Move beyond static prompt-and-response AI. This hands-on workshop introduces M-Connectors—a Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration that connects U-M GPT directly to live campus systems, external APIs, and active data repositories. Discover how to transform GenAI into active agents capable of querying live data, maintaining deep context, and performing authorized tasks across tools like Canvas, Google Workspace, Slack, and Zoom—all within U-M’s secure enterprise privacy boundary. … Continue reading From Passive Prompts to Active Agents: Transforming Campus Workflows with M-Connectors »

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 »

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 »

In this workshop: You will learn about two major United States Census datasets: the decennial census, done every 10 years, and the ongoing American Community Survey. You will explore the different demographic and housing related questions asked in these two surveys, and how these have changed over time. You will see how the data can be mapped from the state all the way down to … Continue reading Accessing and Mapping Census Data »

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 »

Ever wondered if Zenodo is a data repository that would work for your data? Join us to learn more about Zenodo, what data the repository works with, how to include it in your data management plan, and how to deposit data. The workshop will include a demo and/or screenshots of each step of the deposit process, and we’ll also have time for questions and answers.

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 »

Building communities and engaging students can be challenging, but rewarding. During this Lunch Time Learning session we will define classroom engagement, discuss the impact of relationship building on engagement and share activities to foster a caring community. Presenters: Rachel Kreager, James Alexander, Teri Horton

Library Launchpad is a series of library workshops aimed at graduate students on the Ann Arbor campus. Join library experts to learn about research services and spaces for graduate students, and to get comfortable in your new academic home. In this informal walking workshop, you will get a guided tour of the Harlan Hatcher Library, U-M’s largest and most historic library. During the tour, you’ll … Continue reading Library Launchpad: Workshop Series for Graduate Students: Explore Library Spaces and Services »

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 »

Looking to advance your skills in Excel? Are you wondering how to analyze data with an easily accessible program? Few programs are as prevalent or as powerful as Microsoft Excel for working with data. Excel enables you to transform raw data, create summary statistics, and develop clear visualizations. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to use advanced Excel formulas to turn rows of … Continue reading Data Analysis with Excel »

The NSF has a new format for Data Management & Sharing Plans. This workshop will walk through the new template’s, required fields and offer ample time for your specific questions. The Zoom 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 sent two days prior to the session.

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 »

OVERVIEW Intro to GPU & CUDA Programming This course is hosted remotely over Zoom.  A Zoom link will be provided to all registrants. 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. PRE-REQUISITES Participants should be familiar with programming and how to … Continue reading Intro to GPU & CUDA Programming »

Are you interested in finding research funding opportunities and don’t know where to start? In this workshop, we will explore the database Pivot and identify funding opportunities relevant in your research area. You will learn about: How to construct search strategies How to save search results How to set up email alerts What support is in place for finding research funding at U-M Please note: … Continue reading Finding Research Funding using Pivot »

Introduction to GenAI: Unpacking Key Concepts This workshop introduces instructors, students, and staff to the basics of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and its applications in academic and everyday settings. Participants will gain a foundational understanding of common GenAI tools and their relevance in various educational and professional contexts. Workshop Outline: What is GenAI? Definition and Overview Introduction to U-M GPT Exploring Key Concepts and Terminology … Continue reading Introduction to GenAI: Unpacking Key Concepts »

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 »

Have you heard? U-M now has DesignPLUS available in our Canvas instances (including Canvas Catalog). DesignPLUS is a time-saving toolset for every educator and course designer working in the Canvas LMS. It helps you quickly build, style, and scale high-quality courses – making learning engaging and accessible. This hands-on workshop introduces the core DesignPLUS workflow for creating and updating Canvas content. You’ll learn how to navigate the DesignPLUS … Continue reading Elevate Your Canvas Courses with DesignPLUS, Part 1: Getting Started »

Move beyond static prompt-and-response AI. This hands-on workshop introduces M-Connectors—a Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration that connects U-M GPT directly to live campus systems, external APIs, and active data repositories. Discover how to transform GenAI into active agents capable of querying live data, maintaining deep context, and performing authorized tasks across tools like Canvas, Google Workspace, Slack, and Zoom—all within U-M’s secure enterprise privacy boundary. … Continue reading From Passive Prompts to Active Agents: Transforming Campus Workflows with M-Connectors »

Have you heard? U-M now has DesignPLUS available in our Canvas instances (including Canvas Catalog). DesignPLUS is a time-saving toolset for every educator and course designer working in the Canvas LMS. It helps you quickly build, style, and scale high-quality courses – making learning engaging and accessible. In this workshop, you will build on the skills you gained in Part 1 by exploring DesignPLUS interactive components and content. You’ll also … Continue reading Elevate Your Canvas Courses with DesignPLUS, Part 2: Interactive Content & Course Building »

Critical Challenges in Generative AI: This workshop focuses on the limitations of generative artificial intelligence, with a particular emphasis on ethical considerations, academic integrity, equity, and bias concerns. Participants will be introduced to high-level issues in these areas, preparing them for further extensive training opportunities. Workshop Outline: Academic Integrity The role of GenAI in maintaining or challenging academic standards How to evaluate student work in … Continue reading Critical Challenges in Generative AI: Academic Integrity, Bias, Responsibilities, and Risks »

Library Launchpad is a series of library workshops aimed at graduate students on the Ann Arbor campus. Join library experts to learn about how the library supports graduate students’ research in different disciplines. In this session, we’ll demonstrate: Aspects of Library Search, the library’s search engine, including how and when to use Catalog Search and Articles Search, as well as how to interpret your results. … Continue reading Library Launchpad: Workshop Series for Graduate Students: Explore Discipline-based Library Research Tools »

Georeferencing is taking a digitized historic map (or other inherently spatial thing that cannot yet be used in its spatial context) and assigning it to the place in space where it belongs, so that it can be viewed in the context of other geospatial elements. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to turn a historical map into usable GIS data in ArcGIS Online. … Continue reading Georeferencing Maps »

This hybrid session offers general guidance for students and scholars who are planning to conduct research in archives, libraries and other cultural institutions abroad. Instructors will focus on identifying collections and materials of interest, gathering required documents and permissions for access, making contacts with local experts and institutions, travel and safety considerations, and technology planning. Followed by Q&A. The Zoom URL for this session will be included … Continue reading Preparing for Research Abroad »

Library Launchpad is a series of library workshops aimed at graduate students on the Ann Arbor campus. Join library experts to learn about how the library supports graduate students’ research in different disciplines. In this session, we’ll demonstrate: Aspects of Library Search, the library’s search engine, including how and when to use Catalog Search and Articles Search, as well as how to interpret your results. … Continue reading Library Launchpad: Workshop Series for Graduate Students: Explore Discipline-based Library Research Tools »

From Basics to Brilliance: Prompt Crafting with U-M GPT This workshop equips faculty, staff, and students with the essential skills to effectively use U-M GPT, the University of Michigan’s equitable, accessible, and secure text-based Generative Artificial Intelligence tool. The session includes foundational and advanced techniques for crafting effective prompts, exploring creative AI interactions, and leveraging U-M GPT for various educational applications. Participants will engage in … Continue reading From Basics to Brilliance: Prompt Crafting with U-M GPT »

Are you planning a digital project but don’t know where to start? In this workshop we will cover conceptualizing a research project guided by specific research questions, outcomes, objectives, and deliverables. Participants will gain practical advice to plan for success throughout the whole project lifecycle.   The Zoom URL for this session will be included in the confirmation message you receive 5-10 minutes after you register, as … Continue reading DS 101: Conceptualizing & Planning Your Digital Project »

This hybrid session offers general guidance for students and scholars who are planning to conduct research in archives, libraries and other cultural institutions abroad. Instructors will focus on identifying collections and materials of interest, gathering required documents and permissions for access, making contacts with local experts and institutions, travel and safety considerations, and technology planning. Followed by Q&A. The Zoom URL for this session will be included … Continue reading Preparing for Research Abroad »

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 »

Move beyond static prompt-and-response AI. This hands-on workshop introduces M-Connectors—a Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration that connects U-M GPT directly to live campus systems, external APIs, and active data repositories. Discover how to transform GenAI into active agents capable of querying live data, maintaining deep context, and performing authorized tasks across tools like Canvas, Google Workspace, Slack, and Zoom—all within U-M’s secure enterprise privacy boundary. … Continue reading From Passive Prompts to Active Agents: Transforming Campus Workflows with M-Connectors »

Have you heard? U-M now has DesignPLUS available in our Canvas instances (including Canvas Catalog). DesignPLUS is a time-saving toolset for every educator and course designer working in the Canvas LMS. It helps you quickly build, style, and scale high-quality courses – making learning engaging and accessible. This hands-on workshop introduces the core DesignPLUS workflow for creating and updating Canvas content. You’ll learn how to navigate the DesignPLUS … Continue reading Elevate Your Canvas Courses with DesignPLUS, Part 1: Getting Started »

Harness U-M Maizey for Teaching and Learning U-M Maizey is a tool that enables U-M faculty, staff, and students to use custom datasets to enhance their GenAI experience, helping them extract insights, discover patterns, and gain deeper knowledge from the data. Discover how to enhance your classroom with U-M Maizey by integrating it seamlessly with Canvas and using it as an innovative assistant for supporting … Continue reading Harness U-M Maizey for Teaching and Learning »

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 »

Library Launchpad is a series of library workshops aimed at graduate students on the Ann Arbor campus. Join library experts to learn practical tips about how to conduct archival research with primary sources that comprise our rich special collections. During this workshop, we will: * Provide you with a general overview of the wonderful items you can study in the Special Collections Research Center * … Continue reading Library Launchpad: Workshop Series for Graduate Students: Introduction to Archival Research in the Special Collections Research Center »

Join us for a short, informative session about article processing charges (APCs), which are associated with publishing in open access journals. We will define what APCs are, help you better understand the purpose and variations of APCs, and share relevant U-M Library resources. We will also highlight the new U-M Library tool, Journals with Article Processing Charge (APC) Agreements, which provides comprehensive information about discounts … Continue reading ABCs of APCs: Understanding Article Processing Charges »

Streamline Daily Work Tasks with U-M Maizey U-M Maizey is a tool that enables U-M faculty, staff, and students to use custom datasets to enhance their GenAI experience, helping them extract insights, discover patterns, and gain deeper knowledge from the data. Enhance your productivity by harnessing U-M Maizey for various staff-related tasks, including managing Dropbox, Google Drive, and public website data efficiently. This workshop is … Continue reading Streamline Daily Work Tasks with U-M Maizey »

Have you heard? U-M now has DesignPLUS available in our Canvas instances (including Canvas Catalog). DesignPLUS is a time-saving toolset for every educator and course designer working in the Canvas LMS. It helps you quickly build, style, and scale high-quality courses – making learning engaging and accessible. In this workshop, you will build on the skills you gained in Part 1 by exploring DesignPLUS interactive components and content. You’ll also … Continue reading Elevate Your Canvas Courses with DesignPLUS, Part 2: Interactive Content & Course Building »

Library Launchpad is a series of library workshops aimed at graduate students on the Ann Arbor campus. Join library experts to learn practical tips about how to conduct archival research with primary sources that comprise our rich special collections. During this workshop, we will: * Provide you with a general overview of the wonderful items you can study in the Special Collections Research Center * … Continue reading Library Launchpad: Workshop Series for Graduate Students: Introduction to Archival Research in the Special Collections Research Center »

Join this workshop to unlock the full potential of Google Gemini, the versatile AI assistant now available to all University of Michigan faculty, staff, and students. Gemini goes beyond simple Q&A, offering a powerful, multimodal platform to enhance your daily work and exploration. Learn how to use it for in-the-moment assistance, rapid content summarization, and generating various creative text formats. Recent Updates & Key Takeaways … Continue reading From Idea to Insight: Gemini for Education »

Are you struggling to organize the sources that you’ve found for your research (journal articles, books, websites, reports, videos, and more)? Do you want to share those sources with your colleagues around the world? Do you spend hours trying to format your bibliography? Join us for this workshop to learn about Zotero, a free citation management tool! You will learn to: – Create and organize … Continue reading Introduction to Zotero for Citation Management »

You’ve established syllabus policies and had conversations with your students about Generative AI, but how do you adapt your assessment strategies to ensure that you can evaluate their learning?  We know standard essay prompts, quick-answer quizzes, assignments, and even discussion posts can be easily completed by AI. This workshop focuses on evaluating the “offload-ability” of your assessments and identifying opportunities for AI integration, mitigation, or … Continue reading Rethink and Redesign Assessment for the GenAI Era »

This hour-long workshop will show participants how to create a basic webmap in ArcGIS Online using open data. Please bring a laptop if you’d like to follow along, all you need is a browser. Intended for those with little to no experience with GIS or ArcGIS Online. NOTE: This session does not include StoryMaps. This workshop is part of a series offered by the Clark … Continue reading Intro to ArcGIS Online »

Have you heard? U-M now has DesignPLUS available in our Canvas instances (including Canvas Catalog). DesignPLUS is a time-saving toolset for every educator and course designer working in the Canvas LMS. It helps you quickly build, style, and scale high-quality courses – making learning engaging and accessible. This hands-on workshop introduces the core DesignPLUS workflow for creating and updating Canvas content. You’ll learn how to navigate the DesignPLUS … Continue reading Elevate Your Canvas Courses with DesignPLUS, Part 1: Getting Started »

Although it’s not actually magic, having organized and tidy data to analyze can help make analysis go smoother. Join us to learn some basic principles and practices in project organization, file naming, and structuring tidy data within spreadsheets. This workshop is an edited version of Data Organization in Spreadsheets by Hao Ye [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3991311]. The Zoom URL for this session will be included in the confirmation … Continue reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidy Spreadsheets »

Discover the power of Gemini Notebook, the advanced AI-powered research and note-taking assistant available to all University of Michigan faculty, staff, and students. Designed to help you understand and synthesize information from your own documents,  transforms your lesson plans, lecture notes, and research papers into a dynamic knowledge base. By grounding its responses entirely in your sources, it becomes your most trusted research partner. Recent … Continue reading Exploring Gemini Notebook for Education »

Have you heard? U-M now has DesignPLUS available in our Canvas instances (including Canvas Catalog). DesignPLUS is a time-saving toolset for every educator and course designer working in the Canvas LMS. It helps you quickly build, style, and scale high-quality courses – making learning engaging and accessible. In this workshop, you will build on the skills you gained in Part 1 by exploring DesignPLUS interactive components and content. You’ll also … Continue reading Elevate Your Canvas Courses with DesignPLUS, Part 2: Interactive Content & Course Building »

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 »

Ready to put what you learned in Rethinking PDFs: Using EPUB for More Accessible Academic Documents into practice? This applied working session provides dedicated time and support to create or convert your own academic materials into accessible EPUBs.  Rather than presenting new concepts through a traditional workshop format, this session concentrates on learning through doing. Participants will work independently or alongside facilitators to apply skills … Continue reading EPUB Working Session: Putting Accessible E-Publishing into Practice »