Faculty reading groups to begin Feb. 17 with 'From Equity Talk to Equity Walk'

The Teaching Academy and the Center for Instructional Excellence are inviting Purdue West Lafayette instructors to sign up by Wednesday (Jan. 26) to join the PWL faculty teaching and learning reading groups, which will begin Feb. 17. These reading groups bring 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.

Various forms of instructional development and support are available also to those at Purdue Fort Wayne, Purdue Northwest and Purdue Global.

For the Spring 2022 semester, West Lafayette participants will read "From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education" by Tia Brown McNair, Estela Mara Bensimon and Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux. The authors draw on a wide range of campus-based research projects to explore ways to promote change at multiple levels to achieve equity-oriented educational goals. To do this, they blend numerous case studies with detailed discussions of ways to use data effectively to understand and advance excellence throughout an institution.

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

Participants can choose to meet from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays or noon-1:30 p.m. Fridays on the following dates:

• Thursdays: Feb. 17, March 24 and April 21.
• Fridays: Feb. 18, March 25, and April 22.

Instructors who would like to participate during spring 2022 should fill out an online questionnaire by Wednesday (Jan. 26) 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 or topics, may contact Dan Guberman at dguberma@purdue.edu.

CIE is 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. To learn more, visit the Innovative Learning website.

Opportunities for other parts of Purdue network

Purdue Fort Wayne faculty and staff who are interested in similar topics can reach out to 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).