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Robert Viens wrote a new post, Advice to Students from your Instructors, on the site Instructional Meanderings 3 weeks, 5 days ago

(Email: Sept 25)

Just a quick thank you all for your work in helping students off to a successful start of Fall quarter! I know there were some bumps and room for improvement, but overall it went well, and I […]

William Payne wrote a new post, Some Aphorisms from discussion of Thomas Chatterton Williams "A Game of Chance", on the site W. Russ Payne 1 month ago

The futility of offending the offenders: We must speak out on behalf of the oppressed. Silence amounts to consent to their oppression. But, then there is the question of how to speak out when you see people […]

William Payne wrote a new post, Critical Thinking Note 25: Knowledge and Understanding, on the site W. Russ Payne 1 month ago

Knowledge and understanding both require some critical thinking skill. But they aren’t the same thing and cultivating some understanding of how they differ is a worthy critical thinking exercise in itself. […]

Robert Viens wrote a new post, Adjunct Promotions to Lecturer I or II – Due Oct 5, on the site Instructional Meanderings 1 month ago

(Email: Sept 18)

Just a quick reminder that part time promotion applications (for Lecturer I or II) are due by Monday, October 5. You can find the forms here: Lecture I application , Lecture II application, T […]

Robert Viens wrote a new post, Staffing & Scheduling Best Practices, on the site Instructional Meanderings 1 month, 2 weeks ago

(Email: Sept 10)As we prepare for the new academic year, I’d like to share with you some new guidelines about class staffing and scheduling that I shared with the program chairs last month, so that everyone is a […]

Robert Viens wrote a new post, Info About the Start of Fall Quarter, on the site Instructional Meanderings 1 month, 2 weeks ago

(Email: Sept 9)A few notes about the start of Fall Quarter:

Calendar Reminders and Updates – Opening Day, Sept 17; Division Retreats, Sept 18; Classes Start, Sept 21; Sept 28 is a non-instructional da […]

Robert Viens wrote a new post, Advice for Students – Submit a Short Video, on the site Instructional Meanderings 1 month, 3 weeks ago

(Email: Sept. 1)Remote learning is a challenge for many of us, and our students are also struggling with learning socializing and succeeding in this new COVID world.

What would you like your students to […]

Robert Viens wrote a new post, Training and PD Opportunities for Remote Learning, on the site Instructional Meanderings 1 month, 3 weeks ago

(Email: August 31)While we have learned a lot in the last 6 months, I know that all of us are still learning new strategies and practices for teaching remotely. I encourage you to continue to take advantage of p […]

William Payne wrote a new post, Kendi sets the Policy Agenda, on the site W. Russ Payne 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Important Essay here: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/09/the-end-of-denial/614194/. Kendi’s policy recommendations are made clear at the end.

“The abolition of slavery seemed as impossible […]

Robert Viens wrote a new post, Fall Technology Needs Request Form, on the site Instructional Meanderings 1 month, 4 weeks ago

(Email: August 25) Hope your summer break is going well!

In an effort to assure that you have the basic technology needed to effectively teach online during COVID we put together a simple form for you to us […]

Robert Viens wrote a new post, Preparing Faculty to Lead with Racial Equity Teaching Online During COVID-19, on the site Instructional Meanderings 1 month, 4 weeks ago

(Email: August 20)I’d like to invite anyone who is interested to attend the SBCTC’s Fall Faculty Institute (Sept 9-10) which is focused on “Preparing Faculty to Lead with Racial Equity Teaching Online During CO […]

Robert Viens wrote a new post, Welcome to Instructional Meanderings!, on the site Instructional Meanderings 1 month, 4 weeks ago

As we began another year, I’ve set up this blog to help create additional ways to communicate and share information from the Office of Academic Affairs and the many facets of instruction (including Library M […]

Sara Gardner created the site Neurodiverse Faculty and Staff of Bellevue College 2 months ago

William Payne wrote a new post, Bad Apples, on the site W. Russ Payne 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Barr Says He Sees no Systemic Racism in Policinghttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/us/politics/justice-department-barr-racism-police.html?searchResultPosition=1

Speaking as an avid fruit preserver, I wish […]

William Payne wrote a new post, Not OK, on the site W. Russ Payne 4 months, 4 weeks ago

Discussion post in PHIL&101 in response to student asking, “If there are moral truths, should everyone believe them?”

There is a sense in which everyone should believe and abide by truths. The goal of rational […]

William Payne wrote a new post, Reining in Subjectivity run amuck, on the site W. Russ Payne 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Personal preferences would be a good examples of things that are purely subjective. There is no fact of the matter to discover about whether chocolate tastes better than vanilla. And matters of personal […]

Keith Rowley wrote a new post, On the new microsoft teams "enhancements", on the site Bascule & Ergates 6 months, 1 week ago

I was forwarded an email yesterday from our VP of IT once again extolling the greatness of Microsoft Teams. Among some new “enhancements:”

End meeting for all participants – Rolled outCustom video b […]

Keith Rowley wrote a new post, Zoom Document Camera-to-Panopto Test Recording, on the site Bascule & Ergates 6 months, 3 weeks ago

I set up my iPad on a stand, pointing straight down at my notepad, and connected it via its Lightning-to-USB cable to my iMac.

Then I opened my Zoom Personal Meeting Room and started recording. I […]

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