instructor can be difficult. It takes time and practice to know how an audience experiences a presentation and to understand how to sound and appear confident and engaging.
To help presenters see themselves more...Read more
Recording a great video is a lot harder than it looks. Navigating complex “gee-whiz” camera features, finding a backdrop that that doesn’t include a pesky cat, controlling lighting, and capturing audio that sounds better than a submarine radio transmission can frustrate the most dedicated user....Read more
Sponsored by the Academic Technologies Advisory Council (ATAC) , the Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards (ITTA) fund significant and innovative projects that have the potential to improve teaching and learning throughout the University of Iowa.
Since its inception in 2001,...Read more
The American Music Therapy Association recently recognized two nationally known experts in music therapy education with Lifetime Achievement Awards: University of Iowa Clinical Professor of Music Therapy Mary Adamek and the late Professor of Neurology at New York University School of Medicine...Read more
Preparations for the spring 2016 UI Themes Semester, Just Living, have encouraged many instructors to consider how best to incorporate and facilitate difficult dialogues around social justice.
“While authentically exploring social oppression can be challenging, engaging in difficult...Read more
From tweaking an ICON grade book to helping an instructor navigate a TILE classroom, Student Instructional Technology Assistants (SITAs) work with instructors from across the UI campus to maximize student success using technology effectively and efficiently.
As half-time, Center for...Read more
