* Tillman Hodgson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-03-16 14:51]: > > > On a related topic (but not /that/ related, so put a mental horizontal > rule in place here please :-)), I've been thinking about how to reward > proctors. > > Among my many other hats, I teach Linux evening classes at SIAST > (http://www.siast.com/). Hupothetically, if there was a way for me to > convert that to a BSD exam-prep class that I could then proctor (i.e., > the students take the test in a testing facility at SIAST while I watch > for cheating) I could very easily be persuaded to proctor both often and > without pay because it increases the marketability of my class (for > which I am being paid, albeit barely *grin*). Another example is ROSE > (Regina Open Source Expo, about 1500 attendees annually) ... I'd love to > offer a proctored exam opportunity for expo attendees (so which live in > rural areas and thus might have it as their best chance to take a > proctored exam). That also incrases the marketability of the expo and > thus it would be easy to find folks like myself to act as proctors for > free. > > I imagine lots of other senior-level folks are in similar positions. If > there was clear policy and guidelines (to avoid conflict of interest > situations and so forth) we might be able to attract proctors quite > easily. >
I was wondering if there might be a way to have community colleges or technical training schools participate? Local instructors (such as yourself) might provide a pool of proctors in most areas. Conferences are good too. Very useful. Anyone know of a trade association for technical training schools? Best Regards, Jim B. _______________________________________________ BSDcert mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/bsdcert
