NOVEMBER 15 - 16 2017 | IOWA CITY
SPEAKERS
The 200 researchers, students, and professionals registered to take part in the symposium not only came from ACT, but also, for the first time, from universities and industries across the globe. The ten outstanding speakers that we had, delivered insightful presentations and led thought-provoking discussions.
Dror Ben-Naim Founder and CEO of Smart Sparrow
Johanna Blakley Managing Director at the Norman Lear Center
Peter Halpin Asst. Professor of Applied Statistics, New York University
Pietro Cipresso Asst. Professor (Ricercatore a t.d), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Noshir Contractor Professor of Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University
Kristen DiCerbo VP, Education Research, Global Product Organization, Pearson
Dragan Gašević Professor and Chair in Learning Analytics and Informatics Moray House School of Education and School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Mark Gierl Professor of Educational Psychology and the Director of the Centre for Research in Applied Measurement and Evaluation, University of Alberta
Janice Gobert Professor of Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology, Rutgers Graduate School of Education
Donna Matovinovic Senior Vice President of Test Development, ACT
"[ETCPS '17] brought together academics in compuational
psychometrics and innovators in education technology
to discuss the future of learning and assessment"
- Dror Ben-Naim, CEO, Smart Sparrow
psychometrics and innovators in education technology
to discuss the future of learning and assessment"
- Dror Ben-Naim, CEO, Smart Sparrow
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 15
8:55 A.M.
Where Are We Going With Learning And Assessment
Dror Ben-Naim |
Founder & CEO, Smart Sparrow
10:05 A.M.
Entertainment Education and Media Impact Assessment
Johanna Blakley |
Managing Director, Norman Lear Center
11:05 A.M.
Towards Strengthening Links Between Learning Analytics & Assessment
Dragan Gašević |
Prof. & Chair in Learning Analytics & Informatics Moray House School
of Education & School of Economics, University of Edinburgh
1:20 P.M.
Psychometric Models Of Small Group Collaborations
Peter Halpin |
Assistant Prof. of Applied Statistics, NYU
2:30 P.M.
Lessons Learned & Future Directions for Game-Based Assessment
Kristen DiCerbo |
VP, Education Research, Global Product Organization, Pearson
3:30 P.M.
Some Assembly Required: Collaboration in the 21st Century
Noshir Contractor |
Prof. of Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University
THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 16
9:10 A.M.
Augmented Intelligence and the Future of Item Development
Donna Matovinovic |
Senior Vice President of Test Development, ACT
Mark Gierl | Prof. Educational Psychology & Director of the Centre of Research in Applied Measurement & Evaluation, University of Alberta
10:25 A.M.
Inq-ITS and Inq-Blotter: Real-Time Assessment and Alerting On Students' Inquiry Practices
Janice Gobert |
Prof. of Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology, Rutgers Graduate School of Education
11:30 A.M.
How to Use Practical Virtual Reality for Computational Psychology
Pietro Cipresso |
Assistant Prof. at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Special Thanks
It took a fair amount of lifting to produce this
event.
ACTNext would like to extend a thank you to all the team members
involved in producing ETCPS '17, including:
AND TO OUR PARTNER:
THE VENUE
Located in the heart of downtown Iowa City,
The Englert Theater is a renowed historical performance arts center
