ATL + WACC 2026 | April 29th – May 1st | Virtual in Zoom
Interested in presenting?
Heart. Mind. Community. This year’s theme is all about supporting one another, growing together, and building stronger, more human-centered working and learning environments.
Your voice matters! We invite you to submit a proposal to share the ways you’re bringing care, growth, and connection into your work with students and colleagues.
Who should submit?
We want to hear from you! All faculty, staff, and administrators from Washington’s community and technical colleges and public universities are welcome to submit.
Submit a proposal today!
Submitting is quick and easy! Just click the Submit a Proposal link and complete the form.
We’re interested and eager to consider your submission. Submit your proposal by January 16th for priority consideration and scheduling preference.
What are we looking for?
We welcome proposals on any topic related to assessment, teaching, learning, or technology, especially those rooted in inclusive and reimagined practices. Here are some topic ideas to help get you started:
Accessibility –practices for supporting usability, digital access, and inclusive design
Building Community –frameworks for centering people and relationships in how we teach, learn, and work
Caring for Ourselves and Others – strategies for fostering well-being, work-life balance, and belonging
Educational Technology – ideas for using Canvas and other digital tools to enhance teaching, learning, and workflows
Equity & Inclusion – methods for reducing barriers and promoting success
Generative AI – insights for using AI in creative, ethical, and practical ways to support teaching, learning, and work
Inclusive Pedagogy & Authentic Assessment – approaches for encouraging meaningful learning, feedback, and reflection
Open Educational Resources –how-to’s for authoring, adopting, sharing, and measuring the impact of OER
Other – surprise us!
Have questions?
Please contact our conference planning team co-chairs with “ATL + WACC” in the subject line with your questions about the proposal submission process. Thank you, and we look forward to reading your proposal!
Mark your calendars and plan to join us April 29th – May 1st for ATL + WACC 2026!
This conference is a 2 ½ day virtual event bringing together Washington’s most beloved annual conferences—SBCTC’s Assessment, Teaching, and Learning (ATL) Conference and the ELC’s Washington’s Canvas Conference (WACC)—to explore the intersections of assessment, teaching, learning, and technology.
This year’s theme, “Heart. Mind. Community.” focuses on supporting one another, growing together, and building a stronger human-centered working and learning ecosystem. Come engage with colleagues from across the state and leave with fresh ideas and practical strategies that make a difference for students—and the people who serve them.
Why did we merge?
Planning a statewide conference takes significant time and resources. Merging ATL and WACC lets us pool effort, lower costs, reduce attendance barriers, and strengthen connection across our system.
What can you expect?
Inclusive Access. We’re keeping the conference online to ensure participation is accessible and affordable for everyone.
Streamlined Registration. We’re offering user-friendly registration to save time, money, and paperwork.
Deep Dive Sessions. We’re planning focused pre-conference sessions for deeper learning on selected topics.
Hot Topics. We’re digging into key topics in Higher Education—Exhaustion & Burn Out, Inclusive Pedagogy, Generative AI, and Digital Accessibility.
Inspiring Keynotes. We’re featuring high-quality speakers with timely, Washington-relevant topics and practical takeaways.
Community Connections. We’re developing virtual and in-person opportunities to connect and network.
We’re committed to you!
Continuous Improvement. We’re committed to learning from your feedback and annually refining the conference to meet your needs.
Inclusive and High-Quality Learning. Our goal is to deliver meaningful, engaging, and accessible learning and networking opportunities for all participants.
Watch for more information coming soon! – Your ATL + WACC 2026 Conference Planning Team
February 25th & 26th | Hosted in Zoom by Seattle Colleges
It’s time to sign up for WACC 2025!
We’re looking forward to seeing you! Please follow the directions below to RSVP for WACC 2025. Tickets will go fast and are first-come, first-served, so be sure to register ASAP to reserve your seat. If you decide not to attend after you’ve registered, please let us know so we can open your seat to another participant. Please review the How to Register for WACC 2025 guide for step by step-by-step directions.
All participants will need to RSVP by completing an online sign-up/registration form via Zoom Events.
Step 1: Check the list below. If your institution is listed, go to Step 2. If your institution is not listed, skip to Step 3.
Bates
Bellevue
Bellingham
Big Bend
Centralia
Clark
Clover Park
Columbia Basin
Edmonds
Everett
Grays Harbor
Green River
Highline
Lake Washington
Lower Columbia
Olympic
Pierce
Renton
SBCTC
Seattle – North
Seattle – South
Seattle – Central
Shoreline
Skagit
South Puget Sound
Spokane
Spokane District
Spokane Falls
Tacoma
Walla Walla
Wenatchee
Whatcom
Step 2: If your campus purchased institutional registration:al registration
To maximize access, we encourage campuses to host on-site watch parties where participants can gather, join the event together, and maybe even enjoy some snacks! If tickets sell out (and we’re hoping they do!), we’re also preparing to livestream the event through a third-party platform like YouTube if needed. We’ll also be recording, so you can catch any sessions you miss.
February 25th & 26th | Hosted in Zoom by Seattle Colleges
Get ready, WACC 2025 participant sign-ups open this week!
A huge thank you—79% (27/34) of campuses took advantage of institutional registration, plus we received bonus registrations from SBCTC and UW.😊 If your college is listed below, get ready to share sign-up info to your campus. If your college missed institutional registration, no worries—keep reading for details on individual registration.
Bellevue
Bellingham
Bates
Big Bend
Centralia
Clark
Clover Park
Columbia Basin
Edmonds
Everett
Grays Harbor
Green River
Highline
Lake Washington
Lower Columbia
Olympic
Renton
Skagit
SBCTC
Shoreline
Seattle Colleges (Central, North & South)
South Puget Sound
Spokane Colleges (Spokane Falls & Spokane)
Tacoma
Walla Walla
Wenatchee
Whatcom
What’s the registration plan?
Thanks to Seattle Colleges hosting us in Zoom Events, we have space for 1,000 virtual participants this year! We’ll be opening participant registration in a few days with 750 general admission tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis. We’re reserving the remaining 250 seats for individual participant registrations, watch party logins, and special role invitations (presenters, guest speakers, student panelists, etc.). If any reserved seats go unused, they’ll be added back into the general registration pool as they become available. All participants will need to RSVP by completing an online sign-up/registration form via Zoom Events.
For campuses that purchased institutional registration
Many of you have 20 or more participants interested in attending, so be sure to forward the sign-up info to your campus ASAP—tickets will go fast!
We’ve added your college domains to our Allow List, so that participants from paid campuses can register.
For campuses that didn’t purchase institutional registration
We’ve reserved a limited number of $99 tickets for participants from campuses that did not purchase institutional seats.
Participants will pay through an online portal, and once payment is complete, we’ll add their college email address to the Allow List, enabling them to RSVP.
What if the tickets sell out?
To maximize access, we encourage campuses to host on-site watch parties where participants can gather, join the event together, and maybe even enjoy some snacks! If tickets sell out (and we’re hoping they do!), we’re preparing to livestream the event through a third-party platform like YouTube if needed. We’ll also be recording, so you can catch any sessions you miss.
We’ll follow up in a few days with step-by-step participant registration instructions for you to share with your campus, so watch for more registration info coming soon. Please contact Alissa Sells at asells@sbctc.eduwith questions.
The ELC Professional Development Work Group is excited to announce a new direction for the eLearning Council’s annual professional development conference — WACC 2025. We’re still a teaching, learning, and technology conference, but this year, we’re expanding beyond our Canvas roots to explore two emerging areas impacting higher education.
What’s new this year?
Depth rather than Breadth. We’re diving deep into Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the recent Title II changes regarding accessibility, with thoughtfully designed sessions and a day of learning devoted to each topic.
Inclusive Hands-on Learning. We’re moving the conference online for a more accessible and affordable learning experience, featuring workshop-style sessions with dedicated time to practice and apply new skills.
Self-Care. We’ve tentatively scheduled the conference for February 25th and 26th, so you can sit back and relax over Spring Break.
Institutional Registration. We’ve eliminated the need for multiple individual sign-ups by offering an institutionwide registration option that streamlines the process, saving everyone time and paperwork.
Why the changes?
The conference planning team is committed to continuously learning from your feedback, growing with each event, and transforming WACC to deliver inclusive, high-quality, and relevant learning opportunities. To build a conference experience that meets your needs, we focused our decision-making on providing relevant learning, inclusive access, affordability, and opportunities for practical application.
Please share with all who may be interested in attending …
Empower – verb /ɛmˈpaʊər/: the act of inspiring or motivating individuals to believe in themselves, their potential, and their ability to effect positive change
Virtual registration is still open for WACC 2024!
Washington’s Annual Canvas Conference March 27th – 28th
Join us virtually in Zoom for two days of sharing uplifting teaching, learning, and technology topics that will EMPOWER! your practice and help you EMPOWER! student success.
The virtual rate of only $99.00 covers BOTH conference days and includes EMPOWERING! keynote speakers and conference presentations, a customizable scheduling app, and access to the captioned session recordings.
See the WACC 2024 agenda doc for a general list of session times. Keynote info coming soon!
Please contact Tim Trussler at ttrussler@batestech.eduwith WACC in the subject line with your registration questions. Thanks, and we look forward to “seeing” you at the conference!
The WA eLearning Council Professional Development Work Group
You won’t want to miss these empowering WACC 2024 keynotes with Dr. Jenni Hayman and Brinda Sivaramakrishnan!
Empower – verb /ɛmˈpaʊər/: the act of inspiring or motivating individuals to believe in themselves, their potential, and their ability to effect positive change
Washington’s Annual Canvas Conference (WACC 2024)
Join us in-person March 27th – 28th at Tacoma College or virtually in Zoom for two days of EMPOWER-ing! keynote presentations.
Day 1| Dr. Jenni Hayman
Empowering Education Through Generosity
The evolving dynamics of higher education and generosity play a pivotal role in empowering learners,, educators, and institutions. Generosity is the sharing of knowledge, sharing of power, and the co-creation of policy and process with learners and colleagues. It is the heart of open education, equity, diversity, and inclusion, genuine collaboration, and flexible, successful, technology-enriched teaching and learning. It is the heart of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Join us to envision and actively engage with a flexible and adaptable generosity-oriented education model that empowers us, our colleagues, our institutions, and most especially our learners to succeed.
Day 2| Brinda Sivaramakrishnan
Tapping into Collective Consciousness
A missing feature in mainstream academia is acknowledging the empowering aspect of community healing that is foundational in most worldviews and cultures. The challenging work of dismantling harmful institutional precedents and building strong campuses calls for a space to reflect. Join us for a gathering that provides time to honor our individual experiences, engage in deep rest, and restore our energy reserves with breath and meditation techniques coming from an ancient lineage. Enjoy this hour empowering with a facilitator who is authentically connected to the lineage and ceremony behind the techniques.
Please visit the WACC conference web pagesfor more WACC 2024 info and see the WACC 2024 agenda doc for a tentative list of session times. Contact Tim Trussler at ttrussler@batestech.eduwith WACC in the subject line with your registration questions. Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you at the conference!
The WA eLearning Council Professional Development Work Group
Please share with all who may be interested in attending …
Empower – verb /ɛmˈpaʊər/: the act of inspiring or motivating individuals to believe in themselves, their potential, and their ability to effect positive change
Early bird registration for WACC 2024 is open!
Washington’s Annual Canvas Conference March 27th – 28th
Register by March 1st to get the early bird rate!
Join us in-person at Tacoma College or virtually in Zoom for two days of sharing uplifting teaching, learning, and technology topics that will EMPOWER! your practice and help you EMPOWER! student success.
Choose how to attend!
The early bird in-person rate ofonly $199.00 covers both conference days and includes EMPOWERING! keynote speakers and conference presentations, conference swag, a customizable scheduling app, and access to the captioned session recordings. You’ll also get yummy breakfasts, snacks, beverages, and catered lunches! After March 1st, the in-person rate increases to $249.00.
The virtual rate of only $99.00 covers BOTH conference days and includes EMPOWERING! keynote speakers and conference presentations, a customizable scheduling app, and access to the captioned session recordings.
Please contact Tim Trussler at ttrussler@batestech.eduwith WACC in the subject line with your registration questions. Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you at the conference!
The WA eLearning Council Professional Development Work Group
The WACC 2024 proposal deadline has been extended to January 26th!
The 2024 WACC conference theme is EMPOWER!and we’re excited to learn about how you are empowering yourself, your students, and your fellow instructors and staff. The eLearning Council is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion and we’re looking for proposals that reflect equity-minded and re-imagined teaching, learning, and technology practices.
The conference will be held in-person at Tacoma Community College and virtually in Zoom – Wednesday and Thursday, March 27th – 28th, 2024. Due to feedback from last year’s attendees, we strongly encourage you to present in person.
All are welcome to present, so come share your amazing work! This includes faculty, staff, librarians, IT folks, instructional designers, admins, access services, student services, veteran’s services, tribal liaisons, students, and the list goes on and on. The first round of proposal approvals is already underway, but you still have an opportunity to have your topic considered.
It’s not just all about Canvas! We’re open to receiving proposals on ALL types of teaching, learning, and technology topics, especially topics that incorporate equity-minded and re-imagined practices. Whether your presentation is designed for newbies, veterans, instructors, staff, tech wizards, people who write their passwords on post-it notes affixed to their monitor, or anyone in between – we’re interested and eager to consider your submission. Some potential topic areas to consider are:
All things Canvas from newbie hints to expert hacks to best practices to advanced features
Anything advancing equity, inclusion, and accessibility
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Excellent pedagogy/andragogy methods, practices, and tips
New tools for empowering students
Everybody’s favorite buzzword, AI
If all else fails, don’t forget “Other”
Please contact our professional development work group chair, Tim Trussler at ttrussler@batestech.edu, with WACC in the subject line for questions about the proposal submission process. Thank you and we look forward to reading your proposal!
The WA eLearning Council Professional Development Work Group
You’re invited to submit a proposal to present at Washington’s Annual Canvas Conference!
In-person at Tacoma Community College and virtually in Zoom Wednesday and Thursday, March 27th – 28th, 2024
The WACC conference is back and better than ever this year and our Call for Proposals is live and accepting applications. This year’s conference theme is EMPOWER! and we’re excited to learn about how you are empowering yourself, your students, and your fellow instructors and staff. Although we are allowing virtual presenting, we strongly encourage presenting in person due to feedback from last year’s attendees. Please submit your proposal by December 15th to guarantee priority preference and selection.
We’re open to receiving proposals on ALL types of teaching, learning, and technology topics, especially topics that incorporate equity-minded and re-imagined practices. Whether your presentation is designed for newbies, veterans, instructors, staff, tech wizards, people who write their passwords on post-it notes affixed to their monitor, or anyone in between – we’re interested and eager to consider your submission. Some potential topic areas to consider are:
All things Canvas from newbie hints to expert hacks to best practices to advanced features such as analytics and outcomes to telling us why you love New Quizzes
Anything advancing equity and accessibility
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Great pedagogy/andragogy methods, practices, and tips
Everybody’s favorite buzzword, AI
If all else fails, don’t forget “Other”
Please contact our professional development work group chair, Tim Trussler at ttrussler@batestech.edu, with WACC in the subject line for questions about the proposal submission process. Thank you and we look forward to reading your proposal!
The WA eLearning Council Professional Development Work Group
Mark your calendars for Washington’s Annual Canvas Conference (WACC 2024)! Please plan to join us virtually in Zoom or in person at Tacoma Community College on Wednesday and Thursday, March 27th – 28th for 1 ½ days of sharing empowering teaching, learning, and technology topics.
As a follow-up to our totally awesome WACC 2023 conference, the eLearning Leadership Council (ELC) is pleased to present two fabulous WACCy Wednesdays Webinars to close out the academic year. We hope you’ll join us for the second webinar featuring the ELC 2022-23 Connie Broughton Innovation in eLearning Award winner, Stephen Shoemake from Walla Walla Community College.
Wednesday, June 14th
Noon – 1:00 PM
Making Online Anatomy & Physiology “Human“
Human connection is at the heart of effective instruction. “Humanizing” is a transformative instructional framework that focuses on establishing human connections with students and valuing students as individuals with unique interests, needs, and concerns. Join Steve to learn how his approach to “humanizing” online Anatomy and Physiology fosters supportive relationships with students while effectively leveraging simple Canvas tools to create an inclusive and engaging learning environment. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore practical “humanizing” strategies for building relationships with students, creating a sense of community, and prioritizing individual student needs in your online course.
Stephen Shoemake Anatomy & Physiology Instructor, Walla Walla Community College
The webinars are FREE and no registration is required! Simply click the “Join Us in Zoom” link below to join the webinar at the designated time. Please log in a little bit early to avoid technical issues. Not sure if your computer meets the technical requirements for Zoom or just want to give it a test … try it now!
As a follow-up to our totally awesome WACC 2023 conference, the eLearning Leadership Council (ELC) is pleased to present two fabulous WACCy Wednesdays Webinars to close out the academic year. We hope you’ll join us for the first webinar on:
Wednesday, June 7th
11:00 AM – Noon
Stories from Our Lives: Student Publishing Projects with Pressbooks
Discover the transformative power of Pressbooks as a platform for sharing student authored content as Sue shares about a cross-discipline collaboration at Lake Washington Institute of Technology that brings together “Stories from Our Lives” written by English language learners and interpretive illustrations drawn by art students. Sue will also share about the emerging regional group that has grown out of this work – Washington Open Publishing Project Collective, other student publications from across the college, and strategies for engaging your colleagues in student publishing projects. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the power of student authorship and the profound impact of making space for student voice in your course.
Sue Wozniak Faculty Librarian, Lake Washington Institute of Technology
The webinars are FREE and no registration is required! Simply click the “Join Us in Zoom” link below to join the webinar at the designated time. Please log in a little bit early to avoid technical issues. Not sure if your computer meets the technical requirements for Zoom or just want to give it a test … try it now!
We have just posted the recordings from the 2023 WACC conference. All are fully captioned and should be accessible to you with the exception of the Cidilabs Presentation, which is available but not yet captioned. All recordings are organized alphabetically within their track – Keynote Addresses, Accessibility, Equity, Flex Mode, Open Educational Resources, Other, Pedagogy/Andragogy, and Technology.
The recordings can be found here, or simply navigate to WACC Recordings –> 2023 Conference Recordings from the home page.
Registered WACC 2023 attendees, please find your WACC 2023 schedule, with details and associated Zoom links, on your live sched.com application here, https://wacc2023.sched.com
The schedule for WACC is linked below. There may be a bit of juggling or adjusting before the conference, but this should be pretty close to a final version.
We have a great conference planned, including session tracks on technology, equity, pedagogy/andragogy, and everyone’s favorite track – “other”. (Actually, the “other” tracks look pretty cool. I might meet you in one of them).
In addition to the fabulous sessions, we have two great keynote speakers, a Canvas Roadmap session, where Instructure gives you a sneak peek of what you can expect from Canvas in the future.
Finally, don’t forget the social aspect. Now that we are all let out of our houses, this is chance to reconnect with old friends, make some new friends, buttonhole that super presenter you were so excited by, and network with your peers from the CTC system and beyond. In addition to the breakfast, lunch, and extended breaks, we’ve got a social hour planned for Thursday after the conference. Look for updates on entertainment and noshing opportunities in the near future.
We’ll send updates out, but also add information on our FAQ page, such as the best swag ever (at least it better be – I browbeat a committee to choose them).
Question: Where can I find a list of this year’s keynote speakers, general sessions, presentations, and their descriptions?
The WACC 2024 schedule is live! Find a full list of session dates, times, titles, descriptions, locations, Zoom links and more on the WACC 2024 Sched site. We recommend downloading the Sched mobile app to your phone before the conference.
Question: Who should attendees contact for WACC 2024 assistance?
Virtual Attendees:
For technical assistance or issues accessing the conference sessions and resources during the conference, please contact Alissa Sells at asells@sbctc.edu. Please include WACC Virtual Support in the subject line of your message and please include as much detail as possible about the issue.
In person attendees:
Please visit the welcome table near the cafeteria for technical assistance, check-in, and other conference questions.
Question: Which nearby hotels are recommended and is there a conference code to get a discount for blocked off rooms?
Answer: We have a block of rooms reserved for WACC 2024 at the Courtyard Marriott Tacoma Downtown and the Silver Cloud Point Ruston. For your convenience, we’ve also listed several other nearby hotels. Rooms fill very quickly, so please make your reservation as soon as possible. See below for details.
Question: What meals will be provided and what’s on the menu?
Answer: You’ll enjoy hot catered breakfasts and lunches both days of the conference. The planning team worked very hard to design menus for all types of eaters and for those with allergies and other food requests. Please feel free to supplement your meals by bringing your own food if the menus below do not meet your dietary needs.
Day 1 Menu
Breakfast: Build Your Own Breakfast Burritos – Scrambled Egg, Crumbled Sausage, Onions, Peppers, Cheddar Cheese, and Salsa. Served with Seasonal Fresh Fruit and Mini Pastries. Gluten-free except for pastries. Vegetarian and vegan – plant-based chorizo.
Lunch: Ancho Chicken Bowl – Ancho Chili Roasted Chicken, Cilantro Lime Rice, Sauteed Black Beans and Roasted Corn, Cheddar Cheese, Sour Cream, and Salsa Verde. Gluten-free. Vegetarian and vegan – plant-based chorizo.
Social Hour: Gamer snacks – chips, candy, and sodas!
Beverages: Coffee, tea, and water all day. Campus Cafe will be open for purchase of specialty coffee and other drinks.
Day 2: Menu:
Breakfast: Build Your Own Breakfast Burritos – Scrambled Egg, Crumbled Sausage, Onions, Peppers, Cheddar Cheese, and Salsa. Served with Seasonal Fresh Fruit and Mini Pastries. Gluten-free except for pastries. Vegetarian and vegan – plant-based chorizo.
Lunch: Hawaiian BBQ Bowl – Huli-Huli Chicken, Pineapple Fried Rice, and Island Macaroni Salad. Gluten-free except for Island Macaroni Salad. Vegetarian and vegan- tofu.
Beverages: Coffee, tea, and water will be available all day. The Campus Cafe will be open for purchase of specialty coffees and other drinks.
Question: Can I buy a ticket to just one of the two days for this conference?
Answer: The registration fee covers both conference days for in-person or online attendance and includes EMPOWERING! keynote speakers and presentations, a customizable scheduling app, and access to the captioned session recordings. If you are attending in person, you’ll also get yummy catered breakfasts, snacks, beverages, and lunches.
We don’t have a single day registration option, but we can offer you these registration tips:
If you can only attend face-to-face for one day, please choose the in-person registration option. This will allow you to attend virtually on the other if you desire to do so.
If you’re not sure how many days you will be able to attend or how you’d like to attend – virtually or in-person, please choose the in-person registration option. This will allow you to decide later how you’d like to attend.
If you can only attend virtually, please choose the virtual registration option. This will allow you to attend one or both days of the conference remotely.
Question: Where can I park and how much will it cost?
Answer: Parking is free and a detailed Tacoma Community College (TCC) campus map is available under the Map section on the WACC 2024 Sched site. The basic campus map can be viewed on TCC’s Maps and Directions page. If you’d like to print a copy of the conference locations map below, please click on the image to open and download the PDF.
NOTE: TCC will be enjoying Spring Break at the time of our conference, which means campus parking will be plentiful for this event! Please note that there are several parking entrances closed due to construction. The best lot to park in is A.
Question: Is anyone carpooling?
Answer: We don’t have any plans to coordinate carpooling between colleges. Please check in with your campus eLearning office to see if carpooling has been organized for your campus.
I heard there is going to be conference swag for in-person attendance. If it’s a t-shirt, where do I indicate my size?
Answer: The conference planning team is in the process of selecting conference swag. While sizes are not guaranteed, if a t-shirt or jacket is chosen, the planning team will need your size preferences in order to provide a variety of sizes for attendees to choose from. Please indicate your preferred clothing size when you register.
Question: Will there be WiFi?
Answer: Yes! Login information will be provided during the event.
Question: What is your refund policy?
Answer: No refunds are available this year, however, you can transfer your ticket to another individual.
Question: Is my registration/ticket transferable?
Answer: Yes, if you find you cannot attend, please email our Eventbrite administrator, Sarah Griffith at sgriffith@lowercolumbia.edu, with a subject line of “WACC 2024 Ticket Transfer” to let us know who you’d like to transfer your registration/ticket to; their full name, their college affiliation, their college role and their best email.
NOTE: We cannot guarantee special dietary requests on Tickets transferred or purchased after March 18th because our caterers need a headcount and any special requests 2 weeks prior to the event date.
Question: Where do I submit my dietary request?
Answer: Please indicate your food allergies and/or other dietary restrictions when you register, and we will do our very best to meet your needs.
Question: Whom may I contact for questions I don’t want to share publicly in a post below?
Answer: Thank you to our 2024 WACC sponsors! So far, our sponsors include Instructure, CidiLabs DesignPLUS, Panopto, Transfr, and Tacoma Games. Check out our sponsor sessions in the schedule and attend the social hour to receive special sponsor swag and earn a conference badge! Visit our Sponsorship page for more information about our generous sponsors.
WACCy Wednesdays are back! In lieu of the annual in-person Washington Canvas Conference (WACC), the eLearning Council (ELC) is pleased to offer a second season of free WACCy Wednesday Webinars. The 2022 series will open in January and continue with monthly webinars through June. Please join us for the first webinar in the series:
Wednesday, January 26th
Noon – 1:00 PM
Raising an Eyebrow at Grades: Ungrading for Equity, Inclusion, and Success
“Ungrading” is a provocative concept that encompasses a wide spectrum of assessment and classroom policy design decisions. As Jesse Stommel put it, “‘Ungrading’ means raising an eyebrow at grades as a systemic practice, distinct from simply ‘not grading.’” Join Caleb to explore how grading policies relate to student equity, inclusion, and success, and to unpack some ungrading theories, practices, and techniques. Caleb will also discuss how Canvas can support ungrading and share a bibliography of additional resources to help you dive more deeply into this emerging topic.
Caleb Hutchins Instructional Designer, Community Colleges of Spokane
The webinars are FREE and no registration is required! Simply click the “Join Us in Zoom” link below to join the webinar at the designated time. Please log in a little bit early to avoid technical issues. Not sure if your computer meets the technical requirements for Zoom or just want to give it a test … try it now!
In lieu of the annual in-person Washington Canvas Conference (WACC), the eLearning Council (ELC) is pleased to offer a series of free monthly WACCy webinars this spring. Please join us for the third and final webinar in the spring series.
Wednesday, June 9th
Noon – 1:00 PM
Synchronous Classrooms (Pedagogical Use of Zoom)
Join faculty librarians Jennifer Snoek-Brown and Kathy Swart to learn about their experience using Open Pedagogy to support Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Swart will share her sabbatical research which relied on critical information literacy and open education to create assignments that amplify the voices of marginalized groups, counter misinformation, and engage students in helping faculty transition to OER. Please visit “Assignments for Faculty – Centering Marginalized Groups” to view this amazing collection of assignments! Snoek-Brown will discuss her work with faculty and students on open pedagogy projects that integrate more inclusive OER images and multimedia. During the final segment of the session participants will be invited to share about their open pedagogy ideas and projects.
Jennifer Snoek-Brown Faculty OER Librarian, Tacoma Community CollegeKathy Swart Professor and Reference/Instruction Librarian, Pierce College
The webinars are FREE and no registration is required! Simply click the “Join Us in Zoom” link below to join the webinar at the designated time. Please log in a little bit early to avoid technical issues. Not sure if your computer meets the technical requirements for Zoom or just want to give it a test … try it now!
In lieu of the annual in-person Washington Canvas Conference (WACC), the eLearning Council (ELC) is pleased to offer a series of free monthly WACCy webinars this spring. Please join us for the second webinar in this series.
Wednesday, May 19th
Noon – 1:00 PM
Synchronous Classrooms (Pedagogical Use of Zoom)
Want to know more about how to manage synchronous sessions in Zoom? If so, this webinar is for you! Kevin will share strategies for keeping students engaged, tips for polling, great practices for large and small group discussions using breakout rooms, and much more. You’re invited to join 10-15 minutes early to explore some of the Zoom tools that will be highlighted during the webinar. Before you join, be sure to review Kevin’s “How do I Use Zoom” and “What’s Expected of Me? (Netiquette)” guidelines.
Kevin Bowersox-Johnson, Interim Executive Director of eLearning, Seattle Colleges
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As you know, the situation in our area about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve and change. The host college for the upcoming WA Canvas Conference, Tacoma Community College, has been monitoring the situation closely, and follows Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department’s guidelines for schools and colleges. As of March 6th, the Health Department does not recommend schools to close or cancel activities. Currently, no schools in Pierce County have confirmed cases of COVID-19. Up north, Public Health – Seattle and King County have released guidelines to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
TCC is following the recommendations of Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, and as of today, the Health Department is not recommending canceling classes or events or closing the college.
Upon taking these considerations and the fact that the Canvas Conference brings in hundreds of people from around the state, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the event. We know this poses an inconvenience, and we sincerely apologize for this. We simply wish to take precautionary health measures.
We are currently working with Eventbrite to fully refund you, and will issue your refund as soon as possible. Please work directly with your hotels for cancellations.
We appreciate all what you do for our student success. We look forward to seeing you at next year’s WA Canvas Conference.
Questions about hotels, campus parking, wifi, and other topics?
To find our best answers to questions like where to stay, where to park on campus, and how to access wifi during the event, please visit the WACC conference FAQs page.
February 25th & 26th | Hosted in Zoom by Seattle Colleges
It’s time to register your campus for WACC 2025!
This year we’ve eliminated the need for multiple individual sign-ups by offering an institutional registration option that streamlines the process, saving everyone time, money, and paperwork. For just $599, your campus gains access to two full days of affordable, high-quality, fully online professional development focused on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and Accessibility. This all-access pass provides exceptional value—equivalent to about the cost of three individual tickets in previous years—making it more affordable than ever for your campus to participate.
If you’d like to attend WACC 2025, please connect with your eLearning team, teaching and learning center, or office of instruction to express your interest and let them know it’s time to register your campus.
Register today!
Institutional registration for WACC 2025 is just a click away using our convenient payment portal. Just fill out the payment form and pay.
Questions?
Please contact Sue Riddle atsriddle@olympic.eduwith your registration questions. For other conference-related questions, please connect with one of our WACC 2025 work group co-chairs, Jeremy Winn at jeremy.winn@ghc.eduor Sheila Northrup at snorthrop@tacomacc.edu.
Stay tuned for information about opportunities to present!
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