Conference Program

 

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Keynote Speaker: Paul Armstrong 

Vice President, Academic

Paul Armstrong was appointed Vice President Academic for Mohawk College in September 2016. Paul leads a team of faculty and staff in educating 32,000 full-time, part-time and apprenticeship students at three campuses.

Paul had previously served as Mohawk’s Dean of Health Sciences, Community and Urban Studies for nine years and previously held positions as the Director of Academic Relations, Chair of Health Sciences and Human Services and a Professor in the College’s Department of Medical Imaging.

Paul has made Mohawk a leader in simulation-based learning and has maintained strong relationships with educational partners at McMaster University and Six Nations Polytechnic. Paul led the successful repatriation of Community and Urban Studies programs to Mohawk’s Fennell Campus and has been instrumental in developing and launching new programs to respond to the needs of students and employers.

Paul holds a Master of Business Administration from Queen’s University and diplomas in Medical Diagnostic Ultrasound and Radiological Technology from Mohawk College.  Paul is an active community volunteer, holding many board leadership positions over the years. 

Paul’s career achievements and extensive community contributions were recognized with a Mohawk Alumni of Distinction Award in 2013.

 

Symposium agenda at a glance

November 7, 2019

6:00pm to 8:00pm Dinner, reception and networking

 

November 8, 2019

Schedule at a Glance
8am – 9am  REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST – The Arnie
9am – 9:20am WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Amy Kelaidis, Director, Indigenous Initatives
9:20am – 9:30am MOHAWK STUDENT ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT WELCOME
Sheldon Coombs, Mohawk Student Association President
9:30am –10:15am CREATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES TO ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Keynote Speaker: Paul Armstrong, Vice President, Academic, Mohawk College 
10:15am - 10:30am COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
  Support For Faculty Stream
Room C066		 Curriculum & Assesssment Stream
Partnering Studio, Room EA312		 Student Services & Supports Stream
The Arnie, Room G004
10:30am – 11:15am ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
CONSEQUENCES: A CONSIDERATION
FROM A BEHAVIOUR ANALYTIC LENS
Melissa Groves, Mohawk College
Michelle Turan, Mohawk College		 EVALUATING OUR EVALUATIONS:
SCALABLE STRATEGIES FOR
ASSESSMENT WITH INTEGRITY
Stephen Adams, Mohawk College
Simon Galton, Mohawk College		 THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN
ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
AND ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Toby Merritt, Mohawk College
Hetal Patel, Mohawk College
11:25am–12:05pm CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN
APPROACHES TO ACADEMIC
INTEGRITY
Kelley Hoyt, Mohawk College
Erica Fagan, Mohawk College		 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY IN
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Bhupinder Gill, George Brown College		 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY WITHIN
THE CONTEXT OF COLLEGE
ACCESS PROGRAMMING:
FRAMING THE ISSUES AND
EXPLORING SOLUTIONS
Jody Brown, Mohawk College
Sarah Bradshaw, Mohawk College
Gwen Zeldenrust, Mohawk College
12:10pm –1:15pm COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING – The Arnie
1:15pm – 2:00pm ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND THE ROLE
OF THE INSTRUCTOR
Shantal Woolsey, Mohawk College		 EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING:
UNLEARNING TRADITIONAL
TEACHING NORMS
Lauren Griffiths, Mohawk College
Allison Rankin, Mohawk College		 THINK LIKE AN OMBUDSPERSON:
PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS AND
SCHOLASTIC OFFENSES
Jennifer Meister, Western University 
2:00pm – 2:15pm COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING – The Arnie 
2:15pm – 3:15pm PANEL DISCUSSION: ACADEMIC INTEGRITY REPORTING
TECHNOLOGY AND PROACTIVE INTERVENTION
Moderator: Pam Ingleton, Mohawk College
Panelists: Cory Scurr, Conestoga College
Chris Sinclair, George Brown College
Juanita Wattam-Simeon, George Brown College
3:15pm – 3:45pm ACADEMIC INTEGRITY COUNCIL OF ONTARIO BUSINESS
3:45pm – 4:00pm

CLOSING REMARKS

Mahdi Rahimian, Academic Integrity Officer, Mohawk College

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Descriptions for concurrent breakout sessions

All concurrent breakout sessions have been categorized into four overarching themes.  To review the abstracts for each of the concurrent breakout sessions, please select each of the respective themes below. 

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Support for Faculty

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Session 1

Academic Integrity Consequences: A Consideration from a Behaviour Analytic Lens 

 10:30am to 11:15am

This session will explore scenarios related to academic integrity, applying concepts from the field of behaviour analysis. A behaviour analytic lens will be used to help uncover the reasons that consequences may or may not be effective for students. Specifically, we will compare scenarios employing a topographical vs. a functional approach to consequences, from both a student and faculty perspective.

Presenters:

Melissa Groves – Associate Dean, Industrial.  Mohawk College

Michelle Turan – Research Fellow, College Student Success Innovation Centre.  Mohawk College

Session 2

Cultural Differences in Approaches to Academic Integrity

 11:25am to 12:05pm

This session will explore cultural variances that affect our students’ understanding of academic integrity, plagiarism, and misconduct.  Faculty participants will have the opportunity to share successful approaches and strategies, and gain insight into what faculty from other institutions are employing to move students towards success in this domain.

Presenters:

Kelley Hoyt – Teaching and Learning Consultant, International.  Mohawk College

Erica Fagan – Professor, Liberal Studies.  Mohawk College

Session 3 

Academic Integrity and the Role of the Instructor

 1:15pm to 2:00pm

It’s not easy fostering academic integrity in a world of remix and unrestricted access to information, but you’re up to the challenge. In this session, attendees will be able to explore strategies for fostering academic integrity in their classes.

Presenter:

Shantal Woolsey – Professor, Communications. Mohawk College

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Curriculum & Assessment

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Session 1 

Evaluating our Evaluations: Scalable Strategies for Assessments with Integrity

 10:30am to 11:15am

Why do students cheat on assessments when learning with integrity is so important?  It is harder to cheat in proctored evaluations -- but are we hitting the limits of scalability for this method?  Let's look at evaluation design strategies that both enhance integrity and are scalable in a post-secondary environment!

Presenters:

Stephen Adams – Professor, Engineering Technology.  Mohawk College

Simon Galton – Professor, Engineering Technology.  Mohawk College

Session 2

Academic Integrity in Curriculum Development

 11:25am to 12:05pm

Academic Integrity policies and their implementation in curriculum are often inconsistent. Clear guidelines and greater support for faculty and students are needed. As many components factor into curriculum, the presenter and participants will discuss essential components of curriculum development that allow for the inclusion of academic integrity policies.

Presenter:

Bhupinder Gill – Professor, ESL Curriculum. George Brown College

Session 3 

Experiential Learning: Unlearning Traditional Teaching Norms

 1:15pm to 2:00pm

This session explores the link between academic integrity and experiential learning by challenging educators to change the way they think about teaching and learning. Participants will be provided with an experiential learning handbook, will explore the nuances of experiential learning and will be provided with a sample assessment tool.

Presenter:

Lauren Griffiths – Experiential Learning Specialist.  Mohawk College

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Student Services & Supports

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Session 1 

The Intersection Between Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities and Academic Integrity

 10:30am to 11:15am

Academic Accommodations for students with disabilities are designed to “level the playing field”. However, questions often arise if an academic accommodation appears to be inconsistent with course learning outcomes and program core competencies. This presentation will teach participants how to assess whether specific learning outcomes in a course can be considered a core competency of a program of study, how academic accommodations can be developed with course learning outcomes in mind, and how to develop clear procedures around the use of accommodations, all of which can ensure high academic standards are maintained.

Presenters:

Toby Merritt – Manager, Accessible Learning Services.  Mohawk College

Hetal Patel – Manager, Testing Centres. Mohawk College

Session 2

Academic Integrity within the Context of College Access Programming: Framing the Issues and Exploring Solutions

 11:25am to 12:05pm

Student understanding of what academic integrity entails is critical to meeting expectations. City School by Mohawk has developed a student friendly module to address the writing needs of access students. Join us in this session to explore our new module and micro-credential.

Presenters:

Jody Brown – Manager, Community Access and Engagement.  Mohawk College

Sarah Bradshaw – Learning Support Officer. Mohawk College

Gwen Zeldenrust – Learning Experience Designer.  Mohawk College

Session 3 

Think like an Ombudsperson -- Procedural Fairness and Scholastic Offenses

 1:15pm to 2:00pm

It's easy to jump to conclusions and come to a decision before a scholastic offense investigation is complete. This session will lead participants through Ombuds Saskatchewan’s Fairness Triangle, presenting questions decision makers can ask themselves to ensure they are making a fair decision.

Presenter:

Jennifer Meister – Ombudsperson.  Western University

Panel Discussion - Academic Integrity Reporting Technology and Proactive Intervention

Panelists:        Cory Scurr – Academic Integrity Coordinator.  Conestoga College

                         Chris Sinclair – Program Reviewer.  George Brown College

                         Juanita Wattam-Simeon – Director, Academic Quality. George Brown College

Moderator:      Pamela Ingleton – Learning Outcomes Assessment Consultant. Mohawk College

This panel discussion will consider the opportunities and challenges related to the implementation of institutional academic integrity reporting systems at two Ontario colleges.

Conestoga uses an online incident reporting system to track AI incidents. This allows for the identification of and proactive outreach to students approaching academic trouble in order to provide them with customized AI Action Plans, in addition to online student Modules. This is setting the foundation for a possible AI Points System, which would monitor student AI and provide objective "points of intervention and action."          

George Brown recently adopted an automated academic integrity breach reporting system. This automated tool provides faculty with an efficient way to report and track student breaches of academic integrity, leveraging technology in concert with updated policy and processes to develop an integrated, comprehensive institutional strategy to build integrity-based skills for students and college employees.

Full Conference Program

The complete conference program will be provided in an electronic format.  

* Please note, the conference program is subject to change.

Contact Us

For more information or for any inquiries, please contact the planning committee at academic.integrity [at] mohawkcollege.ca (subject: AICO%20Fall%202019%20Symposium%20Inquiry) (academic[dot]integrity[at]mohawkcollege[dot]ca)