Fall reading groups for PWL instructors: sign up by Sept. 9

The Teaching Academy, Center for Instructional Excellence, and Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging invite Purdue West Lafayette instructors to join Purdue’s faculty teaching and learning reading group in the fall 2022 semester. The reading group brings together instructors from around the campus in small groups to discuss how recent books about the classroom and teaching and learning may inform what they do.

For the fall semester, participants will read Kelly A. Hogan and Viji Sathy’s Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom. The book, released in August 2022, shares a framework and specific tips and strategies for creating classroom environments that enhance students’ feelings of inclusion toward the aim of creating more equitable learning outcomes.

Participants will read the book over three meetings throughout the semester to discuss the ideas, theories, and application for this semester and in the future.

Participants can choose to meet in-person on Thursdays, 1:30-3 p.m. or virtually on Fridays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (noon), on the following dates:
Thursdays: Oct. 6, Nov. 3, and Dec. 1
Fridays: Oct. 7, Nov. 4, and Dec. 2

Instructors who would like to participate during fall 2022 should fill out an online questionnaire by Sept. 9 providing information about themselves and their availability.

Those who cannot make it this semester but are interested in faculty reading and learning communities, or who have suggestions for future books/topics, may contact Dan Guberman at dguberma@purdue.edu.

The faculty teaching and learning reading groups are part of Innovative Learning, Purdue West Lafayette’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. Members include the Center for Instructional Excellence, Libraries and the School of Information Studies, Purdue Online and Teaching and Learning Technologies.

For questions and support at your campus, contact:
Purdue Global: Direct teaching-related questions to askctl@purdueglobal.edu. Technical support questions should be directed to TechSupport@purdueglobal.edu or 866-522-7747 (toll-free).

Purdue Fort Wayne: Teaching-related questions should be directed to PFW’s Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) at celt@pfw.edu, 260-481-6354, or CELT’s website for resources and to request one on one consultations. Technical support questions should be directed to PFW’s IT Services Help Desk helpdesk@pfw.edu or 260-481-6030.

Purdue Northwest: Direct teaching-related questions to the Center for Faculty Excellence at cfe@pnw.edu, 219-989-8328, or CFE’s website. Technical support questions should be directed to The Office of Instructional Technology by email oit@pnw.edu or OIT’s website or through their Virtual Help Desk.