Zoom now allows self-select breakout rooms when using Zoom on desktop and mobile apps. Hosts have the option to allow participants to select what breakout room they enter and to move between breakout rooms.
This new feature was added in a recent Zoom update. Please note: Both hosts and...Read more
With the variety of teaching modes in use this fall, the Learning Spaces and Instructional Services teams share some helpful reminders about classroom spaces and instructional technology.
Each University Classroom is equipped with a room camera for assisting in virtual instruction. In some...Read more
Each year, our graduate teaching fellows design and facilitate a workshop as part of their work with the OTLT Center for Teaching. In this Q&A, we feature Mary Aldugom, a fifth-year PhD student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and a 2019-2020 graduate fellow.
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Student instructional technology assistants, SITAs, are currently enrolled UI graduate and undergraduate students who work with faculty, instructors, and teaching assistants to help them successfully integrate instructional technology into their courses.
Get the Most out of Your ICON Course...Read moreInclusive teaching is effective teaching. Inclusive pedagogy incorporates diverse perspectives, enriching the process of intellectual inquiry. It also increases students’ sense of belonging in the classroom and the university, supporting their learning and persistence.
Inclusive...Read more
UICapture (Panopto) can create digital recordings of audio, video, and screen content and make them available as streamed presentations, downloadable audio, and video podcasts that are easily linked to ICON courses or other websites. Here are four UICapture tips from our Instructional...Read more
Please join us in welcoming two new staff members to the Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology.
Jonna Higgins-FreeseAs director of Instructional Services, Jonna manages the daily work, planning, and cross-functional teams for multiple enterprise instructional technology services...Read more
Canvas will release new feature enhancements on Saturday, July 18, including:
Due and Availability Date Bulk Edit: The Assignments page supports editing all graded assignment, discussion, and quiz dates in a single page. The page also displays assignments with multiple due dates. Limiting...Read more
Extreme changes require extreme flexibility. Instructors who eight weeks ago may have never been interested in digital content may now find themselves searching for ways to introduce eTexts and online learning platforms into their courses.
ICON Direct is the University of Iowa's...Read more
The Course Design Institute is an intensive, multi-day workshop that provides hands-on guidance in the process of developing or revising a course, including focusing on course content, developing assessments, and creating effective learning experiences.
The OTLT Center for Teaching will...Read more
