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Aug 6, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Virtual Event
This introductory course will give you a high-level overview of how to utilize Microsoft Teams and the tools within to collaborate and communicate with a workgroup, a project team, or any assortment of people. Topics covered include creating a team, chat, audio/video calls, meetings, and more. This course is designed for first-time users of Teams and those who would like to ensure they are getting the most out of this organizational tool. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for y...
Aug 12, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
Join us for an introduction to generative AI. We'll identify current capabilities, ethical use cases, and the privacy considerations associated with generative AI systems. We will also introduce strategies for effective prompting and offer additional resources to continue learning about AI applications. Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teac...
Aug 13, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Virtual Event
This course will show you how to utilize applications in a channel, meeting, or chat to extend the capabilities of your team. We will talk about using personal applications to help streamline and organize your work within Microsoft Teams. The apps covered in this course include OneNote, Forms, Tasks by Planner, and Viva Learning. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for your department...
Aug 13, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Virtual Event
This workshop will give you the ability to craft AI policies that set clear boundaries and expectations, promote adaptability and critical engagement with AI, and spark meaningful conversations with students. Whether you're AI-curious or AI-cautious, you'll leave with sample syllabus statements and the knowledge and tools to confidently address AI use in your courses. Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize t...
Aug 13, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
ICON (Iowa Courses Online) is the learning management system at the University of Iowa, and is primarily powered by Canvas, but there is even more to know about ICON. Join this session for an introduction to ICON's basic user interface, how to manage your account settings, and learn about the tools available in an ICON course site. Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning ...
Aug 14, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Virtual Event
Learn about Gradescope, an ideal tool for assessing and providing feedback for student assignments, including written formulas, graphs, calculations, and other kinds of work that cannot be easily graded through SpeedGrader. Gradescope is especially suited for large classes with complex assessment teams. Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teac...
Aug 14, 2024
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Virtual Event
This informational session will cover the new LTI integration between LinkedIn Learning and ICON. Instructors now have the option to integrate LinkedIn Learning directly into ICON courses. The training will include a live demonstration on how to use the tool along with some best practices.
Aug 14, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
Course Materials+ (CM+) is an app in ICON where instructors can make their course materials requests to the Main Library. Join this session to discover features to customize your list and learn the basics of CM+ including: sharing library and web resources with your students, requesting the purchase of books, e-books, DVDs, and streaming video, requesting that books be placed on reserves, requesting high-quality, screen-readable scans of book chapters and excerpts, and reporting broken links...
Aug 15, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
Learn more about Top Hat and meet with other faculty to discuss teaching ideas and solutions related to using this engagement tool in your courses. These sessions are a great way for instructors to connect and see how others are using technology in their classes. Register to attend. 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 clas...
Aug 16, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
Learn how simple techniques utilizing Modules and other features will make ICON easier for your students to navigate and interact with your course site. Register to attend. 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 teac...
Aug 19, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
The Proctored Exams Portal in ICON assists instructors in providing individual or small groups of students the ability to complete exams in a secure environment for make-up exams, or for support for Student Disability Services accommodations like extended time or reduced distraction settings. Join this training for a look at the options available and learn how to set up the best exam experience for your students. Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides...
Aug 20, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Virtual Event
Course Materials+ (CM+) is an app in ICON where instructors can make their course materials requests to the Main Library. Join this session to discover features to customize your list and learn the basics of CM+ including: sharing library and web resources with your students, requesting the purchase of books, e-books, DVDs, and streaming video, requesting that books be placed on reserves, requesting high-quality, screen-readable scans of book chapters and excerpts, and reporting broken links...
Aug 20, 2024
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Virtual Event
This course is designed for users who would like to gain a better understanding about one of the key collaboration tools within Microsoft Teams — meetings. We will cover scheduling a meeting, as well as how to use the controls and features available during the meeting, such as breakout rooms. After the meeting is over, we will teach you how to access recordings, in-meeting chat, notes, and files. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course....
Aug 20, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
Discover the efficiency of assessment management with Gradescope's Bubble Sheets. Learn to effortlessly create assessments with multiple-choice answer keys for automatic grading of your students' submission. Simplify your assessment workflow with Gradescope's effectiveness and precision. Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and learni...
Aug 21, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Virtual Event
Feedback provides an opportunity for growth in learning. Join this session to learn how Peerceptiv gives students a structured rubric to anonymously evaluate the quality of individual assignments or a person's collaboration in group work. Register to attend. 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 t...
Aug 21, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
Join this information session to learn the basic functions of UICapture, including creating, editing, and sharing recordings. Register to attend. 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.edu.
Aug 22, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
Top Hat Pro 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. Register to attend. 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 ...
Aug 23, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
An overview of ICON (powered by Canvas) Gradebook. Attend this session to learn how to build a simple gradebook from start to finish, enable a standard grading scheme to convert scores to letter grades, organize assignments into grading groups, and enter grades using SpeedGrader for faster input. Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching a...
Aug 26, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
ICON (Iowa Courses Online) is the learning management system at the University of Iowa, and is primarily powered by Canvas, but there is even more to know about ICON. Join this session for an introduction to ICON's basic user interface, how to manage your account settings, and learn about the tools available in an ICON course site. Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning ...
Aug 27, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Virtual Event
Join us for an introduction to generative AI: identify current capabilities, ethical use cases, and the privacy considerations associated with generative AI systems. We will also introduce strategies for effective prompting and offer additional resources to continue learning about AI applications. Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching ...
Aug 27, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Virtual Event
This introductory course will give you a high-level overview of how to utilize Microsoft Teams and the tools within to collaborate and communicate with a workgroup, a project team, or any assortment of people. Topics covered include creating a team, chat, audio/video calls, meetings, and more. This course is designed for first-time users of Teams and those who would like to ensure they are getting the most out of this organizational tool. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for y...
Aug 27, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
An overview of ICON (powered by Canvas) Gradebook. Attend this session to learn how to build a simple gradebook from start to finish, enable a standard grading scheme to convert scores to letter grades, organize assignments into grading groups, and enter grades using SpeedGrader for faster input. Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching a...
Aug 28, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
Discover how Read&Write, a comprehensive literacy support tool, can transform everyday academic tasks into efficient and manageable undertakings. With a large variety of features, Read&Write is designed to aid in your reading, writing, and studying experiences. This training will provide an overview into how to effectively use Read&Write in your academic work with a focus on how to apply the Read&Write features in your ICON site. Whether you're an instructor preparing course materials or a s...
Aug 29, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
Join us to learn about creating quizzes, tests, and other assessments in ICON that are automatically graded, and how to add the Respondus Lockdown Browser to those assessments that require a higher level of security. Register to attend. 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 m...
Sep 3, 2024
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Virtual Event
This course will show you how to edit and share files in Teams chats, meetings, or channels. We will talk about best practices for Team file storage and organization as well as coauthoring files and how to access personal files view. We will discuss how Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive work together from a file storage perspective. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for your departmen...
Sep 10, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Virtual Event
Join us for an introduction to generative AI: identify current capabilities, ethical use cases, and the privacy considerations associated with generative AI systems. We will also introduce strategies for effective prompting and offer additional resources to continue learning about AI applications. Register to attend. The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching ...
Sep 17, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Virtual Event
This introductory course will give you a high-level overview of how to utilize Microsoft Teams and the tools within to collaborate and communicate with a workgroup, a project team, or any assortment of people. Topics covered include creating a team, chat, audio/video calls, meetings, and more. This course is designed for first-time users of Teams and those who would like to ensure they are getting the most out of this organizational tool. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for y...
Sep 24, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
This course will show you how to utilize applications in a channel, meeting, or chat to extend the capabilities of your team. We will talk about using personal applications to help streamline and organize your work within Microsoft Teams. The apps covered in this course include OneNote, Forms, Tasks by Planner, and Viva Learning. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for your department...
Oct 1, 2024
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Virtual Event
This course is designed for users who would like to gain a better understanding about one of the key collaboration tools within Microsoft Teams — meetings. We will cover scheduling a meeting, as well as how to use the controls and features available during the meeting, such as breakout rooms. After the meeting is over, we will teach you how to access recordings, in-meeting chat, notes, and files. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course....
Oct 8, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Virtual Event
This introductory course will give you a high-level overview of how to utilize Microsoft Teams and the tools within to collaborate and communicate with a workgroup, a project team, or any assortment of people. Topics covered include creating a team, chat, audio/video calls, meetings, and more. This course is designed for first-time users of Teams and those who would like to ensure they are getting the most out of this organizational tool. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for y...
Oct 15, 2024
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Virtual Event
This course will show you how to edit and share files in Teams chats, meetings, or channels. We will talk about best practices for Team file storage and organization as well as coauthoring files and how to access personal files view. We will discuss how Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive work together from a file storage perspective. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for your departmen...
Oct 22, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Virtual Event
This course is designed for anyone who creates a team or has been given the team owner role in an existing team. Team owners have access to settings and capabilities that members do not see. This training will discuss how best to create a team, choose settings based upon your needs, and manage the team throughout its existence. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for your department, ...
Oct 29, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Virtual Event
This introductory course will give you a high-level overview of how to utilize Microsoft Teams and the tools within to collaborate and communicate with a workgroup, a project team, or any assortment of people. Topics covered include creating a team, chat, audio/video calls, meetings, and more. This course is designed for first-time users of Teams and those who would like to ensure they are getting the most out of this organizational tool. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for y...
Nov 1, 2024
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Join the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology at ICON Day 2024. ICON Day will promote excellence in teaching and learning through effective adoption and use of instructional technology at the University of Iowa. Attendees will hear from thought leaders, explore strategies to integrate technology, learn about campus resources, and interact with peers. During this event, we'll also recognize our 2024 ICON All Stars. Our keynote speaker is Kate McDowell, an associate professor at the...