Past Events and Programs

Showcase: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) Year-long Research

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 ...

So, you Want to Talk About Race?

Almost 60% of our student body identify as people of color and many of our faculty don’t feel comfortable talking about race. Do you have questions about Black Lives Matter and are afraid to ask? At each meeting, this book club will examine and discuss 3 chapters of Ijeoma Oluo’s book So Want to Talk ...

SOTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning)

SOTL is a BC community of scholarship in its second year. In 2022-23, participants from multiple disciplines and divisions focused on demographic identifying information for the student coupled with their work using Canvas gradebook.  This year, the group plans to look at other information that is captured within ctcLink. Some of the data of interest is the ...

Standing with Standing Rock

By asserting sovereignty over their territories and demanding that treaties be honored, the Indigenous nations of Turtle Island (North America) are at the forefront of resistance against the extractive industries that are fueling the climate crisis. In 2016, Indigenous youth from the Standing Rock Tribe launched a grassroots movement to stop the construction of the ...

Stay Comfortable while Teaching & Working Online

To have a long career teaching online, learning how to stay comfortable while you do it is essential! This class uses the Feldenkrais Methodsm  to teach the body awareness, curiosity, and skills needed to build movement habits that keep you out of pain. You'll learn how to sit using your whole body to support your ...

Step by Step from On-ground to a Virtual Classroom -NEW

This comprehensive resource is for individual instructors who are moving their on-ground courses to a remote/virtual classroom this spring. In it, you will have access to: A Getting Started template you can import to all of your courses Planning your first 3 weeks by April 8 Curriculum sharing and planning guides Access to Open Educational ...

Student Engagement

No matter how long you’ve been teaching, this transformational offering is for you! Why? Students’ engagement in the classroom can positively impact their learning, success, and persistence in college. As instructors, you can impact students’ interest and investment by enriching your awareness of the context of their identities (and yours), thoughtfully reflecting on relevant frameworks ...

Student Engagement Strand

No matter how long you’ve been teaching, this transformational offering is for you! The Student Engagement Strand centers on active learning and community building in the classroom. The strand begins with an interactive investigation of how we learn and then uses that brain research as a foundation for workshops on active learning, community building, facilitating ...

Student Projects: Fostering Effective Team Dynamics

When you have students work on projects, should you have students pick their own teammates or should you place them into groups? Well, it depends on what you want them to learn. How do you teach soft skills like teamwork and collaborative learning? When one member of a student team isn’t pulling their weight, when ...

Supporting Survivors in the Classroom

This two-session workshop will explore how you can respond to and support student survivors of sexual and domestic violence in your classroom. We will look at trauma-informed strategies for working with students and for creating a safer learning space. We’ll also discuss faculty’s responsibility for reporting incidents and how to communicate that role to students, ...