Welcome to Teaching and Learning Academy (TLA)!

The Teaching and Learning Academy (TLA) was established at Bellingham Technical College in spring 2020 as part of the Guided Pathways project and a Title III Strengthening Institutions Program grant from the US Department of Education. Teaching and Learning Academy aims to support student learning at BTC by providing faculty with professional development opportunities and resources that will facilitate quality instruction and close equity gaps for non-traditional students. TLA projects include:

TLA 101: Orientation and onboarding "first year experience" program for new tenure-track and annualized faculty, including mentoring from veteran faculty, designed to arm them with the tools, skills, and connections needed to be successful instructors at BTC
Faculty InService: Committee for planning and facilitation of quarterly professional development days for faculty that include plenary sessions as well as breakout workshops on a variety of topics related to teaching, advising, assessment and reporting
TLA Tribune: Monthly newsletter highlighting pedagogy tips and connecting faculty with professional development activities on and off campus
Participate in various campus committees (DEIC, Campus Kickoff, Guided Pathways project teams) as the voice for faculty professional development
TLA Toolkit: Repository of teaching and learning resources, including this Canvas course and both public-facing and intranet websites, with links to articles, webinars, and materials providing professional development to faculty on a variety of teaching and learning topics

TLA Resources for faculty anywhere (click the buttons):

For BTC Faculty only: For access to these pages, contact TLA Director Andi Zamora at azamora@btc.edu