[Factc] Build Your Skills in Experiential Teaching through Professional Development Opportunities in Project-Based & Community-Engaged Learning

Fri Oct 8 16:33:00 PDT 2021

My dear friends and colleagues:

Please see below for exciting and timely professional development opportunities from the RISE Learning Institute at Bellevue College.

Questions? Please contact Associate Director Sapan Parekh: sapan.parekh at bellevuecollege.edu

[Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges compass]Jennifer Whetham (pronouns: she/her/hers)

Student Success Center & Strategic Initiatives | Policy Associate

Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC)

jwhetham at sbctc.edu<mailto:jwhetham at sbctc.edu> • o: 360-704-4354 • c: 206-310-1291

Applications Open Until 10/22/21 for the ENGL&101 Antiracist Curriculum Initiative<https://bit.ly/ACIOverviewforFaculty>!

SBCTC Vision: “Leading with racial equity, our colleges maximize student potential and transform lives within a culture of belonging that advances racial, social, and economic justice in service to our diverse communities.”

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From: Sapan Parekh <sapan.parekh at bellevuecollege.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 1:00 PM
To: Jennifer Whetham <jwhetham at sbctc.edu>
Subject: Build Your Skills in Experiential Teaching through Professional Development Opportunities in Project-Based & Community-Engaged Learning

Hello Jen,

Hope that you are doing well. Please pass this on to your various networks within the CTC system. We really appreciate your help with getting the word out!

Hello,

The RISE Learning Institute at Bellevue College has become a leader in project-based learning, undergraduate research, and community-engaged learning (aka “service-learning”). Our state-wide successes with the ComGen research course, our ongoing collaborations with the Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Center for Project-Based Learning, and our leadership in the national Community College Civic Engagement Collaborative  (CCCEC) all attest to our work in bringing robust, hands-on, and curricular learning opportunities to community college students.

We provide a great deal of support for our own faculty, and would like to share some of that with you. The virtual workshops and learning communities below are for instructors across the Washington CTC system who are interested in integrating experiential practices into their courses, particularly during this continued period of uncertainty. You will learn practical skills to integrate into course design, build community with other similarly-minded instructors, and feel more confident in implementing high-impact teaching practices. For details about each offering and to register, visit our CTC Professional Development<https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/rise/ctc-fall21-pd/> website<https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/rise/ctc-fall21-pd/>. As many of these opportunities start within the next 1-2 weeks, take a look as soon as possible.

[Title: My Power My Vote Image - Description: Dark silhouette of person with background of blue, white stripes, and red and white stars, with "VOTE!" above person, "My Power. My Impact." in yellow in the silhouette, and "Nov 3rd" in white at the bottom . Surrounded by "Vote!" in Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Vietnamese, Somali, and Chinese.]

Project-Based Learning in Asynchronous Courses

Two Thursdays, October 14 and 21, 1:30–3:00pm

Project-based learning (PBL) requires students to work in small teams to address open-ended, authentic issues. This requires coordination among students, which is inherently challenging in asynchronous classes. Several BC faculty in multiple departments use PBL in online courses, and BC is actually something of a national leader among community colleges in this regard. In this two-part workshop, you’ll have time to revamp an assignment sequence and get feedback from colleagues across campus.

Civic Action in the Classroom Faculty Learning Community

Four Fridays, October 22, November 5, November 19, and December 3, 1:30–3:30pm

As we as a society and a nation engage with the repercussions of 2020 – The Pandemic, the Elections, the Protests, and the Census – there are plentiful reasons for Bellevue College students to see the connections between their coursework and the world around them. Through this learning community, you will plan a civic action component in a Winter or Spring course. In these courses, your students will actively contribute to shaping their world, through which they will better understand course content, build lifelong skills, and connect more deeply with their classmates.

Facilitating Productive Struggle: A Faculty Panel on Building High-Rigor, High-Support Environments

[Flyer created by a student in a Digital Media Arts course that became the image for voter engagement efforts at the college, and is currently being shared in the community (without the date) for the upcoming elections]Monday, November 8, 2:30–3:30

Join a panel of Bellevue College faculty who have built productive struggle into their courses in a variety of different ways. Learn what has worked for them, the challenges they faced along the way, and how they continue to challenge–and support–their students.

Stepping Out & Stepping Into: Ethical Community Engagement for a More Equitable World

Tuesday, November 9, 1:30–3:30pm

Join us as we examine how to engage with, learn from, and contribute to the community in an ethical manner. We will examine how bias, anti-racism, privilege, storytelling, and more fit into how you step into new community situations, so you have more confidence to step out and make the world a better, more equitable place.

We are very excited to be able to offer these opportunities to faculty across the state’s CTC system. We hope that you will be able to join us, both this quarter and in the future.

Please contact Sapan Parekh<mailto:sapan.parekh at bellevuecollege.edu> with any questions.

Sapan Parekh (He/Him/His)

Associate Director

Service Learning & Community Engagement

RISE Learning Institute

Bellevue College

(425) 564-4031

SLCE Cube, B-241

3000 Landerholm Circle SE, Bellevue WA  98007

www.bellevuecollege.edu/rise<http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/rise>

https://bellevuecollege.galaxydigital.com/

Set up a Meeting<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/BellevueCollege5@BellevueC.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/>

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RESEARCH  |  INNOVATION  |  SERVICE  |  EXPERIENTIAL

We pause to acknowledge that Bellevue College resides on the traditional and occupied land of the Coast Salish Peoples – past, present, and future – that includes but is not limited to: Snoqualmie, Suquamish, Duwamish, Nisqually, Tulalip, and Muckleshoot (Smulkamish, Stkamish, Skopamish, and Upper Puyallup). We honor their connection to the region, pay respect to Coast Salish Elders past and present, and stand in solidarity through their struggles with continued systemic oppression. We commit to care for the land and water, and center equity at the core of our (un)learning.

Watch the Puyallup Tribe Land Acknowledgement<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGnac8x-SIM> (in English and txʷəlšucid)

We also pause to recognize and acknowledge the labor upon which our country, state, and institution are built. We remember that our country is built on the labor of enslaved people who were kidnapped and brought to the US from the African continent and recognize the continued contribution of their survivors.  We also acknowledge all immigrant labor including voluntary, involuntary, trafficked, forced, and undocumented peoples who contributed to the building of the country and continue to serve within our labor force.  We acknowledge all unpaid care-giving labor. Finally, we acknowledge that our institution relies on hourly, student, contingent, and unpaid labor and we recognize those contributions.

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