Audience: Those who have never used Stata before but wish to learn. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: Work with Stata, including using Do-files and using the help system; Get data into Stata and manage your data files; Establish familiarity with your data; Clean the data to prepare it for analysis; Check for basic errors in the data; Generate new … Continue reading Introduction to Stata (Beginner) »

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 the … Continue reading Introduction to 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. What you will learn?  The Guided Meditation practice involves three simple steps: Relaxation Rejuvenation Meditation Relaxation brings your body to a calm, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow … Continue reading Heartfulness Meditation »

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 »

Curious about patents, what they are, and how to find them? Join us for a workshop where you will learn about: Types of Intellectual Property: an overview of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets Patent basics: an overview of the three types of patents Patent searching: where and how to search for patents Patent structure: an overview of how to read a patent document The … Continue reading Introduction to Patents and Patent Searching »

Prompt to Picture: How AI Can Help You Create Custom Visuals Are you curious about how AI can help you create custom visuals? In this workshop, you’ll use tools like DALL-E 3 in U-M GPT and Adobe Firefly to design professional-looking images. Using simple text descriptions, we’ll show you how to turn your ideas into images. You’ll also explore Firefly editing tools, like adding or … Continue reading New Mini-Workshop: Prompt to Picture: How AI Can Help You Create Custom Visuals »

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 »

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 »

Customize the U-M Student Experience with MiMaizey and the Go Blue App This workshop introduces you to MiMaizey, the University of Michigan’s personalized AI assistant, and the new Go Blue App. Discover how MiMaizey and Go Blue can enhance your campus experience with features like class information, dining menus, student organization finder, campus navigation, and more. Learn about the newest Go Blue App, which includes … Continue reading New Mini-Workshop: Customize the U-M Student Experience with MiMaizey and the Go Blue App »

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. What you will learn?  The Guided Meditation practice involves three simple steps: Relaxation Rejuvenation Meditation Relaxation brings your body to a calm, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow … Continue reading Heartfulness Meditation »

In this session, hosted by the School of Information and the University Library, we’ll review design considerations for creating clear and eye-catching research presentation posters. We emphasize understanding the goal of your presentation and tailoring the poster to help you tell that story. While this workshop focuses on general principles, we’ll also discuss a few applications like Illustrator and PowerPoint and their pros & cons. … Continue reading Designing Effective Research Presentation Posters »

The GenAI Educational Landscape: Best Practices for Instructors This mini-workshop is designed to equip faculty with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively integrate Generative Artificial Intelligence into the classroom setting. Faculty members will explore its impact on students and instruction, learn how to discuss Generative AI (GenAI) with students and receive guidance on writing a GenAI syllabus statement. Although this workshop is designed for … Continue reading New Mini-Workshop: The GenAI Educational Landscape: Best Practices for Instructors »

Customize the U-M Student Experience with MiMaizey and the Go Blue App This workshop introduces you to MiMaizey, the University of Michigan’s personalized AI assistant, and the new Go Blue App. Discover how MiMaizey and Go Blue can enhance your campus experience with features like class information, dining menus, student organization finder, campus navigation, and more. Learn about the newest Go Blue App, which includes … Continue reading New Mini-Workshop: Customize the U-M Student Experience with MiMaizey and the Go Blue App »

What visualization is best for your data? And what tools will work best for you? This workshop takes participants through the process of designing a visualization and introduces different visualization tools available for free or through the university. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to design a visualization based on their needs and select the right tool to make it happen.

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 »

Tackle writing your research papers, conference abstracts, and even your dissertation with greater ease! This workshop explores powerful but often-overlooked features in Google Docs and Microsoft Word that streamline writing, formatting, and organization. You’ll also learn how to enhance document accessibility, ensuring your work meets WCAG 2.1 and ADA guidelines. This session will be valuable for anyone handling complex academic writing, not just graduate students. … Continue reading Essential Tools for Grad Students: Mastering Docs & Word »

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. What you will learn?  The Guided Meditation practice involves three simple steps: Relaxation Rejuvenation Meditation Relaxation brings your body to a calm, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow … Continue reading Heartfulness Meditation »

Harness U-M Maizey and MiMaizey for Teaching and Learning Discover how to enhance your classroom with U-M Maizey by integrating it seamlessly with Canvas and using it as an innovative assistant for supporting student learning. This workshop is designed for instructors who wish to leverage Maizey as a class tutor, homework helper, and more. By the end of the session, you will have the skills … Continue reading New Mini-Workshop: Harness U-M Maizey and MiMaizey for Teaching and Learning »

Start the New Year by setting a goal to enhance your mental well-being through meditation. Discover three simple techniques—relaxation, rejuvenation, and meditation—in just three master classes. Relaxation brings your body into a calm, steady state, fostering physical stillness and preparing the mind for meditation. Rejuvenation clears the mind, helping to release stress and complex emotions, leaving you feeling light and refreshed. Meditation is a mindful … Continue reading Learn to Meditate in 3 days »

Join us for an informative session on ACM Open, where you will: Gain insight into ACM’s transition to a fully open-access publisher by the end of the year Understand the author eRights workflow and what to expect when your article is accepted under the ACM Open agreement This session is designed to help faculty navigate the publishing process and maximize the benefits of ACM Open. … Continue reading ACM Open and Author Rights »

Audience: Those who have never used Stata before but wish to learn. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: Work with Stata, including using Do-files and using the help system; Get data into Stata and manage your data files; Establish familiarity with your data; Clean the data to prepare it for analysis; Check for basic errors in the data; Generate new … Continue reading Introduction to Stata (Beginner) »

Zotero, a free citation management tool that lets you easily organize and cite all the resources you use for your research. In this workshop, you will: – Set up your Zotero account – Learn how to get citations into Zotero – Create and organize personal and group libraries – Annotate the PDFs you read – Add a bibliography and in-text citations in your Google Docs … Continue reading Introduction to Zotero for Citation Management »

Learn how you can integrate computer-assisted translation into your classroom translation activities. Introducing students to the use of a CAT tool will give them an experience in using a tool prolific in the world of professional technical translation; using translation memories, term banks, and workflows that allow the translator to work more efficiently. The LRC holds an institutional license to use Phrase, which gives members … Continue reading Learn more about Phrase – A cloud-based computer-assisted translation tool »

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. What you will learn?  The Guided Meditation practice involves three simple steps: Relaxation Rejuvenation Meditation Relaxation brings your body to a calm, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow … Continue reading Heartfulness Meditation »

Streamline Daily Work Tasks with U-M Maizey Enhance your productivity by harnessing U-M Maizey for various staff-related tasks, including managing Dropbox, Google Drive, and public website data efficiently. This workshop is aimed at staff members who want to utilize Maizey to streamline their workflows, manage large data sets, and automate routine tasks. Participants will learn how to set up and configure Maizey projects, customize system … Continue reading New Mini-Workshop: Streamline Daily Work Tasks with U-M Maizey »

This workshop demystifies the complex world of academic publishing metrics for researchers. Designed specifically for graduate engineering students [but applicable to all disciplines] this session will explore traditional impact factors (like H-index and FWCI), emerging alternative metrics, and practical strategies for identifying quality publication venues while avoiding predatory journals. In this workshop, you will learn: -How to verify if a journal is legitimately peer-reviewed using … Continue reading Metrics That Matter: Journal Impact Factors and more »

Streamline Daily Work Tasks with U-M Maizey Enhance your productivity by harnessing U-M Maizey for various staff-related tasks, including managing Dropbox, Google Drive, and public website data efficiently. This workshop is aimed at staff members who want to utilize Maizey to streamline their workflows, manage large data sets, and automate routine tasks. Participants will learn how to set up and configure Maizey projects, customize system … Continue reading New Mini-Workshop: Streamline Daily Work Tasks with U-M Maizey »

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 »

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. What you will learn?  The Guided Meditation practice involves three simple steps: Relaxation Rejuvenation Meditation Relaxation brings your body to a calm, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow … Continue reading Heartfulness Meditation »

Boost Work Productivity with GenAI Ready to transform your work tasks and free up valuable time? Join our interactive workshop and discover how Generative AI (GenAI) tools can streamline your approach to work tasks, course data management, and administrative tasks. Enhance your productivity and increase your time engaging with your colleagues and higher-order tasks. Workshop Outline: Effortless Content Creation: Using GenAI to generate materials such … Continue reading New Mini-Workshop: Boost Work Productivity with GenAI »

Boost Work Productivity with GenAI Ready to transform your work tasks and free up valuable time? Join our interactive workshop and discover how Generative AI (GenAI) tools can streamline your approach to work tasks, course data management, and administrative tasks. Enhance your productivity and increase your time engaging with your colleagues and higher-order tasks. Workshop Outline: Effortless Content Creation: Using GenAI to generate materials such … Continue reading New Mini-Workshop: Boost Work Productivity with GenAI »

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. What you will learn?  The Guided Meditation practice involves three simple steps: Relaxation Rejuvenation Meditation Relaxation brings your body to a calm, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow … Continue reading Heartfulness Meditation »

Boost Teaching and Learning Productivity with GenAI Ready to transform your teaching and free up valuable time? Join our interactive workshop and discover how Generative AI (GenAI) tools, specifically U-M GPT, can streamline your approach to creating syllabi, assignments, rubrics, and lesson plans. Dive into practical ideas for designing assignments and instructional materials in a GenAI era, and engage in hands-on opportunities using U-M GPT … Continue reading New Mini-Workshop: Boost Teaching and Learning Productivity with GenAI »

Boost Teaching and Learning Productivity with GenAI Ready to transform your teaching and free up valuable time? Join our interactive workshop and discover how Generative AI (GenAI) tools, specifically U-M GPT, can streamline your approach to creating syllabi, assignments, rubrics, and lesson plans. Dive into practical ideas for designing assignments and instructional materials in a GenAI era, and engage in hands-on opportunities using U-M GPT … Continue reading New Mini-Workshop: Boost Teaching and Learning Productivity with GenAI »

Would you be interested in expanding your teaching practices? Whether faculty, staff or a GSI, dive into digital pedagogy and Digital Scholarship tools. This workshop is designed to support educators in integrating digital scholarship tools and assignments into the classroom. Join us in exploring various pedagogical methods, from semester-long project-based learning that creates public engagement resources like an online museum gallery or archive to innovative … Continue reading Digital Pedagogies: Expanding Your Toolkit »

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. What you will learn?  The Guided Meditation practice involves three simple steps: Relaxation Rejuvenation Meditation Relaxation brings your body to a calm, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow … Continue reading Heartfulness Meditation »

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. What you will learn?  The Guided Meditation practice involves three simple steps: Relaxation Rejuvenation Meditation Relaxation brings your body to a calm, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow … Continue reading Heartfulness Meditation »

Join us for coffee, tea, and a sweet treat at the start of our in-person day. No need to register for this session. You can just drop in. But if you do then you’ll get a confirmation email and reminder 24 hours beforehand.

This session will demonstrate how new Canvas tools and features enhance human interaction and pedagogical effectiveness in a digital world. By focusing on real-world applications and instructor experiences, we aim to foster improved educational outcomes and ensure technology supports, rather than replaces, human engagement.

This session will focus on how GenAI tools can enhance our educational practices by integrating human agency with technology and fostering interactive learning experiences that blend creativity and critical thinking. We have several vignettes of AI-driven projects, such as generating dynamic content for virtual patient interactions, using technology to drive improved content questions, and developing technology-based scaffolding assignments to engage students and improve the instructor-experience. … Continue reading Incorporating GenAI Assignments and Tools Into a Large, Elective, Gameful Course: Challenges Confronted and Lessons Learned »

A certified trainer will lead this brief, seated meditation session to guide us to relaxation technique followed by meditation.

Virtual Exchange, also known as Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), is a pedagogical approach that connects students for meaningful engagement with partners in other countries as part of their regular for-credit classes. It can disrupt traditional approaches to teaching and learning with respect to dominant narratives, power dynamics, privilege, diversifying content, access, and student agency. During this session, you’ll hear from experienced U-M faculty practitioners … Continue reading Global Human Connections through Virtual Exchange »

This session bridges the gap between technology and pedagogy by addressing how AI can either support or hinder equity and inclusion in teaching and learning. It equips participants with critical tools to evaluate AI’s role in their classrooms and offers practical methods to incorporate AI-driven technologies that prioritize accessibility and reduce human bias. By sharing real-world examples and best practices, this session empowers educators and … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence: Automatically Inclusive or Automated Ineffective? »

We are currently at maximum capacity for lunch. You can still register to be added to the waitlist. You will automatically be updated to Registered if space becomes available. Join us for good food and good conversation. Lunch is on us! Upon registering for this session, you will receive an email containing a form to select from U-M Catering’s boxed lunch options, which include vegan, … Continue reading Enriching Scholarship Lunch »

Join us for a celebration of Teaching and Technology as we gather to explore the work of our presenters and their teams. Using Panorama to Improve Accessibility in your Canvas Course Presenter: Phil Deaton The Journey of Technology Integration and adaptation in the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Presenter: Bukola Ochei Leveraging Information Technology and AI to Bridge Language Gaps for Under-Resourced Learners … Continue reading Enriching Scholarship 2025 Poster Session »

Start the New Year by setting a goal to enhance your mental well-being through meditation. Discover three simple techniques—relaxation, rejuvenation, and meditation—in just three master classes. Relaxation brings your body into a calm, steady state, fostering physical stillness and preparing the mind for meditation. Rejuvenation clears the mind, helping to release stress and complex emotions, leaving you feeling light and refreshed. Meditation is a mindful … Continue reading Learn to Meditate in 3 days »

This course will familiarize the student with the basics of accessing and interacting with Linux computers using the GNU/Linux operating system’s Bash shell, also generically referred to as “the command line”. Topics include: a brief overview of Linux, the Bash shell, navigating the file system, basic commands, shell redirection, permissions, processes, and the command environment. The workshop will also provide a quick introduction to nano a simple … Continue reading Introduction to the Linux Command Line »

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. What you will learn?  The Guided Meditation practice involves three simple steps: Relaxation Rejuvenation Meditation Relaxation brings your body to a calm, steady posture creating a stillness at the physical level, and prepares the mind for meditation. We follow … Continue reading Heartfulness Meditation »

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 »

Learn the basics of QGIS, the free open-source desktop geospatial software. In this workshop you will gain hands on fundamental GIS skills including how to make a choropleth (color shaded) map, load shapefiles and .csv table files into QGIS, join data to spatial information and edit features. Participants will leave with resources for learning more QGIS. No previous GIS experience is required.   You will … Continue reading Learn QGIS »