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Instructors invited to Pedagogy Circles every Monday

The Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) invites Purdue West Lafayette instructors to join weekly Pedagogy Circles each Monday, 1-2 p.m., in the Purdue Black Cultural Center, 1100 3rd St. These casual one-hour discussions are led by Student Pedagogy Advocates (SPAs), undergraduate students interested in enhancing teaching and learning at PWL….

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PWL instructors, staff invited to AI/LLM workshops Aug. 15-18, Sept. 5-7

A new three-part series of Zoom workshops designed to provide PWL instructors and staff with hands-on experiences in generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLM) runs Tues., Aug. 15, Wed., Aug. 16, and Fri., Aug. 18. A second, identical series will run Sept. 5-7. You may register for…

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Fall Teaching & Learning reading discussion to feature 2nd ed of Small Teaching

The Teaching Academy and the Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) invite instructors to join Purdue West Lafayette’s faculty teaching and learning reading group this fall semester to read and discuss the second edition of James Lang’s Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning. These reading groups bring together…

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Breaking barriers, building bridges: Spark new ideas in dialogue with students

The Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) invites Purdue West Lafayette instructors to join weekly Pedagogy Circles, casual one-hour discussions led by Student Pedagogy Advocates (SPAs), undergraduate students interested in enhancing teaching and learning at PWL. Throughout the semester, each session of Pedagogy Circles will feature topics for conversation, such as:-How…

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Sign up for spring 2024 Foundations in College Teaching program

UPDATE: Capacity has been reached for the Fall 2023 Certificate of Foundations in College Teaching Program, but please complete this form to be added to the waitlist, which will also have first priority for the Spring 2024 offering. The four-week Fall 2023 online session of the Certificate of Foundations in College Teaching runs Monday,…

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Fall 2023 instructional development workshops, resources

PWL instructors, course coordinators, teaching assistants, and advisors are invited to bookmark the Innovative Learning homepage to see its calendar of instructional development workshops for Fall 2023. Details are available by clicking on the calendar or by viewing the IL News webpage. Sessions and drop-ins cover topics such as Brightspace and instructional technology,…

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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.

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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.

George Hollich, Summer Start 2020
George Hollich, Summer Start 2020