What is the Teaching and Technology Collaborative?

The Teaching and Technology Collaborative (TeachTech) supports the U-M community’s efforts to leverage technology for teaching, learning, and research. We provide opportunities and resources for the use of technology that is driven by purpose rather than tools. TeachTech members connect you to a wide variety of services and experts across all campus units through consultations, workshops, collaborations, and other activities. We host the annual Enriching Scholarship conference, first offered in 1998, to bring together U-M faculty, staff, and students to share best practices and explore new opportunities that enhance teaching, learning, and research.

Announcing Enriching Scholarship 2024

The U-M Teaching and Technology Collaborative is excited to announce the 26th annual Enriching Scholarship (ES) conference to be held virtually, May 6-9, 2024 (add to google calendar). The conference is free for all members of the U-M community.

The ES-2024 theme is “Surveying the Now.”

Our 2024 theme aims to highlight the ways technology has changed your current classroom. Topics could include: the use of AI in your classroom; disruptive technologies; how-to workshops on the use of technology; data privacy, proctoring, flipped teaching, and/or teaching and learning in the online space.

The ES-2024 call for proposals is now open – DEADLINE EXTENDED TO THURSDAY, MARCH 7TH!

Enriching Scholarship strives to foster a climate of inclusion, diversity, and interdisciplinarity. It thus encourages submissions that include presenters who represent diversity in gender, race, institutional affiliation, theoretical perspectives, methodologies, etc. Past presenters and new voices are encouraged to participate and present, including undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and staff, from all of our U-M campuses

More about the Teachtech Collaborative

U-M has a community of instructional support professionals who can help you understand the technology and achieve the best results in your teaching. Our goal, no matter where you start, is to connect you to the right support group at the right time to get your questions answered.

How to get started?

What has the Collaborative been working on recently? Lots! Mostly related to Generative AI

Visit our MIVideo site to see recordings from our most Enriching Scholarship, as well as previous years’ Keynote and “Lightning & Thunder” Talks. The Previous Conferences page of this website offers a comprehensive review of past themes, speakers, and statistics.

Be an Accessibility Ally

Our TeachTech community is excited to offer additional resources to support instructors as you make your course material more accessible to all. The University recently released U-M SPG 601.20: Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility to “enable full and equitable participation for individuals with disabilities.” We are here to help. See our Be an Ally page for resources and opportunities.

Want to attend a workshop?

Workshops are offered throughout the year at various locations. Click Upcoming Sessions above, or enter a topic of interest in the search box.  TTC workshops are intended to be accessible to all participants. If you require an accommodation to fully participate, please contact teachtech@umich.edu in advance of the workshop. All Teachtech workshops are free.