Winter Success Workshops

Elevate your research and educational projects by learning how to effectively leverage E3 Grants. Our workshop will highlight key components of the E3 Grants program, share successful case studies, and offer practical tips on aligning your proposals with funding priorities. Faculty members will gain valuable insights to optimize their funding strategies.

Poll Everywhere is a student response system designed to make every classroom, whether in-person, fully virtual, or hybrid, more engaging with ease. Integrating with popular slideware and multiple meeting apps, Poll Everywhere offers a suite of 20+ interactive activities including multiple choice questions, Q&A, word clouds, and more. Instructors can maintain engagement and assess active learning in real time while students are provided with a no-cost and inclusive way to participate.

Join us as we dive into how to integrate accessibility best practices into your Canvas Courses. During this session, we’ll cover the guidelines for creating accessible content, including the importance of effective heading sizes, text alignment, font choices, color contrast, and other key considerations. Whether you’re an instructor or staff member, this workshop will equip you with the knowledge needed to improve the accessibility of your content.

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Explore how to create strong, effective prompts in U-M GPT. In this session, we’ll look at key elements to help you generate a prompt that will get you the results you’re looking for when using GenAI. This session will also be beneficial for users looking for how to get started creating System Prompts in Maizey.

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Join us as we dive into how to integrate accessibility best practices into your Digital Documents. During this session, we’ll cover the guidelines for creating accessible content, including the importance of effective heading sizes, text alignment, font choices, color contrast, and other key considerations. Whether you’re an instructor or staff member, this workshop will equip you with the knowledge needed to improve the accessibility of your content.

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Do you want an around-the-clock TA for your course? It’s possible with U-M’s Maizey GenAI tool! In this workshop, the benefits of Maizey will be explained- ranging from a Canvas course aid or the ability to index your personal Google Drive files. The workshop will demonstrate a step-by-step process of setting up Maizey, as well as offer hands-on opportunities.

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Mathematical equations and coding sequences have always been a source of frustration when considering how to provide accessible materials to students in Engineering courses. In this workshop, we will explore essential strategies for creating accessible documentation in STEM education, with a specific focus on mathematical equations and coding sequences. Participants will learn techniques to ensure all learners, including those with disabilities, can effectively engage with mathematical and coding content. By the end of the session, attendees will be equipped with practical knowledge and resources to transform their STEM documentation into inclusive, user-friendly materials.

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This workshop is designed to equip you with the tools needed to make video content that meets accessibility standards. You will learn how to use live captions and transcriptions in Zoom, ensuring real-time accessibility during digital meetings and sessions. You’ll also learn how to add and edit captions for recorded videos using Kaltura Capture.

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Want a customized assistant for your data? Elevate your Maizey skills as we explore the art of ‘system prompting’ within the U-M Maizey interface. System prompts allow users to personalize how their Maizey will interact with end users, giving a Maizey project a custom persona.

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Teamwork is a core skill students need to be successful, but it is a difficult skill to teach. For this reason, The Center for Academic Innovation built Tandem–a tool that helps instructors manage teamwork. During this session you will learn how Tandem can be used to create diverse teams, get insights into team cohesion, and help students be better teammates. This session will evolve based on your needs so come with any questions you have.

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Elevate your Poll Everywhere skills in this advanced session designed for experienced users! We'll explore more advanced features such as customizing profile settings with QR codes, leveraging pinned Q&A and template activities, branding response pages, advanced moderation techniques, differentiating between sharing and sending activities and generating insightful reports. Join us to master these tools.