Events

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.

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.

Research Services Open Office Hours - November 2026

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 1:00pm to 2:30pm

Virtual

Research Services - Open Office Hours, Tuesday, November 17

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.

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.

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...

Introduction to High Performance Computing using Argon (Zoom)

Thursday, December 10, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm

Virtual

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

The workshop is a two-hour session that consists of two parts: an introduction to a High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment and hands-on training on the basic usage of the Argon cluster (access, configuration, job submission, and data transfer). It is geared towards users of HPC, including faculty, postdocs, and students, who are eager to learn about getting...

April 2027 and Beyond: Digital Accessibility Basics

Thursday, January 14, 2027 11:00am to 12:00pm

Virtual

Digital Accessibility Basics introduces practical accessibility skills that apply across documents, websites, course content, presentations, social media, and other digital content. We'll look at common accessibility issues, demonstrate ways to address them, and explore tools that can help you check your work in advance of the April 2027 enforcement date.

AI in Teaching and Learning Summit

Friday, January 29, 2027 8:00am to 5:00pm

Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Join educators, academic leaders, instructional designers, students, and community partners for the University of Iowa's AI in Teaching and Learning Summit. This full-day event will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping teaching, learning, assessment, and leadership across education.

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