Instruction Matters:
Purdue Academic Course Transformation (IMPACT)
The Fall 2021 IMPACT Faculty Learning Community (FLC) has commenced. We are now accepting applications for the Spring 2022 cohort. More information on our semester-long program can be found below.
Theoretical Framework
The IMPACT program is guided by a strong theoretical framework, which has been validated and used in several research projects for the past 40 years.
Autonomy
The feelings of volition and choice; endorsement of behavior, ownership of the learning process.
Competence
The extent to which students believe they have mastered content material or are able to perform academically.
Relatedness
The need to feel belongingness and connectedness with others and the material presented in class, also termed relevance.
Faculty Learning Community (FLC)
The 14 weekly FLC sessions will help you design and/or redesign your course to foster a student-centered learning environment.
The sessions present research-based, pedagogically sound approaches to course design, guiding you through the design process from which you will be able to purposefully create a course that meets your unique needs.
Expectations
As an IMPACT faculty fellow, it is expected that you will:
- Attend in person and participate in the Faculty Learning Community (FLC) weekly sessions, described in the right-hand column.
- Prepare for each session by completing all pre-work beforehand.
- Meet regularly (weekly or bi-monthly) with your IMPACT Support Team to work through redesigning your course.
- Implement your redesigned course within one year of completing IMPACT.
Schedule
Session 1: Teaching Goals
Session 2: Student Characteristics
Session 3: Student Motivation
Session 4: Learning Outcomes
Session 5: Informed and Inclusive Learning Objectives
Session 6: Assess Student Performance I
Session 7: Assess Student Performance II
Session 8: Learning Activities I
Session 9: Learning Activities II
Session 10: Connecting the Dots
Session 11: Redesign Decisions I
Session 12: Redesign Decisions II
Session 13: Scholarly Practitioner
Session 14: Closing the Loop
Funding
$10,000
- First time instructors participating in IMPACT.
$2,500
- Returning instructors participating in IMPACT.
Only undergraduate courses can be funded for redesign through IMPACT.
Graduate courses can be redesigned through IMPACT without funding.
Support Team
The Center for Instructional Excellence
Teaching and Learning Technologies
Libraries and School
of Information Studies