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 »

Data articles are a type of publication where researchers can share detailed information about a data set. In this workshop, you’ll receive an introduction to data articles, what information is included in them, and how they differ from traditional journal articles. We’ll also look at some examples to give you a sense of what it might take to write one. This workshop is open to … Continue reading Increase The Impact Of Your Data: An introduction To Writing A Data Article »

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 »

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 cover the latest features and updates to Perusall, detailing how to implement them effectively in your Perusall course. We’ll provide tips and tricks to enhance your course as well, ensuring you make the most of these updates. The training will conclude with a Q&A segment to address any questions. Vendor presenter: Nolan Quella https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83239791667

Adding an online social and collaborative learning environment to your course can improve learning and connectedness among students and instructors. LSA instructors have access to the Harmonize platform, a space where students can learn, collaborate, comment on, share their formal and informal experience, exchange knowledge and interact with each other. Harmonize uses a modern and engaging layout similar to other social media tools that students … Continue reading Better Discussions and Easier Grading with Harmonize: Multimedia Analysis, Journals, and Peer Feedback »

GenAI represents the latest disruptive technology shaping higher education. As faculty worldwide explore the integration of GenAI in teaching and learning, the full extent of its impact remains uncertain. This session will offer college-level guidance regarding GenAI in LSA courses. During the session, participants will workshop potential syllabus policies related to GenAI and have the opportunity to receive feedback from colleagues. https://umich.zoom.us/j/99122153717?pwd=UA6lUV0M74SoDV56L8V2T2AQIqiOqP.1

Discover how to effectively update your course with strategies ranging from minor tweaks to a full redesign, including setting clear objectives, incorporating active learning, and leveraging available resources and support. We’ll guide you through the decision-making process, key considerations, and practical steps to refresh your course. https://umich.zoom.us/j/93344600749?pwd=LWzynVuP82BAUer9TBmX6ZOHGLrVRa.1

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 Accessibility for Text Documents »

Students need digital literacy skills to succeed in any fast-changing environments of class and in the their future careers. Build these skills into your assignments to make students are aware of good digital literacy practices. Examples will be given for structuring your projects and coursework so students learn to evaluate online information for credibility and relevance, analyze and interpret results from AI systems and are … Continue reading Teaching with Information Literacy »

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 Accessibility Workshop for Images and Videos »

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 »

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 »

Join us for an online workshop and learn how instructors use Gradescope. The workshop will offer guidance on delivery of assignments that are paper-based, fully online, and a combination of the two. In this workshop you will learn how to: – Set up assignments where students can submit freeform work (no printers or templates needed) – Grade your existing exams and homework on Gradescope – … Continue reading Introduction to Gradescope Online Grading Platform »

Peerceptiv is a peer collaboration tool that facilitates peer review and team member evaluation assignments to boost student engagement and student learning outcomes. This webinar will introduce some of the new features for Fall 2024 like additional instructor grading functionality, more options for assigning reviewers, and team member evaluation enhancements that allow for 360 reviews and an automated student-centered group formation tool. Hear how others … Continue reading Peerceptiv Peer Assessment New Features Webinar »

This session will introduce faculty to team-based learning (TBL), a pedagogical approach designed to foster collaborative learning activies. Discover the power of teams to increase student engagement and investment. In this session, participants will: -Define team-based learning and understand its impact on student outcomes. -Differentiate between group work and teamwork -Explore a range of available tools and techniques for organizing effective teams -Begin the process … Continue reading Introduction to Team-based Learning »

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. https://umich.zoom.us/j/91039863942

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 for Public-facing Student Projects »

Audio essays, podcasts, websites, portfolios and graphics engage students and help develop critical thinking and computer skills. Providing students with early successes and an artifact early in their research to help them dig into a project with enthusiasm. Structuring the requirements of a creative assignment helps students achieve milestones so that they will not feel rushed when the final project is due. Techniques for successful … Continue reading Successful Creative Assignments »

Faced with constant distraction and pressures, students can often lose track of their time management skills. In this workshop, we’ll discuss the ways in which course design choices can help students manage their time and improve their self-efficacy.   https://umich.zoom.us/j/96521235726

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. By attending this webinar, you will learn: The process for creating, administering and grading assessments on Top Hat How to create multiple versions of questions and … Continue reading TopHat Quizzing – Basics and Item Banks »

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 »

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 »

Whether you are looking for a Yellowdig refresher or thinking about incorporating it into a new course, please join Yellowdig’s Sr. Success Manager to learn more about the philosophy and pedagogy of Yellowdig and how it leads to increased learner connection and engagement no matter your class size! Yellowdig is on a mission to transform the educational experience through organic, student-centered learning communities. Yellowdig is … Continue reading Digging into Yellow Dig at UMich »

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 U-M Engineering Librarians as the questions below are explored: • How can I access library resources remotely or in person? • How can I find scholarly books and articles? • How can the library help me with my research and coursework? … Continue reading U-M Library Basics – North Campus [Zoom] »

Join this session to learn more about Top Hat’s Secure Testing option with browser lockdown. Top Hat’s bring your own device testing solution allows students to complete assessments on their devices which you get reports of irregular behavior and can monitor activity in real time. By attending this webinar, you will learn: How to create and grade secure assessments on Top Hat To activate and … Continue reading TopHat Quizzes for Exam Security »

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 »

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 U-M Engineering Librarians as the questions below are explored: • How can I access library resources remotely or in person? • How can I find scholarly books and articles? • How can the library help me with my research and coursework? … Continue reading U-M Library Basics – North Campus [in-person] »

Come tour the Duderstadt Center on the North Campus with us! Learn about special facilities available to you in the Duderstadt Center, including video and audio studios, the media conversion lab, the fabrication lab, and the Books Arts Studio. This session is specifically for international students and scholars and is co-sponsored by the International Center and the U-M Library.

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »