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: 03-10-2026 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 |
Demystifying the Path to Publication: Behind the Scenes with IEEESponsor(s): Art Architecture and Engineering Library, UM LibraryTags: AAEL Date: 03-11-2026 Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Status: Open Description: Publishing your research is more than just writing; it’s about navigating a complex ecosystem of journals, conferences, and editorial expectations. In this interactive session, IEEE Sr. University Partnership Program Manager Jalyn Kelley will offer insights with practical guidance for early-career researchers. Topics include: Choosing the right IEEE journal or conference for your work Understanding the peer review process and why papers are rejected Common pitfalls … Continue reading Demystifying the Path to Publication: Behind the Scenes with IEEE |
Map “Petting Zoo”Sponsor(s): Clark Library, UM LibraryTags: cartography, Clark Library, Geography, mapping, Maps Date: 03-11-2026 Time: 1:00 pm-3:00 pm Status: Open Description: Curious about maps? The Clark Library has one of the largest map collections in the country, spanning over 450,000 maps and atlases. This interactive session will start with a brief overview of map reading, after which participants will be encouraged to browse a selection of maps and atlases from the Clark Library and ask questions. |
Oral Recording Assignments with Extempore for World Language & Culture CoursesSponsor(s): Language Resource CenterTags: Language Learning, Language Teaching, lrc Date: 03-12-2026 Time: 1:00 pm-2:00 pm Status: Open Description: Extempore is a third-party tool specialized for facilitating structured language assessments. The LRC is currently piloting this platform with interested language faculty. This workshop will introduce participants to a few of the assignment types it offers, including synchronous paired video recordings, asynchronous paired audio activities, and individual oral assessments. We will walk participants through the process of setting up an account, creating a class and … Continue reading Oral Recording Assignments with Extempore for World Language & Culture Courses |
Accessibility for Digital Scholarship ProjectsSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: digital accessibility, Digital Scholarship Date: 03-12-2026 Time: 2:00 pm-3:30 pm Status: Open Description: Considering new updates to Title II of the ADA, it can often be difficult to tell what your responsibilities are when working on projects with a variety of digital media, and how you can fulfill those responsibilities. This workshop will provide an overview of: Common digital formats, such as documents, images, audio, and video Requirements to meet the updated Title II regulations for these formats … Continue reading Accessibility for Digital Scholarship Projects |
Heartfulness MeditationSponsor(s): ITS Teaching and LearningTags: self-care Date: 03-13-2026 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 |
Introduction to EndNote for Citation ManagementSponsor(s): UM Library Citation Management TeamTags: citation_management Date: 03-18-2026 Time: 1:00 pm-2:00 pm Status: Open Description: Join us for this workshop to learn about EndNote, a citation management tool! You will learn to: – Create and organize personal and group libraries, – Invite collaborators to view or contribute to those libraries, – Annotate the PDFs you read, – Add a bibliography and in-text citations in your Microsoft Word document. Please note: EndNote is NOT a free tool, and it is NOT … Continue reading Introduction to EndNote for Citation Management |
Intro to Remote SensingSponsor(s): Clark Library, UM LibraryTags: Clark Library, data visualization, GIS, Maps, remote sensing Date: 03-18-2026 Time: 1:00 pm-2:00 pm Status: Open Description: What is Remote Sensing? The discipline of remote sensing concerns processing and analysis of any imagery obtained from satellites, drones, or other airborne sensors. Remote sensing tools and best practices can be used to investigate land use change, check agricultural crop yields, monitor wildfires, and more. This session will introduce basic concepts used in the discipline of remote sensing such as image collection and interpretation, … Continue reading Intro to Remote Sensing |
Fit check: Is the Qualitative Data Repository suitable for your data?Sponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: N/A Date: 03-19-2026 Time: 2:00 pm-3:00 pm Status: Open Description: If you conduct interviews, focus groups, have surveys with open-ended questions, or work with other types of qualitative data, you might find that the Qualitative Data Repository (QDR) is a data repository that will work well for you. Join us to learn more about QDR, what data the repository works with, how to include it in your data management plan, and how to deposit data. … Continue reading Fit check: Is the Qualitative Data Repository suitable for your data? |
Slowing Down with Film: Cameras, Prints & StorytellingSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: photography Date: 03-19-2026 Time: 4:00 pm-5:00 pm Status: Open Description: In a fast-paced digital world, film photography invites us to slow down and reconnect with the act of seeing. This relaxed mini-lecture and show & tell explores why film continues to resonate with modern photographers. Participants are encouraged (but not required) to bring a film camera, analog lens, instant camera, or film photographs—whether a meaningful image, a creative accomplishment, or simply something they’d like to … Continue reading Slowing Down with Film: Cameras, Prints & Storytelling |
Heartfulness MeditationSponsor(s): ITS Teaching and LearningTags: self-care Date: 03-20-2026 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 |
Introduction to Covidence: A Systematic Review Software ToolSponsor(s): Taubman Health Sciences LibraryTags: evidence_synthesis, systematic_reviews Date: 03-24-2026 Time: 11:00 am-12:00 pm Status: Open Description: Are you working on or considering beginning a systematic review, meta-analysis, scoping review, or other literature review project? Learn to use the software Covidence, which is free for U-M faculty, staff, and students (and any project collaborators from other institutions). Covidence can help you: – Deduplicate your literature search results set – Share your literature search results with your collaborators – Keep track of your … Continue reading Introduction to Covidence: A Systematic Review Software Tool |
Finding Engineering StandardsSponsor(s): Art Architecture and Engineering Library, UM LibraryTags: AAEL Date: 03-24-2026 Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Status: Open Description: Engineering standards shape the products you use every day, from charging cables and lightbulbs to medical devices and concrete. If you’re designing something that will exist in the real world, industry standards are part of the design process. As researchers at the University of Michigan, you can find standards from a broad range of standard development organizations (SDOs) through the University of Michigan Library. This … Continue reading Finding Engineering Standards |
Take Command of Your Dissertation with Microsoft WordSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: dissertation, dissertations, ToolsForGrads Date: 03-27-2026 Time: 12:00 pm-12:50 pm Status: Open Description: 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 |
iThenticate in 30: A Quick-Start GuideSponsor(s): Art Architecture and Engineering Library, UM LibraryTags: AAEL Date: 03-31-2026 Time: 12:00 pm-12:45 pm Status: Open Description: Join us for a 30–40 minute workshop introducing iThenticate, the similarity-checking software used for manuscripts, grant proposals, and technical reports. Learn how the software works, what similarity scores really mean, and common misunderstandings about “percent match.” We’ll show how faculty can use reports to support honest academic writing. No experience needed—bring your questions and curiosity! The URL for this session will be included in the … Continue reading iThenticate in 30: A Quick-Start Guide |
The Engineering Village Database: Literature, Patents & Discovery ToolsSponsor(s): Art Architecture and Engineering Library, UM LibraryTags: AAEL Date: 04-02-2026 Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Status: Open Description: Engineering Village is a major engineering research database used by professionals. Learn how to find high-quality sources in Compendex, explore patents for design inspiration and prior art, and use built-in AI tools to understand new topics quickly. The URL for this session will be included in the confirmation message you receive 5-10 minutes after you register, as well as in an automatic reminder message … Continue reading The Engineering Village Database: Literature, Patents & Discovery Tools |
Let’s Talk Teaching: How Educators Are Tackling Today’s Biggest ChallengesSponsor(s): Learning and Teaching with Technology ConsultantsTags: faculty panel, Learning and Teaching Technology Services, ltc Date: 04-03-2026 Time: 10:00 am-11:30 am Status: Open Description: (hosted by the LSA Learning and Teaching Consultants) The pace of change in today’s classroom can be challenging for instructors to navigate. Hear from our panelists how they have addressed some of their biggest classroom challenges with support from LSA Learning and Teaching. Join us after the panel discussion for Q&A and an opportunity to connect with the panelists. Our featured panelists: Michela Arnaboldi, Professor, … Continue reading Let’s Talk Teaching: How Educators Are Tackling Today’s Biggest Challenges |
Learn to Meditate in 3 daysSponsor(s): ITS Teaching and LearningTags: self-care Date: 04-07-2026 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 |
Take Command of Your Dissertation with Microsoft WordSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: dissertation, dissertations, ToolsForGrads Date: 04-07-2026 Time: 12:00 pm-12:50 pm Status: Open Description: 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 |
Take Command of Your Dissertation with Microsoft WordSponsor(s): UM LibraryTags: dissertation, dissertations, ToolsForGrads Date: 05-01-2026 Time: 10:00 am-10:50 am Status: Open Description: 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 |
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 |







