IT Events

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Gradebook: ICON User Group

Thursday, April 30, 2026 8:30am to 9:30am
Virtual

This session of the ICON User Group will start with an overview of how to use and organize the ICON Gradebook and then lead into faculty discussing how they use ICON, asking each other questions and giving each other tips. All instructors are welcome to attend ICON User Group sessions.

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The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools, and services to optimize teaching and learning through learning sciences research, ICON, teaching and learning data...

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Microsoft Teams: Customize with Apps

Thursday, April 30, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Virtual

This course will show you how to utilize applications in a channel, meeting, or chat to extend the capabilities of your team. We will talk about using personal applications to help streamline and organize your work within Microsoft Teams. The apps covered in this course include OneNote, Forms, Planner, and Viva Learning. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for your department, team, or...

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Microsoft Teams: Structure and Manage Your Team (Best Practices)

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 10:00am to 10:45am
Virtual

This course is designed for anyone who creates a team or has been given the team owner role in an existing team. Team owners have access to settings and capabilities that members do not see. This training will discuss how best to create a team, choose settings based upon your needs, and manage the team throughout its existence. It is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before taking this course. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for your department, team...

Leveraging Microsoft Copilot: How AI Can Assist You

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Virtual
An introductory training on Copilot
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Microsoft Loop: Get Started with Loop

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 11:00am to 11:45am
Virtual

Microsoft Loop is a transformative co-creation experience that brings together teams, content, and tasks across your tools and devices. This training will introduce you to Loop workspaces, which can be used as a notetaking tool or to manage projects. Additionally, we will discuss how you can integrate a Loop workspace into a team in Microsoft Teams. While this is a Microsoft Loop training, it is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before attending this session.

Introduction to ChatGPT Edu: Key Features and Best Practices

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Virtual
An introductory training to ChatGPT Edu
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Microsoft Loop: Get Started with Loop

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 2:00pm to 2:45pm
Virtual

Microsoft Loop is a transformative co-creation experience that brings together teams, content, and tasks across your tools and devices. This training will introduce you to Loop workspaces, which can be used as a notetaking tool or to manage projects. Additionally, we will discuss how you can integrate a Loop workspace into a team in Microsoft Teams. While this is a Microsoft Loop training, it is recommended that you have some familiarity with Microsoft Teams before attending this session.

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Accessibility Focus: Build a More Accessible CV and Syllabus

Thursday, May 7, 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm
Virtual
In this session, we examine common CV and syllabus patterns and apply practical techniques that improve navigation, clarity, and compatibility with assistive technologies.
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Course Accessibility For Everyone (CAFÉ): Full Blend

Thursday, May 7, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

Course Accessibility for Everyone (CAFÉ) will help you make your ICON course site accessible to all your students. We'll focus on how to improve usage of headings, tables, color contrast, alternative text, and more. By making these simple changes to your ICON site, you're making your course accessible for everyone.

This offering combines content from previous CAFÉ sessions into a single extended session.

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The Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology provides expertise, tools...

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Microsoft Teams: Get Started with Teams Phone

Thursday, May 7, 2026 1:00pm to 1:30pm
Virtual

The University of Iowa is currently in the process of migrating from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams for telephony services. This course is designed for a user of Teams phone, and will show you how to place calls, transfer calls, set up voicemail, assign delegates, and more.