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 the Library 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 … Continue reading Take Command of Your Dissertation with Microsoft Word »

This workshop is intended for beginner R coders who want to understand how to work with different types of data. We will use RStudio to learn the rules for storing and handling these different types of data in R. We will also learn basic ways to create, manipulate, import, clean, and summarize data. Note that this workshop will NOT cover any statistical modeling. This is an in-person-only event. Computers with all the necessary software will be … Continue reading Intro to Data handling in R »

Looking for an efficient way to analyze a large group of publications? SciVal allows you to explore topic analysis, co-authorship networks, and citation-based metrics to track trends and learn more about groups of papers of interest to you. This introduction to SciVal will show you how to create a group of papers (e.g., by authors, topics, or other characteristics) and help you select metrics appropriate … Continue reading Research Impact Metrics and Visualizations using SciVal Database »

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 »

Gain insight into the resources and services available at the U-M Library and learn strategies for efficiently finding information for your research projects. Join a U-M Librarian as the questions below are explored: How can I access library resources remotely or in person? How can I find scholarly books and articles? What are some of the research tools the library provides that can help me … Continue reading U-M Library Basics – Central Campus »

From formative assessments to high-stakes exams, Top Hat makes it simple to create, manage and deliver assessments. Attendees will learn about Top Hat’s non-monitored and monitored testing options and the dedicated support available to University of Michigan, LSA faculty. Topics include the process for creating, administering and grading assessments on Top Hat, the advanced support available to help you recreate your existing question banks, and … Continue reading TopHat Secure Exam Overview »

As generative AI tools become more prevalent, instructors face growing challenges in determining whether student work truly reflects individual thinking and effort. In this session, participants will explore how to design in-class assessments that require students to complete handwritten responses. These may include problem-solving tasks, visual explanations, reading responses, or reflections. Students can either upload their work to Gradescope (available to all U-M instructors) before … Continue reading Back to Paper Without the Pain: Assessment That Reflects Students’ Original Thinking »

This presentation offers faculty practical strategies for forming and managing student groups. We will discuss common challenges faced by both students and instructors, such as unequal effort, unfair grading, and confusion around group assignments. It explores different methods of group formation; self-selected, randomly assigned, and instructor-assigned, highlighting when and why each approach is appropriate and how technology can support these decisions. There will be a … Continue reading Strategies for Forming and Managing Quality Groups – Made Easier with the Right Tool »

Do your students seem disengaged, uninterested, or distracted by what’s going on outside of the classroom? Want to create a space where they feel seen, heard, and ready to learn? This workshop will provide practical techniques and activities to boost student engagement and make learning more enjoyable for everyone.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework that improves course accessibility for all students. Following the UDL framework improves the accessibility of learning spaces, course content, and learning activities. This session will introduce attendees to the UDL framework and provide examples of UDL in practice. Attendees will also receive an overview of resources and tools to support them in applying UDL principles.

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 »

Gain insight into the resources and services available at the U-M Library and learn strategies for efficiently finding information for your research projects. Join a U-M Librarian as the questions below are explored: How can I access library resources remotely or in person? How can I find scholarly books and articles? What are some of the research tools the library provides that can help me … Continue reading U-M Library Basics – Central Campus »

As teaching methods evolve, the College of LSA is exploring the value of innovative course modalities. When planning their courses, faculty are invited to explore a range of course modality options—including HyFlex, blended, and online formats. This session will outline the criterion of each course modality and provide guidance to help instructors consider the potential benefits of these innovative course modalities.

What tools are available for LSA Faculty to engage students and avoid GenAI pitfalls? This session offers an overview of Canvas plugins and engagement methods that include Harmonize, YellowDig, Gradescope, Google Drive, iClicker and Peerceptiv.

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.

Student assignments using graphic tools generate engagement and provide students with technological and visual literacy instruction. Use Dalle to create images for your own syllabi or presentations.

This session will outline the basics of GenAI: What it is, how it works, and recommendations for responsible use. With the strengths and limitations of the technology at the forefront, instructors will begin crafting an AI policy for their course. Whether a course encourages students to use GenAI tools or prohibits its use, this session will help instructors clearly articulate to students how the course … Continue reading Crafting an AI Policy to Support Student Learning »

In the wake of generative AI, could media projects provide an alternative to traditional papers that would be difficult to accomplish with AI? In this workshop, we’ll dive into the topic and discuss the ways media projects can be used to demonstrate students’ mastery. Other topics discussed will include how to spot multimedia created by AI and the tools students can use to produce media … Continue reading Media Projects: The Answer to AI? »

Looking for a faster, more consistent way to grade paper-based and multiple-choice exams? This hands-on workshop introduces a way to streamline your exam grading workflow using Gradescope (available to all U-M instructors). You’ll learn how to digitize paper exams, use AI-assisted features to grade question-by-question with a dynamic rubric, and manage regrade requests with ease. We’ll also cover how to create and grade bubble sheet … Continue reading Efficient Grading for Paper and Bubble Sheet (Scantron-style) Exams »

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 »

As generative AI becomes a common tool in students’ academic lives, instructors are increasingly challenged to encourage genuine participation and reduce reliance on responses generated by AI. This workshop explores how intentionally designed online discussion forums can shift student motivation away from compliance and toward meaningful, self-directed engagement. Participants will learn how to use the platform Yellowdig (available to LSA instructors) to build a space … Continue reading Fostering Authentic Engagement in Online Discussions in the Age of AI »