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Virtual Pedagogy Circles start Mon., Sept. 16

The Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) invites all Purdue instructors to join Pedagogy Circles, a casual one-hour discussion led by Student Pedagogy Advocates (SPAs). This semester, Pedagogy Circles will be held virtually, starting Sept. 16, on Mondays 10-11 a.m. on Zoom. 

Student Pedagogy Advocates are undergraduate students interested in enhancing teaching and learning at Purdue. Throughout the semester, each session of Pedagogy Circles will feature topics for conversation, such as how to encourage engaging classroom discussions, explain learning objectives, implement inclusive and accessible pedagogies, use artificial intelligence for course materials, and more. To participate, please email Dan Guberman at dguberma@purdue.edu or complete this Qualtrics survey.

CIE is a member of Innovative Learning, Purdue’s hub approach to connect instructors to the resources they need to engage students, develop courses in any instructional modality, and enhance learning across the University. Other members include Libraries and the School of Information Studies, and Purdue University Online.

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Midterm course evaluation requests due Sept. 13

Faculty interested in midterm student feedback on their courses using Purdue’s Course Evaluation service should contact their Department Evaluation Coordinator within the next week. The deadline for midterm requests to Instructional Data Processing (IDP) is Fri., Sept. 13. Note that requests for end-of-term course evaluations is Fri., Sept. 27. A list of coordinators can be found on the Course Evaluation – Instructor section of IDP’s website. Purdue in Indianapolis faculty may contact Laura Miller, IDP operations administrator, directly.

IDP is part of the Center for Instructional Excellence, a member of Innovative Learning, Purdue’s hub approach to connect instructors to the resources they need to engage students, develop courses in any instructional modality and enhance learning across the University. Other members include Libraries and the School of Information Studies and Purdue University Online. To learn more, visit www.purdue.edu/innovativelearning or email InnovativeLearningTeam@purdue.edu. 

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IDP offers new services to help digitize Purdue in Indianapolis testing paperwork

Instructional Data Processing (IDP) is announcing a new delivery service for test processing between Indianapolis and West Lafayette. Starting Thurs., Sept. 12, an IDP staff member will be onsite in ET 314 Tuesdays 9 a.m.-noon and Thursdays noon-3 p.m. to assist with the free test-related services offered through IDP’s offices in West Lafayette.  

Detailed information is available on IDP’s website on the objective Test Scoring and analysis, and the scanning service for use with the Gradescope digital tool for non-objective quizzes and examinations. Both services are designed to reduce the amount of paper management required when faculty administer tests. Please note that these services do not include printing tests. 

• Test Scoring uses free pre-printed student response forms for objective, multiple-choice exams. A selection of these forms will be available in ET 314 but faculty are encouraged to review the IDP website, including the Test Scoring FAQ, to determine their individual needs. The use of these machine-readable forms provides a high level of reliability, accuracy, and security with a quick turnaround time. 

• The Gradescope software digitizes written paper assessments to help faculty grade in less time with more consistency, and with statistical feedback. IDP will transport paper assessments from Purdue in Indianapolis to West Lafayette for scanning. 

The new twice-a-week service is part of a suite of assessment support that IDP offers Purdue faculty, which also includes Proctor Services and Course Evaluations. For more information, contact Laura Miller, IDP operations administrator. 

IDP is part of the Center for Instructional Excellence, a member of Innovative Learning, Purdue’s hub approach to connect instructors to the resources they need to engage students, develop courses in any instructional modality and enhance learning across the University. Other members include Libraries and the School of Information Studies and Purdue University Online. To learn more, visit www.purdue.edu/innovativelearning or email InnovativeLearningTeam@purdue.edu. 

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