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ITS ramps up email security efforts to fight phishing

External email tags set to begin March 5 To combat phishing and help students, faculty, and staff identify potentially fraudulent email, external email tagging will be enabled on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Messages sent from outside the University of...

2018 OneIT Year in Review now available

The 2018 OneIT Year in Review tells the stories of investments in research technology, new tools to support student success and data-driven decision-making, savings and efficiency initiatives, and IT projects that foster outreach and engagement.

New tools help students plan courses to graduate on time

A new tool, MyPlan, lets students map out their courses for several years, helping them plan the courses they need to graduate on time and helping UI colleges anticipate course needs.

Alerts and outages page details status of UI technology services

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 2:40pm

The IT service alerts page is a resource for checking the status of widely used UI technology services such as Office 365, ICON, and eduroam. Information is updated 24/7 and can be accessed at its.uiowa.edu/alerts or by email or RSS feed subscription

Phishing’s 10-worst list

Sunday, March 31, 2019 - 11:27am

Presenting some of the most blatant and most devious email phishing scams—and what you can do to avoid them The University of Iowa email system receives more than 2.5 million messages per day, but about 69 percent of them never reach inboxes...

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ITS ramps up email security efforts to fight phishing

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 11:52am

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2018 OneIT Year in Review now available

Monday, February 11, 2019 - 11:53am

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Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology

UI announces move to TopHat for clicker service

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 12:00am

Spring 2019 is serving as a transition semester when both Turning Point and Top Hat will be supported, allowing instructors time to learn the new system and prepare for a more robust platform.

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Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology

Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards announced

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 12:00am

The Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards (ITTA) fund significant, innovative projects that have the potential to improve teaching and learning throughout the University of Iowa.

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New tools help students plan courses to graduate on time

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - 1:18pm

A new tool, MyPlan, lets students map out their courses for several years, helping them plan the courses they need to graduate on time and helping UI colleges anticipate course needs.

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UI launches ICON Direct to save students money on textbooks

Friday, August 31, 2018 - 11:36am

Online platform gives students the option of buying digital textbooks and course materials at a much lower cost than their printed equivalents

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OneIT

OneIT Strategic Plan: One Iowa. OneIT. One Future.

Monday, June 25, 2018 - 12:00am

New plan details strategic goals OneIT will pursue in support of the institutional mission.

UI-Guest wireless network to replace AT&T guest wireless service

Monday, June 11, 2018 - 1:40pm

A new network named UI-Guest will provide free wireless service to campus visitors, replacing the previous wireless service, AT&T guest.

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OneIT

Andrea Mascher and Sarah Mascher Wallace receive 2018 IT Leadership Award

Monday, June 4, 2018 - 12:00am

Andrea Mascher and Sarah Mascher Wallace jointly received the 2018 Information Technology Leadership Award in recognition of their contributions to the university’s IT community and the surrounding areas.

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OneIT

Lewison named UI Chief Information Security Officer

Tuesday, April 24, 2018 - 12:00am

Shari Lewison has been named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of the University of Iowa, bringing a wealth of IT experience to the position.

2017 OneIT Year in Review

Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 4:37pm

Report highlights progress of TIER projects and in operating as a unified IT organization. Learn more: https://oneit.uiowa.edu/year-review-2017

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Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology

2018 Student Technology Insights

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 - 12:00am

The Academic Technology Advisory Council (ATAC) is the OneIT governance council responsible for the Teaching & Learning domain.

Students: Secure your MyUI and ICON data with Two-Step Login

Friday, March 23, 2018 - 11:49am

Two-Step Login is an easy and reliable way to keep your personal and academic info safe and private. And if you opt-in to the service by May 4, you’ll automatically get a chance to win a $100 Hawk Shop gift card.

UI mascot Herky holds a mobile phone with Two-Step Login app displayed.

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Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology

Peer Perspectives - Incorporating Peerceptiv into ICON

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 - 12:00am

Peer review of writing can help students improve not only their writing but also their reading and collaboration skills.

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Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology

ICON for Everyone - Creating an Accessible Course

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - 12:00am

The Universal Design Online Content Inspection Tool (UDOIT) can be implemented to check areas of ICON courses for accessibility, and provides an easy way to identify areas of a course’s ICON site that may prevent people using assistiv

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Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology

Innovations in Teaching with Technology

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - 12:00am

The Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards (ITTA) fund significant, innovative projects that have the potential to improve teaching and learning throughout the University of Iowa.

Presented by:

Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology

New ICON Gradebook

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - 12:00am

Canvas is working to build a new Gradebook that allows for more flexible grading, is more intuitive, and elevates the Gradebook user experience.

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Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology

A New Face for the Collaboratory

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - 12:00am

In an effort to enhance course design and delivery, improve student learning, and reduce course delivery costs at the University of Iowa, the Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology has developed the Learning Design Collaboratory initi