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Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) program at the University of Michigan comprises a multidisciplinary group of faculty and students who conduct theoretical, experimental, and applied investigations of intelligent systems. Current projects include research in rational decision making, distributed systems of multiple agents, machine learning, cognitive modeling, design, collaboration technology, natural language processing, real-time and intelligent dynamical control, autonomous and tele-autonomous robotic systems, computer vision, and digital libraries. Research tends to be highly interdisciplinary, building on ideas from computer science, linguistics, psychology, economics, biology, controls, and philosophy.
Biomechanics of Sport
A "cyber-learning course offered by the Division of Kinesiology that applies principles of biomechanics to the analyses of sport, training, and the conditioning of athletes.
Center for Highly Interactive Computing in Education (hi-ce)
hi-ce seeks to develop technology-embedded curriculum for school-based programs that address two major needs of schools today: enabling all students to learn, and enabling students and teachers to engage in serious intellectual inquiry around authentic–meaningful, motivating, mindful– learning experiences.
Center for Performing Arts and Technology
Faculty and students participate in interdisciplinary exploration and
collaboration with sculptors, dancers, engineers, and artists as they
incorporate technology into music performance and research.
Department of Media and Music Technology
The Department of Media and Music Technology seeks to advance the aesthetics of technology-based arts through performance, the development of emerging technologies, and research. Collaboration and creativity are key components of the interdisciplinary study of music, dance, theatre, engineering, art, film and video.
Digital Music Ensemble
The Digital Music Ensemble encourages students to participate in
interdisciplinary exploration and has fostered collaborations with sculptors,dancers, engineers, and computer graphic and video artists.
Faculty Exploratory
A facility where U-M faculty can explore effective new ways of integrating technology into their teaching, presenting, researching, and publishing. Staff offer small-group workshops and walk-in assistance.
Instructional Technology Lab (ITL), New Media Center (NMC), Linda's Place
Specialized computing labs provided by the U-M Office of Instructional Technology. ITL supports faculty and graduate student instructors. The New Media Center is for students. Linda's Place is a classroom, meeting place, and consulting center supporting interdisciplinary collaboration.
Integrating Research and Undergraduate Learning
Lists programs and initiatives, many of which use information technology, that integrate research into undergraduate learning. Also contains reports on improved student retention rates for participating undergraduates.
Knowledge Navigation Center (KNC)
The KNC assists U-M faculty, staff, and students who wish to explore, evaluate, and apply innovative information technologies to their scholarly endeavors. KNC staff introduce users to technologies that enable them not only to identify, retrieve, and manage knowledge resources, but also teach them to use the technologies to create and disseminate knowledge
Language Resource Center (LRC)
Provides a wide variety of resources and services -- including audio, video, and computing resources -- for U-M language instructors and students. Students can access selected course listening material over the Web.
Learning Collaboratory
The Learning Collaboratory tests and demonstrates collaboration technology in support of teaching, learning, and business activities.
Learning Resource Center (LRC)
A computer and multimedia instructional facility for U-M's medical campus. The LRC facilities and services incorporate the latest instructional technology to provide health science computer and audiovisual materials for individual and group utilization.
Literacy, Language, and Culture (LLC) Program at the University of Michigan
An interdisciplinary program in which students study with faculty members who bring diverse theoretical perspectives (e.g., sociocultural, cognitive, critical, and feminist) to educational scholarship from disciplines such as psychology, linguistics, anthropology, and sociology. Students are members of nationally funded research groups. Areas of emphasis include literacy and language education, special education, teacher education, and technology.
Media and Music Technology
The Department of Media and Music Technology seeks to advance the aesthetics of technology-based arts through performance, the development of emerging technologies, and research. Collaboration and creativity are key components of the interdisciplinary study of music, dance, theatre, engineering, art, film, and video.
Media Union
The Media Union brings together information resources, information technology, production studios, and the combined talents of information professionals from across campus units to serve the University community. The Media Union is intended as an all-campus resource and a place to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration, integrative learning and exploration.
Motion Analysis Project
The innovative use of technology in the Division of Kinesiology's MVS330 Motion Analysis Project was recognized by a 1998 Computerworld Smithsonian Award Nomination. The project case study (#98440) is now part of the permanent Research Collection of the Smithsonian Institute, Information Technology Archives, National Museum of American History.
MusEn: A Joint Program in Music and Engineering
This interdisciplinary research program of the U-M School of Music and College of Engineering is looking at ways to use new digital signal processing technology to advance musicology and music theory as well as electrical engineering and computer science.
Musical Acoustics
Unique studies focusing on the acoustic spectroscopy of sound produced by musical instruments that includes the computer simulation of the motion of
bowed strings.
Office of Instructional Technology (OIT)
Works with U-M faculty, students, and staff to advance learning and teaching through the integration of technology. OIT's projects in every academic discipline have enhanced learning at undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.
Online Writing and Learning (OWL)
Online Writing and Learning (OWL) is peer tutoring conducted by upper-level undergraduates who have completed the Peer Tutoring Program. OWL was conceived as a supplement to the face-to-face program, reaching out to students not
located in the (Ann Arbor) central campus area or otherwise unable to come in (perhaps because of child care or job responsibilities), and it has also attracted traffic from all over the world.
School of Social Work Classes with Online Resources
A list of classes in the U-M School of Social Work that have online resources, including links to each class's Web site.
Science Learning Center
An interdisciplinary resource center provided by the U-M College of Literature, Science, & the Arts to support teaching and learning in its five natural science departments: astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, and physics. It includes instructional technology labs, group meeting alcoves, and a loan desk for reserve and research materials.
Seven Enigmas
This University Record article about U-M research expenditures includes a brief mention of Seven Enigmas, an interdisciplinary work of seven dances. Biological landmarks of the human brain, images of distant galaxies, gyrating morphs, and striking sculptural forms combined with the dancers' movements to convey glimpses of the process of inquiry.
TATE: ISDN-Based Videoconferencing in Preservice Teacher Preparation
TATE (Technology Assisted Teacher Education) is a preservice teacher preparation project using synchronous videoconferencing to facilitate classroom observation and the discussion of teaching practice between current and preservice teachers.
Taubman Medical Library
One of the largest medical libraries in the country. Site includes links to online databases and Internet rescues.
U-M Solar Car
Approximately 200 students in Engineering, Art, Business, and LS&A comprise the University of Michigan Solar Car Team. This multi-disciplinary, student-run team works with over 100 sponsors to design, build, test, and finance the solar car, which competes in the Sunrayce in the U.S. and the World Solar Challenge in Australia.
Undergraduate Curriculum Development Testbed
An effort to help foster institution-wide reform of undergraduate education that includes collaboration and significant use of information technology.
University Library
The U-M Library's virtual information desk. Includes programs, services, and digital resources.
Virtual Reality Laboratory (VRL)
The VRL concentrates on industrial applications of virtual environments.
Research is focused on virtual prototyping of engineering designs --
especially in the automotive and marine industry -- the simulation of manufacturing processes, and related engineering applications. Additional activities include the use of virtual reality in accident simulations, medicine, architecture, archeology, education, and other areas. As an interdisciplinary facility, the VRL cooperates with many disciplines within the university and serves the outside community. See also the Detroit Metropolitan Airport Midfield Project.
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
Established in 1980 by women faculty members in the sciences and engineering, WISE works to increase the number of women students who choose majors, advanced degrees, and careers in science, engineering and mathematics. WISE also sponsors K-12 projects, conducts research on issues facing women in science and engineering, and advocates for female students.
University of Pittsburgh
School of Information
Sciences
I35 North Bellefield Avenue, 601
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
(412) 624-9370
jmgriff@pitt.edu