IT Events

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ICON: Tricks and treats

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Join this spooktacular session to learn how to creep it real in your ICON course with creatures and features lurking in the shadows of ICON.
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Introduction to learning analytics

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
Learning analytics can provide valuable insights into how students engage with courses, where they struggle, and what instructional strategies support their success. This session will cover the tools available to faculty and how to use data to ask questions about student learning.
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Data-Informed Teaching Community of Practice Meeting

Thursday, October 29, 2026 2:15pm to 3:15pm
University Capitol Centre
The Data-Informed Teaching Community of Practice is a faculty community for those who are interested in using data from learning environments to improve student success. We're developing a shared resource to help campus instructors better understand available data and how to incorporate it into their decision-making processes.
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ICON Gradebook

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
An overview of the ICON Gradebook. Attend this session to learn how to organize ICON assignments in your gradebook, grading options in ICON, and suggested gradebook settings.
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ICON Day 2026

Friday, November 13, 2026 9:00am to 3:00pm
Grand Ballroom in the Hilton Garden Inn
ICON Day 2026 will spotlight practical ways to spark participation and deepen learning. Sessions will showcase technology tools that make active learning easier to design and run. Leave with templates, demos, and ideas you can apply in your next class. Claire Howell Major, PhD, will deliver the keynote, Choosing Active Learning Strategies to Support Deeper Student Thinking. This session will highlight how active learning is an instructional approach proven to support student engagement and learning outcomes across disciplines. Register by Monday, Nov. 2.
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What Your Students Wish You Knew About AI

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual
Members of the Student Instructional Technology Assistant (SITA) team will cover their favorite AI tools, how they use AI in and out of class, and what concerns students have about AI.

Data-Informed Teaching Community of Practice Meeting

Thursday, November 19, 2026 2:15pm to 3:15pm
University Capitol Centre
The Data-Informed Teaching Community of Practice is a faculty community for those who are interested in using data from learning environments to improve student success. We're developing a shared resource to help campus instructors better understand available data and how to incorporate it into their decision-making processes.
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ICON Quizzes and Respondus Lockdown Browser

Tuesday, December 1, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
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. 
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Academic Technology and Active Learning

Thursday, December 3, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
Discover practical ways to use academic technology to promote active learning in and beyond the classroom. We'll explore tools that support active learning, real-time participation, collaborative discussion, peer feedback, and reflective learning.

Getting started with Linux Command Line on Argon (Zoom)

Wednesday, December 9, 2026 10:00am to 11:30am
Virtual

The date for this workshop has not yet been finalized and remains subject to change. Registration will open closer to the event date.

This workshop is geared toward UI researchers who are not familiar with the Linux command line environment. It covers essential and fundamental Linux shell commands to help users develop their way to Linux mastery. This workshop will NOT cover advanced commands and shell scripts. Prior coding and Linux experience are not required. Doosoo Yoon in the ITS Research...