Sep112025Fixing the Most Common Canvas Accessibility Errors in Seconds10:00 AM OnlineNorthwestern offers the Pope Tech Accessibility Dashboard and Pope Tech Accessibility Guide to help identify and fix acc...
Sep122025OneDrive in Canvas for Instructors10:00 AM OnlineA beginner-friendly introduction to using Microsoft OneDrive in Canvas to help you integrate the service directly into y...
Sep122025Introduction to Canvas for Instructors2:00 PM OnlineFor instructors new to Northwestern or new to using Canvas full-time, this interactive workshop provides an overview of ...
Sep152025Introduction to Canvas for Instructors10:00 AM OnlineFor instructors new to Northwestern or new to using Canvas full-time, this interactive workshop provides an overview of ...
Sep152025Research Computing and Data Drop-in Support3:00 PM EvanstonResearch Computing and Data Services Consultations Drop-in Support: We are excited to be holding in-person consultation ...
Sep162025Introduction to Canvas for Graduate Instructors10:00 AM OnlineFor graduate students new to using Canvas as an instructor, this interactive workshop reviews needed features for functi...
Sep162025Panopto for Teaching2:00 PM OnlineThis session prepares instructors to integrate Panopto into their teaching practice through an overview of fundamental P...
Sep172025Quest Orientation (Virtual)1:00 PM OnlineAre you getting started with the Quest high-performance computing (HPC) cluster? This session is strongly recommended fo...
Sep172025Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) Orientation (In Person)2:00 PM ChicagoThe Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) is a part of Northwestern University's high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, Ques...
Sep222025Research Computing and Data Drop-in Support3:00 PM EvanstonResearch Computing and Data Services Consultations Drop-in Support: We are excited to be holding in-person consultation ...
Sep232025OneDrive in Canvas for Instructors1:00 PM OnlineA beginner-friendly introduction to using Microsoft OneDrive in Canvas to help you integrate the service directly into y...
Sep242025Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) Orientation (Virtual)2:00 PM OnlineThe Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) is a part of Northwestern University's high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, Ques...
Sep252025Prompt Engineering for Northwestern Instructors1:00 PM OnlineWriting, iterating, and critiquing prompts to generative AI tools are critical skills needed to understand the limitatio...
Sep292025Quest Orientation (Virtual)1:00 PM OnlineAre you getting started with the Quest high-performance computing (HPC) cluster? This session is strongly recommended fo...
Sep292025Research Computing and Data Drop-in Support3:00 PM EvanstonResearch Computing and Data Services Consultations Drop-in Support: We are excited to be holding in-person consultation ...
Sep302025Next Steps in R: Using Git in RStudio for Version Control (Virtual)12:00 PM OnlineUsing a formal version control system for the first time can be intimidating. This workshop will show you how to perform...
Oct12025Foundations in Genomics Series: Command Line Introduction (In Person)11:00 AM ChicagoWorking from the command line gives computational biologists access to many analysis tools and enables the creation of r...
Oct22025Using AI to Help Write Alt Text for Complex Images1:00 PM OnlineAll alt text for images should be based on the context of the image and what is being portrayed to the user. Writing app...
Oct32025Stylish and Accessible - Using Divs to Format your Canvas Site10:00 AM OnlineUsing tables to format a page is not an accessible approach to page design. Not to mention it makes it very difficult fo...
Oct62025Research Computing and Data Drop-in Support3:00 PM EvanstonResearch Computing and Data Services Consultations Drop-in Support: We are excited to be holding in-person consultation ...
Oct72025Using AI to Evaluate the Accessibility of Third Party Tools1:00 PM OnlineAccording to Northwestern’s Digital Accessibility Policy as well as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), all softw...
Oct82025Foundations in Genomics Series: Getting Genomics Data Onto Quest (In Person)11:00 AM ChicagoPublic genomic repositories such as the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), Sequence Read Archive (SRA), and the European Nuc...
Oct82025Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) Orientation (In Person)2:00 PM ChicagoThe Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) is a part of Northwestern University's high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, Ques...
Oct92025Introduction to Canvas for Instructors10:00 AM OnlineFor instructors new to Northwestern or new to using Canvas full-time, this interactive workshop provides an overview of ...
Oct92025TEACHxperts Alternative Assessment in Practice: 7 Voices of Experience11:00 AM OnlineSpeakers: Veronica Berns (WCAS Chemistry), Ordel Brown (McCormick Office of Undergraduate Engineering), Lisa Del Torto (...
Oct132025Research Computing and Data Drop-in Support3:00 PM EvanstonResearch Computing and Data Services Consultations Drop-in Support: We are excited to be holding in-person consultation ...
Oct142025Next Steps in Python: *args and **kwargs (Virtual)12:00 PM OnlineIn this lesson, you will learn how to use and write more sophisticated Python functions. We will cover writing functions...
Oct142025Sprucing Up your Canvas Course2:00 PM OnlineNorthwestern students report that course sites are most helpful when content is easy to navigate, engaging, and consiste...
Oct152025Data Storage 102: Time-Saving Data Organization Strategies10:00 AM OnlineOnce you’ve decided where to store your data, the next step is organizing it in a way that supports efficient, repeatabl...
Oct152025Foundations in Genomics Series: Sequencing Files and Quality Control (In Person)11:00 AM ChicagoSequencing data is essential to many computational biology studies. However, how to use these data types is often not co...
Oct152025Quest Orientation (Virtual)1:00 PM OnlineAre you getting started with the Quest high-performance computing (HPC) cluster? This session is strongly recommended fo...
Oct202025Active Learning Activities and Methods for Your Course [In-Person]10:00 AM EvanstonActive learning is an instructional methodology that engages students in activities that take them past listening and no...
Oct202025Research Computing and Data Drop-in Support3:00 PM EvanstonResearch Computing and Data Services Consultations Drop-in Support: We are excited to be holding in-person consultation ...
Oct212025Simple Steps to Make Accessibility Part of your Document Creation Workflow10:00 AM OnlineCreating accessible documents is easier than you think, and doing so makes for better experiences for your students. Thi...
Oct222025Foundations in Genomics Series: Mapping DNA-seq Reads (In Person)11:00 AM ChicagoThe first step in almost all bioinformatic pipelines is sequence alignment. There are many software tools available to a...
Oct222025Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) Orientation (Virtual)2:00 PM OnlineThe Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) is a part of Northwestern University's high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, Ques...
Oct232025Beyond Basics: Mastering Templates and Pages in Canvas11:00 AM OnlineHave you ever tried to build a great page in Canvas but got stuck? Would you like an aesthetically pleasing course layou...
Oct272025Quest Orientation (Virtual)1:00 PM OnlineAre you getting started with the Quest high-performance computing (HPC) cluster? This session is strongly recommended fo...
Oct272025Research Computing and Data Drop-in Support3:00 PM EvanstonResearch Computing and Data Services Consultations Drop-in Support: We are excited to be holding in-person consultation ...
Oct282025Statistics: Introduction to Mixed Models for Correlated Data (Virtual)12:00 PM OnlineStatistical models incorporating random effects, known as mixed models, provide options for modelling correlated data th...
Oct292025Foundations in Genomics Series: RNA-seq Alignment (In Person)11:00 AM ChicagoRead alignment or mapping is a computational process to determine where in the reference genome the short RNA reads orig...
Nov32025Research Computing and Data Drop-in Support3:00 PM EvanstonResearch Computing and Data Services Consultations Drop-in Support: We are excited to be holding in-person consultation ...
Nov42025Introduction to Canvas for Instructors1:00 PM OnlineFor instructors new to Northwestern or new to using Canvas full-time, this interactive workshop provides an overview of ...
Nov52025Foundations in Genomics Series: Genome Browsers (In Person)11:00 AM ChicagoThis workshop provides a brief overview of the most popular features of two genome browsers: the UCSC Genome Browser and...
Nov52025Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) Orientation (In Person)2:00 PM ChicagoThe Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) is a part of Northwestern University's high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, Ques...
Nov62025Prompt Engineering for Northwestern Instructors1:00 PM OnlineWriting, iterating, and critiquing prompts to generative AI tools are critical skills needed to understand the limitatio...
Nov102025Research Computing and Data Drop-in Support3:00 PM EvanstonResearch Computing and Data Services Consultations Drop-in Support: We are excited to be holding in-person consultation ...
Nov112025AI for Research: Customizing spaCy’s Entity Recognition Models (Virtual)12:00 PM OnlinePretrained named entity recognition (NER) models are useful to extract structured information from text data. For exampl...
Nov122025Foundations in Genomics Series: Nextflow nf-core Introduction (In Person)11:00 AM ChicagoNextflow is a workflow management tool designed to enable the creation of reproducible workflows that function across co...
Nov122025Quest Orientation (Virtual)1:00 PM OnlineAre you getting started with the Quest high-performance computing (HPC) cluster? This session is strongly recommended fo...
Nov172025Research Computing and Data Drop-in Support3:00 PM EvanstonResearch Computing and Data Services Consultations Drop-in Support: We are excited to be holding in-person consultation ...
Nov192025Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) Orientation (Virtual)2:00 PM OnlineThe Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) is a part of Northwestern University's high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, Ques...
Nov242025Quest Orientation (Virtual)1:00 PM OnlineAre you getting started with the Quest high-performance computing (HPC) cluster? This session is strongly recommended fo...
Nov242025Research Computing and Data Drop-in Support3:00 PM EvanstonResearch Computing and Data Services Consultations Drop-in Support: We are excited to be holding in-person consultation ...
Dec12025Research Computing and Data Drop-in Support3:00 PM EvanstonResearch Computing and Data Services Consultations Drop-in Support: We are excited to be holding in-person consultation ...
Dec32025Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) Orientation (In Person)2:00 PM ChicagoThe Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC) is a part of Northwestern University's high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, Ques...
Dec42025Introduction to Canvas for Instructors10:00 AM OnlineFor instructors new to Northwestern or new to using Canvas full-time, this interactive workshop provides an overview of ...
Dec82025Research Computing and Data Drop-in Support3:00 PM EvanstonResearch Computing and Data Services Consultations Drop-in Support: We are excited to be holding in-person consultation ...
Dec92025Fixing the Most Common Canvas Accessibility Errors in Seconds11:00 AM OnlineNorthwestern offers the Pope Tech Accessibility Dashboard and Pope Tech Accessibility Guide to help identify and fix acc...
Dec92025Make Your Canvas Content Accessible in 7 Simple Steps1:00 PM OnlineIn this session, participants will be introduced to seven core skills for creating accessible digital content. We will d...