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Restoration of IT services nearly complete after outage

Information Technology teams have been working around the clock since last week to replace hardware and restore important IT systems and data. The outage was due to a hardware failure and no personal information was compromised.

Introducing the New IT Self-Service Portal

In an effort to better support the University of Iowa community, Information Technology Services (ITS) has deployed a new IT self-service portal called Enterprise Service Center (ESC). The self-service portal provides faculty, staff, and students a...

Four ways to protect yourself from phishing

The University of Iowa email system receives more than 2.5 million messages per day, but about 69 percent never reach inboxes. Screening systems flag them as spam or scams—they’re discarded before they can do harm. But some deceptive and dangerous...

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
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...
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2018 OneIT Year in Review now available

Monday, February 11, 2019 - 11:53am
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.
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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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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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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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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
2017 Year in Review. Two years. One IT.
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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

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

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 assistive
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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.

TurningPoint Cloud Mac Update

Friday, January 26, 2018 - 1:39pm
Turning Technologies released an update to TurningPoint Mac – TP8 version 8.3.0 and TP7 (Cloud) version 7.5.8 – in order to remain compatible with the latest Microsoft Office version 16.9. For TurningPoint users who updated Microsoft Office prior to...

January 16, 2018 - Turnitin offers Faster Formative Similarity Reports

Friday, January 5, 2018 - 12:01pm
Beginning January 16, 2018, Feedback Studio will offer faster formative Similarity Reports - Give students more support to master paraphrasing and citation conventions. For instructors who allow resubmissions within their assignment settings,...

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