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The ATL + WACC 2026 Call for Proposals is open!

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ATL + WACC 2026 conference logo: Heart. Mind. Community. with a heart icon

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!

What’s the submission deadline?

  • 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!

Watch for registration information coming in the new year!

– Your ATL + WACC 2026 Conference Planning Team

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Participant sign-up/registration for WACC 2025 is open!

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The WACC 2025 conference logo consists of the slogan "Learn. Grow, Transform." and a butterfly icon.

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

Step 3: If your campus did not purchase institutional registration:

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 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.

Need the agenda?

If you’re curious or need the agenda for registration approval, you can find the link to our schedule on the WACC FAQs page.

Questions?

– Your WACC 2025 Conference Planning Team

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WACC 2025 participant sign-ups open this week!

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The WACC 2025 conference logo consists of the slogan "Learn. Grow, Transform." and a butterfly icon.

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.

Need the agenda?

If you’re curious about the agenda, you can find the link to our draft schedule on the WACC FAQs page.

Questions?

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.edu with questions.

– Your WACC 2025 Conference Planning Team

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Save the date for WACC 2024!

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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.

Please see the WACC 2024 agenda for tentative session timing. We’ll be filling in scheduling details as they become available.

Interested in presenting? Watch for the WACC 2024 call for proposals in mid-October!

Thanks,

The WA eLearning Council
Professional Development Work Group

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WACCy Wednesday Webinar – Making Online Anatomy & Physiology “Human”

On By asells25In 2023Leave a comment
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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.

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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!

Join Us in Zoom

To join us in Zoom, click the link above, copy and paste the link below into your browser, or try our QR code.

http://bit.ly/WACCy-Wednesday

QR Code to enter WACCy Wednesday Zoom room

Visit the ELC’s WA Professional Development calendar for other upcoming events and watch for our announcement about the next WACCy Wednesday Webinar.

Visit the Zoom Help Center for information about using Zoom.

Thanks,

😊 Alissa on behalf of the ELC Professional Development Work Group

Alissa Sells (she/her/hers)
Policy Associate, Educational Resources and Innovation
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
asells@sbctc.edu • 425.239.0456
Ed Tech Professional Development Opportunities
Alissa’s Current Projects

Empowering Students with Pressbooks

On By asells25In 2022Leave a comment
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WACCy Wednesdays continue!  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. Please join us for the fifth and final webinar in the 2022 series.

  • Wednesday, May 18th
  • Noon – 1:00 PM

Empowering Students with Pressbooks

Pressbooks is an eBook creation and discovery platform that hosts Open Educational Resources (OER). Thanks to the WA State Board of Community and Technical Colleges network subscription, faculty and staff at Lake Washington Institute of Technology started creating books this year! With seven books completed and many more in progress, faculty have chosen to use Pressbooks as a vehicle for student voice and as a tool for diversity and social justice work. Come learn more about Pressbooks and how LW Tech is using it to empower students.

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Katherine Kelley
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!

Join Us in Zoom

To join us in Zoom, click the link above or copy and paste the link below into your browser.

http://bit.ly/WACCyWednesday

Visit the Zoom Help Center for information about using Zoom.

Thanks,

😊 Alissa on behalf of the ELC Professional Development Work Group

Alissa Sells (she/her/hers)
Program Administrator, Educational Resources
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
asells@sbctc.edu • 425.239.0456 • @WAeLearning

WACCy Wednesday Webinar – Designing for Academic Integrity: From Honorlock to Honor Code

On By asells25In 2022, UncategorizedLeave a comment
an open laptop computer with Canvas logo on screen and text to the right reading "WACCy Wednesday Webinars presented by the Washington State eLearning Council"

WACCy Wednesdays continue!  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. Join us for the third webinar in the series featuring the ELC 2021-22 Connie Broughton Innovation in eLearning Award winner, Stephanie Bartlett from Shoreline Community College.

  • Wednesday, March 9th
  • Noon – 1:00 PM

Designing for Academic Integrity: From Honorlock to Honor Code

“Designing for Academic Integrity: From Honorlock to Honor Code” represents a framework for transparently modeling values of academic honor and integrity in online courses. Honor Codes have existed for decades, and the concept of creating a climate of trust is a goal in most classes.  Join Stephanie to learn how her approach to Designing for Academic Integrity blends universal ideas of trust, honesty, and transparency into a grounded pedagogical framework and how her integrated approach draws students into the creation of the classroom culture as they learn about academic integrity while developing a personal honor code that is used to establish classroom norms.

Headshot of Stephanie Bartlett smiling. Stephanie has dark medium length wavy hair and is wearing glasses.
Stephanie Bartlett
Professor
Faculty Program Coordinator
Physics & Astronomy Department
Shoreline 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!

Join Us in Zoom

To join us in Zoom, click the link above or copy and paste the link below into your browser.

http://bit.ly/WACCyWednesday

The complete webinar schedule will be posted to the ELC’s WA Professional Development calendar soon.

Visit the Zoom Help Center for information about using Zoom.

Thanks,

😊 Alissa on behalf of the ELC Professional Development Work Group

Alissa Sells (she/her/hers)
Program Administrator, Educational Technology & Open Education
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
asells@sbctc.edu • 425.239.0456 • @WAeLearning
Ed Tech Professional Development Opportunities
SBCTC COVID 19 Remote Teaching Resources
Alissa’s Current Projects