“I Hope My Teacher Likes Me”: What a Purdue Global Faculty Learned as a Purdue Global Student
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2022-11
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After reassuring an anxious student, “I’ve been there,” a Liberal Studies faculty member suddenly realized, “no, I haven’t.” Wondering how much the Purdue Global student experience differed from her own prompted her to enroll as a student and complete a Liberal Studies degree, Undercover Boss style. This interview-format presentation will share her takeaways about the classroom experience, realizations about the importance of utilizing Purdue Global resources like the library and Writing Center, and course projects that inspired her to tackle bucket-list goals like creating a quilting studio. The presentation will also review best practices for live seminars and asynchronous discussions (Payne, 2021) and explore the value of having a student-centered pedagogy, which includes empathizing with our students’ struggles and recognizing their achievements (Johnson, 2021). Attendees will find out what she learned through her interactions with faculty, classmates, and support staff and how that experience can improve their own teaching methods.
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Understand ways that the student experience informs a faculty member’s teaching style
Identify aspects of student-centered learning
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