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The Purdue Global Seminar is an online synchronous session designed to encourage dynamic communication and collaboration between students and their instructors. Purdue Global uses Zoom to conduct course seminars.
Canceled/Holiday Seminar Mandatory Alternative Assignment
Canceled/Holiday Seminar Mandatory Alternative Assignment
Faculty must assign an alternative activity for any canceled seminar or seminar scheduled on a university holiday. Faculty cannot automatically grant points to a student for an assignment or seminar that was canceled or otherwise not completed by the student. Awarding unearned points can result in students receiving a failing grade when they should have been withdrawn from the course.
If a seminar is canceled, instructions on how to complete an alternative assignment will be posted in the classroom announcements and emailed to students. Students should reach out to their instructor with questions about the alternative assignment.
Options for Seminars with No Students Attending
Options for Seminars with No Students Attending
If no students attend the live seminar session, the faculty member must provide an opportunity for students to receive the information that was to be presented.
Faculty can hold the seminar session as planned and record the presentation so it is available for students who need to do option two.
Faculty may opt to share an alternative activity or previous recording to give students options to complete the seminar activity for grading.
Seminars cannot be canceled due to non-attendance. The faculty member should keep the Zoom meeting room open for the duration of the seminar time in case students join the session late.
Seminar Workshop
Seminar Workshop
The CTL037 Seminar Workshop is available to all faculty members as a voluntary and self-paced learning opportunity. This includes learning outcomes, materials, and an assessment. Check out the workshop here.
Additionally, seminar material is available in New Faculty Orientation (NFO). To prepare our newly hired faculty to facilitate seminars, the CTL has developed training materials focused on faculty best practices for the unique challenges of conducting a successful video seminar.
Music
Music
Faculty may play music at the start of a seminar as students enter the meeting room. We recommend sharing royalty-free music. Royalty-free music resources:
The CTL has curated a few tracks from the Pixabay selections that are available for faculty and staff to use.
Sample Seminar Hour Breakdown
Sample Seminar Hour Breakdown
SEMINAR CLOCK.pdfSeminar Clock shared by Kim Jurowski, M.S. BCBA, Assistant Academic Department Chair, Psychology Department, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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