Join this workshop to unlock the full potential of Google Gemini, the versatile AI assistant now available to all University of Michigan faculty, staff, and students. Gemini goes beyond simple Q&A, offering a powerful, multimodal platform to enhance your daily work and exploration. Learn how to use it for in-the-moment assistance, rapid content summarization, and generating various creative text formats.
Recent Updates & Key Takeaways Include:

-Guided Learning Mode: Discover how Gemini can act as a personalized AI tutor, walking students and faculty through complex topics step-by-step rather than just providing a single answer.
-Deep Research: See demonstrations of generating comprehensive, synthesized reports on complex topics with citations, saving hours on initial research.
-Custom AI Experts (Gems): Learn to create and share custom versions of Gemini (Gems) personalized to be experts on any topic, from a learning coach to a specialized brainstorming partner.
-Multimodal Capabilities: Explore using images as prompts to analyze lecture notes, textbook problems, or research diagrams, and seamlessly integrate visuals.

Workshop Outline:
-Introduction to Google Gemini:
--What is Gemini, its multimodal capabilities, and how to access it (web and mobile apps).
--Overview of potential educational and research applications at U-M.
-Exploring Key Features and New Updates:
--Hands-on with Guided Learning for step-by-step exploration.
--Demonstrating Deep Research for comprehensive report generation.
--Leveraging image and text generation for practice materials and creative content.
--Creating and Sharing Custom Gems.
-Privacy and Terms of Service:
--Overview of the ITS AI Services Privacy Notice and Terms of Service.
-Wrap-up and Resources