While physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness is essential to living a happy, productive life. Perhaps Buddha put it best when he was asked, “What have you gained from meditation?” Buddha replied, “Nothing! But let me tell you what I lost: Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Insecurity, and Fear of Old Age and Death.” What you … Continue reading Heartfulness Guided Meditation »

This workshop is intended for people with little or no experience using R, and little or no experience programming. In this workshop, you will learn how to use and write basic functions, and how R stores and handles different types of data. You will also learn basic ways to create, manipulate, import, clean, and summarize data. And you will do all of this with RStudio’s … Continue reading Intro to R »

You are an expert in your field, but you may not be an expert in Rackham’s rules around properly formatting your dissertation or thesis. In this online workshop, the experts from ScholarSpace will introduce you to lesser-known features of Microsoft Word that will help you ensure consistent formatting through the document, as well as manage margin size, insert captions, and create an automatic Table of … Continue reading Take Command of Your Dissertation with Microsoft Word »

Generative AI Basics: This workshop is designed for instructors, students, and staff interested in learning the basics of generative artificial intelligence and its applications in academic and everyday settings. Attending this workshop will give participants a basic understanding of common GenAI tools and its relevance to  various educational and professional contexts. Additionally, participants will be introduced to high-level privacy, ethical, and equity issues, which will … Continue reading Generative AI Basics Workshop »

Generative AI in the Classroom (Pt 1): This workshop is designed to equip faculty with the necessary skills and knowledge to begin integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence into the classroom setting and considering its impact on students and instructions. Suggestions for discussing GenAI with students and guidance on writing a GenAI syllabus statement are explored in this workshop. This workshop also offers ideas for designing assignments … Continue reading Generative AI in the Classroom, Pt 1 »

While physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness is essential to living a happy, productive life. Perhaps Buddha put it best when he was asked, “What have you gained from meditation?” Buddha replied, “Nothing! But let me tell you what I lost: Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Insecurity, and Fear of Old Age and Death.” What you … Continue reading Heartfulness Guided Meditation »

Generative AI with U-M GPT: This hands-on, interactive workshop introduces faculty and staff to U-M GPT, U-M’s equitable, accessible, and secure text-based Generative Artificial Intelligence tool, and provides an overview of the 60+ ChatGPT Assignments to Use in Your Classroom Today Book Guide. During the workshop, attendees will learn how to craft effective GenAI prompts and try out chatbot teaching activities from the book guide.  … Continue reading Generative AI with U-M GPT »

Learning Objectives: Understand the basics of Power BI and its role in data analysis and visualization Learn how to connect to various data sources and transform raw data for analysis in Power BI Create and customise interactive dashboards and reports to communicate insights effectively Explore different visualization types and when to use them for maximum impact To get to the Clark Presentation Space, take a … Continue reading Data Visualization and Analytics with Power BI: A Hands-On Workshop »

Getting Started with U-M Maizey: Do you want an around-the-clock assistant for your data, such as Canvas courses or cloud files? It’s possible with U-M’s Maizey GenAI tool! In this workshop, the benefits of Maizey will be explained- ranging from indexing a Canvas course to personal Google Drive or Dropbox files. This workshop will demonstrate a step-by-step process of setting up a Maizey project, as … Continue reading Getting Started with U-M Maizey »

Michigan Experts (experts.umich.edu) is a searchable database of research expertise from across the University of Michigan, and a core way for you to manage your researcher identity and enhance discoverability. It includes publications, grants, clinical trials, and more. Join us at this online session to learn key ways to edit your profile, find collaborators, and track public engagement with your work. Note: This session is … Continue reading Engaging with Michigan Research Experts to Find Collaborators and Manage Your Online Presence »

While physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness is essential to living a happy, productive life. Perhaps Buddha put it best when he was asked, “What have you gained from meditation?” Buddha replied, “Nothing! But let me tell you what I lost: Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Insecurity, and Fear of Old Age and Death.” What you … Continue reading Heartfulness Guided Meditation »

Leveraging Generative AI to Create Imagery, Part 1: Spark your Digital Creativity! Curious about Generative AI and how it’s integrated into Adobe products? Learn how to write descriptive prompts to quickly and easily generate extraordinary image content with Adobe Firefly and DALL-E 3 in U-M GPT. No experience is needed. As a reminder, Michigan is an Adobe Creative Campus which gives students, faculty, and staff … Continue reading Leveraging Generative AI to Create Imagery »

Interested in seeing where research output is cited in policy documents? Join us for an introduction to Overton, the largest interdisciplinary index of policy documents, guidelines, think tank publications, and working papers. In this session, we will provide an overview of this emerging tool, and allow plenty of time for questions.   This is a hybrid session. You can attend in person or via Zoom. … Continue reading Policy Related Research Impact: Using Overton Interdisciplinary Policy Database »

Tailoring U-M Maizey: Your Personalized Digital Assistant: Want a customized assistant for your data? Elevate your Maizey skills as we dive into the craft of ‘system prompting’ within the U-M Maizey interface. System prompts allow users to personalize how their Maizey will interact with end users, giving a Maizey project a custom persona. This workshop will also explore how to customize the temperature and chunk … Continue reading Tailoring U-M Maizey: Your Personalized Digital Assistant »

Join us for an enlightening session on “Contentment,” the first of the Five C’s: Contentment, Calmness, Compassion, Courage, and Clarity. These principles form the foundation of psychological balance, emotional wellness, and mental clarity, leading to a life filled with happiness, fulfillment, and purpose. Discover how to cultivate contentment in your daily life, when you are completely at ease with what you are in life, remaining … Continue reading Unlocking the First Cornerstone of Well-Being: Contentment »

In this workshop, participants will learn: 1. How to identify the advantages and limitations of visualizing data on maps 2. How to prepare data and obtain relevant geographic information files 3. How to create and customize meaningful color-coded maps using ArcGIS online Instructor: Paloma Contreras (palomacz) Location: Clark Library Presentation Space (Hatcher Library South, 2nd floor, 240A) To get to the Clark Presentation Space, take a right … Continue reading Visualize Your Data on a Map: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Color for Geographic Data »

How does copyright work? What copyrights do you have as a creator? Can I legally use works created by others – how and under what conditions? In this 50-minute workshop offered by the U-M Library Copyright Office we will cover essential copyright concepts from the public domain to fair use, especially as they apply in the university setting. There will be plenty of time for … Continue reading Copyright Essentials »

Generative AI Basics: This workshop is designed for instructors, students, and staff interested in learning the basics of generative artificial intelligence and its applications in academic and everyday settings. Attending this workshop will give participants a basic understanding of common GenAI tools and its relevance to  various educational and professional contexts. Additionally, participants will be introduced to high-level privacy, ethical, and equity issues, which will … Continue reading Generative AI Basics Workshop »

How does copyright work? What copyrights do you have as a creator? Can I legally use works created by others – how and under what conditions? In this 50-minute workshop offered by the U-M Library Copyright Office we will cover essential copyright concepts from the public domain to fair use, especially as they apply in the university setting. There will be plenty of time for … Continue reading Copyright Essentials »

While physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness is essential to living a happy, productive life. Perhaps Buddha put it best when he was asked, “What have you gained from meditation?” Buddha replied, “Nothing! But let me tell you what I lost: Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Insecurity, and Fear of Old Age and Death.” What you … Continue reading Heartfulness Guided Meditation »

In this workshop, participants will learn how to: Parse and clean geographical data with Javascript Turn geographical data into an interactive web map with Leaflet.js Explore techniques to make maps more accessible and visually appealing Presenters: Ashvin Pai and Amanath Khandaker LOCATION:  Map of Clark Commons. Shapiro Library – Room 3180  This is a hybrid session. You can attend in person or via Zoom. The … Continue reading Interactive Web Maps with Leaflet.js: A Crash Course »

Getting Started with U-M Maizey: Do you want an around-the-clock assistant for your data, such as Canvas courses or cloud files? It’s possible with U-M’s Maizey GenAI tool! In this workshop, the benefits of Maizey will be explained- ranging from indexing a Canvas course to personal Google Drive or Dropbox files. This workshop will demonstrate a step-by-step process of setting up a Maizey project, as … Continue reading Getting Started with U-M Maizey »

Classes are incorporating more and more multimodal projects that ask students to produce final products that are public-facing. Accessibility is an essential component to creating digital content available on the internet. It is important that instructors are incorporating accessible design into their teaching and requirements of public-facing projects. This session will cover what accessibility is, why it is important, and guidance on what to teach … Continue reading Digital Accessibility Considerations for Public-facing Student Work »

Master the Art of Prompting with U-M GPT: Learn to prompt effectively using U-M GPT by exploring techniques for GenAI prompt engineering. This workshop offers hands-on activities and advanced applications in conversation manipulation and creative AI interaction. Dive deep into conversational prompts, rephrasing prompts, prompt style and tone, inserting text/data, and much more on your way to becoming a master of AI prompt engineering.  Level: Intermediate/Advanced … Continue reading Master the Art of Prompting with U-M GPT »

You are an expert in your field, but you may not be an expert in Rackham’s rules around properly formatting your dissertation or thesis. In this online workshop, the experts from ScholarSpace will introduce you to lesser-known features of Microsoft Word that will help you ensure consistent formatting through the document, as well as manage margin size, insert captions, and create an automatic Table of … Continue reading Take Command of Your Dissertation with Microsoft Word »

Discover the power of teams to increase student engagement and investment. This in person session, held in one of our team-based learning classrooms, will introduce faculty to team-based learning (TBL), a pedagogical approach designed to foster collaborative learning activities. Whether you’re currently using TBL or exploring ways to engage students through teamwork, this workshop will guide you in designing team activities for your course. In this session, participants will: -Define team-based learning and understand its impact … Continue reading Planning your Team-based Learning Course »

Boosting Teaching and Work Productivity with Generative AI: Ready to transform your teaching and work tasks and free up valuable time? Join our interactive workshop and discover how Generative AI (GenAI) tools can streamline your approach to teaching tasks, work tasks, course data, and administrative tasks. Get ready to boost your productivity and gain more time to engage with your students!  Level: Intermediate/Advanced Recommended Prerequisites: … Continue reading Boosting Teaching and Work Productivity with Generative AI »

While physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness is essential to living a happy, productive life. Perhaps Buddha put it best when he was asked, “What have you gained from meditation?” Buddha replied, “Nothing! But let me tell you what I lost: Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Insecurity, and Fear of Old Age and Death.” What you … Continue reading Heartfulness Meditation »

Accessible course materials play an important role in creating an equitable learning experience for all students. Accessible documents are ones that are available to all viewers and interpretable by assistive technology such as screen readers. In this session, you’ll learn how to structure documents with headers, use styles for consistency and meaningful structure, choose accessible colors or fonts, choose meaningful link text, and save a … Continue reading Creating Accessible Text Documents »

Generative AI in the Classroom (Pt 2): This workshop is designed to assist faculty with learning how to integrate Generative Artificial Intelligence into the classroom. We will provide tips and hands-on opportunities for using U-M GPT to produce effective instructional materials such as assignment ideas, assignment rubrics, and lesson plan outlines. GenAI syllabi statements and course syllabi creation will be discussed as well.  Level: Beginner/ Intermediate … Continue reading Generative AI in the Classroom, Pt 2 »

This workshop is an introduction to GPU programing for scientific and engineering applications. The basics of GPU architecture will be presented. Parallel programing strategies will be discussed followed by actual programing examples. Participants should be familiar with programming and how to use the Great Lakes computing cluster.  C/C++ examples will be provided to try on the Great Lakes GPU nodes.

What’s in my contract? Are the terms “typical?” In this 50-minute workshop offered by the U-M Library Copyright Office we will discuss common questions related to publishing contracts, including issues of open access, negotiating terms, and rights of authors. There will be plenty of time for discussion and questions. Learn about resources from the Library’s Copyright Office and how our experts can help. All are … Continue reading Scholarly Publishing »

What’s in my contract? Are the terms “typical?” In this 50-minute workshop offered by the U-M Library Copyright Office we will discuss common questions related to publishing contracts, including issues of open access, negotiating terms, and rights of authors. There will be plenty of time for discussion and questions. Learn about resources from the Library’s Copyright Office and how our experts can help. All are … Continue reading Scholarly Publishing »

An overview of data visualization techniques and best practices. 

OVERVIEW Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster This course is remotely over Zoom.  A Zoom link will be provided to all registrants. This workshop will introduce you to high performance computing on the Great Lakes cluster.  After a brief overview of the components of the cluster and the resources available there, the main body of the workshop will cover creating batch scripts and … Continue reading Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster »

OVERVIEW Advanced Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster This course is remotely over Zoom.  A Zoom link will be provided to all registrants for those who choose to attend remotely. This workshop will cover some more advanced topics in computing on the U-M Great Lakes Cluster.  Topics to be covered include a brief review of common parallel programming models and basic use of Great … Continue reading Advanced Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster »

While physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness is essential to living a happy, productive life. Perhaps Buddha put it best when he was asked, “What have you gained from meditation?” Buddha replied, “Nothing! But let me tell you what I lost: Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Insecurity, and Fear of Old Age and Death.” What you … Continue reading Heartfulness Meditation »

From Data to Action: Harnessing Learning Analytics in Your Course Delve into the world of learning analytics with this session designed to enhance your teaching and learning strategies. We’ll start with the basics, defining learning analytics and how it can inform educational practice. Explore readily available tools like Canvas New Analytics, MiVideo Analytics, and My Learning Analytics (MyLA- more info below) that offer actionable insights … Continue reading From Data to Action: Harnessing Learning Analytics in Your Course »

Wondering what evidence synthesis (literature review) matches your project’s needs? This session will help you understand the range of methodologies and will touch upon tools that you can use to help you be more efficient in the process. You’ll also learn the characteristics of being systematic in your approach, no matter which methodology you choose.   The URL for this session will be included in … Continue reading Evidence Synthesis Methodologies and Being Systematic in Approach »

Join the Library’s Copyright Office to discuss current concerns with an emphasis on proactive solutions to advance research and science.

Are you interested in invigorating your language classes and engaging your students in a fun and impactful way? Join us! This session will take place from 2:00 to 3:30 pm on Thursday, October 24th. 2:00-3:30 on Monday, October 28 works better for you?  Register here.   In this foundational session of our 4-part series, we will play different kinds of games, then discuss how you … Continue reading Oct 24 – Introduction to Game-Based Language Learning (Online via Zoom) »

The world’s wicked problems are complex, entangled, and persist even after years of  struggle against dominant and inequitable educational, health, economic, environmental, legal, and/or socio-political contexts. As researchers, we strive to foster critical change through research and professional practice that  bends toward societal equity and justice. Scholars can and must act with intentional qualitative research designs as we make purposeful and congruent (i.e., rigorous, quality, … Continue reading Qualitative Inquiry: Centering Equity and Justice in the Research Lifecycle »

Accessible course materials play an important role in creating an equitable learning experience for all students. But how do we do it? In this session, you’ll learn how to create more accessible images (including best practices for charts and diagrams) and video by considering alternative text, color and contrast, sizing, captioning and transcripts, and even the tools we use to create and share our content. … Continue reading Creating Accessible Images and Videos »

While physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape, meditation is an exercise for the mind and mental wellness is essential to living a happy, productive life. Perhaps Buddha put it best when he was asked, “What have you gained from meditation?” Buddha replied, “Nothing! But let me tell you what I lost: Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Insecurity, and Fear of Old Age and Death.” What you … Continue reading Heartfulness Meditation »

Are you interested in invigorating your language classes and engaging your students in a fun and impactful way? Join us! This session will take place from 2:00 to 3:30 pm on Monday, October 28th. 2:00-3:30 on Thursday, October 24th works better for you?  Register here.   In this foundational session of our 4-part series, we will play different kinds of games, then discuss how you … Continue reading Oct 28 – Introduction to Game-Based Language Learning (Online via Zoom) »

This workshop provides an introduction to mapping with ArcGIS for both research and teaching purposes. Participants will learn how to use tools for data management, categorize sources and information clearly, prepare coordinates for use in ArcGIS, and import data into the platform. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own datasets to begin applying these skills during the session. Instructor:  Anaridia Molina The URL for this … Continue reading Introduction to Mapping with ArcGIS »

Generative AI Basics: This workshop is designed for instructors, students, and staff interested in learning the basics of generative artificial intelligence and its applications in academic and everyday settings. Attending this workshop will give participants a basic understanding of common GenAI tools and its relevance to  various educational and professional contexts. Additionally, participants will be introduced to high-level privacy, ethical, and equity issues, which will … Continue reading Generative AI Basics Workshop »

Generative AI Basics: This workshop is designed for instructors, students, and staff interested in learning the basics of generative artificial intelligence and its applications in academic and everyday settings. Attending this workshop will give participants a basic understanding of common GenAI tools and its relevance to  various educational and professional contexts. Additionally, participants will be introduced to high-level privacy, ethical, and equity issues, which will … Continue reading Generative AI Basics Workshop »

You are an expert in your field, but you may not be an expert in Rackham’s rules around properly formatting your dissertation or thesis. In this online workshop, the experts from ScholarSpace will introduce you to lesser-known features of Microsoft Word that will help you ensure consistent formatting through the document, as well as manage margin size, insert captions, and create an automatic Table of … Continue reading Take Command of Your Dissertation with Microsoft Word »

Are you struggling to organize the sources that you’ve found for your research (journal articles, books, websites, reports, videos, and more)? Do you want to share those sources with your colleagues around the world? Do you spend hours trying to format your bibliography? Join us for this workshop to learn about Zotero, a free citation management tool! You will learn to: – Create and organize … Continue reading Introduction to Zotero for Citation Management »