These workshops support faculty teaching online or hybrid courses and are open to all BCC faculty and staff. Workshops incorporate what research is showing us about BCC students, models of curriculum design that have worked for BCC instructors and how to get started with online teaching tools like VISTA and WebCT. [More Information]

Technical Training supports faculty and staff using computer software officially adopted by the BCC campus. You can find workshops here on everything from how to use Word to how to access and use the Degree Audit program or MyBCC. [More Information]

The BCC Teaching Institute is a learning community made up of new and returning faculty interested in exploring questions related to the scholarship of teaching. Invitations to participate in this institute are sent out via BCC email each spring. The institute begins mid-August of each year with a three-week online course focused on exploring motivations for teaching. Two face-to-face days scheduled around opening week give faculty opportunity to experience teaching demonstrations, active learning techniques and indulge in further discussions about teaching. For more information, contact Maggie Harada (mharada@bcc.ctc.edu), Asha nelson (anelson@bcc.ctc.edu) or Ron Leatherbarrow (rleather@bcc.ctc.edu) [More Information]

The NSF Funded Washington Center for Information Technology (WCIT) is housed here at BCC and can be used to support IT faculty working on skill standards aligned curriculum or seeking certification to teach in the community and technical colleges. The WCIT cycle begins each Spring, but faculty can work through the WCIT toolkit one-on-one with a curriculum design consultant. [More Information]

In addition to the above faculty professional development opportunities, the Office of Faculty Professional Development offers opportunities for faculty to come together to discuss issues around teaching and share best practices. [More Information]