Instructional Resources & Technology Services

Welcome to IRTS

NOTE: Renovations supporting the TEACH Project have begun! IRTS is temporarily located in Schindler Education Building 101/102 for the Spring 2025 semester. If you have any questions, please contact us at 319-273-3342 or irts@uni.edu.

The HNI Corporation Instructional Resources and Technology Services — or IRTS as we call it — serves as a resource facility for the university's educator preparation programs. Our goal is to provide quality services and resources to our education students. An extension of UNI's Rod Library, students come to IRTS to examine and review Pre-K-12 curriculum resources, take advantage of available technology, gather with peers and much more. We hope to spark your creativity and collaboration.

Fall/Spring hours
7:45 a.m. - 10 p.m., Monday - Thursday
7:45 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday
2 p.m. - 9 p.m., Sunday

Summer hours
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
Closed Saturday and Sunday

TEACH Project

Discover IRTS by watching a tour of the facility.

IRTS Tour

IRTS Resources

Come to IRTS and take advantage of our wealth of great resources, including:

12,000+ elementary and secondary textbooks
Technology such as desktops, laptops, iPads, digital cameras, lcd projectors, etc.
Professional Publications (Stacks)
Curriculum units and activity books
Enrichment materials (Games, kits and manipulatives)
Small and large group meeting spaces
Reference works, including dictionaries, atlases and encyclopedias
Panther Print Station
OneSearch, which can be used to connect to resources within our collection and Rod Library

I was a fan of IRTS before, but I never knew exactly how many useful resources can be found there. I assigned my students the task of exploring IRTS and contributing to a slide deck that highlights IRTS treasure. Thank you for your wonderful program.

Sarah Bryans-Bongey, Associate Professor

Curriculum & Instruction

OneSearch Library Catalog

Meet Our Team

Mindy Noble

Secretary III

Email Mindy Noble →
(319) 273-3342

Check-Out Materials

We highly encourage our students to take advantage of the quality materials we have available for check out for use at home, in classes or while student teaching. Ready to check out? Keep in mind these guidelines:

You must present a UNI ID card.
You may not renew course materials that you have checked out.
All items must be returned to avoid fines.
We maintain an inventory of equipment for checkout (Items are listed below)
Call 319-273-3342 to reserve equipment.

IRTS Equipment Checkout Inventory

MacBook (laptop computer) - 10
Dell Latitude laptop computer - 10
IPad (Lit Ed units assigned by instructor) - 42
LCD projector - 5
Google Expedition Cart - 1
Flip Ultra Camcorder - 13
Digital Camera - 1
Digital Camcorder - 15
Digital Voice Recorders - 10
Mobile TV Unit - 2
Go Pro (Lit Ed units assigned by instructor) - 11

Labs & Classroom Space for Use

You also have the ability to reserve some of our labs and classroom spaces. Students can reserve these spaces to study with friends, work on class projects and much more. Below you will find a list of spaces available to you.

Conference Room, SEC 202C

The conference room is a perfect space for a small conference or meeting and can hold up to 20 people. This room is equipped with an LCD TV, Windows computer and video/teleconferencing capabilities.

Instructional Classroom, SEC 202E

This collaborative workspace can host up to 35 people and may be used as a classroom or a meeting room. This room contains a Windows computer, laptop cart with 22 laptops, Elmo and large LCD TV.

Literacy Education Room, SEC 202D

The literacy room is equipped for up to 20 people and has a Promethean Interactive Whiteboard available for use.

Technology Methods Lab, SEC 133

The Technology Methods Lab contains 12 Chromebooks and 12 MacBook Pro laptops. Additionally, there is a projector to connect your laptop and 3 60” monitors that can be used as well. To schedule this room, call the scheduling office at 319-273-3342 at least a week in advance.

More Resources

These resources give insight into the core competencies required in K-12 teaching in Iowa and highlight teaching resources provided by Iowa.

Iowa Core

Iowa AEA Online

Iowa Department of Education