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Empowering Students with Pressbooks

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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

Flexible Learning EXperiences (FLEX) Project

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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. Join us for the fourth webinar in the series featuring the ELC 2020-21 Connie Broughton Innovation in eLearning Award winner, Yun Moh from Renton Technical College.

  • Wednesday, April 27th
  • Noon – 1:00 PM

Flexible Learning EXperiences (FLEX) Project

At Renton Technical College (RTC), FLEX is an acronym for Flexible Learning Experiences. FLEX courses are designed with an active learning instructional model and are supported by familiar technologies such as Canvas and Zoom. The FLEX modality empowers students to move toward success no matter what life events come their way and it promotes flexibility in learning on multiple levels leading students toward a more personalized learning experience. Join Yun to learn more about RTC’s student choice modality that allows students to decide on any given day whether to attend class in-person, virtually, or asynchronously – with little or no difference in their learning.

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Yun Moh
Instructional Designer
Renton Technical 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

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 – Game Over: Why your attempts to gamify your course don’t work (and how to fix it)

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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 second webinar in this series.

  • Wednesday, February 23rd
  • Noon – 1:00 PM

Game Over: Why your attempts to gamify your course don’t work (and how to fix it)

How can you, as an educator, consistently balance an intellectually rigorous course that produces exceptional learning, promotes equity in your classroom, and engages students? Gamification could be the answer, but attempts to gamify learning frequently end in poor, inequitable returns, or even outright failure. Why? Game designer Jeremy Winn breaks down the reasons why an incomplete understanding of the principles of gamification results in hours of wasted effort and why successful gamification is simpler than you think.  Jeremy will walk you through the creation of your very own gamified assessment. Bring a learning goal to work with!

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Jeremy Winn
eLearning Coordinator, Grays Harbor 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

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WACCy Wednesday Webinar – Raising an Eyebrow at Grades: Ungrading for Equity, Inclusion, and Success

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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 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.

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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!

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, Student Success Center & Strategic Initiatives
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