Abstract
At Purdue University, the Libraries participate in a provost-initiated, campus-wide course redesign program called Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation (IMPACT). This initiative aims to bring active-learning to foundational courses traditionally taught through lectures. Purdue librarians recognized the IMPACT initiative as one way to enter the conversations blooming on our campus about the nature of learning, curriculum design, and how space design impacts potential learning. This article presents three perspectives: 1) the information literacy coordinator, 2) a libraries’ administrator with a gift for space planning, and 3) an in-the-trenches liaison to course redesign projects. Each discusses the IMPACT initiative from his or her unique perspective and view of its impact on librarian roles. Collectively, the article explains why we think it is essential that this kind of campus effort is supported by libraries.
Keywords
information literacy, student-centered learning, course redesign, space design, active learning
Date of this Version
2013
Recommended Citation
Maybee, Clarence; Doan, Tomalee; and Riehle, Catherine Fraser, "Making an IMPACT: Campus-wide collaboration for course and learning space transformation" (2013). Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research. Paper 15.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fsdocs/15