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As we approach the end of the semester, we, as Hubsters, wanted to take a moment to acknowledge your incredible work and dedication. The end-of-term period is often one of the most intense periods with final projects, assessment, and grading all converging at once. During this time, it is as important to take care of yourself as it is to support your students. 

Grading Efficiently & Transparently

If you’re finalizing examinations or final projects, here are a few practices to help streamline the grading process while maintaining clarity and transparency

Self-Care is Essential

We know you’re balancing many responsibilities within the period, please remember that self-care is very essential! Please:

The Active Learning Classroom, 1212 ML, will accommodate a full schedule of classes taught full time in the room during Summer and Fall 2025. The ALC has a capacity of 40 students. 

Due to building hours and campus policies requiring classrooms to be open one hour before start time, classes may be scheduled in the ALC Mon-Fri during these times:

Monday - Thursday: 10am - 9pm

Friday: 10am - 6pm

Spaces remain so please submit an application at your earliest convenience.

As part of the GenAI 7-Week Faculty Development Program, this panel explored how audiovisual generative AI tools, such as Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and NotebookLM, are beginning to reshape media-oriented courses. While much attention has been given to text-based AI like ChatGPT, this conversation highlighted the distinct challenges and opportunities presented by GenAI tools in fields like journalism, photography, graphic design, and film. 

Panelists Adam Sekuler, Sarah Nesbitt, and Jen Proctor shared insights on how these tools are influencing notions of authorship, academic integrity, and creative practice in both the classroom and professional media industries. They also discussed ways to integrate these technologies ethically and meaningfully into teaching. 

We are happy to meet with you for any teaching concerns, large or small, in any modality, whether it's a one-off meeting or longer-term planning. For issues arising in your classes, PBL, GenAI, or anything else, we're here to help!

Questions or comments about this Hub Cap? Reach out to Chen Wang, cwanga@umich.edu

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