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Testing professionals at post-secondary institutions in Canada
External PD activitIes
Indigenous Studies
Many post-secondary institutions are offering the Four Seasons of Reconciliation training. Please contact your Indigenous Services department at your institution for more information, and to see if your institution is participating in this training. If not, please consider participating in a course offered by the University of Alberta: : https://www.ualberta.ca/admissions-programs/online-courses/indigenous-canada/index.htmlThis
ACCUPLACER Remote Testing Solutions webinars
The College Board is offering a series of free webinar series on Remote Proctoring by Examity and Proctortrack. For more information about these webinars and others, please visit the ACCUPLACER website
National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) webinars
The NCME is offering a free webinar series on COVID's Impact on Assessment. For more information about this series, please visit the NCME website
More Feet on the Ground!
The Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) offers a variety of resources and training for professionals working in the post-secondary environment. One such initiative is called More Feet on the Ground, which offers participants an opportunity to learn how to recognize, respond and refer students experiencing mental heath issues. For more information about this program and CICMH, please visit their website
CHETA FOrum - Presenting at the 2023 Conference
Calling all potential presenters
Do you have an idea, project, process, tool or research about testing that could be shared with your CHETA colleagues at the conference, but you are not quite sure if or how to present it. Then this webinar is for you! Join us to discuss everything you need to know about presenting at the June conference. You may find someone to present with or just some great ideas on topics of interest to the members.
Host: CHETA PD Commmittee members
Date: February 24, 2023
Time: 10 am PST/ 1 pm EST
Location: Zoom meeting (virtual)
Cost: Free to members, but you must register in advance (see below)
Discussion Forum - External testing
All CHETA members are invited to attend this forum to discuss external testing and revenue generation.
Host: Brian Williams, Toronto Metropolitan University
Date: January 11, 2023
Time: 10 - 11 am PST
Location: Zoom meeting (virtual)
Cost: Free but must register in advance (coming soon)
Discussion Forum - October 2022
All CHETA members are invited to attend this forum to connect with colleagues across Canada and discuss pertinent assessment issues.
Date: October 31
Time: 10 - 11 am PST
Location: Zoom meeting (virtual)
Cost: Free but must register in advance (see below)
June 2022 PD Activity
Examity Webinar
How to Optimize Your Online Proctoring Experience
Whether you are new to online proctoring or have been using it for years, one thing is for sure; one size does not fit all. The needs of students, faculty, and administrators can vary. The key to success is to ensure the online proctoring experience is optimized for each test. We will discuss tips for success and best practices to help you optimize your online proctoring experience. Experts from Examity, a leader in online proctoring, will talk about how to choose the solution that is right for you, why ongoing communication is so important, and the how to establish effective exam rules to ensure a better experience for everyone. With additional Q&A, attendees will leave this session with clear insights on how to approach online proctoring at their institution.
Date: June 1st at 11 am PST/ 2 pm EST
Cost: Free to CHETA members, must register in advance
Spring 2022 PD events
Webinar RegisterBlast
RegisterBlast makes online scheduling easy with platform features built specifically for higher education institutions. Join us for an overview of our exam registration process, professor-related tools, and integrated check-in features to see how they impact our Canadian clients.
Presenters
Teri Moore, RegisterBlast Product Specialist
Hall Pittman, RegisterBlast Client Relations
May 4, 2022
Discussion Forum
Let's Connect
To kick off PD activities in 2022, you are invited to a CHETA Virtual Discussion Forum on Wednesday, February 2nd at 11am PST. The committee members, Natashia and Natalie, will organize and moderate the event so you can talk through what you’re grappling with in 2022, ask for input from knowledgeable and experienced colleagues, and share your expertise.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY IN A TESTING ENVIRONMENT
Webinar: May 26, 2021 at 11 am PST, 2 pm EST
Webinar: May 26, 2021 at 11 am PST, 2 pm EST
Webinar: May 26, 2021 at 11 am PST, 2 pm EST
Join us for a discussion on academic integrity, where we explore how to foster and promote integrity in testing and assessment. Participants will be invited to share their experiences and questions during the session.
Presenters
Webinar: May 26, 2021 at 11 am PST, 2 pm EST
Webinar: May 26, 2021 at 11 am PST, 2 pm EST
Lisa Vogt is the Academic Integrity Specialist at Red River College in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She creates educational supports to promote academic integrity in the College community. Her research interests lie in addressing linguistic and cultural barriers for EAL students in post-secondary education, supporting students after academic misconduct and engaging faculty in the development of a culture of integrity. Lisa has presented at the International Center for Academic Integrity annual conference and the Academic Integrity Inter-Institutional Meeting, and has been published in the Canadian Perspectives on Academic Integrity. Email: lvogt@RRC.CA
Tod Denham is the Exams Department Supervisor for the Open Learning Division of Thompson Rivers University. He is the Coordinator for the British Columbia Academy Integrity Network. Tod is a self proclaimed Academic Integrity Enthusiast & Activist. He has had the opportunity to share his passion for Academic Integrity, by presenting at the European Network for Academic Integrity Annual Conference, the International Center for Academic Integrity’s Annual Conference, the annual British Columbia Academic Integrity Day, as well as participated in various panels and webinars on academic integrity.
Burnout Recovery Presentation - April 13th
As recently as a decade ago, the term burnout was not common place. The idea that chronic stress from our working lives could accumulate to the point of severe debilitation was accepted as something that may happen to a very small proportion of the workforce. In recent years, the experience of burnout has become alarmingly common, and more recently classified as an “occupational phenomenon” by the WHO. To add to this, we are coming to the realization that burnout can permeate our lives in diverse ways (political burnout, fitness burnout, relationship burnout etc.) and sneak up on people in every vocation and lifestyle.
It has become the norm for Professional Development sessions to focus on awareness building when it comes to burnout. This presentation takes the topic of burnout one step further. Aside from clearly defining and contextualizing burnout, we will take participants through a 3-step process designed to recover from and prevent future burnout. The framework for this process is rooted in Solution-Focused therapeutic approaches and combines insights from research in the areas of goal setting, motivational theory and neuroplasticity.
By attending this session, participants will be able to:
- Contextualize burnout recovery as a multidimensional concept built upon (a) personal agency (b) workplace changes (c) support systems.
- Learn how core symptoms of burnout (exhaustion, cynicism, inefficacy) map onto specific psychological theories and research in the field of motivation, goal-setting, and neurophysiology.
- Utilize a Solution-Focused 3-step plan of action (as an individual or as a team) to assist in recovering from and preventing burnout in the future.
Presenter
Chris Pankewich is the Research & Knowledge Lead at the Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) and a Practicum Therapist at a private therapy clinic in Toronto. The focus of his work through the CICMH is to study and identify key intersections of individual and systemic factors that contribute to the mental health of our campus communities. Chris has worked in the post-secondary system as both an administrator and more recently as a faculty member. This included managing faculty led research initiatives focused on improving student and faculty engagement in the classroom. Chris looks forward to continuing his work via knowledge sharing and a growing private therapeutic practice
Discussion Forums
Description: Open forum for members to discuss pertinent topics
Dates:
January 27, 2021 @ 10 am PST/1 pm EST
July 9, 2000 @ 9 am PST/noon EST
Virtual Proctoring using Microsoft Teams webinar
Abstract: Come and learn more about Microsoft Teams as a virtual proctoring tool to consider for your institution. This presentation will provide you with an overview of the software, and how it has been used at a NAIT, Humber and Camosun Colleges. We will also provide attendees with an overview of strengths, weaknesses and points to consider.
Presenters:
Erin Saiko, Manager, Assessment Centre, NAIT, Edmonton, AB
Shane Bentham, Manager, Testing and Integrated Services, Humber College, Toronto, ON
Dustin Van Gerven, Coordinator, Assessment and Testing, Camosun College, Victoria, BC
Date: June 19, 2020 at 9 am PST
Webinar
Resuming testing services at a post-secondary institution during a pandemic
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on testing services in higher education. In most cases, testing centers have closed and/or transitioned to virtual services. Eventually testing centers will reopen, but how will testing services be provided during a pandemic? This presentation is designed to answer that question based on experience. Specifically, the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Assessment Centre resumed limited testing services at the beginning of May. To reopen, the Centre had to revamp its procedures in order to adhere to social distancing and other pandemic protocols. During this webinar, an overview of these changes and their impact on testing will be presented.
Presenter: Dr. Cindy L. James, Thompson Rivers University, BC
Date: May 25th at 10:00 am PST & May 22nd at 8:30 am PST