Instructional Services Campus Engagement
A basic premise of Instructional Technologies is that we work closely with faculty and staff across campus on all of our projects. They are the driving force behind how we choose to spend our time and efforts and ensure that our work is beneficial to the campus. Collaboration is a key aspect of everything we do. Below are key partnerships for Instructional Services.
Campus Partnerships
The Center for Teaching
The mission of the Center for Teaching, as approved during the process of its creation, is to "promote and support efforts to enhance instruction at The University of Iowa." In pursuit of this mission, the Center has established four overlapping goals. http://centeach.uiowa.edu/
Academic Technologies Advisory Council
The Advisory Council assists the Provost's Office and the CIO in setting directions and priorities for developing, implementing, and evaluating instructional technology directions for the University. A key program for the Council is the Innovations in Instructional Computing Awards.
Contact: Maggie Jesse (335-6335, maggie-jesse@uiowa.edu). Read more about the Academic Technologies Advisory Council...
Classroom Advisory Committee
The Provost-chartered
Classroom Advisory Committee (CAC) supports instructors using the campus general assignment
classrooms. This committee assists Classroom Scheduling and Classroom Technology Support in adressing on-going
classroom issues. The CAC provides faculty members and students the kinds of space and support they
need to be effective in the
general assignment classrooms.
Contacts: Larry Lockwood (335-0217, larry-lockwood@uiowa.edu), Maggie Jesse (335-6335, maggie-jesse@uiowa.edu) Contact information for the Classroom Advisory Council.
Campus Academic Services & Technology Conference
The Campus Academic Strategies & Technology (4CAST) conference seeks to draw faculty, teaching assistants, and other instructors, as well as staff members and 4CAST support staff together to examine how emerging technologies can be used to engage students, initiate discussions about ways in which the University of Iowa can support the use of emerging technologies, and identify educational potential in new technology.
Contacts: Jean Florman (335-6048, jean-florman@uiowa.edu), Maggie Jesse (335-6335, maggie-jesse@uiowa.edu). Read more about Campus Academic Sercies & Technology (4CAST)...
The University Committee on E-Learning
The University of Iowa is engaged in an effort to understand the University's current state of e-learning usage and to lay the foundation for building an e-learning strategy for the University. This campus-wide committee is charged with leading this effort.
Contact Molly Langstaff (335-5461, molly-langstaff) or read more about the E-Learning Project at The University of Iowa...
Regional Partnerships
Committee on Institutional Cooperation
The Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), established in 1958, is the academic consortium of twelve major teaching and research universities in the Midwest (the Big Ten plus the University of Chicago). Its programs and activities extend to all aspects of university activity except intercollegiate athletics. Instructional Services has been actively participating in CIC working groups.
Learning Technology Group
The Learning Technology Group is comprised primarily of those individuals responsible for overseeing university course management systems and providing support to faculty who use these systems on the CIC campuses.
Contact: Maggie Jesse (335-6335, maggie-jesse@uiowa.edu). Read more about the CIC Learning Technology Group...
Video Working Group
Instructional Services has been participating in the CIC Video Working Group since 1999. The main focus to extend the use of IP videoconferencing on their respective campuses. In addition, the group members provide assistance on their local campuses to faculty and staff who are interested in experimenting with IP videoconferencing.
Contact: Les Finken (335-5467, les-finken@uiowa.edu). Read more about the CIC Video Working Group...
Iowa Board of Regents Institutions
Instructional Services meets regularly with representatives of the Board of Regents schools in Iowa to share ideas and experiences and identify projects where the schools can collaborate.
Contact: Maggie Jesse (335-6335, maggie-jesse@uiowa.edu). for more information.
National Partnerships
Internet2
Internet2 is a consortium being led by 207 universities working in partnership with industry and government to develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet. The University of Iowa is a member of Internet2. Instructional Services attends Internet2 member meetings and participates in several Internet2 working groups.
Contact: Les Finken (335-5467, les-finken@uiowa.edu). Read more about Internet2...
Internet2 Commons: Remote Collaboration Services
The Internet2 Commons accelerates the adoption of IP-based collaboration technologies for the Internet2 research and education community. Supported by and developed with its members, the Internet2 Commons has deployed an H.323 Videoconferencing Service for multi-site connections. Standards-based, vendor-neutral videoconferencing through this scalable service allows subscribing members to schedule and hold distributed working groups, classes, meetings, and conferences in support of research and education.
The Internet2 Commons encourages the large-scale deployment of tools for one-to-one, one-to-group, and group-to-group collaborations. The services provided by The Internet2 Commons are available to Internet2 members, Abilene participants, and other Internet2 partners. While The Internet2 Commons will eventually comprise a large set of collaboration services, it is initially focused on services related to videoconferencing.
Contact: Les Finken (335-5467, les-finken@uiowa.edu). Read more about the Internet2 Commons...