Hosted by the University of Michigan’s Teaching and Technology Collaborative (TeachTech), Enriching Scholarship is a free, multi-day event held annually the first full week of May. Taking advantage of the remote nature of our collective work, this year, instructors from six institutions, including Miami University, Michigan State University, and the University of Minnesota will present on the ways their teaching… Read More »
To help the Michigan Medicine community protect organizational and personal data, a new Cyber Safety Best Practices series was added to MLearning.
Register today and make plans to participate in the 2021 Hacks with Friends (HWF) — a fun-filled event where you break out of your everyday work, join a team and collaborate to build a project (or hack) from scratch to show off in a competition! The 2021 HWF event will take place virtually over the course of the… Read More »
My name is Irene Knokh and I’m the EDUCAUSE ambassador for U-M. Starting this month, I will provide articles of interest, upcoming trends, and generally be your advocate for EDUCAUSE. Some EDUCAUSE highlights from March Best career advice for women in IT Have you ever said to yourself, “I wish I knew this or someone told me this?”… Read More »
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You are invited to a free, on-demand screening of the documentary film Coded Bias—available anytime from April 8 to 14 and a panel discussion of the film April 15. Coded Bias explores the fallout from an MIT Media Lab researcher’s discovery that facial recognition does not identify dark-skinned faces and women’s faces accurately. The film follows her journey to push for the first legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms.
This free virtual event will feature speakers from all over the country sharing their knowledge and insight around XR.
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Driven by the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Michigan IT Symposium was reenvisioned to capture major facets of past symposiums in an online delivery method, with minimal costs.
Mark your calendars and make plans to participate in the 2021 Hacks with Friends in May. Deadline for proposals is Friday, March 12.
March is Women’s History Month! In recognition, Michigan IT News invited the Women in IT CoP to provide an overview of their organization and work.
Virtual outreach programs develop the next generation of Leaders and Best at U-M, as well as opportunities for the Michigan IT community to get involved.
Toby’s drag-and-drop interface enables you to close tabs that you are not currently using, reducing memory usage on your computer.
Hosted by U-M’s Teaching and Technology Collaborative, Enriching Scholarship focuses on the effective integration of technology and pedagogy.
This month’s EDUCAUSE Review has an article by U-M’s Irene Knokh that lists many resources to improve your professional skills.
A survey conducted at Michigan Medicine determined that emails were a key factor in daily stress and burnout among faculty, staff, and learners. And while there’s no surefire way to prevent emails from arriving in your mailbox, you can learn a few tips that can help you manage them so they don’t become such a daily burden. At… Read More »
Zoom fatigue got you down? Experiment with these techniques for smoother, more productive, more interesting team meetings.
The Michigan Mentor IT program empowers and enables Michigan IT professionals from all levels to connect and learn from others with similar interests or experiences related to their goals.
Plans are underway for a first virtual Michigan IT Hacks with Friends event to take place over the first three Fridays in May 2021 (May 7, 14, and 21). Co-chairs Joe Lubomirski, UM-Dearborn ITS, and Kenny Moore, UM-Ann Arbor ITS, and the event planning committee are developing the framework for an event you are not going to want… Read More »
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