ExEd Events
The Office of Experiential Education offers a variety of events throughout the year. These events include Community of Practice (CoP) events, ExEd Champions workshops, and office-led events. We are always taking topic suggestions for CoP events, Training sessions, and workshops that assist you with your ExEd work. Please contact our office with your ideas!
Upcoming Events
ExEd Writing Groups
Join the Office of ExEd on Thursdays and Fridays 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. for the ExEd Writing Groups! Come for as much or as little as you are able!
If you are interested in receiving a calendar invite to save space on your calendar for writing, please reach out to Jenny Bay, ExEd Faculty Fellow, jbay @ purdue.edu. If you want to participate, but these times don’t work, please reach out and we might be able to find more times.
West Lafayette ExEd Community of Practice Series:
Bechtel Innovation Design Center
Wednesday, Mar. 4, Noon – 1 p.m. at Bechtel Innovation Design Center
RSVP Link: https://forms.office.com/r/2gveef3TUb
ExEd Spaces is excited to share our next event in the series: Bechtel Design Innovation Center. Bechtel center provides a hands-on design and development environment for all Purdue students. Bechtel Center staff provide students with training, equipment and guidance to move their ideas from imagination to reality; helping students develop industry-ready skills. Join us in a tour of their facility, and learn about opportunities for course projects, student hands-on-learning, and the resources available to Faculty and Students. Join us Wednesday, Mar. 4, 12 – 1 p.m. at Bechtel Innovation Design Center, reserve your spot here.
AI Workshop
Friday, Mar. 27 at 10-11 a.m. Zoom link provided upon RSVP
RSVP Link: https://forms.office.com/r/P5kmRUGnNi
Join us in this virtual workshop to learn how AI can be used in creating and streamlining experiential education opportunities! Building off of previous research and examples of AI use in the field, this workshop provides insight and tools in how to utilize generative AI in supporting design, implementation, and facilitation of real-world learning in the classroom. Participants will learn fundamental principles of creating effective frameworks, prompts, and best practices, engage with AI tools to aid in creating student-centered projects, and deepen reflective practice to promote scalable experiential education. Join us virtually on Friday Mar. 27, 10 - 11 a.m. by reserving your spot today!
Indianapolis ExEd Community of Practice Workshop Retreat:
Exploring & Implementing the Three Core Components of ExEd
Friday, February 27, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Indianapolis. Room: TBD (in person only)
RSVP link: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3a4N241rohmwzlQ
The Office of Experiential Education and the Center for Instructional Excellence will co-host a professional development workshop retreat in Indianapolis to support instructors and staff in integrating or enhancing Experiential Education (ExEd) in their course or program design. Co-facilitated by Kate Caward and Tracey Birdwell, this one-day retreat will be divided in to three sessions and will explore ExEd’s core components—Authentic Experience, Planned Pedagogy, and Reflection—through interactive sessions featuring breakout discussions, case studies, and practical applications. Participants who complete all sessions and submit a brief reflection and implementation plan will receive a completion certificate. Lunch included!
Missed a session from our fall series? You can pick it up at this event! RSVP here.