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Free tech resources and things you should know

Information Technology Services (ITS) offers students a variety of free services and software. Here are some of the most popular technology resources available to you: Help Desk support Students having trouble with any and all devices can get free...

Tech updates you might have missed

Welcome back! As you settle into a new semester, here are some updates and resources you may have missed: Hybrid meeting resources Check out this helpful guide containing tips for running more effective hybrid meetings . More and more departments on...

Stay Safe from Ransomware

Ransomware is malicious software designed to encrypt files on a computer or other device and render them unusable until a ransom is paid. Ransomware attacks target both organizations and individuals. Victims of ransomware attacks may lose their data...

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.

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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

Professor Counts on ITTA to Support Innovative Teaching Project

Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - 12:00am

Each year, the Academic Technology Advisory Council (ATAC) hosts the Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards (ITTA), a program designed to enhance teaching and learning at the University of Iowa.

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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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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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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.

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Two-Step Login expands to MAUI, ICON, and MyUI

Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 10:33am

The University of Iowa has expanded Two-Step Login to web-based applications, including MAUI, ICON, and MyUI, and campus cyber-security experts advise all UI faculty, staff, and students to enable the feature for these applications. Two-Step Login...

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D2L Shutdown Plan

Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 11:22am

As part of the University of Iowa's adoption of Canvas as the new LMS that powers ICON, the previous version of ICON (Desire2Learn, aka D2L) will be replaced by the ICON Archive system, When the Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology made the...

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Printing price change supports sustainability

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 - 11:15am

ITS and UISG developed a new funding model for printing, which discontinues the free print credit and lowers per-page prices. The change takes effect fall 2017 for all Information Technology Center printers and partner printing facilities.

ICON & Office 365 integration

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 9:52am

The ICON and Office 365 integration allows instructors and students to use, create, share and collaborate on files stored in Office 365 within their ICON course sites. Office 365 is now available in several areas in ICON, including Assignments,...

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Corey and Weissenberger win Diversity Catalyst Award for web accessibility progress

Monday, March 27, 2017 - 12:40pm

Kirk Corey and Todd Weissenberger have won a 2016-17 Diversity Catalyst Award in recognition of their contributions to improving website accessibility at the University of Iowa.

Kirk Corey and Todd Weissenberger with Diversity Catalyst Awards

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Being a Good Wi-Fi Citizen @ UIowa

Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - 12:24pm

Being a Good Wi-Fi Citizen What Does it Mean to be a good Wi-Fi Citizen? It may not be obvious at first, but what you do when you’re in your office, classroom, or walking around campus CAN affect Wi-Fi performance for those around you. Setting up...

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OneIT

IT Leadership Award nominations due April 2

Tuesday, March 7, 2017 - 12:00am

The IT Leadership Award is part of a continuing effort to develop, encourage, and support IT Leadership at the UI. Nominations are due by Sunday, April 2.

Outage impacted ICON and other IT services – information and next steps

Friday, March 3, 2017 - 8:34am

UI was one of many institutions impacted by a cloud-based IT service outage on Feb. 28. We apologize for the inconvenience and assure you that we are doing everything we can to ensure that our key technology services are robust and reliable.

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Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology

Join the Canvas Commons Community

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - 12:00am

Canvas Commons is a learning object repository that enables educators to find, import, and share content in the following Canvas tools: course presentation modules, quizzes, assignments, discussions, pages or documents.

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Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology

New Tools to Enhance Student Writing

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - 12:00am

Coming Summer 2017, a reimagined suite called Turnitin Feedback Studio will be incorporated campus-wide through ICON (Canvas).

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OneIT

Argon HPC deployment update

Monday, February 6, 2017 - 12:00am

Deployment of the new high-performance computing system, Argon, is taking longer than expected due to issues with equipment delivered by the vendor. Argon is expected to be generally available by March 14.