[Cce-faculty-list] Fw: Teaching and Learning Updates (April 22, 2025)

Mon Apr 28 16:33:13 EDT 2025

All:
It has come to my attention that some are not following Purdue's policy for Quiet Period. Please see below. Specifically:
"First, per university policy, no graded assessments (e.g., assignments, exams, quizzes) should be administered during Quiet Period (April 28-May 3). This week is reserved for wrapping up instruction and preparing students for finals during the designated exam period. Assessments are only allowed during the Quiet Week if a final exam is not being given during finals week (May 5-10)."
Please make changes immediately if you are in violation of this Purdue policy.
Best.
GS

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TEACHING AND LEARNING UPDATES FOR APRIL 22

Academic Regulations for End-of-Semester Exams

As we approach the end of the semester, please keep the following exam policies in mind:

First, per university policy, no graded assessments (e.g., assignments, exams, quizzes) should be administered during Quiet Period (April 28-May 3). This week is reserved for wrapping up instruction and preparing students for finals during the designated exam period. Assessments are only allowed during the Quiet Week if a final exam is not being given during finals week (May 5-10).

Second, students are entitled to reschedule an exam if they have more than two exams scheduled on the same day or if they face a direct scheduling conflict between exams. Instructors need to accommodate these requests without penalty. Please note that it is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements with their instructors prior to the final week of classes.

For additional guidance on final exams, please review the Academic Regulations for End-of-Semester Exams<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47588027/1144402462/104933157/0/100546/?x=c1c17401>, sent April 15.

WHAT WE'RE CELEBRATING ...

[a photo of last year's presenters  during the Festival of Teaching and Learning]
Teaching Excellence Awards 2025
Find out who won this year’s teaching awards<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47588027/1144402462/104933158/0/100546/?x=29b73383> and see the surprise reveals! Each spring, faculty can be awarded the Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, the Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award, or the Excellence in Instruction Award for Lecturers. Learn more about the winners and view the photo gallery.

[a photo of last year's presenters  during the Festival of Teaching and Learning]
Staff Excellence: Innovation Hub
Through funding, resources and strategic collaboration, the Innovation Hub team is helping faculty explore and implement innovative teaching practices, like integrating generative AI into the curriculum. They also help scale successful projects across disciplines to enhance student success. Through this work, the Innovation Hub is driving educational innovation and helping prepare students for a rapidly changing world. READ MORE<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47588027/1144402462/104933159/0/100546/?x=aacfd9f8>

WHAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT ...

Purdue's Student Innovation and Excellence Showcase to debut in Indianapolis
The Purdue community is invited to attend the inaugural Student Innovation and Excellence Showcase from 10:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3 p.m. April 24 in Room 450 of the Campus Center in Indianapolis. Purdue students in Indianapolis will present their innovative research, creative works and projects, providing an opportunity for faculty, staff, alumni and local residents to engage with the next generation of innovators and scholars. READ MORE<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47588027/1144402462/104933465/0/100546/?x=6d7d84f2>

[a photo of last year's  presenters during the Festival of Teaching and Learning]
The Data Mine Symposium: Highlighting student research conducted with corporate partners
The Data Mine Corporate Partners Symposium will take place on Wednesday, April 30, from 4–6 p.m. at Purdue’s France A. Córdova Recreational Center (West Lafayette). The event will showcase over 90 student-led research projects conducted in collaboration with various industry partners. Everyone in the Purdue community is invited to attend and interact with the student project teams and their corporate partners. READ MORE<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47588027/1144402462/104933466/0/100546/?x=2f68906a>
ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND RESOURCES

Summer AI Academy
Applications are now being accepted for a week-long summer AI academy experience to support college-based teams of faculty in deepening their capacity to creatively integrate AI tools into their teaching environments and practices. With support from Purdue content experts, attendees will have dedicated time and resources to develop and implement AI-enabled enhancements to a course of their choosing. Submit an application<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47588027/1144402462/104961298/0/100546/?x=b9213f5a> by Friday, April 25.

INVITATION: Celebrate, elevate, and connect! Undergraduate Research and Mentoring Program Showcase
You are invited to share your work at an Undergraduate Research and Mentoring Program Showcase event from 8:15-10 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, in HIKS ground floor, West Lafayette. During this poster session, you can share information about your program with others across campus and network to connect with people doing similar work to forge collaboration and coordination. Please use this poster template<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47588027/1144402462/104933160/0/100546/?x=69299dbe> with guidance on content and dimensions. Poster style is up to you; images and graphics are encouraged.

RSVP by May 2<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47588027/1144402462/104933161/0/100546/?x=b020f41a> for the event; send questions to Stephanie Gardner<mailto:sgardne%40purdue.edu?subject=&body=>.

Shaping AI literacy: how educators are navigating generative AI in the humanities
Artificial intelligence is reshaping education, and humanities instructors face a crucial question: How can they embrace AI without compromising the integrity of language, literature, and writing instruction? Purdue’s own Jen William, head of the School of Languages and Cultures, helped tackle that challenge in a recent national webinar. READ MORE<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47588027/1144402462/104933468/0/100546/?x=a94db48f>

Visit the Teaching and Learning events page for updates
A list of upcoming events and opportunities featured in this newsletter can be found on the Teaching and Learning Upcoming Events page<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47588027/1144402462/102899384/0/100546/?x=c71615be>.

WORKSHOPS

Grading? Join CIE’s Grade-athon May 7
Everyone has grading to do—why not make it fun! The Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) invites you to join us 1-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, in WALC 1087 (West Lafayette) for a Grade-athon! Bring your teaching team, final exams/projects/essays (anything that needs to be graded), and grade in community surrounded by snacks, de-stressors, and CIE support. All Purdue instructors are welcome. READ MORE<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47588027/1144402462/104961299/0/100546/?x=77b6b7b9>

Finalizing your Brightspace Gradebook

11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, April 29, 2025

This session<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47588027/1144402462/104961277/0/100546/?x=2191eebc> will review the steps instructors should take to finalize their Brightspace gradebook. Presenters will cover some of the most common issues that come in to Teaching and Learning Technologies about Brightspace grades at the end of each semester, show how to publish your final grades in Brightspace, and demonstrate how to translate those scores into letter grades and send them to myPurdue/Banner.

  *   Discover common issues with grade calculations in Brightspace
  *   Learn how to set up and activate a grading scheme in Brightspace
  *   Demonstrate how to send grades from Brightspace to Banner

Drop-in help sessions available for Teaching and Learning technologies

Innovative Learning offers daily Brightspace and Instructional Technology Drop-In Help Sessions throughout the semester.These sessions provide an opportunity for individuals to bring their questions about Brightspace and other supported instructional technologies to Teaching and Learning staff. For more information, please visit the Innovative Learning Events webpage<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47588027/1144402462/99280887/0/100546/?x=233039e7>.

FOR YOUR STUDENTS

ASC WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS

Practice Your Pomo | 7-11 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 | Academic Success Center (Wiley C215, West Lafayette)

Join us for our last Practice Your Pomo of the academic year! This is a drop-in event where students can study and work on their own homework while using the Pomodoro technique. Plus, there are snack and prizes! Registration<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47588027/1144402462/104819926/0/100546/?x=37b26484> is appreciated but not required.

WELLNESS TIP

Strengthen your relationships with the science of savoring
An NPR article<https://maillinks.purdue.edu/t/47588027/1144402462/104933469/0/100546/?x=8d97e86c> highlights relational savoring, a technique that focuses on meaningful moments and memories to strengthen family bonds. Ways to practice savoring include building up positive anticipation before getting together, imagining yourself reflecting on these moments later in life, using all your senses to be attuned to the present moment so that recalling memories later is easier, and making the effort to look back and reflect on seemingly ordinary but meaningful moments of connection.

KEY DATES FROM THE SPRING 2025 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
• Quiet Period, Monday-Saturday, April 28-May 3
• Final Exam Period, Monday-Saturday, May 5-10
• Classes end Saturday, May 10
• Final grades due for 16-week classes Tuesday, May 13

We will continue to email regular updates and responses to your questions and suggestions. Please watch your Purdue email for the subject heading: Teaching and Learning.

Best wishes to you and your students,

Prof. Jenna L. Rickus
Senior Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning
Prof. of Agricultural & Biological Engineering and Prof. of Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University
610 Purdue Mall | 100 Hovde | West Lafayette, IN
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rickus at purdue.edu<mailto:rickus%40purdue.edu?subject=&body=>

Prof. Heather L. Servaty-Seib
Senior Associate Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning
Prof. of Counseling Psychology
Purdue University
610 Purdue Mall | 100 Hovde | West Lafayette, IN
765-494-0615
servaty at purdue.edu<mailto:servaty%40purdue.edu?subject=&body=>

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