Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology

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Resource Written by UI Undergrads Embraces Embodied Learning

A resource developed by University of Iowa undergraduate students Shimin Park and Kira Mathews introduces embodied learning and encourages instructors to “normalize inviting movement and emotion into the classroom to honor where each person is at when they come to the space.”

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Funding Available for Teaching Projects

The Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards provide funding for innovative, results-oriented instructional technology projects that raise the level of teaching and learning at Iowa and have the potential to directly impact student success and retention.

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Peerceptiv: A Powerful Tool for Peer Review

Incorporating peer review assessment into your coursework gives your students the opportunity to become better readers, writers, and collaborators. Peerceptiv, a tool to augment peer review of writing, gives students a structured process to critique and provide feedback to other students in their class.

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Mentoring Graduate Students in Their Teaching Roles

Join the OTLT Center for Teaching for a series of events on supporting graduate students as they gain expertise as teachers. The first session will focus on Building an Inclusive and Effective Teaching Team on Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 12:15 to 1 p.m. in University Capitol Centre 2390. 

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Join a Teaching Group

Reflect on your teaching, discover new classroom strategies, and meet instructors outside of your department by observing fellow instructors in their classrooms in this low-commitment, high-reward program. Register by Friday, Sept. 16.

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Join the Transparent Assignment Design Community of Practice

Work with other instructors to identify and apply transparent and equitable strategies to designing course assignments. To join the Transparent Assignment Design Community of Practice, apply by Friday, Sept. 16. 

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Early Career Faculty Community of Practice

In the Early Career Faculty Community of Practice, members will meet monthly to develop relationships across campus, get support and advice, and consider important pedagogical questions with peers. Apply by Friday, Sept. 16.