Renegades Persist: Interviews with Students Available Now!

As instructors, we all know that students love hearing from other students. We also know that as we get into the semester our students can feel overwhelmed and they may feel they are the only ones struggling.  Bakersfield College recently created a series of videos titled “Renegades Persist.” These short videos are all under 2(ish)

Renegade Resource: A Student-Guide for Calculating Grades

This piece was written by Mallory Gardner. Mallory wrote this piece before she transferred to a new position at CSU-Bakersfield, but we are excited to share her insight! Mallory is a longtime lover of learning, when she’s not enveloped in a book she can be found writing and spending time outdoors. A new resource from the Bakersfield College

How Household Pets Can Increase Academic Success for Students

This piece was written by communication intern Angel Garcia. Angel Garcia will graduate from BC and transfer out to a 4 year university where he will continue his education and get his Masters in Sociology. His goal for the future is to work along side social services to be a resource for children and families

How BC Students Experiencing Homelessness Get it Done

This piece was written by communication intern Jacqueline Sevieux. Jacqueline Sevieux is a Communication major interested in Public and Motivational speaking. She will graduate from Bakersfield College and transfer to CSUB, where she will continue her education in Communications. She loves to express her creative side by writing, painting, and creating digital art. It is

Supporting Persistence through Compassion: A Student’s Perspective

This piece was written by Jelin Blanco. Jelin Blanco is a communication intern for the BC Academic Technology blog. She is pursuing an Associate’s degree in Biology at Bakersfield College. Her goal is to pursue a career in medical research. She enjoys reading, listening to music, spending time with animals, and helping others in her spare time. 

Supporting Students in Transferring: A Student’s Perspective

This piece was written by Ahlam Alamamy. Ahlam Alamamy is a communication intern for the BC Academic Technology blog. She is pursuing her Associates degree in biology at Bakersfield College, and aspires to become a pediatrician. She is a first generation student who strives to get a higher education to reach her goals. During her

Bakersfield College Student Technology Starter Kit

This piece was written by Ahlam Alamamy. Ahlam Alamamy is a communication intern for the BC Academic Technology blog. She is pursuing her Associates degree in biology at Bakersfield College, and aspires to become a pediatrician. She is a first generation student who strives to get a higher education to reach her goals. During her

Resource Round Up: Exploring the Student Perspective

Each Thursday, communication interns share an article to help us gain insight into the student perspective. This week, I wanted to share two resources that can help us better understand our students at Bakersfield College as well as across California. Renegade Scorecard: Student Profile: Looking through the interactive scorecard can give us some insight into

What Students Need from Instructors: A Student’s Perspective

Billy Ortiz Jr. is a Communication Intern for the BC Academic Technology blog. He is pursuing his Associate’s degrees in Business Administration (Accounting) and Political Science (Pre-Law) at Bakersfield College. He plans to continue his education at a 4-year university and wishes to pursue law school with a dual-degree program (MBA/J.D.) He aspires to become a Corporate Lawyer. He

Student How-To Videos: Announcing a New YouTube Playlist

As we begin to look towards a new semester, we may be considering ways we can integrate technology into our teaching and assessments. However, providing students support on using technology can be challenging and finding videos with accurate captions on YouTube can be a particularly challenging task. For this reason, we have begun curating some