The rapid spread of immersive technology is creating new possibilities for everyday existence where time and proximity no longer dictate the layers of the world in front of you.
Virtual, augmented, and mixed realities are shifting our experience of education from the one-dimensional (...Read more
What do you see when you look at a cell, a newspaper ad, a blueprint, a historical photograph, or any other material of your discipline? What do your students see?
Faculty members are invited to examine the possibilities of object-based learning in the classroom in the Close Looking...Read more
Each year, the Center for Teaching graduate fellows design and facilitate workshops as part of their work with the Center. In this Q&A series, we’ll feature each fellow, focusing on the process behind developing their workshops and the strategies presented in them.
Nick Stroup, a...Read more
We’re renovating the Center for Teaching! In the process, the following Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology (OTLT) staff members have temporarily relocated to 2800 University Capitol Centre (behind the ITS Help Desk):
Lexi Atzen, Center for Teaching, graduate research assistant...Read more
For Rima Afifi, Paul Gilbert, and other faculty of the Health Equity Advancement Lab (HEAL) of the UI College of Public Health, equity and health care equity are core concepts they hope students will learn.
When they wanted to examine this on a global scale by creating a course that...Read more
How do you update an aging audio system in a historic space that just happens to be the largest classroom on the University of Iowa campus?
Last year, the Learning Spaces Technology (LST) team had to tackle that very problem after the team noticed an uptick in feedback about Macbride...Read more
Each year, the Center for Teaching graduate fellows design and facilitate workshops as part of their work with the Center. In this Q&A series, we’ll feature each fellow, focusing on the process behind developing their workshops and the strategies presented in them.
Ryan Stoldt, a...Read more
The OTLT Center for Teaching’s Handbook for Teaching Excellence is a resource designed to make your teaching life a little easier. We asked faculty members and Center for Teaching staff to share strategies from the handbook that they’ve found informative or useful.
Introducing Yourself...Read more
OTLT offers in-person trainings for instructors and staff on an array of teaching technology tools, and several of our vendors also offer online trainings or video tutorials that can be useful when you want a refresher.
ICON (Canvas)Canvas has a robust online community that contains...Read more
Are you in need of assistance with instructional technology? The Student Instructional Technology Assistants (SITA) program offers consulting services regarding active-learning technologies for faculty at the University of Iowa, including Top Hat, Pressbooks, UICapture/Panopto, and more....Read more
