IMPACT is committed to the transformation of courses at Purdue by integrating a student-centered approach informed by research to enhance student learning, competence, and confidence. IMPACT is provided through the collaborative efforts of the Center of Instructional Excellence (CIE), Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP), University Libraries, Discovery Learning Resource Center (DLRC), and Extended Campus. More information about the IMPACT initiative is available on the IMPACT website.
The IMPACT Presentations series contains presentations related to the IMPACT initiative.
Submissions from 2018
Crushing Curiosity: How Information Literacy Can Hinder or Foster Student Engagement, Rachel Fundator, Clarence Maybee, and Michael Flierl
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Purdue's IMPACT Course Transformation Faculty Learning Community, Karen Neubauer, Wanju Huang, Rachel Fundator, Hua Cai, Nicole Hands, Mark Zimpfer, Xiumin Diao, and Jason B. Reed
Igniting Self-Directed Learning and Higher Level Workforce Competencies in an Aviation Curriculum, Timothy D. Ropp
On the Removal of Motivation and Structural Barriers in the Classroom and across the Mathematics Curriculum, Benjamin Wiles and Chantal Levesque-Bristol
Submissions from 2017
Understanding and Motivating Generation Z Students, Daniel Guberman and Eria Layow
Course Transformation: Measuring Improvements in Student Learning, Daniel Guberman, Erica Layow, and Emily Bonem
Teaching Morphological Species Identification to Forensic Science Students: Advantages, Problems and Results, Gregory Nigoghosian, Lauren Weidner, Ludmila Nunes, and Trevor Stamper
From the Lab to the Classroom: Research at the Interface Between Cognitive Science and Education, Ludmila Nunes
The Introduction of Informal Cooperative Learning into our Programming Laboratories, Guity Ravai, Ronald Erdei, Ludmila Nunes, and Sahithya Kodam
The Introduction of Informal Cooperative Learning into our Programming Laboratories, Guity Ravai, Ludmila Nunes, and Ronald Erdei
Exposing Problems Teaching Students Morphological Species Identification, Trevor Stamper, Lauren Weidner, Gregory Nigoghosian, and Ludmila D. Nunes
Submissions from 2016
Increasing Consistency Across Large Multi-Section Courses: A Case Study, Emily Bonem and Heather Fedesco
Modeling the Effects of Student-Centeredness on Student Outcomes, Emily Bonem, Chantal Levesque-Bristol, Angelika Zissimopoulos, David Nelson, and Heather Fedesco
Making an IMPACT: Empowering Student via Information Use, Michael Flierl
Cultivating Motivation: The importance of autonomy, competence & relatedness for instruction involving digital archives and objects, Michael Flierl, Karen S. Neubauer, and Emily M. Bonem
Does Course Format Matter When Learning About Diversity? Exploring Student Evaluations in Online Versus Hybrid Classroom Structures, Mary Marshall, Heather Fedesco, and Natasha Watkins
Making an IMPACT: Transforming academic courses through student-centered teaching, Clarence Maybee
Common conversations about teaching and learning: Making an IMPACT, Clarence Maybee, Catherine Fraser Riehle, and Michael Flierl
Submissions from 2015
A Comparison of Student Attitudes, Statistical Reasoning, Performance, and Perceptions for Web-augmented Traditional, Fully Online, and Flipped Sections of a Statistical Literacy Class, Gundlach Ellen, K. Andrew R. Richards, David Nelson, and Chantal Levesque-Bristol
Preparing Today’s Learners: The Role of Information Literacy in the Adoption of Innovative Pedagogies, Clarence Maybee
Submissions from 2014
Making an IMPACT! Advancing student-centered learning at Purdue University, Tomalee Doan, Clarence Maybee, and Mary Elizabeth McNeil
Submissions from 2013
IMPACT: Pedagogical Leadership, Donalee Attardo
Making an IM:PACT by Partnering with Faculty, Donalee Attardo and Pat Reid
Scaling Up: Hybrid Instruction, Ilana R. Barnes and Mary Dugan
Redefiining Study and Learning Spaces for the 21st Century, Tomalee Doan
Classroom Space/Technology/Efficiency Needs, Tomalee Doan and Corey Doan
“Indorsed for IMPACT: Innovative Programming to Increase Student Engagement and Promote Success”, Maureen Huffer Landis, Akesha Horton, and Catherine Fraser Riehle
IMPACT, Chantal Levesque-Bristol
A Perfect Storm: Campus Wide Course Re-Design at an American R1 University Meets the Pacific Rim, Chantal Levesque-Bristol, Charles A. Calahan, and David Nelson
Course Transformation as a Catalyst for Campus-Wide Change, Chantal Levesque-Bristol and Tomalee Doan
Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transfomation, Chantal Levesque-Bristol and Tomalee Doan
Fostering Blended Learning: Successful Partnerships and Faculty Development for Institutional Change, Chantal Levesque-Bristol, Tomalee Doan, and Donalee Attardo
Librarians with impact: Contributing to campus-wide learning space and course redesign transformations, Clarence Maybee, Tomalee Doan, and Jeremy Garritano
Developing First-Year Students' Biological Information Literacy:Collaboration between Libraries and Disciplinary Faculty in IMPACT Classrooms, Nancy Pelaez, Clarence Maybee, and Maribeth Slebodnik
A Faculty-Focused Course Design/Redesign Process, Pat Reid
IM:PACT: Supporting Faculty Innovation in Course Redesign, Pat Reid
Submissions from 2012
Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transfomation, Tomalee Doan
IMPACT and Admissions, Tomalee Doan and Chantal Levesque-Bristol
IM:PACT, Tomalee Doan, Chantal Levesque-Bristol, and Donalee Attardo
IM:PACT: Course Redesign Theory and Practice, Tomalee Doan, Chantal Levesque-Bristol, and Donalee Attardo
Innovative Approach to Active Learning, John G. Graveel and George E. Van Scoyoc
Developing, Implementing and Assessing Large-Scale Redesign Effort at a Research University: Tales from the IMPACT Initiative at Purdue University, Chantal Levesque-Bristol, David Nelson, Gabriela Weaver, and Loran Carleton Parker