ITS Teaching & Learning offers a workshop series to integrate Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) into academic practices in response to the evolving education technology landscape. The series aims to equip our academic community with the requisite skills for leveraging GenAI in teaching and learning, as well as professional and personal productivity.
New! Generative AI Mini-Workshop Series
ITS is thrilled to announce the launch of a GenAI Mini-Workshop Series designed to offer a rich, engaging experience in just 45 minutes per session. With an expanded range of topics, these ten workshops are tailored to meet the varied interests and needs of instructors, staff, and students.
Most workshop content is similar to the previous full-length GenAI workshops, but topics have been condensed and redesigned to cater to different audiences. To view workshop descriptions of the entire series, visit the Generative AI Mini-Workshop Series Overview Document.
Workshop topics 1-9 will be offered twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:00 pm, allowing participants the flexibility to complete the entire series over nine weeks with their choice of one 45-minute workshop per week. Topics 1-9 will be offered between February 25 - April 24 (see schedule below). Topic 10 (Customize the U-M Student Experience with MiMaizey and the GoBlue App) is the only topic that is entirely new and will be offered weekly on various dates.
Participants can earn new GenAI badges for participating in the series. Badges allow participants to indicate their GenAI proficiency and can be showcased on platforms such as LinkedIn.
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Beginner/Core Mini Workshops
- Topic 1: Introduction to GenAI: Unpacking Key Concepts
- Audience: Instructors, Staff, and Students
- Dates Offered: February 25 and February 27
- Topic 2: Critical Challenges in GenAI: Exploring Privacy, Ethical Implications, Integrity, and Bias
- Audience: Instructors, Staff, and Students
- Dates Offered: March 4 and March 6
- Topic 3: From Basics to Brilliance: Prompt Engineering with U-M GPT
- Audience: Instructors, Staff, and Students
- Dates Offered: March 11 and March 13
- Topic 4: Prompt to Picture: How AI Can Help You Create Custom Visuals
- Audience: Instructors, Staff, and Students
- Dates Offered: March 18 and March 20
- Topic 5: The GenAI Educational Landscape: Best Practices for Instructors
- Audience: Instructors
- Dates Offered: March 25 and March 27
Intermediate/Advanced Mini Workshops
- Topic 6: Harness U-M Maizey and MiMaizey for Teaching and Learning
- Audience: Instructors and Students
- Dates Offered: April 1 and 3
- Topic 7: Streamline Daily Work Tasks with U-M Maizey
- Audience: Staff
- Dates Offered: April 8 and April 10
- Topic 8: Boost Work Productivity with GenAI
- Audience: Staff
- Dates Offered: April 15 and April 17
- Topic 9: Boost Teaching and Learning Productivity with Generative AI
- Audience: Instructors
- Dates Offered: April 22 and April 24
- Topic 10: Customize the U-M Student Experience with MiMaizey and the Go Blue App
- Audience: Students, Instructors and Staff
- Dates Offered: Weekly until the end of Winter 2025
- New Topic!
Looking for Further Support with Teaching in a Generative AI Era?
Generative AI Considerations for Teaching and Learning
- Visit the Generative AI section of this site for deeper-dive resources on GenAI considerations for teaching and learning.
- Getting Started with Generative Artificial Intelligence: U-M Instructor Guide
Generative Artificial Intelligence at U-M
- ITS AI Services: ITS is now offering a generative AI platform available to all active U-M faculty, staff, and students on the Ann Arbor, Flint, and Dearborn campuses and Michigan Medicine.
- This Generative AI at U-M website offers an in-depth explanation of GenAI, guidance on GenAI, and resources such as training, research, AI tools, and prompt literacy.
- Visit the U-M Guidance for Faculty/Instructors section of the site for GenAI academic/teaching implications
Generative AI Consultations
U-M has several instructional support professionals who can help you understand technologies at U-M, including GenAI, and help you to achieve the best results in your teaching. To request a consultation, fill out the Instructional Support interest form and you will be connected with the most appropriate U-M instructional support group.