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Purdue Global schools, colleges, and other groups host a number of online conferences and events. Some of the conferences are for university faculty and staff only, or with limited external availability. This section collects and makes publicly accessible the abstracts, proceedings, and other presentation materials from Purdue Global conferences and events.

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The Intrinsic Value of Knowledge
(21-04-29) Crozat, Elliott R.
In this presentation, I articulate a distinction between intrinsic value and instrumental value. I support the distinction by discussing the example of knowledge. I contend that knowledge is an intrinsic rather than an instrumental value, although knowledge has utility. I close by addressing the relevance of this topic in the Purdue Global classroom.
NDLW: Opening Keynote
(2019-11-04) Vandenbosch, Betty
Purdue University Global Chancellor Betty Vandenbosch will discuss the attributes of a growth mindset, compare a growth and fixed mindset, and share behaviors to foster and use a growth mindset.
To Lead From the Heart in Academia
(2019-11-05) McLaughlin, Shonda
Years ago, the idea of "heart" being discussed with "leadership" would be laughable. In fact, to some, it may still be. However, according to Crowley (2011), "The heart is the driving force of human achievement" (p. 60). Moreover, one of the four commonalities of high performance organizations is "winning with the heart" (Miller, 2019). Thus, it is no laughing matter. If this philosophy is adopted at organizational and individual levels, teams would be happier, healthier, more engaged, and more productive. Consequently, the purpose of this presentation is to discuss the applicability of the concept of "leading from the heart" to academia. During this interactive presentation, attendees will (1) gain an understanding of the concept of leading from the heart; (2) learn techniques to lead from the heart and strengthen their leadership skills, regardless of position; and (3) demonstrate what they have learned through a scenario.
Positively Impacting Students Through Committee Leadership
(2019-11-05) LaCour, Misty; Massenzio, Lynn; Nyberg, Julia
The presenters will share the details of the Education and Communication Department's (formerly School of Education) Program Evaluation Committee and the Diversity Committee. Both of these committees provide a feedback mechanism that enables faculty and administrators to modify instructional practices and policies, therefore, positively impacting the student experience within the Education and Communication Department. The Education and Communication Program Evaluation Committee has developed and implemented processes to positively impact student learning, engagement, and retention. Through the efforts of the Diversity Committee, faculty and leadership have worked to ensure accessibility and inclusivity within the degree programs in Education and Communication.
Online Learning: Make the Class Relevant for Everyone
(2019-11-05) White, David; Howlett, Paulette; Nine, Kim
Online Learning-Make the Class Relevant for Everyone According to Khan, Eqbue, Palkie and Madden (2017) "student engagement is key to successful teaching and learning, irrespective of the content and format of the content delivery mechanism". The same should be said for students attending an online class from different disciplines (health sciences, business, and criminal justice for example). This presentation will show how to successfully engage students from varying disciplines. Gillett-Swan (2017) noted "higher education providers are becoming increasingly aware of the diversity of their current and potential learners and are moving to provide a range of options for their engagement". This diversity goes down to the classroom level. It is easy for a business instructor to teach students majoring in business, as they all have business in common. It is not so easy to teach a class that also has health science and criminal justice students who might not be as familiar with business classes.
NDLW: Leading the Globalization of WAC with Diverse Perspectives
(2019-11-05) Keathley, Michael; Ingram, Kathy; LaCour, Misty; Cairns, Chrissine
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) has organically evolved at Purdue Global during the last decade in accordance with the typical stages described by Condon and Rutz (2013), and much progress has been made in supporting student writers. Additionally, written communication skills are even more important in today’s global, digital world (Rammia, 2015; Zumbrunn & Krause, 2012), therefore, continuing to expand upon this great place initiative is key. This panel presentation will define WAC and its existing implementation at PG. The presenters will then introduce “WAC 3.0” and introduce attendees to the new Writing Across the Curriculum Advisory Committee. Information will be shared about how the group will be further expanding WAC to better involve faculty and other PG constituents who support student writing.
Humanizing Online Learning: How to Help Students Initiate, Implement & Maintain Behaviors for Academic Success
(2019-11-05) Vandemark, Marjorie; Gill, Sally; Sharma, Ritu
Humanizing Online Learning: How to help students initiate, implement & maintain behaviors for academic success introduces humanistic theory with a transition to Raymond Wlodkowski's Theory of Motivating Adult Learners. Blending general humanistic theories with the Wlodkowski's perspective on motivation, we will explore how to support students in reaching their full potential. The presentation offers skills at how best guides students to find their path and increase their sense of personal effectiveness. Using techniques to incorporate empathy, enthusiasm, expertise, clarity, and cultural responsiveness in the classroom, instructors can encourage students to learn while increasing their motivation to persist toward their goals. Attendees will learn how to make online learning more empowering, motivating and student-directed/centered by establishing and maintaining a positive and supportive bond with students. This presentation will provide a research-based curriculum that coordinates with Purdue Global's mission to help working adults develop the academic and professional skills they need to achieve their personal and career goals.
Connections Are the Foundation of the Classroom
(2019-11-05) Lis, Michelle
Connections are the Foundation of the Classroom "Great teachers focus not on compliance but on connections and relationships." (PJ Caposey) In this presentation, we will talk through the importance of connections in the classroom. Fostering strong connections helps to enhance the overall student experience and creates a warm learning environment that helps students to succeed. We will explore connections through different forms of communication and connections to course content.
Intersectionality: The Pathway to Educational Equity
(2019-11-05) McElligott, Jane
In the words of Audre Lorde, "There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives." Intersectionality is the term coined by Kimberle Crenshaw (1989) to describe "the social, economic, and political ways in which identity-based systems of oppression connect, overlap, and influence one another." Principles of intersectionality are often powerfully infused in movements such as the Me Too Movement, Black Lives Matter, and the Women's March and it is essential to incorporate such principles into the quest for educational equity. This presentation will examine the commonalities and overlapping forms of suffering victims of discrimination share and will provide suggestions on how faculty can synthesize concepts of intersectionality, social justice, and human rights into the curriculum as a pathway toward achieving educational equity.
English Spoken; American Understood: Diversity and Inclusion in Speaking and Writing Global English
(2019-11-05) Kelly, Teresa; Bone, Sheryl; Fuller, Bonnie; Fussell, Galia; Love, Jessica
From calling a car trunk a bonnet to the soda versus pop debate, the English Language appears in multiple varieties around the world (Baugh and Cable, 1993). At the University level, Purdue Global has changed the verbiage it uses from "Standard American English," to "Standard English," to become more inclusive of the varieties of English seen in the global workplace and more reflective of the acceptable standard of Global English (Crystal, 2012).. Embracing Global English presents many challenges and opportunities for all students and faculty (Fuller and Mott-Smith, 2017)., but true inclusion requires that changes in policy also become changes in teaching, learning, and assessment (Guduru, 2011). Being a truly global institution means ensuring students not only write and speak standard English, but that they can also engage with the many varieties of English they will encounter in academic and professional settings (Fuller,2013). Such a shift requires educators understand the diverse varieties of English, why they exist, and how to embrace them.
On-Line Student Engagement, Through the Eyes of the On-Line Learner
(2019-11-05) Wachtel, Lois; Gellens, Suzanne
Join us as we discuss On-Line Student Engagement, Through the Eyes of the On-Line Learner. With a bit of knowledge, understanding, passion, and creativity, we can help students feel comfortable collaborating on-line. We'll discuss involvement, which goes beyond responding to two peers in each discussion. In this interactive (and fun!) workshop, we'll learn how to set the tone of the classroom, recognizing and validating each individual student. As result of this learning, engagement will be enhanced; I can almost guarantee it!
Effectiveness of Online Leadership Education
(2019-11-05) Olson, Joel; Boyer, Nate
Given PG's Missional emphasis on enabling professional skills to achieve career goals, it is important that we learn more about how to assess the transfer of learning from the classroom to the workplace. Further, given the changing demographics of PG students, it is critical that we be aware of the different impacts one course can have on a population of diverse learners. It is widely assumed that leadership can be taught effectively to adult online graduate students. It is also assumed that one course has a similar impact on a variety of students. This study explores those questions. The study is a pilot, with 13 subjects, for a larger potential study involving 101 subjects. Students write a paper describing their view of leadership and their leadership practice at the beginning and end of a twelve week leadership course. While the majority of the students indicated that their personal definitions of leadership and practice had changed, it did not change for all.
Making the Most of Your Seminar
(2019-11-05) Laman, Carol; Bass, Christina
Studies indicate that student engagement plays a vital role in relation to higher education retention rates (Caruth, 2018). Engagement builds a sense of community within the learning environment and provides an opportunity for networking while enhancing the educational content. A critical component to keeping a student's interest, increasing overall satisfaction, and producing a higher quality of work is the relationships students feel within the online learning environment (Martin, 2019). This presentation, "Making the Most of Your Seminar," will explore multi-modal strategies that enhance the student experience through engaging activities and maximize the benefits of the tools available through the Bongo seminar platform. The strategies presented are globally applicable, provide interactive opportunities between students and instructors fostering a sense of community and building rapport, while also promoting growth towards student success.
Building Your Network: Increasing Learning and Career Development Opportunities
(2019-11-05) Gray, John
Join us as we explore ways that online courses can increase student learning and career development opportunities. One strength of having students in a class from many locations is that diversity of background, geography and experiences exist among almost all students. We often learn most from those who are least like us. Diversity of perspectives is seen on the discussion board and in seminars. When in an online program, there are many opportunities to interact with those in many geographic areas. An opportunity is provided to build a network far beyond any student's local area. Having a global network is useful as more and more people work online and in different locations.
NDLW: Diversity Panel - Continuing the Conversation: System-wide Perspectives on Diversity and Inclusion
(2019-11-06) Nyberg, Julia; Beckett, Kelvin; Bourne, Bea; Hamilton, Roy; Jackson, Kenneth; Morris, Karen; Thomas, Renee
Continue the conversation discussing diversity and inclusion with colleagues from across the Purdue University system. Gain insight on projects and initiatives that address diversity and inclusion from a system-wide perspective to serve as a catalyst to launch your own projects within your course, department, or school to support the academic, social, and emotional needs of your diverse student population.
Busting Brightspace and Exchanging With Educators: Fostering Student Success Through Faculty-Led Development
(2019-11-06) Kelly, Teresa; Green, Barbara; Johnson, William "Ashley"
Researchers such as Kane, et. al (2016) have concluded that developing instructor effectiveness and engagement directly impacts student learning and success. Purdue Global shows a unique commitment to faculty training and support that tackles what McKee & Tewv (2013) call the complicated but necessary discussion about faculty development in higher education. By fostering a culture of development throughout the University from its Center for Teaching and Learning through school, program, and department level offerings. PG also addresses an issue that Herman (2012) examines; diverse needs and experiences mean that faculty development and support needs innovative and personalized approaches. This session will examine how the Composition Department employs two ongoing series of faculty led sessions - Brightspace Busting and Educator's Exchanges - to foster continuous development specifically tailored to the needs of its faculty. It will explore how the sessions are organized, the topics they cover, and their impact on teaching and learning.
Growing Towards Success! The Student LIFE: Involvement for Success Forum Recap
(2019-11-06) Nichols, Jenny
This session, "Growing Towards Success! The Student LIFE: Involvement for Success Forum Recap," will allow faculty to discover how the Student LIFE Forum helped students grow towards success. The data (statistics, evaluation summaries, stories etc.) collected throughout the Student LIFE Forum will be shared throughout this presentation. Faculty will also be able share their ideas on how to improve next year's Student LIFE Forum through collaboration and professional growth.
Cultivating Diversity Through Student-Generated Content
(2019-11-06) Frank, Harla
Purdue University Global is growing in numbers and diversity! Nurturing a culture of acceptance and inclusion is vital for our institution's growth and our students' development. How is this done in an online environment in which real connection between the members of our community is made difficult by the miles, beliefs, responsibilities, and perspectives that separate us? Encouraging our students to bring their unique experiences and perspectives to the classroom via student generated content can promote appreciation for diversity. Satish Patel describes "student generated content" as "learning objects created by students and for students." Students must immerse themselves in relevant research and develop content that incorporates their perspectives based upon their experiences. In so doing, students gain a deeper understanding of the educational concepts instructors are working to convey. Student generated content is an effective approach to cultivate inclusion in the online classroom.
When Words Are Not Enough
(2019-11-06) Fudge, Tamara; Edwards-Walcott, Carol
Our students do not all learn the same; we know that learning styles play a role in understanding difficult concepts. This means that the written word does not serve every student, and we may have to find new ways to provide explanations in the classroom. In an early textbook example of this, R.V. Pierce compared the body's nervous system to the structure of the telegraph for his widely-used 1895 medical book (Clayton, 2016). Tucker (2017) explains that analogies and metaphors can help business students to understand dreaded accounting concepts, and Brown (2016) reminds us that we learn to associate concepts via imagery as young children. Analogies and imagery can supplement classroom wording with experiential and visual connections so that we reach all students in a wide variety of subjects. In addition to background research, some examples of analogies and imagery will be shared in this session.
Dewey Online: A Critical Examination of the Communities of Inquiry Approach to Online Discussions
(2019-11-06) Beckett, Kelvin
Online teachers in the U.S. and internationally see their discussion boards as communities of inquiry (CoI) which promote sustained communication and higher level learning. The CoI approach to online discussions is based on John Dewey's conception of education in which teachers and learners are participants in activities working towards a common goal. CoI to date have produced mixed results. One study indicated they have "great difficulty" sustaining communication and achieving higher level learning. In my own study, implementing the CoI approach in a history and philosophy of education course, this difficulty was overcome when students and I worked towards, not just any common goal, but the goal Dewey advocated in his analysis of the concept of education. Basing our "new modes of practice" more firmly on Dewey's "new order of conceptions," students and I were able to sustain communication longer and achieve higher levels of learning than we had been in the past.

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