Events

Exploring AI in Teaching: Lessons Learned

Center for Teaching, Learning & Mentoring

Career development

April 17th, 12:00pm–1:30pm

Online

Photoshop 1: Essential Photo Editing with Photoshop

Software Training for Students (STS)

Inquiry, discovery, and creation

April 17th, 5:30pm–7:00pm

2257 College Library

Adobe Photoshop is the industry-standard tool for digital image editing. In this workshop, students learn how to navigate the Photoshop interface, apply the fundamentals of digital photo correction and incorporate different tools and techniques to create a poster. Software Training for Students (STS) offers free technology classes for students. If you are a student and would like to attend this class, please enroll via the STS website (sts.doit.wisc.edu).

NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Information Session

Graduate School

Career development

April 21st, 2:30pm–3:30pm

Online

Discover how the NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship can support your education research and professional development. This prestigious fellowship is open to doctoral candidates enrolled at U.S. institutions who are in the final stages of their dissertation work and have completed all pre-dissertation requirements. Attend the info session to learn about the benefits, eligibility criteria, and application process.

GitHub: Git and GitHub for Beginners

Software Training for Students (STS)

Inquiry, discovery, and creation

April 21st, 5:30pm–7:00pm

2257 College Library

Need to use git for class but don’t know where to start? This workshop is for you! This workshop covers the basics of using git for version control and explores how to use it with the popular cloud-based platform GitHub using the GitHub desktop app – no previous knowledge of git, GitHub, or command lines required! Topics in this workshop include: - Creating file repositories, or repos - Commits - Pushing and pulling repositories from GitHub - Merging - Branches - Conflicts

Exploring Careers Outside of Academia with CIRTL Alumni

Graduate School Office of Professional Development

Career development

April 22nd, 11:00am–12:00pm

Online

More PhDs are employed by the government and companies than universities. Is it just research skills that got them these jobs? Many non-academic organizations rely on a staff that supports education in house, personnel development, or outreach, but teaching preparation may assist with many types of jobs in government and industry. Learn what some of these professions are like and ask questions of CIRTL alumni in the public and private sectors in this online panel event. Panelists will talk about

Writing as Self Care: A Writing Retreat

Inquiry, discovery, and creation

April 22nd, 1:00pm–4:00pm

6162 Helen C. White Hall

In collaboration with University Health Services (UHS), this retreat will explore how writing can support well-being. After an introduction from UHS, you will have time to write individually. You will be invited to use prompts and resources related to writing as an act of self-care. You may also use this time to make progress on your writing projects like class papers, dissertations, or other work.

Excel 2: Boost Your Excel IQ: Mastering Functions

Software Training for Students (STS)

Inquiry, discovery, and creation

April 22nd, 6:00pm–7:30pm

2257 College Library

This workshop expands on the material in Excel 1 and introduces a wider array of built-in functions to make working with data easier. Topics include: Logical functions including COUNT and COUNTIF Lookup, array, and summary functions Text formatting Linking data between workbooks and worksheets Software Training for Students (STS) offers free technology classes for students. If you are a student and would like to attend this class, please enroll via the STS website (sts.doit.wisc.edu).

PyTorch Fundamentals & Workflow

Software Training for Students (STS)

Inquiry, discovery, and creation

April 23rd, 5:30pm–7:00pm

2257 College Library

Join our hands-on PyTorch workshop to master the fundamentals of deep learning, including dataset creation, dataloader usage, and building your own linear regression model from scratch. From basic syntax to saving your model, this workshop covers the entire PyTorch workflow, equipping you with the skills to kickstart your journey in neural network development.