The Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) invites Purdue faculty and instructors to apply for a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Fellowship. This two-year fellowship includes an online six-week faculty learning community (FLC) in which fellows will design their SoTL project. Following the FLC, fellows will participate in a monthly…
The Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) invites Purdue faculty and instructors to apply for a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Fellowship. This two-year fellowship includes an online six-week faculty learning community (FLC) in which fellows will design their SoTL project. Following the FLC, fellows will participate in a monthly virtual community of practice that will provide support as they carry out their SoTL projects.
The six-week FLC will take place in Summer 2025 and will allow fellows to:
Further details are available on the SoTL Fellowship webpage. Applicants for the SoTL Fellowship program should complete this online application by Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. SoTL Fellows will be notified of their acceptance by Monday, April 3, 2025. Questions may be directed to Emily Bonem, CIE assistant director of SoTL, at ebonem@purdue.edu.
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 Online. To learn more, visit www.purdue.edu/innovativelearning or email InnovativeLearningTeam@purdue.edu.
The six-week Spring 2025 session of the Certificate of Foundations in College Teaching runs Mon., Jan. 27 through Fri., Mar. 7 and is open to all Purdue West Lafayette, Purdue in Indianapolis, and Purdue Polytechnic Statewide faculty, graduate students, postdocs, and staff. Register here by Tues., Jan 21. We can…
The six-week Spring 2025 session of the Certificate of Foundations in College Teaching runs Mon., Jan. 27 through Fri., Mar. 7 and is open to all Purdue West Lafayette, Purdue in Indianapolis, and Purdue Polytechnic Statewide faculty, graduate students, postdocs, and staff. Register here by Tues., Jan 21. We can accept the first 50 registrants in this semester’s cohort.
Foundations is offered by the Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE). It provides an overview of evidence-based teaching practices and strategies. The six-week, online program is delivered in a 100 percent asynchronous format. Foundations covers central topics in college teaching and asks participants to reflect on concepts, experiences, and applications at the end of each topic.
The program consists of four main modules: Reflecting on Teaching & Learning, Defining and Assessing Student Learning, Creating a Learner-Centered Environment, and Becoming a Scholarly Teacher. Participants should plan to devote approximately three hours during each week of the program.
What a typical week will look like:
Questions about the Certificate of Foundations in College Teaching Program may be emailed to Annika Kraft and Frances Sobolak at teachercertificate@purdue.edu.
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 Innovative Learning 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.
Innovative Learning and the Purdue Teaching Academy invite Purdue instructors and staff to sign up in January to join two reading groups in Spring 2025. The new Accessibility Reading Group will explore Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement by Ashley Shewduring three virtual meetings. Purdue’s Faculty Teaching and Learning Reading…
Innovative Learning and the Purdue Teaching Academy invite Purdue instructors and staff to sign up in January to join two reading groups in Spring 2025.
The new Accessibility Reading Group, sponsored by Innovative Learning, brings together readers from Indianapolis and West Lafayette locations to discuss accessibility, ableism, and their implications on teaching and learning. For the Spring semester, participants will read Against Technoableism: Rethinking who needs improvement, 2023, by Ashley Shew, a bioethicist professor, self-described as a “hard-of-hearing chemobrained amputee with Crohn’s disease and tinnitus.” Using witty prose, Dr. Shew takes us on a thoughtful journey about creating more accessible futures by intentionally including perspectives from the disabled community. Shew coined “technoableism,” which is a “belief in the power of technology that considers the elimination of disability a good thing…it’s a classic form of ableism…a bias in favor of nondisabled ways of life.” Against Technoableism is part of Norton Shorts, which are books written by leading scholars. We will discuss Shew’s ideas together and make connections to what we do on a daily basis.
Participants in the Accessibility Reading Group will read Against Technoableism over three virtual meetings to discuss ideas, theories, and the implications on our learning environments. These meetings will be held Thursdays, 1-2 p.m. ET, on the following dates: Feb. 13, March 13, and April 17. There will be opportunities for asynchronous engagement as well.
Interested readers should fill out the online questionnaire by Friday, Jan. 17. Some physical copies of the book are available, but you may request your own copy via the questionnaire.
Accessing physical copies of the book:
Those who cannot make it this semester but are interested in future accessibility reading communities, or who have suggestions for future books/topics, may contact Leslie Miller at mill3160@purdue.edu.
The Teaching Academy and the Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) will again sponsor Purdue’s Faculty Teaching and Learning Reading Groups, which bring together faculty in small groups to discuss how recent books about the classroom and teaching and learning may inform their approach to teaching. The Spring 2025 sessions will discuss Minding Bodies: How physical space, sensation, and movement affect learning by Susan Hrach. This book explores how attuning to aspects of the learning environment and the learners themselves can shift the focus of learning from purely mental efforts to a more embodied, sensory-rich experience. As humans we are not robots or “brains on sticks,” we have emotions and dreams, we need food and rest, and our bodies work as an integrated system to support our thriving. This book explores the idea that all thinking is grounded in the body and its environment. It offers practical strategies for educators to create more effective and inclusive learning environments. The book is available online through Purdue Libraries and physical copies will be available for those who prefer.
Participants will read the book over three sessions throughout the semester to discuss the ideas, theories, and application for this semester and in the future. Onsite sessions will be held in both Indianapolis and West Lafayette. Participants can choose their date and location according to their schedules for each week:
Faculty who would like to participate during Spring 2025 should fill out an online questionnaire by Friday, Jan. 31, 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, should contact Annika Kraft at arkraft@purdue.edu or Tracey Birdwell tbirdwel@purdue.edu.
Innovative Learning is 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. Innovative Learning members include the Center for Instructional Excellence, Libraries and the School of Information Studies, and Purdue University Online. To learn more, visit www.purdue.edu/innovativelearning or email InnovativeLearningTeam@purdue.edu.
Innovative Learning invites instructors to join a virtual workshop on Wed., Jan. 8, 2025, 1-2 p.m., to explore the use of Creator+, a new feature in Brightspace, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to create an accessible learning environment for all Purdue learners. This session, titled “Accessible Purdue: Creating an…
Innovative Learning invites instructors to join a virtual workshop on Wed., Jan. 8, 2025, 1-2 p.m., to explore the use of Creator+, a new feature in Brightspace, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to create an accessible learning environment for all Purdue learners. This session, titled “Accessible Purdue: Creating an Equitable Learning Experience For All,” will highlight the use of Creator+ to help instructors quickly build engaging, accessible content directly into the learning management system. In addition to this just-in-time demonstration of Creator+, we will also discuss practical strategies for incorporating UDL and accessibility. There will also be time for questions.
Creating Accessible Learning Environments using Brightspace Creator+
Date: Wed., Jan. 8, 2025
Time: 1-2 p.m. ET
Register: Accessible Purdue
Go to the Innovative Learning Events webpage for information on other sessions and drop-ins. Innovative Learning is 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. Innovative Learning members include the Center for Instructional Excellence, Libraries and the School of Information Studies, and Purdue University Online. To learn more, visit www.purdue.edu/innovativelearning or email InnovativeLearningTeam@purdue.edu.
Everyone has grading to do—why not make it fun! The Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) invites you to join us on Wed., Dec. 11, 1-5 p.m., in WALC B074 for a Grade-athon. Purdue instructors: bring your teaching team, final exams/projects/essays (anything that needs to be grades), and work in community…
Everyone has grading to do—why not make it fun! The Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) invites you to join us on Wed., Dec. 11, 1-5 p.m., in WALC B074 for a Grade-athon. Purdue instructors: bring your teaching team, final exams/projects/essays (anything that needs to be grades), and work in community surrounded by snacks, de-stressers, and CIE support.
This event is open to all Purdue West Lafayette, Purdue in Indianapolis, and Purdue Polytechnic Statewide faculty, graduate students, postdocs, and staff. No registration required, just show up. Come for part or stay a while.
Download a PDF of the flyer.
Questions may be emailed to Annika Kraft arkraft@purdue.edu or Frances Sobolak fsobolak@purdue.edu
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 Innovative Learning 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.
Innovative Learning reminds instructors teaching Purdue University courses in Indianapolis that it is not too early to think about course materials for Spring 2025. A new Qualtrics survey has been launched for instructors to identify content to migrate and the resources available. Some items to consider now for Spring 2025…
Innovative Learning reminds instructors teaching Purdue University courses in Indianapolis that it is not too early to think about course materials for Spring 2025. A new Qualtrics survey has been launched for instructors to identify content to migrate and the resources available.
Some items to consider now for Spring 2025 include:
Instructors teaching Purdue courses in Indianapolis who need assistance or have questions regarding Spring 2025 can get support in several ways:
Instructors teaching Purdue Spring 2025 courses in Indianapolis are encouraged to complete the survey as a way to plan and identify resources before the holidays.
Innovative Learning is Purdue’s hub approach to connect Purdue 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 and Purdue University Online. To learn more, visit www.purdue.edu/innovativelearning or email InnovativeLearningTeam@purdue.edu.
The IL News is an instructor-focused newsletter designed to help all who teach at Purdue. It is sent regularly via email to all instructors, as a collaborative effort of Innovative Learning, Purdue’s hub approach to connect instructors to the resources they need to engage students, develop courses in any modality, and enhance learning across the University.
The Bechtel Innovation Design Center offers individual and groups of Purdue students a new suite of novel remote processes for consultation, design, machining, electronics, fabrics, 3D printing and more. Students can join the Center for course, club, or personal projects, but instructors may contact Dr. Matthew A. Swabey, director, at maswabey@purdue.edu.
