AI Suggestions generates titles and descriptions for Lecture Recordings

AI Suggestions is a new feature within CAEN’s Lecture Recording service that generates suggestions for titles, descriptions, and topics for Lecture Recordings. This tool works by analyzing the lecture’s transcript to produce suggested metadata that, when added, can help students and other viewers quickly identify the core topics and discussions covered in each lecture. To Continue Reading »

Introducing the CAEN Chatbot: Your go-to resource for CAEN-related inquiries

Available 24/7, the CAEN Chatbot is available to assist you in navigating our website and connecting you with the appropriate resources or solutions based on your questions. Powered by Maizey, it efficiently searches through multiple sources to provide potential answers, saving you time and effort. Since the Chatbot is constantly learning, we suggest verifying responses Continue Reading »

CAEN Winter Success Workshop Series: November 14-December 5

CAEN is excited to announce its Winter Success Workshop Series, offering an array of sessions designed to enhance your knowledge of available teaching and learning tools. This season’s dynamic lineup runs November 14 through December 5, 2024 and includes these sessions:

  • Unlocking Funding Potential: Navigating E3 Grants
  • An Introduction to Student Polling Using Poll
Continue Reading »

AI privacy at U-M

While today there is no shortage of options for generative AI tools, we often overlook the importance of privacy when using them. It can be difficult to determine who can see the information you share and how it’s being used. The University of Michigan takes your privacy seriously and ensures that your privacy is protected Continue Reading »

U-M Maizey: A powerful GenAI tool now integrated with Canvas

U-M Maizey has been updated for the fall semester. U-M Maizey is a dynamic tool designed to enhance the GenAI experience for faculty and students by leveraging custom datasets. Maizey empowers users to extract valuable insights, discover patterns and gain deeper knowledge from the available datasets. 

New Features

  • Multiple Data Source Support
  • Data Source Indexing
Continue Reading »

8-Week GenAI Challenge – Summer 2024

Join the 8-Week GenAI Challenge presented by CAEN and ITS to unlock the potential of generative AI technologies. Each week, we’ll tackle a new aspect of GenAI, with practical challenges that showcase the power and versatility of UM-GPT and related tools. Starting July 15, expect to spend just 15-20 minutes weekly on engaging tasks. Complete Continue Reading »

CAEN summer technology workshops for faculty and staff

CAEN is hosting various online summer technology workshops geared toward faculty and staff. Workshops begin May 16 and end July 25. Topics include:

  • AI prompting
  • U-M Maizey (Introduction and Advanced)
  • Tandem – a tool to promote and manage student teamwork
  • Poll Everywhere – a student response system with interactive classroom activities 
  • Peerceptiv – peer-to-peer learning
Continue Reading »