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...

Faculty, instructional staff, instructional designers, and other educators are welcome to a 90-minute presentation on accessibility techniques in ICON, the University of Iowa implementation of Canvas. eden jones of the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology, will lead this session.

Unlock the full potential of Microsoft Copilot by mastering the art of effective prompting in this training session. Participants will learn key principles of crafting clear, concise and contextually relevant prompts to get the best responses from Copilot.

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, team...

Microsoft Loop is a transformative co-creation experience that brings together teams, content, and tasks across your tools and devices. This training will focus on Loop components, which are portable components that move freely and stay in sync across Outlook, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 tools.

This session explores how technology can empower students to take control of their learning and thinking process through metacognitive practices. We will explore how metacognition encourages effective learning through reflecting, directing, and controlling one's own thinking, and how technology can help guide students through metacognitive activities. We will highlight tools including ICON, TopHat, Gradescope, Pressbooks, and more to revolutionize the way you approach education.  Register to...

Academics and Professionals across a range of industries are grappling with the simultaneous opportunity and threat AI poses for the environment and society, both accelerating resource consumption while offering glimmers of hope about its potential to be a powerful tool for environmental sustainability efforts. This course explores the intersection of AI and environmental sustainability, examining both the challenges and opportunities that AI presents in this crucial and emerging area of technology.

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...

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, 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, team, or...

This introductory level training will help you discover how Copilot works, explore its capabilities, and learn practical tips for effective interactions.