Past Events and Programs

Assessment for Project-Based Learning

How do you grade and assess team projects? Do you give the same grade to the whole group? Do you assign roles and sections to allow individual grading? Do you have students evaluate one another’s contributions? And how do you know if students have really become better team players over the course of the quarter? ...

Assignment Redesign with TILT

Purpose: Get your transparent assignments ready to use this fall! Many of you have heard of TILT by now – an assignment framework that promotes transparency in learning and teaching. Now it is time to put it into practice. Join us for an online workshop series learning how to TILT our assignments in a way ...

Asynchronous Climate Justice Summer Institute

This fully asynchronous, online Climate Justice Summer Institute helps participants hone their knowledge of climate justice and civic engagement*, and brainstorm ways to bring them into one of their courses. Readings and videos help participants recognize the intersections between climate justice and racial, economic, gender, intergenerational, and other systemic forms of injustice and generate ideas ...

Back Fit

We got your back! A healthy, pain-free back contributes to overall well-being. Learn how to strengthen, stretch, and increase mobility of back supporting muscles. Learn tips and techniques for core activation and proper workplace sitting. We will also learn to use essential tools like bands and foam rollers. Wednesday, January 16, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ...

BC Faculty & Staff Singers

Come join our BC Faculty & Staff Singing Group! This quarter, we will continue to sing together on Zoom and in-person! Take some time away from your work and meet other colleagues from the BC campus every Friday at 2:30pm. We will alternate meetings on Zoom and in-person so come to the sessions that work ...

Bees! Fun, Safe, Easy Mason and Leafcutter Bees – summer 2021

Join me on Zoom to learn about solitary bees and how they can increase your garden yield. Mason and leafcutter bees are 100 times more effective pollinators than honeybees! They are easy and inexpensive to raise, don't generally sting, and are interesting to watch. They are safe around kids and pets, and they are an ...

Benefits 201 for Adjuncts  

Curious about your healthcare benefits options? There are a variety of benefits offered to BC employees that you might be missing out on. Representatives from BCAHE and HR will cover major benefits and how they might be right for you. Thursday, February 16, 2–3 p.m. Join Zoom Meeting: https://bellevuecollege.zoom.us/j/84570680844 For more information, contact Tobi Rosenberg, ...

Benefits 101 for Adjunct Faculty

Curious about your healthcare benefits options? There are a variety of benefits offered to BC employees that you might be missing out on. Representatives from BCAHE and HR will cover major benefits and how they might be right for you.               Wednesday, November 2, 1 – 2 p.m.   ...

Black Faculty Panel: Choosing Content and Practices that Matter (New) – Winter 2022

Perspective. There is power in learning from our colleagues, the power of unique perspective. Join the Faculty Commons in honoring Black History Month with a lunch hour discussion about choosing content and practices that matter in closing the achievement gap. Bellevue College Black faculty across disciplines will share and discuss their perspectives on pedagogical strategies ...

Boost Student Learning and Engagement through Innovative Online Assessment (NEW!)

Are you feeling stuck when it comes to assessment in your virtual classes? Are you looking for innovative ways to make your assessments more equitable and relevant to students' lives, particularly in this uncertain time? In this 2-hour session, we will share creative assessment strategies and tools that can be adapted to any discipline, going ...