How do you transform old office spaces and conference rooms into active learning classrooms that meet a growing need for virtual and hybrid course delivery?
That’s the challenge the A/V Design and Installation team tackled in the first phase of the UI College of Education’s capital...Read more
Melanie King is always generating new ideas about her teaching. When she applied to be a graduate teaching fellow , she viewed it as an opportunity to help those ideas come to fruition.
Today, she is a visiting assistant professor at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and refers to...Read more
What if the next podcast you listened to could share practical advice from IT experts and provide perspectives from University of Iowa students? Check out EdTech Tips in 10 , a new podcast from OTLT’s student instructional technology assistants (SITAs).
In episode zero, co-hosts John...Read more
Each year, graduate teaching fellows design and facilitate a workshop as part of their work with the Center for Teaching. In this Q&A, we feature Austin Holland, a PhD candidate in the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences.
Austin’s workshop, Creating Community in...Read more
Each year, graduate teaching fellows design and facilitate a workshop as part of their work with the Center for Teaching. In this Q&A, we feature Gordon Louie, a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Higher Education & Student Affairs program.
Gordon’s workshop, Serious Learning...Read more
ICON Direct is the University of Iowa's initiative for ordering digital content from specific publishers and delivering this content to students and faculty using the inclusive access model.
Inclusive access programs can deliver significant savings to your students; however, there are...Read more
Social distancing has profoundly impacted how we interact with others, making the art of gathering students as a learning community—physically or virtually, synchronously or asynchronously—even more critical.
In fall 2020, instructors from across the University of Iowa participated in a...Read more
The ITS Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology is excited to welcome Jamie Tanas as our new course improvement coordinator. In her role, Jamie will support departments that offer large-enrollment introductory courses—also known as gateway courses—to improve student outcomes and reduce...Read more
ICON Groups provide opportunities for students to work collaboratively and engage with their peers within a dedicated space of a course site. Using the tool, students can easily work in groups to complete assignments, hold discussions, upload and share files, and make announcements.
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Each year, 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 Caroline Cheung, an English PhD candidate and graduate instructor.
Caroline’s workshop, Teach as an Abolitionist , will be held...Read more
