Jun 2014 RSS Feed

1. President Daniels Writes to President Obama introducing the Purdue Polytechnic Institute

   Entry #358

   20 Jun 2014

   3:11 pm

   Fatma Mili

   22 comments

     The Purdue Polytechnic Incubator aims to graduate thoughtful Makers and Thinkers who will shape their future and ours. Important habits of mind that our students acquire through their studies are problem-based learning, learning in context, learning just in time, and lifelong learning....

2. We're taking our own medicine and feeling great

   Entry #357

   20 Jun 2014

   3:08 pm

   Fatma Mili

   25 comments

     Our graduates will be thoughtful thinkers and makers who remain curious, create iteratively and collaboratively, and seek constructive thoughtful feedback. This is what the faculty fellows have been practicing while designing the Purdue Polytechnic Incubator's curriculum. They are...

3. Competency-based credentialing: Coming soon to a degree near you

   Entry #359

   19 Jun 2014

   3:13 pm

   Fatma Mili

   23 comments

     Much of the recent soul-searching (Lewis, 2007) in higher education can be framed in terms of the seeming disconnect between the things being measured, billed, and credited on the one hand and students’ learning and competence on the other hand. There is a sense that learning, the...

4. Welcome to the Pioneering Cohort of the Polytechnic Incubator

   Entry #360

   18 Jun 2014

   3:16 pm

   Fatma Mili

   21 comments

     The Purdue Polytechnic Incubator faculty and staff are eagerly preparing for the 2014 pioneering cohort of students. Starting in Fall 2015, the institute plans to offer a distinct multi-disciplinary degree. In the interim, a select group of students from the College of Technology and...

5. A million thanks for a momentous year and an exciting one ahead

   Entry #361

   17 Jun 2014

   3:18 pm

   Fatma Mili

   64 comments

     Last year, President Daniels called for bold proposals for the Board of Trustees meeting of June 26, 2013. We proposed to create the Purdue Polytechnic Institute: The goal of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute is to establish an environment within Purdue that benefits from all the...