How to Apply

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Due 5:00 pm, April 6, 2012
Qualtrics Applicant Survey
Qualtrics Department Head's Survey

IMPACT seeks to change the learning culture on the West Lafayette campus to become more student-centered. The first cohort of IMPACT Faculty Fellows is teaching 10 redesigned courses this academic year (a table with the courses and Faculty Fellows is found at the bottom of the page). The second cohort of IMPACT Faculty Fellows are teaching 22 redesigned courses this academic year (a table with the courses and Faculty Fellows is found at the bottom of the page). IMPACT invites full time faculty, clinical faculty, and continuing lecturers to propose a course to be included in Cohort 3A consisting of 15 additional undergraduate courses that they believe would be improved by going through the process of Course Redesign. Proposals must have the approval of the Department Head. For courses taught by multiple faculty members, at least two of these instructors must submit the proposal.

Principles of IMPACT

IMPACT provides a research-based course redesign framework, helping attain Purdue's strategic plan goals for Launching Tomorrow's Leaders, in particular increasing student competence and confidence. The course redesign framework focuses on student-centered learning with an emphasis on strategic active learning and increased engagement, and the use of instructional technologies that increase opportunities for active learning.

Benefits to faculty for participating in IMPACT:

• $10,000 per course to fund course redesign and development (funding may be used to support such activities as professional development, course redesign, summer salaries, etc.).*
• Time and opportunity to carefully consider the delivery and content of their course, learn about new teaching pedagogies that encourage active learning, and reflect upon the structure of their course.
• Priority access to Purdue's innovative spaces for course delivery.
• Participation in a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) as an IMPACT Faculty Fellow, providing and receiving support from the other cohort Faculty Fellows during the design, development, and delivery of the redesigned course.
• Individual consultation and development resources from the Center of Instructional Excellence (CIE), Informational Technology at Purdue (ITaP), Discovery Learning Resource Center (DLRC), Purdue University Libraries, and Extended Campus.
• The potential for research and publication in their discipline area or as contributions to the scholarship of teaching and learning.
• Potential for enrichment of faculty dossiers with pedagogical innovations.

* Half of the $10,000 is paid in August 2012 upon completion of the memorandum of understanding, participation in commencement and the beginning of the 2012-13 cohort FLC workshops. Provided that learning outcomes for the course are developed, one-fourth is paid at the beginning of the semester when the redesigned course is offered. The final one-fourth is paid at the end of the semester provided that the faculty member has participated in IMPACT assessment and presented a Brown Bag seminar.

Eligible Courses

While all undergraduate classes are open to the program, priority will be given to courses that are: foundational (freshman/sophomore level), have large enrollments, and serve Purdue students from multiple majors and disciplines. While past IMPACT Faculty Fellows may reapply to redesign another course, priority will be given to first time applicants.

Examples of course redesigns that may be proposed in the IMPACT program include:

• Traditional/Face-to-Face Enhanced: a traditional face-to-face course, enhanced with both innovative pedagogy and/or use of several instructional technology solutions.
• Blended or hybrid: instruction is conducted partly online and partly face-to-face, with a key distinguishing factor of using the reduced seat time to emphasize active learning.
• Online: offered totally online and primarily asynchronous.

You might want to consider a substantially different model of instruction from what is now used, potentially built around one of National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT's) proven Course Redesign models and high impact teaching practices. See:

• http://www.thencat.org/PlanRes/R2R_ModCrsRed.htm
• http://www.aacu.org/leap/hip.cfm

Expectations/Requirements of faculty members selected to participate in IMPACT

• Develop and follow a course redesign plan and assessment strategy in consultation with IMPACT staff.
• Meet regularly with assigned IMPACT staff to work through your course redesign plan and develop content for your course redesign.
• After commencement: participate in regular meetings, training and workshops of the Faculty Learning Community (FLC) cohort, facilitated by other faculty and IMPACT staff, as well as attend other IMPACT events, such as invited speakers.
• Participate in IMPACT program assessment activities, which will include surveys and/or interviews with you, and surveys and/or observations of your course and students.
• More broadly, become leaders of continued improvement with respect to teaching on the Purdue campus. This includes providing feedback to the IMPACT steering committee about your experience, serving as a mentor to future IMPACT Fellows, and sharing insights with colleagues.
• Deliver the course in the 2013-14 academic year.

Important Dates

• February 6, 2012: Call for Cohort 3A applicants.
• April 6, 2012, 5:00PM: Proposals due. Proposals will be reviewed by the Steering Committee and recommendations for awards will be made to the Office of the Provost.
• April 27, 2012: IMPACT cohort/course winning proposals announced.
• August 14, 2012: Cohort 3A Kick-Off, 8:00AM - 11:30AM, STEW 322

See the event schedule for more information.

How to apply:

• IMPACT staff members are available to assist you in the preparation of your proposal. Please contact Hosi Karzai at 496-6487 to arrange a consultation.
• Faculty takes the Qualtrics Applicant Survey or if you are a Department Head, take the Qualtrics Department Head's Survey .
• Faculty should make sure to have a digital copy of the current course syllabus for survey submission.

The application form has the following four sections:

1. Contact and Course Information
   • Contact information for the applicant, their department head, and Dean
   • Identify the class proposed for the Course Redesign
2. Instructor Information should be provided about
   • Academic rank
   • Length of service at Purdue
   • Courses they have taught at Purdue in the since the Fall term of 2009.
   • History of involvement with the proposed IMPACT course.
3. Evidence of Instructor Commitment to IMPACT
   • Provide a short statement of your interests and reasons for seeking to be part of the IMPACT program. IMPACT staff members are available to meet with you to discuss the types of Course Redesigns that are part of IMPACT, as well as assist you in the preparation of your proposal. Please contact Hosi Karzai at 496-6487 to arrange a consultation.
   • Agreement by the IMPACT Faculty Fellow to participate in the Fall 2012 Faculty Learning Workshops and related IMPACT activities.
   • Attend and participate in the IMPACT program kick-off meeting on August 14, 2012.
   • Agreement to work with the IMPACT staff to identify goals and learning outcomes for my Course Redesign project
   • Agreement to work with the IMPACT staff on course development.
   • Agreement to present a brown bag seminar to their home department/college/campus.
   • Agreement to participate in IMPACT assessment.
   • Attach copy of the current course syllabus for the proposed IMPACT course.
4. Evidence of support from the home department
   
   The IMPACT Steering Committee believes, and research has shown, that course redesign is more successful when supported by the department. Therefore, it is important that the applicant and the department head discuss how the redesigned course fits into the department's curriculum and helps achieve the department's teaching mission. To show support, we ask that the department head:
   • Attend the IMPACT program kick-off meeting on August 14, 2012 (a designate may attend in lieu of the department head).
   • Facilitate discussion among the department faculty about the IMPACT course redesign, perhaps via a departmental brown bag presented by the IMPACT Faculty Fellow.
   • To the extent possible, work to accommodate the time commitments of the Faculty Fellow, to give them time to focus on the course redesign.
   • Acknowledge that the process of Course Redesign for the IMPACT course can contribute to the department's Learning Outcome Assessment Plan for 2013-14.

Table 1. IMPACT Courses and Faculty Fellows, 2011-2012

Table 2. IMPACT Courses and Faculty Fellows, 2012-2013