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Protection From Within: Developing the Exam Security Role

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Categories: Webinars

For most assessment programs, exam security tends to require increasingly more attention over time. At a certain point, it becomes clear that an in-house expert is needed to keep up with demands. In this webinar, Dr. Ashley Norris will discuss what the role should look like, some of the core responsibilities, and how to ensure it’s more than just a symbolic posting.

The Journey to Online Proctoring

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As experienced professionals in the field of professional testing and higher education respectively, Danielle Geddes and Luke Brymer will walk us through the reasons why programs have chosen to add online proctoring in recent years. Some of the major drivers towards online proctoring include reach, convenience, and transparency.

Communicating Expectations to Candidates to Prepare Them for Exams

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Communicating to candidates takes a Swiss cheese approach. That means using multiple layers and tactics to reach exam candidates since no one tactic can reach them all. Sheena Bateman discusses the many ways an exam program can communicate with its candidates to get the best possible coverage.

NCCA report evaluates use of online proctoring by accredited programs

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For some time now, online proctoring has been gaining popularity with credentialing programs in order to complement their in-person testing options. Especially in the midst of a pandemic, the ability to remotely test and certify health professionals, technologists, and a variety of other professionals will continue to support pandemic recovery efforts. Despite the increased adoption […]

Facilitation in the Age of COVID-19: Making the Most of your Online Client Sessions

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COVID-19 has forced many licensure and certification organizations to re-examine the ways in which they approach exam development and consider swapping in-person exercises for online meetings. If current projections around the curve of the virus hold, online sessions may become the norm in organizational life for some time to come. In some ways, this move […]

MLPAO Now Offering MLA/T Exam Online

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TORONTO, Ont. (April 23, 2020) Yardstick Assessment Strategies is pleased to announce they have entered into an agreement with The Medical Laboratory Professionals Association of Ontario to provide the Medical Laboratory Assistant/Technician (MLA/T) exam online using live proctoring, starting August 2020. “We are excited about this partnership,” says Michelle Hoad, CEO of the MLPAO. “Yardstick […]