Center for Academic Innovation

  1. October 7, 2024

    Summit to focus on how faculty can use AI and XR in courses

    A two-day summit Oct. 16-17 will highlight how U-M embraces transformation and supports experimentation with new kinds of residential and online educational opportunities.

  2. September 9, 2024

    U-M faculty implementing extended reality technology in classes

    U-M has seen a boom in extended reality and virtual reality technology since launching its XR Initiative in the fall of 2019, with many faculty members using it in their classrooms this fall.

  3. September 9, 2024

    Learning how to use XR technology

    People in the U-M community interested in further expanding their knowledge of XR technology can participate in one of the Center for Academic Innovation’s massive open online courses.

  4. September 9, 2024

    XR technology helps staff hone interviewing skills

    The Center for Academic Innovation has created a program to also help staff members throughout the University of Michigan campus.

  5. September 9, 2024

    Understanding extended-reality terminology

    Extended reality (XR) is an umbrella term to describe augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR).

  6. March 18, 2024

    XR stage expands global education through virtual production

    The new extended reality stage at U-M’s Center for Academic Innovation is helping build online learning opportunities so students can engage and dive into an immersive virtual journey.

  7. January 31, 2024

    U-M developing online courses about GenAI in workplace

    U-M is developing more than 35 short online courses in 2024 that will build learners’ generative artificial intelligence skills and competencies, with most launching by July.

  8. January 23, 2024

    CAI accepting proposals focused on three mission areas

    The Center for Academic Innovation is inviting proposals from Ann Arbor campus faculty to engage in projects in three areas aligned with the center’s mission.

  9. January 22, 2024

    Social media specialist drums up support for Lions

    DeAndre Hicks, social media specialist at the Center for Academic Innovation and UM-Dearborn alumnus, is a first-year member of the Detroit Lions Drumline.

  10. January 15, 2024

    Revised site provides faculty with resources for online teaching

    Online Teaching, a newly redesigned website created by the Center for Academic Innovation, provides faculty with resources to improve their online teaching skills.