| | Cindy Farthing, UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Greg Hall, Tippie College of Business, and Kashelle Lockman, UI College of Pharmacy, share the strategies they use to support student learning, foster student engagement, and create inclusive learning environments in ICON. | | | We're excited to announce new leadership in OTLT Instructional Services. Dave Long was named director of OTLT Instructional Services, and Vicky Maloy has taken on the role of associate director of OTLT Academic Technologies. Please join us in congratulating them on these well-deserved next steps in their careers. | | | | This January, we'll offer events where you can learn simple techniques to make ICON easier for your students to navigate and step-by-step instructors on how to use the ICON Gradebook for faster input. For a complete list of events, visit the OTLT website. | | | Join this virtual event from 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, to learn about the incredibly versatile, easy-to-use, and impactful platform of Pressbooks. This software allows you to create eBooks, handbooks, student work collections, portfolios, anthologies, and more. | | | | Join an informational session to learn the basic functions of UICapture, including creating, editing, and sharing recordings. We'll offer sessions from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11, and 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17. | | | Incorporating peer review activities into your courses can help your students become better writers, readers, and collaborators. Peerceptiv scales this peer collaboration to any course size and integrates it with your ICON course site. Join us from 2 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11, to learn more about this tool. | | | | Learn about Gradescope, an ideal tool for assessing and providing feedback for student assignments including written formulas, graphs, calculations, and other kinds of work that can't be easily graded through SpeedGrader. Join an upcoming session from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 12, or 2 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18. | | | Guest Contributor: What Inclusive Instructors Do and Applications to Practice Join the Center for Teaching from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11, via Zoom for a pre-semester event designed for anyone who teaches or supports teaching and learning excellence at Iowa. What Inclusive Instructors Do and Applications to Practice, led by special guest Tracie Addy, will help UI instructors explore what we can do to create equitable, welcoming environments for learners. | | | |
