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February 2012
IMPACT recieves attention from different media sources across the country. Click below for the following articles:

IMPACT 2nd Cohort Kick-off

The IMPACT Program launched its 2nd Cohort on January 4th, 2012. More then 78 Participants came to the kick-off meeting. Provost Tim Sands, VPAA Dale Whittaker, Deans, Associate Deans, Department Heads, 27 Faculty Fellows from the 2nd Cohort, many faculty from the 1st cohort, IMPACT's partners DLRC, the Libraries, and ITaP were among the participants. Below are testimonials from three 1st Cohort Faculty Fellows that were made during this launch event.

1st Cohort Faculty Fellows Testimonials

Tim Delworth MATH 15400

George Hollich PSY 12000

Jay McCann POL 10100

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How Purdue Aims To Boost One Of The Big Ten’s Lowest Graduation Rates

November 28, 2011
Purdue’s newest lecture hall isn’t really a “lecture” hall at all. Instead of rows of auditorium seating, moveable circular tables and chairs fill the cavernous room in an underground library — a space West Lafayette administrators hope will get more students engaged and on-track.
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New Course Model Encourages Classroom Interaction

Sep. 15, 2011
In hopes of increasing first- and second-year retention rates, the University has started a new program to better initiate student engagement. IMPACT, Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation, is a program that works to redesign key foundational courses to create more interaction between the instructors and the students.
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New Instruction Classroom: HIKS B848

New B848 Seating Area Projector

The Hick's Undergraduate Library room B848 has been remodeled to accomodate faculty and student needs in a more technologically savvy atmosphere. The recently renovated learning space has been designed with active learning in mind. Rather than students sitting in rows of desks, listening to a traditional lecture, the students participate in group activities at one of 13 round tables interspersed throughout the classroom. Students have the opportunity to share their group work with the rest of the class by using "huddle boards" (dry erase boards which can be displayed on a wall mounted rail system and on mobile carts) or by displaying their work on one of two interactive whiteboards. The design of the room is based on the SCALE-UP approach to instruction. Research has shown that this particular instructional format increases conceptual understanding and decreases failure rates.

IMPACT Redesigning Large Classes in Bunches; Next Cohort to Form

Aug. 31, 2011
Like many other instructors faced with teaching introductory courses, psychology professor George Hollich and math lecturer Tim Delworth have taught their classes the same way for years, lecturing to students who sit passively in large classrooms. That's about to change. The instructors are part of IMPACT (Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation), a program about course redesign, that aims to change the way key foundation, large enrollment classes are taught.
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Purdue Helping Students Succeed in Foundational Classes

Jan. 27, 2011
A new Purdue program aims to help more students succeed by redesigning some of the university's large, traditional courses into more student-centered learning environments. Read More >>