My name is Irene Knokh. I’m the EDUCAUSE ambassador for U-M and your advocate for EDUCAUSE. I will provide articles of interest and upcoming trends in each newsletter. I took a brief hiatus in February and I’m back! Welcome to Spring 2023 (at least officially it’s Spring)! Extended Reality (XR) in the clinical setting Hail to the Victors… Read More »
The Information and Technology Services (ITS) Summer Internship Program is looking for impactful projects for the 2023 cohort to invest in this summer! As the program enters its ninth year, interns have made a difference in many areas of ITS and the Michigan IT Community through cohort projects. Some examples from previous years include: Interns will work on… Read More »
One SMTD department sits squarely at the intersection of technology and performance. Explore the performing arts technology department’s latest endeavors and initiatives designed to deepen their field, make new discoveries, and traverse new frontiers.
With Black History Month winding down and International Women’s Day around the corner, ITS Information Assurance (IA) celebrates Black women in cybersecurity. In the face of racist institutional policies and segregation laws in 1940s and 1950s America, Black women, such as Annie Briggs, Ethel Just, and the Black “code girls” of Arlington Hall, blazed trails in a field… Read More »
My name is Irene Knokh and I’m the EDUCAUSE ambassador for U-M. I share articles of interest, upcoming trends, and advocate on your behalf for EDUCAUSE. I provide articles of interest and upcoming trends in each newsletter. Welcome to 2023! I will provide EDUCAUSE articles of interest and upcoming trends in each newsletter. Welcome to 2023! Data Privacy Day was… Read More »
My name is Irene Knokh and I’m the EDUCAUSE ambassador for U-M. I share articles of interest, upcoming trends, and advocate on your behalf for EDUCAUSE. Welcome to the December edition! ‘Tis the homestretch! For the different perspectives on the top 2023 issues from federal, corporate, teaching and senior IT leaders’ view, visit the 2023 Top IT Issues report. Below… Read More »
New activity translating academic research and technology, reported by Innovation Partnerships, a unit based in the Office of the Vice President for Research, ranges in scope from genetic data accessibility to internet interfaces for the visually impaired.
The U-M School of Information (UMSI) DEI Office is launching a website to highlight the school-wide work that has been done from 2016-2021. The website comes as the school’s DEI committee begins gathering community input on priorities for a DEI 2.0 strategic plan, launching in 2023. “We want to share and acknowledge the work of our community — students,… Read More »
This month in EDUCAUSE: Digital transformation and how to create a culture of innovation.
This month in EDUCAUSE: Digital transformation and how to create a culture of innovation.
My name is Irene Knokh and I’m the EDUCAUSE ambassador for U-M. I share articles of interest, upcoming trends, and advocate on your behalf for EDUCAUSE. Welcome back to Fall 2022. It has been an intense summer and the newsletter took a hiatus for a couple of months! There’s a lot to share with you in the newsletter. 30 higher… Read More »
This month in EDUCAUSE: An emerging best practice about space and technology; the Horizon Report featuring microcredentials, hybrid and remote learning models, and more; key takeaways about DEI for leaders to consider about choosing technology for the classroom; and more.
This month in EDUCAUSE: A review of methods of connecting with students using technology, the evolution of digital transformation, and a free mentoring program.
This month in EDUCAUSE: A review of methods of connecting with students using technology, the evolution of digital transformation, and a free mentoring program.
This year’s Enriching Scholarship conference will highlight the range of instructional tools and approaches that reveal the implicit or unspoken assumptions and expectations in the curriculum. Submit your proposal by March 1.
African Americans have served in the U.S. military since the revolutionary war, although the armed forces were not officially desegregated until 1948. Unfortunately, their service is all too often downplayed or not prominently known. One story that deserves highlighting is the cryptologic work done by William Coffee in the agency that would eventually become the NSA. Mr. Coffee… Read More »
Candice Wilson is a solutions architect and Jira project manager for HITS. She has been passionate about tech since childhood and her love of creating has led to an exciting career at Michigan Medicine. Candice’s interest in making things extends beyond her work at the university and can be found in her hobbies — from 3D printing to cooking and more. She particularly enjoys creating things to gift to others.
NameCoach is a web-based tool that allows users to record, listen to, and learn names. There are many options and uses for using NameCoach.
U-M will be a beta site for Morphic, a new system that makes technology significantly more usable for individuals with disabilities and others who have difficulty using standard digital setups. Morphic is now available on all Campus Computing Sites computers on the UM-Ann Arbor campus. Learn about how Morphic came to U-M, the benefits of Morphic, and how you can provide your feedback on new features as they are developed.
An article in the URecord back in August featured the power of collaboration between ITS and the Language Resource Center. ITS has recently completed adding the majority of other language placement reporting processes by adding an additional eight languages to the workflow. Thanks to the project’s production workflow, any future languages can also be added in a timely… Read More »