Webinars for Higher Education
Join ETS for these free upcoming webinars
Whether you're considering a first-time purchase, renewing your order or have recently become a new customer, you'll gain valuable insight from these tailored webinars that are designed to meet your specific needs. Please check out the details below for future webinars to see which sessions are right for you, and then register today!
The iSkills™ Assessment
The iSkills™ assessment measures a student's ability to think critically in a digital environment through a range of real-world tasks. This outcomes-based assessment tests an individual's ability to navigate, understand and critically evaluate the wide variety of information available through digital technology. Register for one of these webinars today.
Measure Student Critical Thinking in a Digital Environment with the iSkills Assessment
Join Bill Wynne, Product Development Director at ETS, to learn how institutions are using the iSkills assessment to develop curriculum, determine student proficiencies for placement decisions, meet requirements for accreditation and accountability initiatives, and easily access outcomes for information literacy and digital competence. Plus, you'll learn about the new iSkills Certificate of Achievement.
| Date | Time |
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| Tuesday, September 10, 2013 | 1 p.m. Eastern Time |
The ETS® Major Field Tests
The ETS® Major Field Tests (MFT) are designed to measure the basic knowledge and understanding achieved by students in a major field of study. Register for one of these webinars today.
Using Major Field Tests to Help Plan Your Curriculum and Enhance Your Program
Join Bill Wynne, Product Development Director at ETS, as he discusses how you can use MFT to assess program effectiveness and measure student mastery in major fields of study. You will learn how you can use MFT to inform curriculum development, meet accreditation initiatives, and demonstrate the strengths of your program to prospective students, faculty and stakeholders.
| Date | Time |
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| Tuesday, September 17, 2013 | 1 p.m. Eastern Time |
The ETS® Proficiency Profile
The ETS® Proficiency Profile is designed to measure general education outcomes — critical thinking, reading, writing and mathematics — for strategic planning, benchmarking and curriculum improvement. Register for one of these webinars today.
Measure Your Student Learning with a Single Test
Join Bill Wynne, Product Development Director at ETS, as he discusses how you can use the ETS Proficiency Profile to measure student learning and demonstrate the effectiveness of your general education programs. You'll learn how to engage faculty and students, use assessment data to improve teaching and document effectiveness for accreditation purposes. Plus, you'll learn about the new ETS Proficiency Profile Certificate of Achievement.
| Date | Time |
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| Tuesday, September 24, 2013 | 1 p.m. Eastern Time |
SIR II™ Student Instructional Report
The SIR II™ Student Instructional Report provides reliable insight into students' perspectives to help you improve teaching effectiveness and learning quality without taking up excessive class time. Register for one of these webinars today.
SIR II: Getting the Most Out of SIR II and the New Score Report
Join Dr. John Centra, Professor Emeritus at Syracuse University and former Research Psychologist at ETS, and Gene Bouie, SIR II Product Manager at ETS, as they introduce the new SIR II score report and discuss how you can use the SIR II survey to objectively capture student assessment of teacher effectiveness. You will see the highlights of the new score report design and learn how to use the results along with the Compendium for optimal strategic planning, to help meet accreditation requirements, for continuous curriculum improvement, and more.
| Date | Time |
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| Thursday, June 6, 2013 | 1 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2013 | 1 p.m. Eastern Time |
Learn How to Get the Most From Your Assessment Strategy
If you've recently implemented the ETS® Proficiency Profile or the ETS® Major Field Tests (MFT) at your institution and you want to maximize your assessment strategy, we can help. Look for our upcoming free 60-minute webinars. You'll hear case studies of how leading schools are effectively implementing the ETS Proficiency Profile or MFT to maximize results, and also learn about our new special reports.
Register now for one of our workshops below designed especially for new users.
The ETS® Proficiency Profile
The ETS Proficiency Profile is designed to measure general education outcomes — critical thinking, reading, writing and mathematics — for strategic planning, benchmarking and curriculum improvement. Register for one of these webinars today.
Part I
Planning Your Administration to Maximize Results (and Minimize Frustration)
Join Bill Wynne, Product Development Director at ETS, as he discusses the virtues of online vs. paper-and-pencil testing, how to effectively implement tests, and how to ensure meaningful data and interpret results.
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 23, 2013 | 1 p.m. Eastern Time |
Part II
So, What Do I Do With All This Data?
Join Bill Wynne, Product Development Director at ETS, as he discusses overcoming "dataphobia" now that your ETS Proficiency Profile results are in. You'll learn how to navigate the system, understand the data and statistics, and how best to present it to stakeholders.
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 30, 2013 | 1 p.m. Eastern Time |
The ETS® Major Field Tests
The ETS Major Field Tests (MFT) are designed to measure the basic knowledge and understanding achieved by students in a major field of study. Register for one of these webinars today.
Part I
MFT: Planning Your Administration to Maximize Results
Join Bill Wynne, Product Development Director at ETS, as he discusses the virtues of online vs. paper-and-pencil testing, how to effectively implement tests, and how to ensure meaningful data and interpret results.
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 9, 2013 | 1 p.m. Eastern Time |
Part II
MFT: The Results Are In! Now What?
Join Bill Wynne, Product Development Director at ETS, as he discusses overcoming "dataphobia" now that your Major Field Test results are in. You'll learn how to navigate the system, understand the data and statistics, and how best to present it to stakeholders.
| Date | Time |
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| Wednesday, October 16, 2013 | 1 p.m. Eastern Time |
Plus: On-Demand Webinars
Learn more about the ETS Major Field Tests, the SIR II™ Student Instructional Report and the Criterion® Online Writing Evaluation Service by viewing our free, downloadable, on-demand webinars.
See the list of available on-demand webinars.
For more information on how our higher education products can help your institution, give us a call at 1-800-745-0269 or email an ETS advisor at highered@ets.org.

