Welcome toIMPACT
IMPACT is a development program that supports many different models of participation and instructors from all disciplines university-wide. Launched by the Office of the Provost in 2011 and named as a component of the Purdue Moves initiatives by the Office of the President in 2013, IMPACT is a large, collaborative initiative on the Purdue West Lafayette and Purdue in Indianapolis locations.
The IMPACT program is guided by the theoretical framework Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985; Ryan & Deci, 2017), which posits the existence of three basic psychological needs, which when fulfilled, contribute to the creation of a student-centered, autonomy-supportive learning environment. This fosters student engagement and student competence, and increases attainment of course-specific learning outcomes, degree completion, retention, and graduation rates.
Since 2011, IMPACT has worked with more than 610 instructors who have transformed more than 580 courses. All colleges at Purdue have participated in IMPACT and more than 90 percent of undergraduates take an IMPACT course during their time at Purdue.
IMPACT Fellows report significant increases in teaching satisfaction, observed student engagement, and improvements in pedagogical practice.
The IMPACT program was chosen as a 2018 Innovator in the Chronicle of Higher Education and has been featured by the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) and Change magazine.
Our Mission
IMPACT supports instructors in enhancing their pedagogical practices in order to create autonomy-supportive and inclusive learning environments to foster student success.
Specifically, the IMPACT program aims to support faculty’s ability to:
- Implement pedagogical practices that are student-centered, autonomy-supportive, and engaging
- Create learning environments that are equitable and inclusive
- Adopt a scholarly approach to instruction and contribute to a community of practice
Versions of the Program
There are three versions of IMPACT in which instructors can participate: