Session Listing
In addition to the in-person sessions listed below, you may also be interested in the IT4U Webinars offered by ITS. You can either attend the live webinar or review it later at your convenience.
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Learn to Meditate in 3 daysSponsor(s): ITS Teaching and LearningTags: self-care Date: 05-05-2026 Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Status: Open Description: Make meditation part of your goal to strengthen your mental well-being. Discover three core practices—meditation, rejuvenation, and inner connect in just three session. Meditation is a mindful journey for regulating your mind. It’s like a mental workout, training the mind to focus on a single thought amid the 60,000 that pass through daily. With 3 core practices it cultivates effortless concentration, heightened awareness, and presence … Continue reading Learn to Meditate in 3 days |
Updated NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan FormatSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: N/A Date: 05-06-2026 Time: 10:00 am-10:50 am Status: Open Description: In late February, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that the elements of a Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plan are changing. The new format requires less information overall, and researchers will be required to use the NIH’s new DMS Plan Format Page. The changes are going into effect for any NIH grant application with a due date on or after May 25, 2026. … Continue reading Updated NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan Format |
Heartfulness MeditationSponsor(s): ITS Teaching and LearningTags: self-care Date: 05-08-2026 Time: 12:00 pm-12:30 pm Status: Open Description: 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? This is a weekly guided meditation drop-in session so prior knowledge of meditation is needed. The session involves 3 simple steps: Breathing Relaxation Meditation Deep breathing bring a pause followed by Relaxation brings your body … Continue reading Heartfulness Meditation |
(In-person workshop) Engaging Learners in the Experience of ChangeSponsor(s): Teaching and Technology CollaborativeTags: N/A Date: 05-14-2026 Time: 1:00 pm-2:30 pm Status: Open Description: Teaching change management often focuses on models and framework, while the experience of change is emotional, uncertain, and personal. This session shares lessons learned from facilitating Organizational Change Management sessions that focus on helping learners explore mindset and behavior shifts in real time. Participants will learn practical techniques used to encourage reflection, participation, and discussion when teaching change concepts, including how simple digital tools and … Continue reading (In-person workshop) Engaging Learners in the Experience of Change |
Introduction to the Linux Command LineSponsor(s): Advanced Research ComputingTags: ARC, cluster, Great Lakes cluster, HPC Date: 05-27-2026 Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm Status: Open Description: 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 |
Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes ClusterSponsor(s): Advanced Research ComputingTags: ARC, cluster, Great Lakes cluster, HPC Date: 05-28-2026 Time: 1:00 pm-4:00 pm Status: Open Description: 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 |
Advanced Research Computing on the Great Lakes ClusterSponsor(s): Advanced Research ComputingTags: ARC, cluster, Great Lakes cluster, HPC Date: 06-01-2026 Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm Status: Open Description: 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 |
Learn to Meditate in 3 daysSponsor(s): ITS Teaching and LearningTags: self-care Date: 06-02-2026 Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Status: Open Description: Make meditation part of your goal to strengthen your mental well-being. Discover three core practices—meditation, rejuvenation, and inner connect in just three session. Meditation is a mindful journey for regulating your mind. It’s like a mental workout, training the mind to focus on a single thought amid the 60,000 that pass through daily. With 3 core practices it cultivates effortless concentration, heightened awareness, and presence … Continue reading Learn to Meditate in 3 days |
Introduction to the Linux Command LineSponsor(s): Advanced Research ComputingTags: ARC, cluster, Great Lakes cluster, HPC Date: 06-16-2026 Time: 1:00 pm-4:00 pm Status: Open Description: 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 |
Introduction to Research Computing on the Great Lakes ClusterSponsor(s): Advanced Research ComputingTags: ARC, cluster, Great Lakes cluster, HPC Date: 06-17-2026 Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm Status: Open Description: 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 |
Advanced Research Computing on the Great Lakes ClusterSponsor(s): Advanced Research ComputingTags: ARC, cluster, Great Lakes cluster, HPC Date: 06-18-2026 Time: 1:00 pm-4:00 pm Status: Open Description: 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 |
Learn to Meditate in 3 daysSponsor(s): ITS Teaching and LearningTags: self-care Date: 07-07-2026 Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Status: Open Description: Make meditation part of your goal to strengthen your mental well-being. Discover three core practices—meditation, rejuvenation, and inner connect in just three session. Meditation is a mindful journey for regulating your mind. It’s like a mental workout, training the mind to focus on a single thought amid the 60,000 that pass through daily. With 3 core practices it cultivates effortless concentration, heightened awareness, and presence … Continue reading Learn to Meditate in 3 days |



