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March 12th, 2014
From Purdue Today – March 12
The Center for Instructional Excellence will host a conference March 26-27 that focuses on faculty members’ methods and experiences in transforming their teaching methods to meet 21st-century students’ needs.
“The Changing Classroom Symposium” will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 26 and from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. March 27. Events, including a keynote address, poster sessions, faculty presentations and a library/technology expo, are scheduled to take place in Stewart Center. Attendance is free but registration is encouraged.
Edward Deci, professor of psychology and the Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Rochester in New York, will give the keynote address. Deci’s talk, titled “Prompting Optimal Motivation in Education,” will take place at 9-10:30 a.m. March 26 in Stewart Center, Fowler Hall.
The conference’s poster sessions, scheduled for both days, will involve faculty members who have redesigned courses through IMPACT (Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation). Launched in 2011, IMPACT seeks to engage students more fully in their learning through the redesign of large-capacity, foundational courses.
IMPACT faculty fellows and Purdue Polytechnic Institute fellows also will discuss their novel approaches to teaching during separate presentations scheduled for March 26-27.
Giving presentations are:
* Emily Allen, associate dean for academic affairs in the Honors College.
* Ilana Barnes, assistant professor of library science.
* Gary Bertoline, Distinguished Professor of Computer Graphics Technology and dean of the College of Technology.
* Larry DeBoer, professor of agricultural economics.
* George Hollich, associate professor of psychological sciences.
* Daphene Koch, associate professor of building construction management.
* Dawn Laux, clinical assistant professor of computer and information technology.
* Craig Locker, graduate teaching assistant, College of Technology.
* Jim McClure, professor of mathematics.
* Nathan Mentzer, assistant professor of technology leadership and innovation.
* Fatma Mili, professor of computer information technology.
* Melanie Morgan, associate professor of communication.
* Edie Schmidt, professor of industrial technology.
* Regena Scott, assistant professor of technology leadership and innovation.
* Ben Wiles, assistant to the head of the Department of Mathematics.
The conference also will include a performance on March 26 from enCORE Interactive Theatre, an acting troupe that is made up of Purdue students and is part of the Center for Instructional Excellence. The performance, which will take place at 2-3:15 p.m. in Lawson Computer Science building, is titled “Helping Students of Diverse Backgrounds.” More information about enCORE is available in a video and on its website.
Registration options for all conference events can be found at www.conf.purdue.edu/marchcelebration.
The conference is part of the Center for Instructional Excellence’s weeklong March Celebration for Teaching and Learning. A full list of related events, including an additional enCORE performance, can be found at www.purdue.edu/cie/workshops/events.html.
More information about IMPACT is at www.purdue.edu/IMPACT.
Filed under: generalMarch 11th, 2014
A campus-wide open forum to discuss the new Active Learning Center will be held 1 to 2:30 p.m. March 13 in Stewart Center, Room 310.
Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the session, which will include a project overview, discussing both the project goals and initial space plan, and an open, informal time for questions and answers. The authors of the academic program statement, building stakeholders and project designers (BSA LifeStructures) will be in attendance to gather feedback before the design process begins.
The facility will include classroom space to support the IMPACT program, as well as active learning in general, and it will bring together six campus libraries: life sciences; chemistry; physics; earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences; pharmacy, nursing and health sciences; and engineering.
“The goal of the Active Learning Center is to seamlessly integrate the best attributes of the classroom and library into one facility, creating a new environment that is richer, more efficient and more effective than either can be on its own,” says James L. Mullins, dean of libraries and the Esther Ellis Norton professor.
The Active Learning Center will be located on the current site of the Engineering Administration Building and the Heat and Power North Plant. Construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2015, with the building fully operational for fall 2017.
Purdue is committed to making all programs accessible to participants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation or special assistance due to a disability, contact Rustin Meister in the days leading up to the forum at 49-69477 or rrmeister@purdue.edu
Filed under: generalMarch 11th, 2014
Join fellow Boilermakers and Purdue Astronauts!
SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2014
1 P.M. – Spring Game Appearance, Ross-Ade Stadium
Free Admission
7 P.M. – A Conversation with Our Astronauts, Elliott Hall of Music
Free tickets required for admission are available at all West Lafayette campus box offices or by
calling 765-494-3933
For questions, please contact (765) 494-2727 orpg@prf.org.
Filed under: general
March 7th, 2014
Welcome to Database of the Week. This feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics is intended to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know, with only basic information to get you started. Hopefully, you will be tempted to explore this or other databases.
This Week’s Featured Database: BCC Research, from BCC Research LLC.
Find it: www.lib.purdue.edu/parrish, under the column headed Collections, click on List of Business Databases.
Description/focus: BCC Research provides market research reports.
Start with this hint: Purdue’s subscription to BCC Research includes the categories biotechnology, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals. The reports include current industry analysis and market forecasts. Browsing the list of reports in each category is an effective discovery tool, but a keyword search is also an option. Click here to see the basics of searching BCC Research, or try our new tool Guide on the Side with this link.
Why you should know this database: BCC Research analysts have international experience. Reports include an industry background, company profiles, and patent information.
How this will help students: BCC Research will expose students to the highest quality, professional research reports.
Cost:For information on the cost of this database, contact mdugan@purdue.edu.
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Database of the Week comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu. Database of the Week is archived at https://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/category/MGMT/. For more Purdue Libraries news, follow us on Twitter (@ParrishLib).
Feedback is always welcome. If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.
Filed under: database, general, MGMTMarch 5th, 2014
Purdue University Libraries seeks a Digital Data Repository Specialist to join our team at the Distributed Data Curation Center (D2C2) and coordinate our cutting-edge research data repository service, PURR. The Purdue University Research Repository (http://purr.purdue.edu) provides a platform for campus researchers to develop and implement effective data management plans, collaborate on research online, publish datasets and tools, and archive them in a secure, reliable digital repository. This administrative/professional position will work with colleagues in the Office of the Vice President for Research, Information Technology at Purdue, and the Libraries to conduct the day-to-day outreach, operation, support, and improvement of the PURR system and service.
Complete details about the position are available here: Digital Data Repository Specialist PA
Filed under: generalMarch 4th, 2014
Rey Junco, associate professor of library science and first year experience and emerging technology specialist, Purdue University was recently interviewed on NPR’s Tell Me More program on the lessons learned from such online games as Minecraft:
http://www.npr.org/2014/03/04/285744084/can-playing-minecraft-teach-kids-to-code
About Rey Junco
Rey Junco, is associate professor of library science and first year experience/emerging technology specialist at Purdue University. He is also a returning fellow to the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
As a social media scholar, Junco investigates the impact of social technologies on college students. His primary research interest is using quantitative methods to analyze the effects of social media on youth psychosocial development, engagement, and learning. His research has also focused on informing best practices in using social technologies to enhance learning outcomes.
Filed under: general, press_release
March 3rd, 2014
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The major happenings at Purdue University during 2013 are highlighted in the 59th edition of the Purdue Year in Review video.
Titled “Moving Forward,” the 12-minute program, produced by the Office of Marketing and Media, can be viewed on the Purdue YouTube channel at http://youtu.be/Pq8vB4O6kv0, or is available from the Purdue Undergraduate Library.
The video is sponsored by the Purdue Alumni Association and is shown to Purdue alumni clubs around the world.
The 2013 Year in Review was produced and directed by Ray Cubberley, senior broadcast producer in marketing and media, and is narrated by Tim Newton, director of external relations for Purdue’s Krannert School of Management.
A DVD of the newsreel can be purchased from the Purdue Alumni Association for $20, which includes shipping. Direct purchase inquiries to Purdue Alumni Association, Dick and Sandy Dauch Alumni Center, Attn: Chad Johnson, 403 Wood St., West Lafayette, IN 47907-2007 (or call 765-494-2603).
Highlights in the 2013 Year in Review include: the start of Mitch Daniels’ term as Purdue’s 12th president; the announcement of Purdue Moves – 10 initiatives to broaden Purdue’s global impact and enhance educational opportunities for students; commencement; Daniels speech in Indianapolis followed by a massive Purdue tailgate event around Monument Circle; a Purdue study to reduce football and soccer concussions; four dedications – the Herrick Lab for engineering research, the John Purdue statue, the new baseball stadium and a new space plane exhibit; grand prix; Boiler Gold Rush; Homecoming; overseas trips by Purdue Bands and Purdue Musical Organizations; the PMO Christmas Show; anniversary celebrations for the Department of Entomology, the horticulture show, the College of Veterinary Medicine, the School of Nursing, the fire department, and the College of Technology; alumni activities, including alumni weekend and the Purdue Alumni Student Experience; a Big Ten Tournament championship for women’s basketball; a Big Ten title for women’s golf; an elite eight appearance for Purdue volleyball; best-ever seasons for wrestling and women’s tennis, and a NCAA title for a Purdue diver; the new 211 pep rally prior to home football games; and football coach Darrell Hazell talking to a group of alumni.
Source: Ray Cubberley, 765-494-2075, rcubberley@purdue.edu
Filed under: generalFebruary 27th, 2014
Purdue plans to merge six of its current libraries into one facility, the Active Learning Center, by the fall of 2017.
via Active Learning Center, planned for 2017, to merge libraries into one – Purdue Exponent: Campus.
Filed under: facilities, general, UncategorizedFebruary 26th, 2014
A campus-wide open forum to discuss the new Active Learning Center will be held 1 to 2:30 p.m. March 13 in Stewart Center, Room 310.
Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the session, which will include a project overview, discussing both the project goals and initial space plan, and an open, informal time for questions and answers. The authors of the academic program statement, building stakeholders and project designers (BSA LifeStructures) will be in attendance to gather feedback before the design process begins.
The facility will include classroom space to support the IMPACT program, as well as active learning in general, and it will bring together six campus libraries: life sciences; chemistry; physics; earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences; pharmacy, nursing and health sciences; and engineering.
“The goal of the Active Learning Center is to seamlessly integrate the best attributes of the classroom and library into one facility, creating a new environment that is richer, more efficient and more effective than either can be on its own,” says James L. Mullins, dean of libraries and the Esther Ellis Norton professor.
The Active Learning Center will be located on the current site of the Engineering Administration Building and the Heat and Power North Plant. Construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2015, with the building fully operational for fall 2017.
Purdue is committed to making all programs accessible to participants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation or special assistance due to a disability, contact Rustin Meister in the days leading up to the forum at 49-69477 or rrmeister@purdue.edu.
Filed under: generalFebruary 17th, 2014
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University’s Libraries and Special Collections is commemorating 100 years of hosting the Purdue Road School with a special exhibit focusing on Indiana transportation.
“The Crossroads of America: Indiana Transportation in the Early 20th Century,” is on display through March 13 in the Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center on the fourth floor of the Humanities, Social Science and Education Library in Stewart Center. The exhibit coincides with this year’s road school, set for March 11-13, on campus.
The exhibit profiles early transportation in Indiana and includes rare publications on railroads and canals; historical road maps of Indiana; photographs of road construction projects and equipment; documents pertaining to the opening of major highways; and documents chronicling the history of the Purdue Road School and the Joint Transportation Research Project. Themes such as the evolution from horse and buggy travel to streetcars and automobiles, surveying and methods of traffic control, and road and bridge safety, are explored, along with the impact the rise in popularity of the automobile had on rural life.
The Purdue Road School is an Indiana tradition that brings together federal, state and local agency personnel, elected officials and professionals from throughout the field, including industry, consulting and academia. It builds upon a rich tradition dating to professor W.K. Hatt’s efforts to organize a civil engineering conference in 1913.
Purdue Libraries curators for the exhibit include Sammie Morris, associate professor and university archivist, and head of archives and special collections; Neal Harmeyer, digital archivist in archives and special collections; and Michael Maune, graduate assistant in archives and special collections.
Contact: Sammie Morris, 765-494-2905, morris18@purdue.edu
Filed under: events, general, scholcomm, SPEC