Library Blogs

Annie Zhou, a second-year master’s student in Educational Studies, explores culturally responsive teaching and what constitutes "good teaching".

A multi-use desk attachment that allows the user to store a tablet and clamp a desk light all while not requiring additional fasteners.

I created a lid of my sample test tube for my experiment.

How I Learned (at this ripe old age) To Trust Myself - And You Should Too!

I printed a terrific model plane!

Dive into pride month with fiction and non-fiction books that explore the varied experiences of LGBTQ+ people! Each of these titles is available online through the University of Michigan library catalog.

I used the Sewing Machine in SDL to do a simple hem on a pair of birthday Pants.

Finding legitimate use cases for Artificial Intelligence on the Library Blogs site proved to be difficult after four experiments. Tests include running Hugging Face, Ollama with two different LLMs, U-M Maizey and Google NotebookLM. Costs of AI in maintenance, storage and processing, as well as environmental concerns were deemed too high and outweigh the benefits and value added to the site.

I 3d printed a giant Tooth Vase in the Design Lab!

The Initiative Team through M-HEAL details their process of creating portable, inexpensive, and safe bassinets that are able to incubate newborns. Through feedback from medical personnel and library staff, they are able to improve future versions of the bassinet and its associated baby carrier to combat neonatal hypothermia.