Winter 2021 PD Day

OCMA Winter 2021 PD Event

Building Academic Integrity with Online and In-Class Assessments

March 2nd, 2021

Fostering academic honesty is especially important during remote course delivery. Can we set up course assessments to promote integrity? Can we make cheating less worthwhile than doing the work fairly? A collection of techniques developed through years of in-person and hybrid teaching will be shared, as well as new approaches that have proven successful for online classes and tests.

Following the presentation there will be open discussion for members to share their successes and challenges maintaining academic integrity in their virtual math classes.

This PD event will also be OCMA’s first badging opportunity in association with CanCred.ca!

The event will be held Tuesday March 2nd via Zoom from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

During the PD you will hear from:

Dr. Natalia Pshenitsyna of Sheridan College

Natalia Pshenitsyna holds a PhD degree in Applied Mathematics from both Moscow State University, Russia, and Université Jean Monnet, France. She has taught and developed Mathematics and Statistics courses at multiple institutions at the undergraduate degree and diploma levels. Natalia volunteered as an author and editor of Canada-wide Caribou Mathematics Competition and as a facilitator of the Brock Brain Benders club for high school students. She was also a subject matter expert and writer of online course materials for LearningMate Solutions, Inc. Since 2011, Natalia has been working as a professor at the Pilon School of Business, Sheridan College. She enjoys the challenge of making mathematics relatable, while fostering students’ knowledge and skills to create a strong framework for their educational and professional skills.