Initial Publication Date: September 15, 2026
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Pre-Work for the 2026 Teaching Computation with MATLAB and GenAI Workshop

Before the workshop:

  1. Set up your workshop accounts
  2. Become familiar with the software tools and resources you will use
  3. Check out additional resources

Log in to Your Workshop Accounts

During the workshop, we'll use multiple online platforms. Below are instructions for making sure you can access those.

1) Log into your SERC Account and Access the Workspace

During the workshop you will work in a private workspace. An account on the SERC website is required to access the workspace. Once this account is set up, you can access your workshop personal profile, teaching materials, and more. In addition, workshop group notes and outcomes will be recorded and saved on the site.

  • Step 1: Create a SERC Account. Go to https://serc.carleton.edu/account and complete the fields to set up an account if you do not already have one. Be sure to use the same email address you used to register for the workshop. This is the email address that the system is expecting from you.
  • Step 2: Confirm your Access. Once you have a SERC account, visit the private Participant Workspace to make sure you can access it.
  • Step 3: Update your Bio. Add a photo and a brief biography to your SERC account so other participants can get to know you. Include your professional background, areas of expertise, and any current projects or interests. This will help facilitate networking and collaboration during the workshop.

If you have problems creating an account or accessing the workspace, contact John McDaris (jmcdaris@carleton.edu).

2) Access MATLAB Online

At the workshop we'll use a dedicated cloud version of MATLAB Online. This pre-work step ensures you test your access before the workshop.

  • To access the MATLAB Online trial, go to:
    https://www.mathworks.com/licensecenter/classroom/5507900/
  • You will be prompted for your MathWorks Account or asked to create one. If you already have one (e.g., associated with your university account), use that one rather than creating a new one. Creating a duplicate could cause issues later. You want 1 ID only.
  • Open MATLAB Online. If you have any issues starting the software, please let Lisa know (lisak@mathworks.com).
  • Feel free to explore MATLAB features once you're in MATLAB Online.

Familiarize yourself with MATLAB Teaching Tools

3) Complete the MATLAB Onramp

MATLAB Onramp is a self-paced, online series of tutorial demos in MATLAB Online

  • If you are relatively new to MATLAB, this training will help you ramp up quickly, in preparation for developing curriculum at the workshop.
  • If you ARE ALREADY comfortable in MATLAB but have not used MATLAB Onramp, complete a chapter or two. Many educators assign it as homework to students to prep them for MATLAB use. Consider how you can best incorporate MATLAB Onramp into your courses.
Tip: There are many MATLAB Onramp options, including Curve Fitting, Signal and Image Processing, and Machine Learning.

Access other Onramps »

4) Develop and Submit Your Teaching Activity - Due September 28

In preparation for the workshop, you'll develop and submit a teaching module that captures an effective teaching approach (something you already do, or something new). Your submitted activity will be reviewed by a group of peer editors and then published in the MATLAB Teaching Activities collection.

You should have received an email from workshop organizers in September with instructions.

Share a Teaching Activity »
by September 28

5) Sign up for Workshop Sunday's Pre-Workshop Mentoring Sessions (10/25/2026)

On Sunday, October 25th, there's an optional pre-workshop session from 2 - 4PM. It's an opportunity to meet with mentors 1-on-1. In addition, there will be sessions dedicated to learning via self-paced tutorials on the topic of your choice. You're welcome to participate in one or both types.

Sign up for a Pre-Workshop Session »

Possible goals for your 1-on-1 mentoring session:

  • Curriculum Planning: Seek advice on refining your curriculum
  • Teaching Activities: Discuss your teaching activity and gather feedback
  • Teaching Tools: Get tips on using MATLAB teaching tools effectively
  • MATLAB and Application Areas: Explore new areas of MATLAB and computing

6) Teaching with GenAI and Agentic AI MATLAB

To learn about teaching with new GenAI tools in MATLAB, visit Teaching with MATLAB Copilot

To learn about teaching with Agentic AI with MATLAB, visit the MATLAB Agentic Toolkit product page.

7) Try MATLAB Live Script Notebooks

Live Scripts are great vehicles for sharing computational content with students, submitting homework, and doing research that the authors and their peer researchers can refer back to.

Any MATLAB script can be converted to a Live Script, and vice versa.

Courseware: Below are links to some MATLAB live scripts. Open them, run them, try modifying them.

Additional Resources

To learn more about teaching with MATLAB and available tools, you can explore these topics: