The University of Michigan is committed to ensuring that all of its digital content, including web pages, course content, and software, can be used by everyone who needs it. Recent updates to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) add urgency to that commitment, giving public universities until April 2026 to make all digital content Continue Reading »
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CAEN Help Desk to end regular in-person support in Winter 2025
Starting Monday, March 3, 2025, the CAEN Help Desk walk-up location on the second floor of the Duderstadt Center will end regular in-person operations. Going forward, the Help Desk will provide in-person support for the first few weeks of each Fall and Winter term.
The CAEN Help Desk team will continue to provide IT support Continue Reading »
Join the movement toward ADA compliance—Digital Accessibility Grants Program
Are you ready to contribute to a more inclusive and accessible digital learning environment? The Digital Accessibility Grant Program is coming soon and will provide the essential tools, funding and expertise to support you in revising your course content. By making your instructional Canvas sites, websites, slide decks, documents, and other materials digitally accessible, you Continue Reading »
Teaching-focused grant proposals: Deadline extended to January 3
Want to implement innovative strategies for engaging and supporting all learners in Michigan Engineering courses? The Enhancing Engineering Education (E3) Grants Program has extended the deadline for applications across a range of innovations in engineering education, including instructional practices, course design and content, and instructional technology.
- Strategic Technology Grants support classroom and instructional projects that
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
Faculty and staff storage server migration: November 1, 2024
Attention College of Engineering Faculty and Staff:
The location where your files are stored (your home directory) when using a CAEN Engineering Base Desktop (EBD) computer, will be migrated to a new storage system at 11:00 p.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024.
While this migration is taking place, we recommend you do not use Continue Reading »
Join the 8-Week AI Challenge: Sign up and start anytime!
The University of Michigan 8-Week GenAI Challenge is designed for U-M staff, students and faculty members who are interested in exploring and utilizing Generative AI technologies. Each week, you’ll receive an email detailing a new aspect of GenAI, with practical challenges showcasing the power and versatility of UM-GPT and related tools. You can expect to Continue Reading »
10-Week Accessibility Challenge: September 24-December 3
Sign up today for the 10-Week Accessibility Challenge and learn to create more accessible and user-friendly digital content. Each week beginning on September 24, you will be presented with a challenge focused on a different aspect of digital accessibility. Get tips, resources, and examples to help you complete the challenge and apply what you Continue Reading »
CAEN fall 2024 instructional technology workshop series
CAEN is hosting a variety of workshops on various classroom and instructional technology tools this fall, from August 22-September 26. For workshop schedule and descriptions and to sign up, please visit the Fall Workshop Series Page.
Workshop titles include:
- Instructional Tech Intro: Tools to Transform Your Classroom
- Classroom Presentation Systems
- An Introduction to Navigating
New Canvas updates starting July 2024
Some of the new features and updates rolling out in Canvas in July are outlined below. For a complete list of all changes, see the Canvas Release and Deploy Notes.
Assignments, Discussions, & Quizzes
The Assign to function in the details interface for assignments, discussions, and quizzes is being updated and is now accessible via Continue Reading »