Faculty teaching and learning reading groups focus on Student-Faculty Partnership

The Teaching Academy and Center for Instructional Excellence invite Purdue West Lafayette instructors to join Purdue’s faculty teaching and learning reading group in the spring 2023 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.

Participants will read the book over three meetings throughout the spring semester to discuss the ideas, theories, and application for this semester and in the future. Copies of the book will be provided to participants or online access is available through Purdue Libraries.

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: Feb. 16, Mar. 30, and Apr. 20
Fridays: Feb. 17, Mar. 31, and Apr. 21

Instructors who would like to participate during spring 2023 should fill out an online questionnaire by Fri., Jan. 27 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, Envision Center, and Teaching and Learning Technologies.

Opportunities in the Purdue network

Purdue Fort Wayne faculty and staff who are interested in similar topics can reach out to PFW’s Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Taching (CELT) at celt@pfw.edu to discuss upcoming workshops, specialized workshops, one-on-one course and learning activity development sessions, and certificate opportunities.

Purdue Northwest faculty and staff may 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.

Purdue Global faculty may direct teaching-related questions to askctl@purdueglobal.edu. Technical support questions should be directed to TechSupport@purdueglobal.edu or 866-522-7747 (toll-free).