ACCES 2021 FREE Virtual Conference

Virtual Conference Organized by ACCES Association
Alternative Assessments for Better Learning
  Beirut, Lebanon
  Coming Soon

Call for presentations Coming soon. Deadline July 5, 2021

COVID 19 and the move to remote learning brought forward discussion about assessment. Many instructors have been looking for alternative ways to evaluate students learning that could work virtually and uphold academic integrity.

We, at ACCES, have been providing training on alternative assessment to instructors in K-12 and higher education. We believe that teachers in the field have great insight and would like to hear from you about you are doing in the classroom to assess students learning. We aim to create a community of practitioners interested in sharing knowledge about alternative assessments.

The conference has two streams:
1. Practice-based: this stream is directed toward in-service teachers. We would like to hear from you about alternative assessments that you have used in your classrooms and you think were a success.
2. Research stream: this stream is directed toward researchers in the education field. We welcome submissions from graduate students and education researchers.

Presentation formats
We will be allocating 30 minutes to each presentation. We recommend that each presenter prepares a 15-minutes presentation that will be followed by 10 minutes Q&A. Presenters will be given the opportunity to publish a summary of their presentation with the conference.

Keynote Speakers

Coming Soon

Conference Committee

Conference Chair

Eliana Elkhoury

PhD
Educational Developer, York University
Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Queens University

Eliana El KHOURY is an assistant professor at Queens University, Canada and an Educational Developer at York University, Canada.
Dr. El KHOURY is a passionate teacher, researcher, and scholar. Her research interest is centered around alternative assessments, equity in assessment, multimodality, scholarship of teaching and learning, and open education.
Dr. El KHOURY is a member of several research teams and has won multiple awards, including the Thesis Dissertation Award by the Canadian Association of Teacher Education (CATE), and Distinguished Graduate Student Award by the Women’s Resource Centre at the University of Calgary. She received her PhD in Learning Sciences from the University of Calgary, Canada. Eliana is an ambitious leader in the workplace and uses her positive attitude and determination to inspire others.

Conference Manager

Lena Haidar

MA

Program committee

Ayman Aljarrah

PhD
Assistant Professor, Acadia University

Robin Sutherland- Harris

PhD
Educational Developer, York University

Erika Lemon

MA
University of Calgary

Dima Choufani

Being raised in a family of educators, the mother, the father, uncles, and aunts, Miss Dima Choufani was indirectly influenced and driven to be walking in the track of education. After finishing her secondary studies in Adventist School in Mouseitbeh, Miss Choufani joined the American University of Beirut and majored in Elementary Education and pursued two teaching diplomas: Teaching Diploma in Elementary Education - Language Arts and Social Studies (finished in May 2020) and Teaching Diploma in Educational Management and Leadership (To be finished in May 2021). Miss Choufani has been teaching Arabic for Grade 3 for three years now at Adventist School in Mouseitbeh and she is a member in the school band and choir. She is an efficient member also in the extra-curricular activities program in the school, where she trains junior teams to participate in national performances in Dabke and International Dance Styles. Moreover, Miss Choufani gives music lessons in the afternoon, for different age groups, where she helps them improve their skills and empower their emotional intelligence. She is also finishing her diploma in Piano and studying to finish another diploma in Cello. Miss Dima’s studies and practice in oriental singing is also moving along with her Music diplomas. Miss Choufani enjoys cooking, drawing and sketching as well as writing to occupy her leisure time.

Charbel Awwad

Diplômé d’un Master Recherche en Sciences de l’Éducation (2015), d’un Certificat d’Aptitude au Professorat de l’Enseignement au Secondaire (CAPES) (2010), d’un DESS (Diplôme d’Études Scientifiques Supérieures en Biologie et Techniques de Commercialisation) (2008) et d’une Maîtrise d’Enseignement en Biochimie (2007), Monsieur Charbel AWWAD est actuellement enseignant de physique, chimie et de sciences aux cycles complémentaire et secondaire à l’École Saint François– Ghazir, et au Collège Saint Sauveur – Jeita, Liban.
Membre des chercheurs en éducation, M. AWWAD a participé à l’étude des sujets suivants : « Collaboration aux études de recherche » et du « Développement d’instruments de mesure » en 2013-2015 ainsi qu’au projet « Opération 7e jour » pour la formation d’enseignants à des stratégies de remédiation pédagogique à la faculté des Sciences de l’éducation à l’USJ en 2013-2014.

Ghazi Kais

Master’s Degree in Educational Management, University of Cambridge International Examinations (Professional Development Course), Twelve different Certificates of Achievement, with more than 10 years’ of experience in the education field (Five years as a business teacher, monitoring the quality of business educational activities by enhancing learning skills of students and preparing them for external Cambridge examination (IGCSE International General Certificate for Secondary Education) in addition of another five years of experience gained from working with UNHCR in an educational project that was targeting all schools and technical vocational institutions in Mount Lebanon and Beirut, Mr. KAIS have the ability to help organize and create any educational or training programs for teachers or students. Furthermore, can provide effective and efficient advice to the administrative staff to enrich their experience and enhance their career.
Mr. Ghazi KAIS recently participated with SHEILD Association as a detention monitor to evaluate conditions, procedures and treatment in detention places to be able to identify and report any violations. Moreover, conduct needs assessment and pre-screening of vulnerabilities to refer for them adequate services and to prevent refoulement prioritizing minors and people with disabilities.

Alhane Salameh

Doctorante en sciences de l’éducation à l’Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Mme Alhane Salameh mène depuis 2016 une recherche intitulée « Education au développement durable et à l’écocitoyenneté : des représentations aux interventions éducatives collaboratives ». En outre, Mme Salameh est titulaire d’un Master « recherche en Sciences de l’Éducation » délivré par l’Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth en 2015 ; d’une Maîtrise en Biologie délivrée par la Faculté des Sciences à l’Université Libanaise en 2010, et d’un Diplôme Approfondi en Langue Française niveau C1.
Son parcours professionnel comporte 11 ans d’enseignement scolaire des disciplines scientifiques, 6 ans de coordination des Sciences et 2 ans de formation d’enseignants sur la réalisation de projets interdisciplinaires et de l’éducation au développement durable au sein de la « Chaire de l’Éducation au Développement Durable et à l’Écocitoyenneté » à l’USJ. Mme Salameh a également expérimenté l’enseignement universitaire à l’USJ via un cours intitulé « Interdisciplinarité et innovation à l’ère du numérique ».