SIGN UP BY JAN. 21 FOR FOUNDATIONS IN COLLEGE TEACHING PROGRAM

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: 

• Engage with content in each unit module.
• Share a short reflection in a small discussion group.  
• Optional: Join facilitators for weekly Office Hour Discussions. 

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.