9B - Supporting student access and success through digital assessment (60mins)
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| Wednesday, March 15, 2023 |
| 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM |
| 110B |
Details
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated innovations and disruptions in college and university recruitment and admissions. In this dynamic and interactive session, experts from College Board and Duolingo will discuss how digital assessments can empower students and educators alike and provide greater access to college opportunities globally. Participants will also hear from the Institute of International Education (IIE) about trends in international student admissions, highlighting how institutions have adapted application and selection processes, leveraging online tools to ease the process for international students to pursue an education abroad.
Learning Objectives:
• Digital assessments, if developed appropriately, can empower students and educators.
• Digital assessments, if developed appropriately, can increase access to higher education.
• Adaptations to the application process can streamline international student admissions for the student and the institution.
Target Audience:
Recruitment and admissions, student support, institutional research, college counsellors.
Target Audience Level:
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Presenter(s)
Mr Scott Smith
Director, International Higher Education
College Board, USA
Supporting student access and success through digital assessment
3:15 PM - 4:15 PMBiography
Scott Smith serves as Director of International Higher Education for the College Board. In this role, he supports postsecondary institutions in meeting their international student enrollment goals through the use of the SAT and AP programs, as well as extensive market analyses and reporting on student college-going behavior.
Mr James Holden
Country Director
Duolingo
Supporting student access and success through digital assessment
3:15 PM - 4:15 PMBiography
James has worked extensively across government and the international education sector on a range of education and migration policy initiatives, partnerships and student recruitment. A passionate languages teacher and student, James has taught in 5 countries and speaks 4 languages, making him an advocate for both the power of international education, and the need to reduce barriers to pursuing it.
Dr Mirka Martel
Head of Research, Evaluation & Learning
Institute of International Education, USA
Supporting student access and success through digital assessment
3:15 PM - 4:15 PMBiography
Mirka Martel is IIE’s Head of Research, Evaluation & Learning (REL) and has been with IIE since 2012. Dr. Martel manages research and evaluation projects in international education, leadership, and development. Her oversight of key resources in the international education field, including the historic Open Doors report on international educational exchange and the Project Atlas research initiative on global student mobility, advance the field and provide strategic insight into the future of academic mobility flows in the United States and worldwide.
Chairperson
Scott Smith
Director, International Higher Education
College Board, USA
