Michigan IT Mentor Program now open
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.
Category Archives: Professional Development
Hacks with Friends event, coming May 2021
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 »
Michigan IT Governance & CoP activities for February 2021
Get involved, share your knowledge, and mark your calendars for these professional development opportunities!
Join Wellness Fridays with Meditation, sponsored by ITS
While physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape, meditation is an exercise for the mind and during a pandemic, mental wellness is essential to living a happy, productive life. Perhaps Buddha put it best when he was asked, “What have you gained from meditation?” Buddha replied, “Nothing! But let me tell you what I lost: Anger, Anxiety, Depression,… Read More »
AIM Data Showcase – A month of data events
Join us throughout the month of February for the AIM Data Showcase. This annual event has gone virtual! We’ll be releasing content for the event every day in February at datashowcase.ai.umich.edu.
Reimagining Enriching Scholarship
The Teaching and Technology Collaborative (TeachTech) at U-M has started planning for an online 2021 Enriching Scholarship Conference. Here’s what you can expect.
Tech Tip: Visualping
This month’s tip is an online tool to help you monitor changes on websites. Maybe you are waiting for an article to be updated, a paper to be published, a news item to refresh, or simply for an out-of-stock product to be available again. Visualping will send you an email or other notification when it detects changes in… Read More »
Ready to Go Blue offers faculty tech support, resources for winter term
The Teaching and Technology Collaborative (TTC) has curated a set of resources and workshops as part of the Ready To Go Blue (R2GB) initiative to help faculty prepare for teaching this upcoming winter term.
Data for Public Good Symposium, Feb. 25
As a community who supports data intensive research, you know that how we interact with data is ever evolving. Now, more than ever, data for good represents a diverse and interdisciplinary effort to engage, educate, and empower the world around us. Statistics in the Community (STATCOM), the Center for Education Design, Evaluation, and Research (CEDER), and the Community… Read More »
Managing your digital life
“Digital archiving” might sound like something best left to trained professionals, but with so much of our lives online — photos, videos, financial records, audio recordings, creative projects — we’re all engaged in it these days, if only by neglect. To help people become more purposeful about the organization and preservation of their digital lives, Scott Witmer, digital preservation… Read More »
Sign up for the 2021 Michigan IT Mentor Program
Are you interested in helping colleagues reach their professional goals, or striving towards professional goals of your own? If so, sign up to become a mentor or mentee in the 2021 Michigan IT Mentor Program. The Michigan Mentor IT program empowers and enables Michigan IT professionals from all levels to connect and learn from others with similar interests… Read More »
Extended reality: U-M online courses make XR accessible to everyone
A new three-course online specialization on extended reality developed by Michael Nebeling, an assistant professor with both the School of Information and the College of Engineering, and a team at the U-M Center for Academic Innovation has something for everyone—from novices to the most advanced users, designers, and developers. Extended reality, or XR, is the term for technology… Read More »
Virtual 2020 Michigan IT Symposium exceeds expectations
The 2020 Michigan IT Symposium was held virtually November 10–12, 2020, with the theme “Innovative solutions to support the university mission.” Event highlights included: A leadership conversation between U-M VPIT-CIO Ravi Pendse and Michael S. Barr, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy Pendse’s fireside chat with keynote speaker Eric Yuan, Zoom CEO 18 fascinating breakout sessions… Read More »
Michigan IT CoP activities: November–January
Michigan IT Communities of Practice (CoPs) are groups where like-minded IT professionals can share information, experiences, and ideas around a particular topic in support of the university’s missions. Communities of Practice The full calendar is on the CoP website. Below you’ll find the list of recent and upcoming CoP meetings. We invite you to get involved, share your knowledge,… Read More »
Research reproducibility in data science and the role of IT staff
A significant challenge facing a wide variety of disciplines is the ability to reproduce research results. Researchers across U-M are working together to develop best practices that promote reproducible data science, and Michigan IT staff play an important role in this effort. “Many IT staff members don’t normally get involved directly in specific research projects, so the reproducibility… Read More »
Join the LRC for online fun and games this month!
Need a little more fun in your life? Want to de-stress, hang out, and maybe even learn something? Grab a refreshing drink and a tasty snack, put on your favorite hat, and get comfy in your ergonomic chair. It’s game time with the Language Resource Center (LRC)! Check out their upcoming self-care workshops and close out the semester… Read More »
MiXR Studios Podcast: Episodes 24-27
The MiXR Studios Podcast exists to educate the University of Michigan community about what is happening in XR (Extended Reality) on campus. It will share best practices and exciting learnings while helping to shape the future of teaching and learning in higher education and beyond.
Tech Tip: Etherpad
For this month’s tip, I am sharing an open source Google Docs alternative: Etherpad. You can install your own instance of it, or can use one of the many free available online options listed below. If you would like to collaborate with someone who does not have a Google account, only need a temporary collaborative document, or would… Read More »
Cybersecurity experts discuss election, research security
Almost a month after Election Day, experts discussed the threats to election security and cybersecurity and its role within the University of Michigan community in the second installment of the Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series. Javed Ali, former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, discussed the connections between technology and election security. Ali said the shift towards paper… Read More »
U-M Data Science Annual Symposium covers wide range of topics
The Michigan Institute for Data Science held its Data Science Annual Symposium Tuesday, November 10 and Wednesday, November 11. The keynote featured Lauren Klein, English professor at Emory University, and Catherine D’Ignazio, urban science professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The pair discussed their book, “Data Feminism,” published last February. Klein and D’Ignazio introduced what they call the… Read More »