Date posted: September 11, 2019
by Brian Bergen-Aurand The success or failure of many online courses depends on cultivating and sustaining a sense of community among the members of the class and including the instructor in that community. (In this way, online teaching is not unlike onground teaching.) As we embark on another quarter and another school year, here are ...more about Cultivating and Sustaining an Online Community
Date posted: July 23, 2019
Thank you for attending our Annual Summer Institute. Attendees, please complete our Summer Teaching Institute 2019 Evaluation. Maximum number of participants: 40 Date: Tuesday, August 20 & Wednesday, August 21 Time: 8am – 4pm Lunch: Noon - 1pm Last Date to Register: August 15 Location: Bellevue College Main Campus – Bellevue College Library Meals: Breakfast and ...more about eLearning Summer Institute on August 20 and August 21
Date posted: July 17, 2019
by Brian Bergen-Aurand Since the 1980s, we have seen plenty of research on the isolating effects of digital education. Students taking online courses often complain of feeling lonely and detached from their instructors and peers and disengaged from the course content because of the lack of social interaction involved in many elearning environments. For the ...more about Are We Overinvesting in Welcome Videos?
Date posted: July 2, 2019
by Brian Bergen-Aurand Now that spring is over, some of us are looking ahead to teaching in the summer and some of us gazing across the break toward classes in the fall. With the passing of the school year in mind, it might be a good time to grab a book or two and catch ...more about What to Read When You’re (Not) Teaching
Date posted: May 21, 2019
Thank you for joining us for DEEP DIVE LIVE Friday, May 31, 11-3pm. Please Give us your Feedback. DEEP DIVE LIVE Intro Video Link with Heather Extra Credit in Canvas - 8 Ways, with Keith Rowley Using the Rich Content Editor to improve readability/accessibility Canvas Presentation, Video Link with George Rowe Building for Engagement, Tracking ...more about Deep Dive Live (Online) with Canvas on May 31
Date posted: April 11, 2019
By Brian Bergen-Aurand The Survey Over the past year, the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) has surveyed four sets of students and faculty from around Washington, asking them to describe their encounters with digital learning. Specifically, SBCTC asked participants about their past experiences (what worked, didn’t work, was confusing or missing, and ...more about Students Want Better Organization, Clearer Explanations, and More Time to Concentrate on Learning
Date posted: January 2, 2019
Come over, get a tour, and try out virtual reality for yourself! The Bellevue College Library Media Center would like to give Bellevue College faculty, staff, and students a chance to enjoy our newest space in the Library. Topic: Curriculum X-Ploration Audience: Staff & Faculty Curious about virtual reality? Wondering about classroom applications? Relax with ...more about XR Lab Open House for staff and students – January 10th
Date posted: December 28, 2018
Canvas tools can assist in maintaining regular, effective, and substantive contact with students in an online/hybrid course. 1. Create a Discussion Forum in the Getting Started Module. Keep this Discussion forum open for access during the whole quarter. Invite all students to participate and invite peer responses among students. Respond to messages with 24hrs. 2. ...more about Maintain regular, effective, and substantive contact with students in an online/hybrid course.
Date posted: December 25, 2018
BELLEVUE COLLEGE LIBRARY | ROOM D140 | 425-564-4210 Email contact: elearning@bellevuecollege.edu Winter quarter start date: Monday, January 7th ends Friday, March 8th, Registration Link Participant: Faculty Facilitator: Bruce Wolcott, Interactive eLearning Instructional Designer PD Hours: On completion participants receive 22 hrs of professional development time. Canvas 101 is perfect for new online instructors, and it is modular so instructors ...more about Canvas 101: Teaching with Canvas
Date posted: December 3, 2018
At InstructureCon 2018, the company announced that Analytics 2 will be released. Bellevue College will add Analytics 2 in Canvas after December 11th. Analytics 2 will improve the visual representation of course data for students and instructors. Visit the Analytics 2 release notes for details on this release. Highlights for Analytics 2: Will exist concurrently ...more about Analytics tool
