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 »

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 »

Identifying where to publish your research can be a daunting task. Should you write a conference paper, a journal article or both? What is peer review, an ORCID ID, a predatory journal or other publication jargon? In this session, IEEE University Partnership Program Manager, Jalyn Kelley, will provide insights into publishing with IEEE, including: Tips for selecting an appropriate periodical or conference to submit your … Continue reading Demystifying The Publishing Process: Behind The Scenes With IEEE »

This training course 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. The course will also focus on linking transparent design principles and authentic assessments to ensure that students are able to apply their learning in practical, real-world situations.  Visit this recording to watch this workshop on demand.

This workshop will help graduate students to be proactive in using tools to identify funding to support their international research. Paul Barrow, Foundations & Grants Librarian, will provide a brief survey of funding databases such as Foundation Directory Online and Pivot and a focused dive into the Pivot database. Participants will develop efficient search strategies and leverage the funding alerts from Pivot to stay informed of funding opportunities to further international research as well as … Continue reading Funding International Research for Graduate Students »

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 »

Doing research or preparing a bibliography? We’ll cover the basics of creating and managing a personal bibliographic database, including importing citations from online resources and generating formatted bibliographies. This session is only available via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent to you upon registration and a few days prior to the session date.

Systematic reviews are common in many fields as a method for relatively unbiased discovery of the research consensus on specific questions. But how do you konw if this methodology is right for your research?

This session is designed for anyone involved with writing statements to demonstrate the value of research. Whether you are working on a grant proposal, promotion or tenure package, or other project–join us to learn more. You’ll hear about some research impact frameworks and a variety of databases with metrics you can use to match your evaluation goals. The  ZOOM link for this session will be … Continue reading Crafting Research Impact Statements »

OVERVIEW Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster This course is currently offered as a hybrid course:  you can attend in person in 2001A Modern Languages Building (812 E Washington St) or remotely over Zoom.  A Zoom link will be provided to all registrants for those who choose to attend remotely. This workshop will introduce you to high performance computing on the Great Lakes … Continue reading Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster »

Are you planning a digital project but don’t know where to start? Conceptualizing and planning for a digital project so that the research goals guide the technology and project, instead of the other way around can sometimes be difficult. In this workshop we will cover conceptualizing a research project with specific scholastic outcomes, objectives, and deliverables and learning the steps needed to plan for success. … Continue reading Digital Scholarship 101: Planning For Your Digital Project »

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 »

SPSS Basics This portion introduces SPSS for Windows, the menu and the help systems, the three main types of files used, and printing from within SPSS.  It then addresses defining variables, attaching labels, defining missing values, and various ways to enter data into SPSS.  Finally, it covers a brief introduction to obtaining frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, and cross tabulations of variables. Working with SPSS Variables This … Continue reading Introduction to SPSS »

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 »

Reaxys is a comprehensive Chemistry database that supports flexible query input, compound synthesis pathway generation, report creation, detailed literature reviews, and more. Reaxys excerpts structure and property data from essential journals, patents, and textbook chapters. In this workshop, you can learn to: • Construct search queries using different tools embedded in Reaxys; • Import structure/substructure to Reaxys and use it to query the database; • … Continue reading Introduction to Reaxys: Retrosynthesis, Reactions, References »

Reaxys is a comprehensive Chemistry database that supports flexible query input, compound synthesis pathway generation, report creation, detailed literature reviews, and more. Reaxys excerpts bioactivity data from essential journals, patents, and textbook chapters. In this workshop, you can learn to: • Construct search queries to retrieve bioactivity data from Reaxys; • Search for target/compound interactions. Get all the information relevant to particular target/compound affinity and … Continue reading Introduction to Reaxys Medicinal »

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 »

Looking for innovative and engaging ways to communicate your research? Interested in developing multimedia course assignments, or alternative methods for instructional delivery? Do you have a story to tell with your data? Esri’s ArcGIS StoryMaps provide a powerful and engaging approach for public outreach, dissemination of research, educational activities, and more! In this workshop we will explore StoryMaps’ intuitive interface for combining interactive maps, text, … Continue reading Getting Started with ArcGIS StoryMaps »

OVERVIEW Advanced Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster This course is currently offered as a hybrid course:  you can attend in person in 2001A Modern Languages Building (812 E Washington St) or 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 … Continue reading Advanced Research Computing on the Great Lakes Cluster »

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 variables or manipulate existing variables; Merge or reshape the data.; Produce some summary tables and … Continue reading Introduction to Stata (Beginner) »

Doing scientific research usually means generating lots of digital data and files. In this workshop we will go over recommended practices for how to organize and manage your files, how to create a file naming convention, and practical strategies you can apply right away to help get better organized. While this workshop will be useful for researchers at all career stages, it will be most … Continue reading Data, Data Everywhere! Managing and Organizing Data »

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 is “Creative Commons”? How can you use materials published under a Creative Commons license? How do you use a Creative Commons license to protect and share your own work? We will cover all that and more at this 50-minute workshop from the U-M Library Copyright Office. There will be plenty of time for discussion and questions. Learn about resources from the Library Copyright Office and … Continue reading Creative Commons »

Traditional grading often fails to capture the full spectrum of student abilities and hinders genuine learning experiences. Our session will highlight the flaws of this approach, including grade inflation and student anxiety, and explain why change is overdue. We’ll present three alternatives – Reflection, Ungrading, and Contract Grading – that promise to foster more meaningful student engagement and assessment.  Alternative grading strategies can lead to … Continue reading “What Do I Have to Do to Get an A?” Alternative Grading for Authentic Assessment »

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 »

Designed for graduate students in any area of the humanities, this workshop will provide an overview of the publishing process for both books and journal articles, including how to select publication venues, what to expect as an author, open access implications, and time for Q&A.

Assessment is a central element in teaching and learning. It allows the students to demonstrate their understanding and mastery of the knowledge and skills. Authentic assessment requires students to perform or create a meaningful product using real-life simulations.  Our session will highlight: the benefits of authentic assessment  types of authentic assessments examples and templates for assignments how to scale these methods to larger classes considerations … Continue reading Creative Alternatives to Tests and Essays: Authentic Assessments that Engage Students in Real-World Activities »

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 session will delve into the concept of educational rigor, specifically focusing on crafting rigorous assessments with a focus on equity. Participants will explore what it means for an assessment to have rigor. The session will also highlight how a conventional perspective on rigorous assessment can inadvertently exacerbate the pre-existing challenges faced by certain student groups. To close the session, participants will be introduced to … Continue reading Flexibility and Rigor: How to Make Rigorous Assessments Equitable »

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 welcome. Please … Continue reading Scholarly Publishing »

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 »

Well in advance of the deadline for applications to the Rackham International Research Awards (Feb 15), this hybrid session will offer general guidance for students and scholars who are planning to conduct research in archives, libraries and other cultural institutions abroad. The instructors will focus on identifying collections and materials of interest, gathering required documents and permissions for access, making contacts with local experts and … Continue reading Preparing For Research Abroad »

In this workshop, you will learn the basics of visualizing geographic information and creating your own maps in a Geographic Information System (GIS). Open source and proprietary mapping and GIS software and online tool options will be described, and exercises will be done in ArcGIS Pro, a desktop GIS program available through a campus license. Students will leave with a roadmap for learning more beyond … Continue reading UROP_Introduction to GIS »

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. 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 DIY Digital Scholarship workshop, we will be discussing how to do textual analysis using the application, Voyant. Voyant is an open-source and no-cost tool that allows users to perform distant reading and textual analysis on a text corpus or corpora. Voyant can be easily accessed from your internet browser and is a great tool for this new to textual analysis. This introduction to … Continue reading DIY Digital Scholarship: Text Analysis with Voyant »

Well in advance of the deadline for applications to the Rackham International Research Awards (Feb 15), this hybrid session will offer general guidance for students and scholars who are planning to conduct research in archives, libraries and other cultural institutions abroad. The instructors will focus on identifying collections and materials of interest, gathering required documents and permissions for access, making contacts with local experts and … Continue reading Preparing For Research Abroad »

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 »

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. 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 »

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. 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 »

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 »