Past Events and Programs

Reviewing Your Program through an Equity Lens

Over the 2020-2021 academic year, faculty in the Parent Education and Psychology programs committed to reflecting on their student data, teaching practices, and goals through an equity lens. Join Jamie Cho, Parent Ed, and Deepti Karkhanis, Psychology, to learn from their work to transform their programs by breaking cycles of systemic inequities and building new ...

Rubrics for Universally Designed Assignments

Join us to discuss connections between rubrics and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). This offering is for you if you’re creating assignments that allow students a choice in their approach to completion, but aren’t sure how to structure a single rubric to meet the variety of assignments you may receive. You will learn how to ...

Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World

Have you ever found yourself struggling to have meaningful conversations about climate change, especially with people you care about who may misunderstand the message or distrust the science, and wishing for more effective tools to convey your ideas? Please join us to explore the ideas in “Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and ...

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Showcase

In Spring 2022, the Office of DEI sponsored a BC group to engage in an intensive institute hosted by Excelencia. Humaira Jackson, Data/PD Liaison, was one of the participants who returned inspired by ways other institutions are using course, program and institutional level data to identify inequities in academic attainment. Now in its second year ...

Self-Mentoring Workshop (NEW)

Join faculty and staff colleagues to learn practical steps to becoming proactive in your career development! Discover new ways to grow more self-aware, and even mentor yourself, to improve your job satisfaction!  What is self-mentoring? Come and find out. Facilitated by Archana Alwar, Adjunct Mentoring Lead, and Paula McPherson, BC Academic Advisor, this 2-hour workshop for faculty and ...

Service-Learning 101

Do you want your students to apply what they’re learning in class to a real-life situation? Do you want to engage your students with the community in a meaningful way? Do you want to build teamwork in the classroom and form a stronger connection with your students? Do you want to foster a greater sense ...

Setting Boundaries and Managing Our Own Needs: Support for Diverse Faculty in our Work at the College

This summer discussion group is designed to support faculty in defining and communicating their own needs and boundaries in their work at the college. Possible topics include addressing student demands, expectations, and biases; setting boundaries; articulating disability or neurodivergence; sharing mental health journey; and other group-identified topics. We will also talk about navigating campus resources ...

Show and Tell: What you’ve been doing in your remote and online instruction!

  We are eager to see and hear about how you’re using Canvas, Zoom, Teams, or other ed-technologies! Join your colleagues for a modern, fast-paced faculty version of "Show and Tell.” Before attending the session, you will receive a list of prompts to help you prepare your share. Participants are invited to share an example ...

Showcase: Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Instruction in Action

Spring Showcase!  One of the coolest things about Bellevue College faculty is how dedicated we are to improving our instructional effectiveness. We know that our success translates to our students’ success. As much as we may like to participate in every single workshop, learning community, teaching square, and book club on campus, it is simply ...

Showcase: High 5 for Online Instruction

Spring Showcase! One of the coolest things about Bellevue College faculty is how dedicated we are to improving our instructional effectiveness. We know that our success translates to our students’ success. As much as we may like to participate in every single workshop, learning community, teaching square, and book club on campus, it is simply ...