Past Events and Programs

The Importance of Course Design – Spring 2022

The faculty in this workshop winter quarter encouraged us to offer it again so more of their colleagues could participate. So, now is your chance! The last two years with remote instruction have challenged how we, as instructors, teach effectively. In the beginning of the pandemic, we scrambled to post our entire courses online as ...

The Meaning of Mentoring— Discussion Group for Faculty and Staff

Have you wondered what it would be like to either be a mentor or have a mentor? Have you wanted to increase your understanding and skills in mentoring to develop personally and professionally? Facilitated by experienced faculty mentors Jill Lustig, Nancy Lane, and Archana Alwar, this hybrid workshop for faculty and staff meets online and two times face-to-face to discuss the nuances, ...

The Ministry for the Future

With so little progress being made to address the climate crisis and with no shortage of post-apocalyptic visions in film, television, and literature, where can we find the hope necessary to imagine a future where our society actually overcomes the climate crisis? Kim Stanley Robinson's latest novel The Ministry for the Future attempts to fill ...

The Power of Storytelling

Storytelling is the oldest form of education. It's a powerful way we connect and make sense of our world. Join Margaret Nichols, a career counselor in the Center for Career Connections, to create your story to connect with your students, colleagues, or others. In this 2-session workshop, we will...       Refresh, relax and ...

The Sum of Us – Book Discussion – Winter 2023

What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (New) We invite you to read and discuss Heather McGhee's book, The Sum of Us, which outlines what she has named the Solidarity Dividend. Our country was built on the belief that for one person to win, another must lose. In other words, there is ...

Unemployment Benefits for Adjunct Faculty

If you are an adjunct faculty, you may be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits at the end of the quarter! Come to this workshop to determine your eligibility and learn how to file for benefits. Thursday, November 16, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Faculty Commons, D104H or on Teams Teams: Click here to join the meeting ...

Updating Your Faculty CV

Is it time to update your CV? Are you confident you know the difference between a resume or CV? How do other college instructors structure their CV? Join our BC Center for Career Connections staff and your colleagues in this 2-session workshop designed to support your newest CV updates, whether you’re applying for a new ...

Using Mid-Quarter Course Evaluations! They Work! (New)

Do you ever read your course evaluations wishing you had that information to make changes during the quarter to support those students? Have you ever done, or thought about doing, mid-term evaluations with your students? Learn about the pilot student feedback project we ran in winter and spring 2021, with 28 instructors and 950 students! ...

Using Sketchnotes in Your Classroom

Sketchnotes are rich visual notes created from a mix of handwriting, drawings, shapes, and visual elements like arrows, boxes, and lines. Sketchnoting combines traditional handwritten notes with drawings, symbols, and other creative elements. With sketchnotes, you can provide students with an engaging map of ideas with clear visual cues. Visual cues will foster long-term recall, conceptual understanding and developing ideas more comprehensively ...

Virtual Reality 101 for Experimenters

The future is here! Come to explore the tools and possibilities of VR in education. The focus of this workshop is to introduce Bellevue College faculty to virtual reality devices and applications with a view to determining how this technology can be used for teaching in a chosen academic discipline. This short course includes demos with a variety of VR equipment ...