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
How to prevent spear-phishing
You may be familiar with phishing—scam emails (or direct messages, or social posts) that try to con you into giving up a password, downloading malicious software, or otherwise opening yourself up to a cyber-attack. But have you heard of spear-...
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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 assistive
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New UI webpage exposes known phishing attempts
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 - 10:26am
Reference this new tool when you receive suspicious emails.
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,...
Avoid holiday cybercrime
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 - 4:35pm
Cyber criminals love to take advantage of the holiday season. People are busy and perhaps less vigilant—particularly given the volume of email advertisements and online transactions happening this time of year. University IT security experts are...
MAUI and ICON to require Two-Step Login in 2018
Monday, November 20, 2017 - 10:07am
Starting in early 2018, UI faculty and staff will need to use Two-Step Login when accessing MAUI and ICON, a measure designed to protect student information and academic records. MAUI will require Two-Step Login starting Jan. 2, ICON starting Feb. 5.
Celebrate GIS Day on Nov. 9
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 - 10:21am
GIS Day is an international forum for users of geographic information systems technology to demonstrate real-world applications.
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Everything you need to know to fight phishing
Thursday, October 5, 2017 - 10:22am
A handful of tips can help you avoid the bait.
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Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology
Student Self Regulated Learning
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - 12:00am
Elements of Success (EoS) is an innovative, analytics dashboard tool in ICON that promotes students' self-regulated learning. On Tuesday, November 7, the OTLT Research and Assessment team will present to instructors how to leverage EoS.
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Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology
Learning Design Collaboratory: Teaming Up for Transformation
Wednesday, September 6, 2017 - 12:00am
Where can UI faculty members team up with instructional designers, technology support staff, and educational researchers with experience in research-based teaching practices? Answer: In the University of Iowa’s new Learning Design Collaboratory.
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Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology
Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards
Wednesday, September 6, 2017 - 12:00am
The Academic Technologies Advisory Council is seeking proposals from instructors for the Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards (ITTA). This program aims to enhance teaching and learning at the University of Iowa.
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OneIT
Jesse receives 2017 IT Leadership Award
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 - 12:00am
Maggie Jesse, Senior Director of the Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology in Information Technology Services, received the 2017 IT Leadership Award in recognition of her exemplary contributions to the UI IT community.
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IT Security Office warns of work-from-home schemes
Friday, August 18, 2017 - 11:52am
The scams often target students, appearing in web searches and in ads on legitimate sites.
Large-Scale Storage helps 'save Brinton'
Friday, June 30, 2017 - 4:39pm
Saving Brinton, a new Iowa-made documentary about a cache of century-old films preserved with help from the UI Libraries, just saw its world premiere in Washington, D.C. Washington, Iowa, resident Mike Zahs—who discovered the films once shown around...
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