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Equity, Assessment, and Evaluation

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Equity, Assessment, and Evaluation

November 9, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Free Virtual Event (External)

Daily on November 7 – 10  from 1 – 4 p.m. you can join in on the Summit on Equity,  Assessment, and Evaluation:  Bringing Theory and Practice Together

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Session 3: Technology and Higher Education

Advances in technology and assessment have enabled a wide variety of different assessment strategies in higher education and across professions. While the field is rapidly emerging, issues of equity persist. In this session, Dr. Lopez will address how complexities of antiracism and decolonization may be considered in light of new technology-enabled assessments.

  • Keynote “Technology-Enabled Assessments: Overcoming Barriers to Equity”: Ann Lopez (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto)
  • Presentation 1 Higher Education Admissions: Saad Chahine (Queen’s University), Kelly Dore (McMaster University/Acuity Insights)
  • Presentation 2 Technological Advances: Brian Frank (Queen’s University), Hollis Lai (University of Alberta)

More information on the sessions is available here [PDF]


The Summit on Equity, Assessment, and Evaluation: Bringing Theory and Practice Together is designed to join academic and industry partners across Canada to focus on assessment and evaluation practices that promote a welcoming, fair, and equitable practices all students, regardless of their background or identity.

The event has four themes:

  1. Classroom assessment and wellness
  2. Language and large-scale testing
  3. Technology and higher education
  4. Assessment policy and program evaluation

 

Details

Date:
November 9, 2023
Time:
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm