I.C.E. will host the following half-day workshops on Sunday, November 17. Additional registration is required for these workshops.
Pre-Conference Workshops
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Moving Beyond Having a DEI Statement – Practical Ways to Implement DEI Initiatives Throughout Your Organization
Sunday, November 17, 8:00 - 11:00 am ET
Presenters:Angela Langa, MBA, Dawn M. Morton-Rias, Ed.D., PA-C, ICE-CCP, FACHE, Cindy Nalls, MSOL, John Weir, PhD, NCCPA
You’ve talked the talk and now you’re ready to walk the walk! Do you have a beautifully crafted DEI statement and need ideas for the next steps? This is the workshop for you!
During this workshop, you’ll learn about practical tips and steps for implementing DEI strategies throughout all levels of your organization, including your Board, staff, and even outward facing in the community. You don’t have to spend a lot of money or develop elaborate events to start making a difference. In this interactive session, the workshop leaders will share real examples that have been implemented at all levels of organizations and will encourage participants to share their experiences. We’ll look at how initiatives—both small and large—can impact your employees, your stakeholders, SME’s, certificants and your organization’s reputation, and we’ll talk about ways you can start measuring that impact. Before the session ends, you will have time to reflect on ideas shared and how they may be adapted for your organization.
You will leave the workshop with the beginning of a draft plan for implementing at least one initiative at your organization. Everyone involved in certification from recruitment of SMEs to exam development and administration can make a difference and all levels of staff are encouraged to attend.
Learning Objectives
- Upon completion, participant will be able to list at least three reasons for the importance of including DEI strategies within their organization.
- Upon completion, participant will be able to identify examples of implementing a DEI initiative with at least two levels within their organization (i.e., board, executive staff, all staff, certificants, etc.)
- Upon completion, participant will be able to identify ways of measuring impact of initiatives that are implemented.
Taking Advantage of Technology in Exam Development: How to Streamline SME Involvement & Stay Psychometrically-Sound
Sunday, November 17, 8:00 - 11:00 am ET
Presenters: Lisa S. O'Leary, PSI Services; Corina Owens, PhD, Alpine Testing Solutions
The credentialing industry needs to evolve in its responsible incorporation of technological advancements into measurement processes. The use of integrated technology-enabled solutions can span exam design, delivery, and maintenance, and should focus on how to increase efficiency and consistency of exam development while not diminishing validity arguments.
This workshop highlights how innovative approaches relying upon heuristics, natural language processing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence can be embedded into psychometric workflows across the exam development lifecycle.It will also draw attention to the spectrum of available technological options that can reduce reliance on human input from program design through exam maintenance but retain psychometric rigor throughout the entire exam development cycle,.
In the workshop, attendees will:
- learn various pathways through which these processes can augment not supplant SME efforts to reduce exam time-to-market and enhance alignment to current domain practices and test taker expectations.
- participate in discussions regarding the responsible usage of technological innovations across exam design, domain analysis, content development and review, assessment development and analysis, and standard setting.
- consider how to establish the balance between program practicalities and psychometric practices through leveraging modern advancements to accelerate the exam development phases resulting in more automatically-generated yet psychometrically-sound exams.
Attendees will leave with a better understanding of how, when, and where to combine modern technology with traditional exam development approaches to reduce the level of effort to produce yet enrich the quality of the resulting credentialing exams.
Learning Objectives
- Upon completion, participants will be able to describe how technology can be paired with human involvement to produce higher fidelity efforts and outcomes across the exam development cycle and associated workflows without sacrificing psychometric rigor.
- Upon completion, participants will be able to identify how embedding technologically-enhanced processes into exam development workflows can shorten time to market, reduce SME burden, and address pain points.
- Upon completion, participants will be able to define practical strategies, potential extensions, and alternate approaches beyond automated item generation to incorporate innovative technology into traditional exam development processes.
- Upon completion, participants will be able to list possible approaches to and options for inclusion of modern technology into traditional exam development processes across the spectrum of available innovations.
The Business of Certificate, Microcredential, and Professional Education Programs
Sunday, November 17, 8:00 - 11:00 am ET
Presenters: Bobbi Vernon, ICE-CCP, ATD Expert Coach, Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, Global Skills X-Change (GSX), Caitlyn Foley, MS, Technical Director of Measurement, Analytics, and Psychometrics, Global Skills X-Change (GSX)
This fast-moving workshop will cover the business aspects of certificate, microcredential, continuing and professional education programs and products.
Learning Objectives
- List and describe the business aspects of professional education programs, including revenue streams, ROI, accreditation, cost to build and maintain programs, and marketing.
- Describe the needs analysis process, and the value to the business case for potential certificate and professional education programs.
- Determine credential schemes that drive revenue for your organization.
- Analyze your learner populations (also known as your buyers), understand their drivers, needs, and motivation in order to build profitable education programs that meet the needs of your learners.
- Identify technology innovations that are changing adult learning, including virtual reality and the use of artifiial reality in building learning ecosystems that meet needs and drive revenue.
Building Bridges to Create an Inclusive Pathway for Untapped Subject Matter Experts
Sunday, November 17, 1:00 - 4:00 pm ET
Presenters: Shelly S. McDowell-Porter, PhD, LCSW, CDP, Chamberlain University; Bobbi Vernon, ICE-CCP, ATD Expert Coach, Prosci Certified Change Practitionert, Global Skills X-Change (GSX)
Building Bridges to Create an Inclusive Pathway for Untapped Subject Matter Experts
This workshop is designed to guide organizations in creating more inclusive and equitable pathways for engaging untapped SMEs. It will explore the importance of diversity in thought leadership and the steps necessary to reach underrepresented experts in various fields. Through a combination of discussions, hands-on activities, and real-world examples, you will learn how to identify barriers to inclusion, develop strategies to connect with untapped SMEs, and build sustainable relationships that enrich your organization’s knowledge base and cultural competency. You will be provided with a take-home workbook that includes reflective activities, group exercises, and areas for future planning tailored to your organization’s unique needs.
Join us for this workshop and start a transformative journey toward a more inclusive and diverse environment. Tailored to your unique challenges, it offers tools, insights, and opportunities to reshape SME engagement. By participating, you'll gain essential knowledge and resources to break down barriers, foster an inclusive community, and utilize diversity for innovation and better outcomes. Don't miss the chance to drive meaningful change and propel your organization forward with new perspectives.
Learning Objectives
- Utilize the workbook to identify and confront prevailing norms, thereby enriching the SME pool with diverse perspectives to enhance collaboration and outcomes.
- Apply workbook strategies to develop and execute inclusive recruitment and engagement approaches for accessing underrepresented SME groups.
- Leverage workbook exercises to promote a sense of belonging and community among SMEs, dismantling existing obstacles to diversity.
- Employ workbook tools to empower diverse groups through the creation and application of inclusive growth and opportunity strategies.
- Harness the workbook to emphasize and action the significance of diversity in expertise and the benefits of constructing inclusive networks for innovative projects.
Developing Strategies and Governance for Incorporating Artificial Intelligence
Sunday, November 17, 1:00 - 4:00 pm ET
Presenters: Rachel R. Schoenig, JD, Cornerstone Strategies; Jennifer Ancona Semko, Baker McKenzie
The past two years have seen an explosion in the availability of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. From writing text to parsing data and creating images and videos, AI has the potential to change every aspect of education and assessment. Even as organizations seek to leverage the benefits of AI, however, regulators are seeking to provide legal and governance frameworks that address some of the potential harm that can come from irresponsible or abusive use of the technology.
With so much potential on the line, how can a testing program best determine how and when to incorporate AI? What key considerations should be fleshed out when building an AI strategy? What governance and policies should be implemented when incorporating AI?
This workshop is designed to assist testing programs with strategically incorporating AI and with developing a framework for the use of AI technology, including appropriate policies and governance. Together, we will methodically address building a strategy, identifying risk, and designing a framework for effectively leveraging AI.
Learning Objectives
- Understand emerging regulatory and privacy requirements associated with AI
- Understand emerging regulatory and privacy requirements associated with AI around the globe
- Understand the risks associated with AI
- Understand strategic considerations and practical policy and governance guidelines for using AI