The 2025 Purdue Global Village Conference Call for Proposals is open! Submit your presentation proposal today!
The best practices guide is the result of collaboration between faculty, administrators, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Seminar Task Force, and governance committees. The guide provides support for faculty by sharing effective processes. Refer to your dean or chair for any questions on department expectations, as they may vary.
Topics include:
Class Set Up
Announcements
Discussion
Grading
Seminars
Student Outreach
Academic Success Centers
Center for Disability Services
PG Library
The Chronicle of Higher Education article “How to Be a Better Online Teacher Advice Guide” (Darby, 2019) provides additional suggestions.
All course content for Purdue Global is stored in either Brightspace or the Curriculum servers. Faculty members, administrators, or members of the curriculum team will not create, post, store, or link course materials for students on any external sites or personal drives. This includes websites (e.g., Smore, YouTube, personal websites), Google sites, Google drives, and third-party tools. Learn about approved third-party application use, requests, and approval.
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Presenting student webinars is a great opportunity for faculty and staff to connect with students, provide supplemental instruction, encourage student connections, and meet yearly performance goals. Training on presenting student webinars will be provided. We are looking for faculty and staff presenters to hold webinars on a variety of topics, including computer literacy, reading comprehension, study skills, writing, health and wellness, and more. If you are interested in presenting student webinars, please complete the Academic Success Center Student Webinar form here. We look forward to your contributions.
Managing access between a personal Google account and your Purdue Global account can be challenging. Some resources are shared openly, which allows access from your personal Google account, while other resources require Purdue Global credentials to access. Setting up Chrome profiles will allow you to more easily move between accounts. The video and document below outline the steps to set up and use Chrome profiles.