Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with Supported Technologies
Creating accessible digital content ensures that all students, faculty, and staff can engage fully with course materials and administrative resources. YuJa Panorama is an accessibility and remediation platform integrated within Canvas (Online@UT) that automatically scans digital content, evaluates uploaded files (such as PDFs, Word documents, and PowerPoint slides), and provides actionable accessibility scores alongside guided inline remediation.
For faculty and staff who need to evaluate and remediate documents outside of a Canvas course, YuJa Panorama’s DocHub serves as a cloud-based repository. DocHub allows users to upload, store, check, and remediate standalone files, while enabling automated generation of alternative formats—such as audio MP3, ePub, electronic Braille, and OCRed PDFs—to support diverse learning needs.
In this 30-minute workshop, participants will discover how to leverage YuJa Panorama and the DocHub to quickly evaluate document accessibility, execute guided fixes, and ensure compliance with accessibility standards.
At this end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
In a landscape overflowing with synthetic text and rapid technological shifts, artificial intelligence can easily feel like a barrier to authentic learning and human connection. But what if we set aside the myth of creating sentient life forms and recognized AI for what it actually is: a massive statistical pattern revealing the ways human beings have historically shown up to help one another?
This session offers a candid, joyful, and deeply humanizing exploration of how faculty and students can navigate this shift as allies. For decades, education relied on the final artifact, the written essay or finished project, as proof that learning took place. Now that AI can instantly generate that output, we are challenged to re-examine how mental models, foundational skills, and human agency are truly built.
Grounded in an intimate, visual field guide framework, this talk bridges the gap between faculty and students through shared empathy, radical self-worth, and productive learning friction. By anchoring our work in real human audiences and legitimate needs, we restore purpose, empathetic discernment, and genuine motivation to the learning journey.
Together, we will explore three foundational pillars:
Spoiler Alert: There is no AI. The Sci-Fi stories are not coming true. The help people have been trying to pass down all throughout history is finally findable. Come ready to challenge popular assumptions, re-anchor learning in authentic human needs, and rally together across generations in changing times.
Key Learning Outcomes
ArcGIS Online is a simple cloud-based utility for producing, editing, and sharing geospatial data. ArcGIS Online is meant to act as a Web-based mapping solution for everyone from GIS professionals to those with no formal GIS training. This workshop will give an overview of ArcGIS Online features. Researchers will learn how to: Upload and manipulate data; map points, lines, and areas; enrich map layers with data; embed maps in Web sites; and share maps in a multitude of ways.
Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with Supported Technologies
This workshop covers essential strategies for designing, implementing, and managing effective online surveys. Participants will learn best practices across the entire survey lifecycle, from question design and wording to survey structure and logic. We’ll briefly explore when Qualtrics, REDCap, or Microsoft Forms is the best fit for your survey needs. While we focus on settings and features in Qualtrics, you’ll discover that much of the guidance applies across survey platforms.
Topics include optimizing survey length and format, setting up skip logic and branching, pilot testing, and accessibility considerations. Whether you’re conducting academic research, institutional surveys, or longitudinal studies, this workshop provides guidance to improve survey quality and data integrity.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Canvas Catalog is an outreach platform for non-credit/non-degree related purposes. Colleges or units may use Catalog to offer professional development, public outreach, or other certificate-based courses. Catalog extends access to those outside of the university community. Catalog offerings can be fee-based using a special payment gateway, or they can be offered at discounts based on special promotional codes, or at no additional cost to the participant. Customized certificates are available to users upon completion of activities. Catalog is a separate instance of Canvas and is the only avenue to provide external users to a Canvas-based course.
Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with Supported Technologies
This 30-minute session will explore Canvas from the student perspective, with a focus on the Canvas Student mobile app. We will begin by discussing why the mobile Canvas experience matters, especially as many students regularly use mobile devices to access course content while instructors and instructional designers often focus mainly on the desktop version when designing Canvas courses.
The session will then include a live demonstration of the Canvas Student app, showing how students navigate courses, check announcements, access modules and assignments, view grades, and manage other common course activities. After the demonstration, we will compare the mobile app with the desktop version of Canvas and discuss key differences, strengths, and limitations from the student perspective. The session will conclude with practical considerations for instructors and instructional designers on how to design Canvas courses that work well across both desktop and mobile environments.
At this end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Analytics can improve student success by providing insight into student learning behaviors. Faculty will learn how to assess the effectiveness of their online teaching methods, identify areas that need improvement, and identify at-risk students.
This workshop/consultation session will assist you through the steps of applying the UTK Canvas Course Template to your Canvas courses. The template will ease your Canvas course design efforts and your students will appreciate the clear and consistent navigation the template offers.
This workshop will focus on the Canvas assignment tool faculty can use to track and/or improve student learning. Instructors will also learn the relationship between Canvas assignments and the grade book. We'll go beyond the nuts and bolts of assignment creation and management by learning about many best practices and helpful hints that can contribute toward a better, more efficient online experience for both you and your students.
The accommodations area in YuJa Verity (not to be confused with other SDS accommodations in Canvas quizzes) allows instructors the ability to assign a student, or group of students, their own set of YuJa Verity settings, or even excuse them from YuJa Verity altogether. If instructors want to give a student custom settings, an accommodations profile will need to be created before the exam date. By the end of this session, instructors will be able to create accommodations profiles in YuJa Verity and apply them as needed.
This workshop provides a foundational overview of basic features and functionality available in Canvas that allows instructors to build and support engaging courses.
With the April 2027 federal deadline regarding digital accessibility, your documents, assignments, quizzes, pages, etc. on Canvas need to be made accessible for your students, but you may not know where to start. UTK’s accessibility tool, YuJa Panorama, can help with this. Join us as we learn the basics of using YuJa Panorama in your Canvas course shells to meet digital accessibility standards.
This is an overview session on how to set up YuJa Verity on quizzes and exams in Canvas. There are two distinct YuJa Verity tools: the lockdown app and the browser extension. We’ll discuss settings on both, as well as some best practices on when to use which tool. By the end of this session, you should be able to create YuJa Verity profiles and apply them to your quizzes and exams.
Instructors and designers can take this condensed half hour workshop to learn more about organizing their Canvas course sites to maximize efficiency and impact. Participants will learn more about course quota, the Modules-Files-Pages relationship, how to create a helpful Course Menu and Home Page for their Canvas course sites, and more.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Designed for instructors, this workshop provides an overview of the Canvas Portfolio tool and its benefits. Using Portfolio features allows students to create work that aligns with defined requirements and skills. We walk participants through the differences between Canvas Portfolio and legacy ePortfolio and Portfolium (Folio) tools and functionalities. Participants will also learn how to create a Showcase and Evaluation portfolio and integrate it into Speedgrader.
Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with Supported Technologies
Looking for a way to deliver compliance training, professional skills development, continuing education, and learning opportunities that support student success and career readiness? Canvas Catalog provides a centralized platform for creating, managing, and promoting learning opportunities for UT and external audiences.
Canvas Catalog is available at no cost to departments when enrollment is limited to UT students, faculty, and staff.
At this end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with Supported Technologies
This session aims to highlight how faculty can use Canvas Portfolio for teaching, assessment, and student career preparation. Participants will learn how portfolios can support competency-based learning, authentic assessment, and program-level evaluation while providing students with a meaningful way to tell their academic story.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
This workshop provides an overview of Mastery Paths and their associated benefits. It will highlight the advantages of using this Canvas feature to create a personalized and differentiated online learning environment. We will walk participants through ways to access and set up Mastery Paths for assignments, quizzes, and discussions. Participants will also learn troubleshooting tips they can use for unexpected Mastery Paths issues within courses.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
What's New in Canvas - Join us for this half-hour workshop and explore the latest updates in Online@UT (Canvas). It is important to stay up to date as features and functionality get added, changed, or removed frequently in Canvas. Come learn new and upcoming enhancements inside the Canvas interface!
Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with Supported Technologies
Join this 30-minute session to explore external LTI tool integrations in Canvas—such as publisher tools and third-party course materials—and evaluate YuJa Verity, UTK’s online proctoring solution. Designed for instructors and staff of all experience levels, attendees will leave with practical takeaways to help deter academic dishonesty in online assessments and help make adoption of external LTI tool integrations as smooth and seamless as possible.
At this end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with OIT Supported Technologies
LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform providing users with a vast library of video courses focused on business, technology, and creative skills. Learn how you can gain access to expert-led instruction and personalized recommendations to develop in-demand skills. Designed for both personal and professional development, with features like practice exercises, downloadable content, and the ability to share completed certificates on LinkedIn profiles, LinkedIn Learning is a one-stop shop for continued success inside and outside of the classroom.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Looking to build new skills, meet performance review goals, or prepare for your next role? This session will show you how you can use LinkedIn Learning to support your professional development. Whether you're enhancing your current role or aiming higher, discover how curated content and learning paths can help you upskill with purpose.
Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with Supported Technologies
In this session, we will discuss the differences between SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive as well as when and why you might want to use each file system. Get simple instructions for organizing, sharing and finding your files. Learn about version history, how to sync your Teams to your computer to make moving files easier, and much more.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with Supported Technologies
Make data collection simple and engaging with Microsoft Forms! This hands-on workshop will show you how to create surveys, quizzes, and feedback tools that streamline communication and enhance collaboration across campus. You’ll learn practical features, explore hands-on activities, and discover tips for integrating Forms into your work.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Microsoft Loop is a collaborative workspace tool that enables teams to work together seamlessly, manage projects, and communicate efficiently in a digital environment.
Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with Supported Technologies
Microsoft Planner is Microsoft’s project management tool designed to help individuals and teams stay organized and on track. In this session, you’ll go from learning how to create a Plan all the way to sharing that Plan with others, either individually or within Microsoft Teams. We’ll cover tips for organizing your Plan effectively and show how Planner connects with the To Do app through Outlook to help you manage tasks and priorities.
Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with Supported Technologies
Get a quick overview of how to use Microsoft Teams for your group. Learn about chats, channels, scheduling video calls, and lots more. We'll present new features in Teams and Teams Premium as well as best practices for using, managing, and creating Teams.
Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with Supported Technologies
Get up and running with Panopto in this practical introduction to the video platform used across campus. We'll explore the Panopto interface, recording and editing workflows, accessibility tools, sharing and permissions, and Canvas integration. Whether you're just getting started or looking to improve your workflow, you'll leave with tips and best practices for creating, managing, and sharing video content with confidence.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
This workshop will cover the basics of recording and editing using Panopto. Learn two ways to record by choosing from the browser-based recording feature called Panopto Capture or the Panopto Desktop Application. Attendees will also learn simple editing techniques using Panopto's built-in editor.
This workshop will cover practical techniques for uploading and managing Panopto content within Canvas. Panopto is fully integrated with Canvas allowing instructors to share content to their Canvas course without leaving the course site. Learn how to add Panopto video content to your course using the external tools and text editor functions inside of Canvas. Integrate videos within the assignments function in Canvas to allow students to submit their own Panopto videos for feedback and grades.
This workshop introduces Generalized Additive Models (GAM) as a flexible extension of linear regression for modeling complex, nonlinear relationships in research data. Participants will gain a conceptual understanding of how GAMs work, guidance on when to apply them over traditional methods, and practical experience fitting and interpreting GAM models using the mgcv package in R. A working knowledge of basic regression is recommended.
This workshop provides a comparative overview of data weighting methods used in secondary data analysis. Designed for researchers with basic statistical knowledge, the workshop examines how SPSS, Stata, and R each address different weighting needs, from probability and frequency weights in SPSS, to multi-stage and replicate weight designs in Stata, to custom weighting schemes in R. Topics include key secondary data sources, weight structures, and a platform decision framework. Real-world datasets such as NHANES, BRFSS, and NCES will be used throughout.
In this workshop, you will learn the fundamental methods of survival analysis using SAS and is designed for researchers, students, and faculty with basic statistical knowledge. Topics include Kaplan–Meier survival curves, the log-rank test, restricted mean survival time (RMST), and the Cox proportional hazards model. You will also learn how to assess the proportional hazards assumption and apply appropriate methods when the assumption is violated.
The Torch Deep Learning Add-In for JMP Pro enables users to train and deploy predictive models that use image, text, or tabular features as inputs to predict binary, continuous, or nominal targets. This workshop will briefly review The Torch Deep Learning Add-In basic concepts and applications. Practical demos will be conducted throughout the session and participants will be able to gain hands-on experiences. Prior preliminary knowledge of JMP is preferred but not required.
This workshop introduces mixture modeling as a powerful technique for uncovering hidden subgroups within your data. Participants will learn how to identify latent classes, underlying subpopulations that drive patterns in observed data, and how to determine the optimal number of classes using model fit comparisons and significance testing. How to estimate latent class membership probabilities for individual observations and integrate the resulting classification variable into broader regression frameworks, whether as a predictor or an outcome will also be presented. This workshop is ideal for researchers looking to move beyond one-size-fits-all models and capture meaningful heterogeneity in their data.
QGIS Fundamentals provides an introduction to QGIS, a free, open-source desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) used for mapping, spatial analysis, and data visualization. This workshop covers the QGIS interface, importing and managing spatial data, creating and styling maps, working with coordinate reference systems, and performing basic geoprocessing tasks. Participants will also learn where to obtain publicly available GIS data and explore common workflows for research applications. No prior GIS experience is required, making this workshop a starting point for students, faculty, and staff interested in incorporating geospatial analysis into their research or coursework.
This workshop provides an introduction to response surface methods and designs using JMP software and is designed for researchers, students, and faculty with basic statistical knowledge. Topics covered include an introduction to response surface, path of steepest ascent, second-order models, and optimization. Practical engineering examples will be shown from Montgomery's Design and Analysis of Experiments along with ways to apply these techniques to other research fields.
Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with Supported Technologies
Searching the web is changing from simply pointing us toward sources to directly answering our questions. That can be incredibly useful when we're trying to get things done, but it also changes when and how we apply the research instincts we already have. In this interactive session, we'll explore how search is evolving, work through practical examples, and consider how the question, context, and consequences should shape where we look and what we rely on.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with Supported Technologies
Join us as we explore the latest features of Zoom’s recordings, captions, and transcripts. We’ll demo the settings for success, whether you record locally or to the cloud. We’ll discuss both local and cloud recordings and demonstrate how to work with live captions and cloud recording transcripts. We’ll also demo Zoom’s new My Notes feature, a personal note-taking tool.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with Supported Technologies
This session will cover strategies on using AI to elevate learning while not replacing human thinking. We’ll use real-world examples of AI successes and pitfalls to learn how to avoid those pitfalls, and explore simple, practical methods to integrate AI into teaching and learning.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Fall Training 2026: Empower Your Skills with Supported Technologies
Ever feel like your workday is powered by 40% coffee, 50% sheer willpower, and a never-ending to-do list? It’s time to get a digital sidekick. This fast-paced, highly practical session is designed for everyday staff who want to ditch the daily friction and reclaim their time.
We won't be talking about abstract tech theories. Instead, you’ll walk away with real, ready-to-use strategies to let AI do the heavy lifting for you—from crushing a flooded inbox and instantly summarizing massive reports, to mapping out project timelines and jump-starting creative ideas. Discover how to automate the tedious, time-consuming busywork so you can focus on what actually matters. Bring your coffee; we’ll supply the cheat codes!
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Did you know that you can do more with Adobe Acrobat than just open and view PDFs? Join me as I show you some tips and tricks that will make Adobe Acrobat work for your needs. We will look over some helpful tools and answer attendee questions related to specific needs.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Learn to create AI assistants in UT Verse to help save you time.
It's more than just a podcast creator. Learn to use TwinWave to produce various audio files to help with your work and projects.
Join us for an engaging and informative workshop designed to help you master the essentials of UT Verse. Whether you're a beginner or looking to enhance your skills, this workshop will provide you with the knowledge and tools to navigate and utilize UT Verse effectively.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
This workshop is ideal for anyone looking to improve their proficiency with UT Verse, including new users, experienced users seeking to refine their skills, and those interested in AI technology.
Have you ever wondered why your Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool doesn't seem to understand your request? Writing an effective prompt is the key to UT Verse providing the information you need. Creating effective prompts is key to harnessing the power of AI. Think of prompts as the questions or commands we give to AI. The better our prompts, the more accurate and useful the AI's responses will be. It's like having a conversation with a highly intelligent assistant—clear, precise questions lead to clear, concise answers.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Learn to use the new Smart Prompt feature inside of UT Verse to help you write effective prompts.
Join us for this one-hour workshop and explore the latest updates in LiveOnline@UT (Zoom). The agenda includes topics such as exploring content sharing and screen layout options, engaging on-screen feedback icons, and managing participants. We’ll discuss these topics and much more! Pre-requisite: Experience with scheduling and leading Zoom meetings.
Through the use of creative selections you’ll combine multiple images into one image.
If you are new to Photoshop, this is the perfect workshop to begin learning the tools and basic techniques. Participants will examine the Photoshop interface. Selections from the toolbar will be defined, discussed, and applied to a graphic. Invaluable shortcuts for opening, viewing, and selecting will be taught. Work with palettes and palette menus. Learn and apply the creative skills needed for manipulating graphics. These skills include selecting, editing, and rotating shapes, then adding the shapes to another graphic.
What if you could shape AI into a tool that truly thinks with you—not just for you?
In this immersive, half-day hands-on master class, you’ll go far beyond prompt lists and templates. We’ll begin by exploring the real blocks to using AI well—psychological fears, ethical concerns, and the cultural myths that keep us stuck. Then, through storytelling, demo sessions, and interactive coaching, you’ll practice the six transformative skills of AI alchemy:
You’ll learn how to shape AI into a partner that supports your real work—whether that’s teaching, writing, problem-solving, or healing. And you’ll leave with a reusable assistant you designed yourself—plus the confidence to use it meaningfully, ethically, and with a voice that’s unmistakably your own.
Can't wait? Start an online AI discussion at the AI Lab.
Foundations & Befriending AI: Part 1 of the AI Alchemy: Beyond Prompting Masterclass focuses on building a grounded foundation for working with artificial intelligence. Participants will examine common fears, myths, and misunderstandings about AI, learn a clear conceptual model for how AI systems work, and explore why ethical responsibility and human judgment remain essential. The session includes guided discussion and hands-on exploration through a “Befriending AI” exercise, allowing participants to try safe, reflective interaction for themselves and share observations. This session is designed to reduce anxiety, build confidence, and establish a shared language for thoughtful AI use. No technical background is required.
Applied Understanding & Human Judgment: Part 2 of the AI Alchemy: Beyond Prompting Masterclass focuses on applied understanding and responsible use. Participants will explore how AI can support thinking and practical work through approaches such as guided exploration, multi-perspective reasoning, and iterative co-creation. Topics include finding understanding, learning with AI as a “tour guide,” examining alternative viewpoints, and using AI reflectively for problem-solving and sense-making. The session emphasizes discernment, accountability, and real-world judgment, with interactive exercises and time for questions. A short recap is included so participants can engage meaningfully even if they did not attend Part 1.
AI in teaching, assignment design, AI-written essays, academic honesty, building trust with students, cultural shifts, new norms, creative assessments
Come curious, leave connected. These relaxed, come-as-you-are conversations center around the big and small questions we have about generative AI. Each session starts with a theme—a firestarter—and then flows freely based on who’s there and what matters most. There are no slides, no pressure, and no expertise required. Just a digital fire, some good company, and space to wonder together.
Sometimes we play a fire video. Sometimes we just talk. Sometimes we just listen. Drop in any time.
Can't wait? Start an online AI discussion at the AI Lab.
AI’s environmental impact, data centers, water use, electricity, sustainability, low-energy alternatives, ethical tech use, eco-responsibility
Come curious, leave connected. These relaxed, come-as-you-are conversations center around the big and small questions we have about generative AI. Each session starts with a theme—a firestarter—and then flows freely based on who’s there and what matters most. There are no slides, no pressure, and no expertise required. Just a digital fire, some good company, and space to wonder together.
Sometimes we play a fire video. Sometimes we just talk. Sometimes we just listen. Drop in any time.
Can't wait? Start an online AI discussion at the AI Lab.
AI ethics, data misuse, student integrity, grading with AI, fear of cheating, copyright, fear of replacement, “is AI lying?”, human dignity in AI tools
Come curious, leave connected. These relaxed, come-as-you-are conversations center around the big and small questions we have about generative AI. Each session starts with a theme—a firestarter—and then flows freely based on who’s there and what matters most. There are no slides, no pressure, and no expertise required. Just a digital fire, some good company, and space to wonder together.
Sometimes we play a fire video. Sometimes we just talk. Sometimes we just listen. Drop in any time.
Can't wait? Start an online AI discussion at the AI Lab.
AI and the future, utopia/dystopia fears, jobs, creativity, authenticity, collective wisdom, rehumanizing tech, making peace with change
Come curious, leave connected. These relaxed, come-as-you-are conversations center around the big and small questions we have about generative AI. Each session starts with a theme—a firestarter—and then flows freely based on who’s there and what matters most. There are no slides, no pressure, and no expertise required. Just a digital fire, some good company, and space to wonder together.
Sometimes we play a fire video. Sometimes we just talk. Sometimes we just listen. Drop in any time.
Can't wait? Start an online AI discussion at the AI Lab.
AI and mental health, talking to bots, AI girlfriends/boyfriends, loneliness, journaling with ChatGPT, self-reflection, vulnerability, boundaries, sacredness
Come curious, leave connected. These relaxed, come-as-you-are conversations center around the big and small questions we have about generative AI. Each session starts with a theme—a firestarter—and then flows freely based on who’s there and what matters most. There are no slides, no pressure, and no expertise required. Just a digital fire, some good company, and space to wonder together.
Sometimes we play a fire video. Sometimes we just talk. Sometimes we just listen. Drop in any time.
Can't wait? Start an online AI discussion at the AI Lab.
The one AI talk that will change how you see it—and yourself.
Most people think they understand AI—until they discover how deeply human it really is.
In this one-of-a-kind session, you’ll uncover the hidden truths behind artificial intelligence:
This isn’t a how-to. It’s a reawakening.
Who Should Attend:Faculty, staff, and students interested in gaining a deeper understanding of artificial intelligence, regardless of their current level of expertise.
Continue the Conversation:Engage with our online community at the UT_AI Innovation Lab: Discussions & Resources to further explore AI topics and connect with others.
Note: This talk is the updated version of AI: Explanations and Demonstrations in the AI Innovation Lab series that has been growing and developing all semester.
The one AI talk that will change how you see it—and yourself.
Most people think they understand AI—until they discover how deeply human it really is.
In this one-of-a-kind session, you’ll uncover the hidden truths behind artificial intelligence:
This isn’t a how-to. It’s a reawakening.
Who Should Attend:Faculty, staff, and students interested in gaining a deeper understanding of artificial intelligence, regardless of their current level of expertise.
Continue the Conversation:Engage with our online community at the UT_AI Innovation Lab: Discussions & Resources to further explore AI topics and connect with others.
Note: This talk is the updated version of AI: Explanations and Demonstrations in the AI Innovation Lab series that has been growing and developing all semester.
For many people, AI doesn’t feel exciting—it feels wrong. It feels like stolen art, lost jobs, endless surveillance, environmental strain, manipulation, burnout, and broken trust. It feels like something powerful happening to us instead of for us.
AI Ouch is a community discussion for those who feel uneasy, skeptical, or overwhelmed by AI. Before the session, participants can anonymously share their concerns—about creativity, ethics, the economy, mental health, security, or anything else that hurts. During the event, we’ll listen to these “ouch” moments together and respond with empathy and practical literacy: clear explanations, honest limits, and language for staying human amid the noise.
Submit your “AI Ouch” anonymously. Submissions are optional and will remain private.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
Creating effective prompts is key to harnessing the power of AI. Think of prompts as the questions or commands we give to AI. The better our prompts, the more accurate and useful the AI’s responses will be. It's like having a conversation with a highly intelligent assistant—clear, precise questions lead to clear, concise answers.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
This session doesn’t offer answers. It offers a seat at the table. Join us for a journey through real-world personas where ethics isn’t abstract—it’s personal.
Learn about Copilot, both the free and paid versions and how it can help you in your job.
This session introduces Microsoft Copilot EDU, a powerful AI assistant integrated across Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams. Copilot helps streamline tasks, generate content, and enhance productivity by leveraging the tools you already use every day. The paid EDU version offers advanced features tailored for educational environments, making it easier to create engaging learning materials and manage workflows efficiently.
AI tools are increasingly being used for reflection, emotional support, and even moments of crisis — often by people who don’t realize their limits or risks. This session explores how AI literacy can literally save lives, helping participants recognize when to trust AI, when to turn to human help, and how to stay grounded while using these technologies.
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Note: This session includes discussion of mental-health crises and suicidal ideation in the context of AI use. It is not a therapy session but a literacy and safety workshop. Participants are encouraged to care for themselves and step out if needed.
Take an hour to learn about the many different AI tools within Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Acrobat.
Joy enters AI literacy when we stop treating AI as “intelligent” and begin seeing it as math revealing useful patterns in data. This session offers a clear, hopeful reframing through two academic lenses: mathematics as the engine of pattern recognition, and information literacy as the practice of tracing how ideas—and even individual predicted words—emerge from human sources. Together, these lenses dissolve confusion and open the door to teaching AI with confidence, ease, and joy. Why? Because math shows us the statistically overwhelming pattern of people showing up to help every time we use AI.
Microsoft Copilot is like having a super-smart buddy built right into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook! Imagine writing emails faster, making better presentations, and analyzing data like a pro, all with a little AI help. Let’s dive in and see how Copilot can make your Microsoft life way easier!
The AI Hub is UT’s new, campus-supported platform that brings multiple AI tools into one convenient place. It’s designed to help students, faculty, and staff work faster and smarter—whether you’re brainstorming ideas, researching topics, drafting content, summarizing materials, or exploring data and concepts.
This workshop will introduce you to the basics of geographic information system (GIS) mapping using ESRI’s ArcGIS Online platform. In this session, you will learn how to use the ArcGIS online system, to create a series of maps. After creating the maps, you can then export your maps to ESRI’s Story Maps, which will allow you to create stable link to a mixed media mapping project that you can use for research, teaching, and job portfolio purposes.
This session is designed to equip you with the essential skills needed to effectively use ATLAS.ti for qualitative data analysis. You will learn how to navigate the ATLAS.ti interface, import and manage qualitative data, and apply coding and annotation tools to uncover meaningful insights. Additionally, the workshop will introduce you to the powerful AI-driven features in ATLAS.ti, such as sentiment analysis, automatic coding, and theme extraction, enhancing your analytical capabilities. The workshop will include practical exercises to reinforce your learning, allowing you to work hands-on with sample data sets. By the end of the session, you will have a solid foundation in using ATLAS.ti for your qualitative research projects, enabling you to enhance your analytical capabilities and streamline your research process.
This workshop presents essential guidelines and strategies for designing and conducting effective online surveys. Key topics include planning and structuring surveys, designing clear and unbiased questions, survey flow, pilot testing, recruiting participants, reducing risk of fraudulent responses, data cleaning, and preparing data for analysis.
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Microsoft Teams is a great tool to use for Project Management. In addition to Teams, Microsoft offers a range of applications designed to facilitate project management and enhance team productivity. This workshop will provide an overview of standalone tools such as Planner, Lists, To Do, and Forms, as well as Updates, an application integrated within Teams. Updates is particularly valuable not only for project coordination but also for managing individual updates, streamlining meetings, and serving as an effective reference during annual performance evaluations.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
This workshop provides an overview of how to set up extra credit in a Canvas course. Specifically, it will showcase how instructors can give extra points on a graded assignment, create an extra credit assignment, and assign a percentage weight to an extra credit assignment group. The workshop will also highlight additional scenarios that instructors need to consider as they grade students, such as when and how to change points earned after submission, how to create extra credit using a rubric, and how to add fudge points.
Canvas Credentials is a digital badging platform within Canvas for recognizing achievement. Digital badges provide a visual, online representation of students’ accomplishments, skills, and/or achievements. Badges are a great way to improve student learning and engagement as they enable the ability for instructors to identify skills students have gained or still need to earn.
Join us in this workshop as we provide an overview and demonstration of digital badges and their benefits. We will walk you through how to access Canvas Credentials, create and issue badges, revoke badges, and manage awarded badges.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
This workshop will provide an overview of the Canvas Studio video platform - the next-generation online video learning platform. Canvas Studio integrates with Canvas and allows instructors to seamlessly create media interaction and active learning experiences in the online classroom. Learn how Canvas Studio can engage both students and instructors, provide insightful viewing analytics, generate captions, and turn video and audio content into conversation.
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In this session, participants will learn about the Microsoft Education integration available in Canvas. Using this feature, instructors can create Teams, Class Notebooks, check in with their students, and easily collaborate on files.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Canvas currently has two options for online assessment: Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes. Join us in this workshop session to learn about how the two Quiz tools function, as well as their similarities and differences. Instructors will also learn about Akindi Importer, a tool that can assist in Quiz content creation.
Join us as we discuss how Canvas Studio and Discussions can work together as video response tools in the classroom. By the end of this workshop, instructors will learn how to upload media to Canvas Studio and embed it into a Discussions assignment. We will also look at a sample discussion enhanced with video responses as well as resources to help you get started in your own Canvas course site.
Have you ever met someone you really wanted to connect with professionally, hoping to give them an overview of your experience and ability, only to become tongue-tied and forget important facts? Creating and practicing an elevator pitch as a short introduction to your professional accomplishments and career goals gives you the confidence to talk to potential employers and research partners without the fear of forgetting important information. In this 30-minute session, we'll discuss the main points of an elevator pitch, why you need one, and suggest technology tools you can use to create and practice your pitch prior to job fairs or networking events.
Did you know your favorite Adobe and Microsoft apps have AI superpowers? Let’s uncover these hidden gems and see how you can use them to make your projects even cooler. Get ready to level up your creative game!
Let’s explore UT Verse with this deep dive presentation where you will be able to learn more than just the basics.
The ISAAC-NG cluster offers access to its compute resources via two means: (i) submission of a SLURM job via the command line or (ii) web based job submission via Open OnDemand. In this workshop, we will cover how to efficiently use the compute resources of ISAAC-NG via command line and submit, monitor, and manage the computational jobs for production work using the SLURM scheduler.
Introduction to anaconda environment setup and software installation on ISAAC. Avoid common pitfalls, and learn best practices for using Anaconda in an HPC environment.
Learn to use Linux Command Line.
This workshop session will focus on the HPC resources available in ISAAC ecosystem for non-sensitive research. The session will also cover the HPC resources offered for teaching purposes.
This session aims to provide users an overview of the ISAAC Secure Enclave cluster, show the information available on the HPSC website, how to obtain a Secure Enclave account, how to access and login to resources, how to request a project for research using the Secure Enclave, provide a file system overview, and describe data transfer capabilities available.
The ISAAC GPU Computing workshop is intended for researchers new to the ISAAC resources. It will describe the GPU resources available in the ISAAC clusters and how to access and use them, including using GPU resources via the SLURM workload management system and access to GPU resources via Open OnDemand, an open-source web-based portal providing an easy-to-use interface to the cluster resources (similar to Google Collaborator).
This workshop is focused on how to request the resources on the ISAAC clusters and launch the computational jobs in batch and interactive mode using SLURM scheduler.
This workshop will cover additional SLURM job topics such as job arrays, job dependencies, viewing resource usage, and some common job patterns.
Learn how to use containers to run HPC jobs.
This workshop is focused on using the ISAAC Next Gen cluster and launching the interactive GUI applications such as Jupyter Notebook, RStudio, MATLAB, etc. via the web browser on a user's computer versus the actual computation happening on the cluster.
Learn about the Workflows and Pipelines with NextFlow to run HPC jobs.
This workshop will cover how to write batch scripts and submit compute jobs using the Slurm Workload Manager.
In this introductory workshop on Kahoot, we'll explore the types of Kahoots you can create, including Multiple Choice, True/False, using an AI-assisted question generator, and more. We'll look at ways to play Kahoots in-person and asynchronously and touch on how to share Kahoots from your personal or shared workspace by creating private groups.
Creating a custom assistant sounds hard—but it’s easier (and more fun) than you think. In this live UT Verse session, we’ll explore different types of assistants, choose one as a group, and build it together—showing how whatever you wish for can be brought to life.
Are you ready to be active and network with future colleagues on LinkedIn? In this one-hour workshop, you’ll get tips on setting up your profile in a more professional manner, connecting and networking with peers in your field, and positioning yourself apart from the rest of the pack.
In this requested workshop for Post Docs, an OIT trainer will cover LinkedIn Profiles and a member of UT Libraries covers ORCiD profiles.
NVivo is a qualitative data analysis tool designed to help researchers organize and analyze a range of data types, including documents, survey responses, audio and video files, images, and social media content, all within one platform. This two-hour workshop will focus specifically on preparing and analyzing interview and survey data in NVivo.
Throughout this workshop, participants will:
By the end of the workshop, users will be equipped with practical strategies to streamline interview and survey analysis within NVivo.
Let’s explore some of the more advanced prompting techniques and explore practical use cases you may have not thought of before.
Engage your students and diversify your content by adding interactive learning activities to your Canvas courses. Join us for a live demo of Materia on how to access and customize these interactive “widgets,” add them to your Canvas courses, track their usage, and report on student progress. After the demo, we will answer questions about how to use Materia to enhance your Canvas course site.
Discover how Microsoft Bookings can simplify appointment scheduling for your team, campus partners, or students. In this intro session, you will learn how to set up your booking page, shared booking pages, and manage availability.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn beyond the basics of Excel. We will explore formulas, functions, formatting, and other more advanced features. Participants should have a basic understanding of Excel to take this workshop.
Join us for this hands-on Excel workshop where we move beyond Pivot Table basics and learn tips, tricks, and more advanced tools.
This workshop introduces the basic elements of PivotTables. Using an example file, we will walk through how PivotTables allow you to analyze large amounts of data – allowing you to drill down and analyze specific data without altering the data set.
Learn how Power Query can help you clean, organize, and combine data in Excel more efficiently. In this hands-on workshop, participants will practice connecting to data sources, transforming data in the Power Query Editor, and using repeatable steps to simplify common cleanup tasks.
Students will learn the basics of using the Excel interface to accomplish the following tasks: create and edit worksheets, enter data and formulas, format text and values, use sort and filter tools, insert pictures, and manage a workbook.
OneNote is a digital note-taking application that allows users to capture, organize, and share information seamlessly. It can be used as a personal note-taking application; a resource for educational materials; a group collection to hold notes, recordings, videos; and much more. We'll share how this app is a comprehensive tool for anyone looking to keep their notes organized and accessible, whether it be for personal projects, schoolwork, or professional tasks.
Getting ready for a class or conference presentation? Get tips on the best practices for designing, delivering, and assessing audience members in your presentations. Though focused primarily on Microsoft PowerPoint, we'll also touch a bit on Microsoft Sway. We’ll give you tips on how to not use endless bullet points, find good-quality images, and how to organize your presentation to keep your audience awake and make them understand that you are the expert, not your slides.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Make your PowerPoint more interesting by adding visuals. Learn how to generate images using AI or find them pre-made through PowerPoint. See how Designer can make your slides look professional. Get tips on how to create Venn diagrams, edit images and shapes by adjusting colors, cropping, removing backgrounds, and more.
Students today are used to getting their information from audio sources, such as podcasts, or videos found on social media. In a day and age where attention spans are dropping for all age groups, having a PowerPoint packed with text and bullet points just can’t get the information across that you need. In this workshop, we’ll go over a few ways that you can bring energy back to your PowerPoints using tools built into Microsoft PowerPoint.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Get quick, fun tips and tricks for saving time and making your PowerPoint presentations more interesting.
This is a requested workshop customized to departmental needs. Example topics that can be covered:
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Microsoft Teams is a great tool to use for Project Management. In addition to Teams, Microsoft offers a range of applications designed to facilitate project management and enhance team productivity. This workshop will provide an overview of standalone tools such as Planner, Lists, To Do, and Forms, as well as Updates, an application integrated within Teams. Updates is particularly valuable not only for project coordination but also for managing individual updates, streamlining meetings, and serving as an effective reference during annual performance evaluations.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
This interactive session is designed to provide participants with valuable insights and practical techniques to maximize their productivity using Microsoft Teams. In this one-hour workshop, attendees will learn a range of tips, tricks, and hidden features that will help them streamline their workflow, collaborate effectively, and make the most out of their Teams experience.
Harness the full potential of Microsoft Teams for efficient file management and seamless collaboration. This session will equip attendees with practical knowledge and essential skills to leverage the platform's file sharing, organization, and collaborative features effectively.
Students will learn the basics of using Microsoft Word to format a resume by using styles in the document, adjusting the fonts, and using alignment tabs.
This 40-minute workshop will introduce participants to Microsoft Word’s Track Changes features.
As universities need to provide content accessible to all learners, you may need to revisit some of your old documents, presentations, and spreadsheets. In this workshop, learn how to use the accessibility checker in Microsoft products, learn the difference between items that must be changed versus items that are nice to change. We'll go over what information should be in alternative text for images as well as when and why you might need to use alternative text.
This training introduces participants to Copilot and AI-powered features in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and Outlook. Attendees will learn practical ways to leverage Copilot for drafting, editing, brainstorming, summarizing, and visualizing content in everyday workflows
Multilevel regression models are models in which the experimental units are nested within larger groupings such as students within classrooms or workers within factories. Both the individual experimental unit (student) and the higher level grouping variable (classroom) can contribute unique variance to the variables in the regression and the relationship between them. The workshop will work through a simple two-level model using two popular statistical packages, the SAS 'Proc Mixed' procedure and the Mplus 'Two-level Random' analysis.
NVivo is a qualitative data-analysis package used to organize and analyze resources used in qualitative research. NVivo allows researchers to analyze documents, electronic web surveys, audio and video files, images, database tables, web pages, and social media content in one platform. This workshop will provide an overview of the software. The interface and features are demonstrated, along with examples of research projects utilizing the software. Participants will import and organize data in NVivo, add research notes and annotations, and code qualitative data in a variety of ways. Participants will also understand the potential of NVivo as a tool for organizing, questioning, visualizing, and reporting qualitative research data. It takes approximately 6 hours to complete this workshop.
NVivo is a qualitative data analysis tool designed to help researchers organize and analyze a range of data types, including documents, survey responses, audio and video files, images, and social media content, all within one platform. This two-hour workshop will focus specifically on preparing and analyzing interview and survey data in NVivo.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
By the end of the workshop, users will be equipped with practical strategies to streamline interview and survey analysis within NVivo.
Microsoft Copilot is like having a super-smart buddy built right into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook! Imagine writing emails faster, making better presentations, and analyzing data like a pro, all with a little AI help. Let’s dive in and see how Copilot can make your Microsoft life way easier!
Is UT Verse not providing you with useful information? Let’s unlock the secret to writing awesome prompts! We’ll show you how to ask just the right way, so you get the perfect answers every time.
In this hands-on workshop you will learn to use the Python programming language to create list, dictionary, tuples, and strings; how to manage your files and workspace; how to control Python functions; how to read comma-separated data files; how to select variables and observations; how to create plots.
In this introductory workshop, you will learn how to create and deploy a web-based survey using Qualtrics. Basic question construction (single and multiple response questions, grid/matrix tables for Likert questions, text questions) will be covered, as well as how to add Display and Skip Logic, which allows the respondent to skip questions that do not pertain to them, thereby shortening their response time. An overview of the reporting tools, how to export data as an SPSS dataset and an overview of best practices for collecting online data will also be presented.
Ready to jump into UT Verse? Let's get you started! We'll walk through the super simple steps, from logging in to understanding the settings. Get ready to explore!
Learn how to create compelling and effective data visualizations in RStudio with ease. The goal is to enhance your ability to create graphs intuitively and develop a better sense of what works and what does not work in data visualization. We will conclude the workshop with tips and tricks to make your graphs, audience, and publication ready.
In this hands-on Zoom workshop, you will learn to program common statistical analysis including frequency tables, descriptive statistics, chi-square, correlation, linear regression, t-tests and analysis of variance with post-hoc tests. A course in statistics or prior data analysis experience is recommended. Recommended prerequisites for this course include the R-Basics and R-Markdown workshops. It takes approximately 2 hours to complete this workshop.
Learn how to make your at-home or remote recordings better with this workshop on best practices and tips for recording at home.
This workshop provides an introduction to the R programming language and is designed for researchers, students, and faculty with basic coding experience. This workshop will teach users how to get started in the R programming language covering topics such as workspace setup, reading in data, arithmetic, logic, functions, data structures, data management, summary statistics, and data visualizations. Prior programming experience or attending the Getting Started with R and RStudio workshop is recommended.
This workshop provides an introduction to R and RStudio for researchers, students, and faculty with little to no prior programming experience. Participants will learn how to navigate the RStudio environment and understand foundational R programming concepts. Topics covered include the RStudio interface and global settings, R data types and structures, working with packages, importing, and exploring data. By the end of the session, participants will have the foundational skills needed to begin working with data in R and RStudio. No prior programming experience is required.
Mediator and moderator variables are terms in a regression model which intervene between the independent and dependent variables and alter the relationship between them. This workshop is designed for researchers, students, and faculty with basic statistical knowledge and will explain the difference between mediation and moderation effects and show how to model and assess them. Examples will use both traditional statistical software and structural equation modeling software.
SAS is a popular package for data analysis and graphics. This workshop shows you how to run the most widely used statistics and graphics in SAS, as well as how to interpret the output. Topics include importing data in SAS, SAS procedure statements, exploring your data, measuring the strength of association between two continuous variables, t-tests, chi-square tests, analysis of variance, regression, how to produce plots in SAS, and where to go to learn more. The hands-on session will employ SAS for Microsoft Windows. Participants should have a knowledge of bivariate statistics.
SAS is one of the most popular data analysis and visualization software packages. The SAS Output Delivery System (ODS) Graphics procedures SGPLOT, SGPANEL, and SGSCATTER are powerful yet easy-to-use tools for creating publication-quality graphs and charts from your empirical data. This workshop is geared towards researchers requiring publication-quality graphics with a working knowledge of the SAS software package. A recommended prerequisite for this workshop is the SAS: Basics workshop.
SAS is one of the most popular software packages for data analysis and visualization. It is a powerful tool that enables programmers to perform various tasks including information retrieval, data management, report writing and graphics, statistical analysis, and data mining. This workshop provides instruction on how to program effectively using SAS and understand basic concepts about SAS programs.
UT Verse has many skills but what do they do? Let’s discover how to use them with practical day-to-day examples.
SPSS is a popular package for data analysis and graphics. This hands-on workshop takes you from starting the package through data coding, entry and cleanup, creating new variables, how to get output for different groups, how to request an analysis or a graph, manipulating the output, and where you can learn more.
SPSS is a popular package for data analysis and graphics. This workshop shows you how to run basic statistical procedures and graphics in SPSS, as well as how to interpret the output. Topics include exploring your data to find errors, extreme values and sparse categories; examining the distributions of continuous variables; measuring the association between two continuous variables; comparing two groups on categorial and continuous variables and where to go to learn more.
AI isn’t sentient—it’s powered by human word choices. Once you realize all human behavioral patterns exist in the data and you learn how to find those patterns, you gain access to the deepest archive of human responses the world has ever assembled—ready to help you, every time you ask.
UT Verse is the most inclusive AI application in the world, with a tremendous amount of accessibility features! We’ll deep dive into each accessibility feature.
Discover how UT Verse is leading the way in accessibility, making AI truly inclusive for everyone! Recognized as the most accessible AI in both corporate and academic settings, UT Verse has set new standards, as showcased at EDUCAUSE 2024 and Microsoft Reimagined24. Join us for a workshop hosted by UT Verse creator Mark Greig, where you'll explore each accessibility feature and learn how they can benefit individuals with Dyslexia, ADHD, and visual, physical, or auditory impairments.
Learn how to use the new Data Bridge to connect your AI chats to your OneDrive.
Join us for an in-depth workshop on maximizing the potential of AI Assistants, led by UT Verse creator Mark Greig. This session will provide a comprehensive walk-through, real-world examples, and a hands-on workshop where you can get personalized assistance in developing your own AI Assistants. Discover how UT Verse AI Assistants can go beyond personality tweaks to enhance teaching, learning, and working experiences!
Learn about creating an AI assistant using the new Smart Assistant creator inside of UT Verse.
Writing AI prompts can be challenging. UT Verse now has the ability to guide you through the process, making sure you get the best prompt possible.
Learn how to keep your AI chats organized so that you can get back to them easily.
Learn 5 different ways to upload files to your chats with UT Verse.
UT Verse can be a very helpful tool to help you with your writing. From brainstorming to editing, learn how UT Verse can help.
Get an overview of the many different ways that UT Verse can help you with documents. From uploading to outlining, we'll look a five different ways that AI can help you with documents.
Breakout rooms can be a useful part of the Zoom experience, from organizing group discussions during class time to running multiple presentations in a conference type setting. The agenda will cover how breakout rooms work in Zoom: how they’re created, what they’re useful for, and the latest available features. Attendees will get to experience breakout rooms firsthand in this session, and they’ll also be given the opportunity to take control of the session and get experience creating and using breakout rooms themselves.
There are additional considerations when you're using Zoom for reasons other than classes or meetings. In this session we'll cover how to take steps to help protect yourself from Zoom bombing incidents, how to manage a larger meeting, and how to create a registration form using Zoom's built in registration process.
If you currently use tools like Skype and FaceTime or require an alternative tool for video conferencing for administrative or teaching needs, you’ll want to learn more about LiveOnline@UT (Zoom). Zoom enables users to have interactive, high-quality video and audio conferences from laptops, desktops, and mobile devices. Join us to learn more about Zoom and how it can assist you in teaching and learning, administration, and research collaboration.