Fall 2024: Exploring Purdue’s expanding learning environments
Purdue faculty, instructors and others interested in teaching and learning are invited to join the Teaching and Learning Community of Practice (TLCoP) for any or all the monthly sessions this fall to explore opportunities to facilitate, support, innovate, and engage within Purdue’s expanding learning environments.
Session 2: Leveraging Technology for Innovative Teaching
Wed., Oct. 9, 1-2 p.m.
Our second session will feature Purdue instructors sharing innovative strategies they use to support all learners in Purdue’s expanding learning environments. Details on each speaker are coming, but please register today to receive the Zoom invitation.
Session 1: Exploring teaching, learning opportunities in Purdue’s Strategic Initiatives
Thurs., Aug. 22, 1-2 p.m.
Session recording
During TLCoP’s first session for Fall 2024, we discussed what Purdue’s strategic initiatives might mean in our courses and for Purdue’s teaching community. For example: TLCoP now includes Purdue faculty who are teaching in Indianapolis.
- What might this mean for students, courses, and/or facilities across our newly extended campus?
- How might we redefine our teaching-and-learning community?
- How can we engage and collaborate in this expanded environment?
This initial session is also designed to identify and prioritize other strategic initiatives that TLCoP will explore in its monthly sessions. Some examples might be:
- Ways to leverage technology for teaching and learning.
- Opportunities to enhance student learning beyond a physical classroom.
- Strategies to provide accessibility and foster belonging in a variety of learning environments.
- Collaboration and interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning.
- Integrating research and teaching.
Join our teaching & learning community
TLCoP meetings offer the unique opportunity to come together in an ongoing, flexible, and supportive environment to engage in conversation about a range of teaching and learning issues. In conversation with others from across a range of disciplines, at various stages in their academic careers, and with different kinds of experiences in the classroom, participants collectively explore pedagogical ideas and strategies that they can incorporate into their courses.
As a community of practice, TLCoP is open to any instructors who wish to learn more about teaching and learning and to those who wish to share their experiences with others. Graduate students, faculty, instructional support staff, or anyone who is passionate about teaching is welcome to attend any and all meetings. We’re thrilled to have you and to learn from one another!
TLCoP is an initiative of Purdue’s Innovative Learning Team, including the Center for Instructional Excellence, Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies, and Purdue University Online. Staff members from each of these teams make up the planning committee and lend expertise in pedagogy, educational technologies, information and research support, as well as augmented and virtual reality in the classroom. These committee members are available to advise instructors on additional resources and relevant services related to TLCoP meetings.
For any questions, please reach out to TLCoP’s staff facilitators, Amy Haston or Molly Kremer.
Meet the TLCoP Team
Lindsay Hamm, Faculty Facilitator and Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Sociology
Rachel Fundator, Clinical Assistant Professor, Libraries and School of Information Studies
Amy Haston, Educational Technology Consultant, Purdue University Online
Molly Kremer, Educational Technologist, Purdue University Online
Tracey Birdwell, Assistant Director Purdue in Indianapolis, CIE
Karen Neubauer, Assistant Director for Special Projects, CIE