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December 14, 2022
Looking Back & Looking Ahead
Happy Holidays!

I hope everyone has a chance to relax and celebrate with family and friends this season, find at least a few minutes to reflect on 2022, and eat lots of chocolate!

To that end, in this edition of the Buzz, we hear from leaders of six programs who share their thoughts on how their programs and the industry have changed over the past few years and what they think will change over the next few years. We also highlight Alpine’s i-SFT tool and on-demand training videos, which are just two ways in which Alpine is adapting to support the evolving needs of testing programs.

Please enjoy this edition of the Buzz and do not hesitate to contact us to exchange ideas on how, together, we can continue creating validity-centered solutions to support your program and:

  • better mitigate security risks and other threats to validity;
  • better match the ever-accelerating pace of change;
  • better fit the value propositions and engagement expectations desired by your stakeholder groups; and,
  • better position and apply assessment as a valuable ally in one’s journey as a life-long learner.

Brian Adams
President & CEO of Alpine Testing Solutions, Inc.
SPOTLIGHT

Six Programs and a Crystal Ball

Read how CompTIA, Lenovo, NCARB, Ping Identity, SAS and others see the future of testing and certification.

“The only constant in life is change.”
– Heraclitus

INNOVATIONS
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Alpine is currently developing out integrated, cutting-edge technology-enabled solutions that span exam development, delivery, and maintenance. 

ASSESSMENT SERVICES
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Alpine Launches Training Videos

We now offer recorded Item Writing and Review Training materials!

We’ve taken the core training that our phenomenal Test Development Professionals provide during live Item Writing and Review workshops, organized the information into focused key concepts, included real world examples, and created a video library that can be accessed by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) as they write and review content. With unlimited access to the library of materials, you can  
  •  provide SMEs with on-demand access to essential training and resource materials,
  •  reduce your scheduling burdens,
  •  easily maintain ongoing development activities, and
  • enable SMEs to readily join and engage in development activities throughout the project’s duration.
You can use these videos as the primary source of training or pair them with custom, live training based on your program needs and the experience level of your SMEs.

Contact us to learn more.
UPCOMING EVENTS
ATP 2023 Innovations in Testing Conference

Integrating Cultural Humility and Mindfulness in
Test Item Writing
Workshop
Denise Rizzolo (PAEA)
Kim Cavanagh (Gannon University & PAEA)
Brett Foley and Nemanja Dukic (Alpine)

Thinking about Program Design or Redesign? Let’s Chat!
Peas in the Pod Session
Eva Chase (NetApp)
Jill van den Heuvel (Alpine)

In-person vs. All Virtual Exam Development:
Who Wins and Who Loses?
Peas in a Pod Discussion
Middy Davis (Splunk)
Casey Johnson (Alpine)

Family Feud: Psychometricians vs. Exam Owners
Debate
Kristina Paul (OneStream Software)
Robbie Furter (PAEA)
Susan Bastion (Cisco)
Ken Salchow (F5 Networks)
Jesse Mielke (Appian)
Casey Johnson (Alpine)

Are my exam items really biased?
Bringing DEIA to the Forefront
Panel Discussion
Jared Zurn (NCARB)
Emily Yunker (PAEA)
Amanda Wolkowitz and Susan Cooley (Alpine)

Get Real: Non-Traditional Item Development in Practice
Panel Discussion
Dana Anderson-Pancoe (Tableau Education Services)
Carl Bowman and Danielle Castelli (CompTIA)
Jim Henderson (Ping Identity)
Angelica Mulfinger (Alpine)

Real World Implementations of Two, New Collusion Statistics: Approximation Response and Score Similarity Analyses
Panel Discussion
Patrick Irwin (Palo Alto Networks)
Carl Bowman and Danielle Castelli (CompTIA)
Russell Smith and Corina Owens (Alpine)

Security Simplified:
Decoding Data Forensics into Enforceable Evidence
Sponsored Platinum Session
Lisa O’Leary and Corina Owens (Alpine)
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Lisa O'Leary and Laura Brooks (Alpine)

E-ATP Conference

Paul Edelblut (Vantage Labs);
Steve Barkley (Paradigm Testing);
Tracey Hembry (Alpine)

I.C.E. Exchange Conference

Lisa O’Leary and Corina Owens (Alpine)

Heidi Schreifels and Ken Salchow (F5 Networks);
Jill Van Den Heuvel and Jeff Kelley (Alpine)

Andy McIntyre (NCARB);
Laura Brooks, Moderator and Amanda Wolkowitz (Alpine)

Lisa O'Leary and Laura Brooks (Alpine)

Conference on Test Security (COTS)

Amanda Wolkowitz and Russ Smith (Alpine)

Brett P. Foley (Alpine)

Russ Smith (Alpine)