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Top Hat Student Response System

Thursday, April 9, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual

Top Hat has several options to engage students with in-class quizzes, surveys, and discussions, as well as attendance features that connect to the ICON gradebook. Learn how to get started with this platform and get ideas to adapt it to your courses.

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The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and learning data, and advanced classroom and...

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Generative AI in Student Learning

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 9:30am to 11:00am
University Capitol Centre

How are students and faculty navigating the world of generative AI and its implications?

Join OTLT to discover what we’re learning about students’ use of generative AI and hear from faculty members about how they're creating AI guidance for their courses. Register to attend this AI research event, which will take place on Wednesday, April 15, at 9:30 a.m. in University Capitol Centre 2520D. We’ll offer light refreshments starting at 9:15 a.m.

During the event, we’ll:

Present data on students’...

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What Your Students Wish You Knew About ICON

Thursday, April 16, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Virtual

This session will cover ways to set up and organize your ICON site so students can easily navigate it, complete work, and monitor their progress.

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The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and learning data, and advanced classroom and instructional technology. To learn more about the services we offer, please visit our website at teach.its.uiowa...

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PDF Fixes for Accessibility

Friday, April 17, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual

This training session will teach you about the pitfalls of PDF files and how to replace or remediate them to help make your materials meet digital accessibility standards. We will learn about the tools we have on campus to help with this process and provide a demo on how to fix PDFs and make your documents better.

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The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON...

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We facilitate or co-facilitate communities related to technology and teaching and learning data on campus. These groups provide opportunities to connect with others and learn how instructors are implementing these tools in their courses.

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We offer one-on-one and departmental trainings related to instructional technology, classroom technology, and teaching and learning data.