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Top 10 LinkedIn Learning videos

Here’s a roundup of the 10 most popular LinkedIn Learning courses watched by the University of Iowa community last year. Did your favorite make the cut? Learning ITIL (1hr 19m course) Excel 2019 Essential Training (2h 8m course) The Six Morning...

2019 OneIT Year in Review

The University of Iowa information technology community works closely with campus partners to advance the institution’s strategic goals. Learn more about how IT makes a difference in the OneIT Year in Review.

ITS Help Desk reports fall hot topics and back-to-school stats

Connecting to eduroam and using Two-Step Login were among the “hot topics” for the ITS Help Desk during this year’s fall rush—the week before the semester began and the first week of classes. An eduroam certificate upgrade in June generated many...

IT security notification: HawkID password change encouraged

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - 10:56am
The University of Iowa recently notified approximately 250 university faculty, staff, and students that their HawkID and password had been obtained by unauthorized individuals using physical devices that had been secretly attached to university...
Password change tool screen shot
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OneIT

Unit-by-unit approach to OneIT implementation

Wednesday, December 21, 2016 - 12:00am
OneIT is taking a unit-by-unit approach to implementing OneIT initiatives in 13 remaining units by summer 2018. The focus for the unit-by-unit approach is on End User Support, Data Centers and Servers, and Classroom IT Support.
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A new HPC system

Wednesday, December 21, 2016 - 12:00am
The Helium high-performance computing system was shut down Dec. 1, and installation of the replacement Argon HPC system is underway. Argon is scheduled to be full-service by March 2017.

Celebrate GIS Day on Nov. 16

Monday, November 14, 2016 - 3:17pm
GIS Day is an international forum for users of geographic information systems technology to demonstrate real-world applications
GIS Day
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Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology

ICON 'Groups' Help Students Collaborate

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 12:00am
With the adoption of Canvas as the engine that drives ICON, instructors have gained many new functions within our course sites that help us collaborate and engage with other users in the course. One such tool is known as “Groups.”
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Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology

4CAST 2017: Save the Date Jan. 12

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 12:00am
The Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology has joined with other campus partners to present a day-long event that draws together faculty members and administrators to examine how learning technologies can be leveraged to engage students.

What you can do to keep UI and personal data safe

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 10:44am
​​​​​​​Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility. Ensure you're doing all you can to keep both university and personal information and systems secure.
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OneIT

OneIT web hosting project completed

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 7:00pm
The project consolidated Drupal-hosted websites on campus onto a single platform, migrated over 650 sites to the cloud-hosting provider Acquia, and implemented a Drupal Digital Signage Service for campus-wide use.
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OneIT

OneIT application portfolio management project wraps up

Sunday, October 9, 2016 - 7:00pm
The project created an initial inventory of software applications purchased and developed at UI that allowed IT leadership to identify duplicate applications and eliminate redundancy.
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Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology

Easy Grading with Canvas SpeedGrader

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 12:00am
One of the new time-saving features in ICON is the SpeedGrader, which allows instructors to view and grade student assignment submissions in one place.

Information Management/Human Resources transitioning to ITS

Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 2:46pm
As part of task force recommendations to elevate the role of human resources on campus, the Information Management/Human Resources (IM/HR) workgroup is transitioning into ITS-Administrative Information Systems.
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OneIT

Information Security and Policy Office announces reorganization

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 7:00pm
​This ​Information Security and Policy Office announced a reorganization, through which Enterprise Services staff responsible for IT accessibility services and support will join​ the department and two new workgroups will be formed.
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OneIT

UI collaborates with fellow schools on Canvas migration

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 7:00pm
The UI teamed up with fellow Unizin schools to share tools and strategies in its transition to Canvas, a new underlying learning management system for ICON. A Unizin story describes the collaboration.

Events

Serious Learning Through Fun and Games: Considerations for Gamifying Your Course
Friday, April 16, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm Serious Learning Through Fun and Games: Considerations for Gamifying Your Course
Open ICON Workshop
Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 2:00pm to 3:00pm Open ICON Workshop
Interactive Zoom Practice Session
Friday, April 23, 2021, 10:00am to 11:00am Interactive Zoom Practice Session
Assessing Assessment: Evidence-Based Grading and Nontraditional Approaches to Grading
Monday, April 26, 2021, 8:00am to Friday, May 7, 2021, 5:00pm Assessing Assessment: Evidence-Based Grading and Nontraditional Approaches to Grading
What Your Students Wish You Knew About ICON
Tuesday, April 27, 2021, 2:00pm to 3:00pm What Your Students Wish You Knew About ICON
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