Discovery Day
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CONTACT DETAILS
Lash Center for Teaching & Learning
LashCTL@BristolCC.edu
777 Elsbree Street
Fall River, MA 02720
UPCOMING EVENTS
Discovery Day – The Art of Impact
November 5, 2025
In-Person, Fall River Campus
Discovery Day is an opportunity to partner & collaborate with colleagues to create, engage, and support processes that allow you to pursue exciting and effective practices and pedagogy. The day provides workshops to support work in building thriving communities for deep learning & student success.
Inquire with Danielle.Licitra@BristolCC.edu, Academic Innovation and Professional Development.
Previous years:
PROGRAM AGENDA 2024
PROGRAM AGENDA 2023
PROGRAM AGENDA 2022
Call for Programs/Workshops
Submission due date: October 15, 2025
Ways to Engage
Almost all Discovery Day programs are facilitated by our very own administration, faculty and staff. Discovery Day is for Bristol, by Bristol! We know that there are exceptional initiatives occurring that can help inform the Bristol community. We also know that there are emerging initiatives that could benefit from brainstorming sessions. Furthermore, folks are gathering data in diverse ways and using that data to impact student and employee success. Share what is happening in your area to inspire others and build curiosity!
Facilitate a Workshop
A high percentage of workshop attendees (93% - 96%) indicated that workshops were relevant, understood concepts that were being introduced with high level engagement. We invite submissions from anyone involved in continuous improvement across the college. You can also use this opportunity to share data, gather feedback, or discuss any stage of a planned change initiative—from initial insights to impact measurement.
Customized Working Group Block/Session
Discovery Day provides a meaningful experience where participants achieve at least one goal within their department, find the work useful, and leave with a clear next step. At least 77% of those in customized sessions agreed these goals were met.
Each customized session is led by someone driving a change initiative or team effort to improve student or employee experiences. These sessions offer space to brainstorm, review data, explore best practices, and begin action planning for the semester or year. The time block is consistent across all customized work and does not conflict with workshop attendance. However, participants in these sessions will not take part in artifact scoring.
Discovery Day Schedule (Tentative)
Tentative Schedule
8:30 a.m. – Breakfast
9 a.m. – Welcome
Participants will choose two workshops to attend. Workshop details are forthcoming.
10 a.m. – Workshop 1
11 a.m. – Workshop 2
12:15 p.m. – Lunch
1:20 p.m. to 4 p.m. – departments will gather to work on:
Goals and continuous improvement initiatives – a wide range of work facilitated by
a department lead. Details are forthcoming and dependent on department lead.
4:10 p.m. – Closing
Purpose:
Discovery Day assists in building a Culture of Curiosity and Inquiry through continuous improvement processes. A culture of evidence occurs when information is regularly collected for making decisions, including the commitment of resources. It requires all members of an educational community and centers around curiosity and inquiry. Continuous improvement initiatives are the most valid way of demonstrating the effectiveness of services, programs, and facilities.
It is evident that many at Bristol are already practicing aspects of continuous improvement in some capacity. This is an opportunity to highlight some of the work you have been doing in terms of developing and measuring student learning outcomes, building curricular maps/rubrics, and creating innovative spaces for learning and competency attainment. Gathering data to build narratives that inform our work is important in building contemporary and inclusive practices. This occurs both within the curriculum and in co-curricular experiences.
What Will I Gain from Participating?
When reviewing the Fall 2024 evaluations:
- 93% indicated that they were engaged.
- 89% believed the content was relevant to their work.
- 94% felt the information obtained was useful.
- 85% indicated that they left accomplishing something important.
- 94% indicated they plan to apply what they had learned.
Learning Outcomes:
As a result of attending (2) two workshops:
- List (3) three assessment concepts related to their work.
- Increase knowledge regarding continuous improvement practices.
- Develop one (1) actionable step within their area that contributes to building a culture of continuous improvement.