The call for proposals has now closed. Please see below for evaluation criteria.
Eligibility
Program proposal submissions are welcome from all CCVPS stakeholders. Participants will include administrators, faculty members, researchers and partners.
Evaluation Criteria
Submissions will be evaluated and selected based on its ability to articulate the following:
- Relevance to conference theme;
- Contribution to the conference and/or higher education;
- The extent to which the session is informed by theory, research and/or practice;
- Demonstration of an innovation or creative approach to professional practice; and
- Elements of participant engagement.
In addition, the conference committee will strive to ensure there is content representative of the full range of participants. This will include content that engages members of each operating committee, and is presented by as many different colleges as possible. An evaluation rubric is included below.
Evaluation Rubric:
| Evaluation Criteria | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relevance of Proposal to Conference Theme | The proposal is not relevant to the conference theme. | The proposal is somewhat relevant to the conference theme. | The proposal is mostly relevant to the conference theme. | The proposal is directly aligned with the conference theme. |
| Contribution to the Conference and/or to High Education and the CCVPS Strategic Agenda | The topic of the proposal is not current or appropriate to higher education and/or the audience. It is outside the scope of the conference. | The topic of the proposal may not be current, but it addresses some important issues in higher education. It may be a session worth attending. | The topic of the proposal is current and appropriate to higher education and audience. It is probably a session worth attending. | The topic is cutting-edge, relevant and highly significant to higher education. It is definitely a session worth attending or recommending to others. |
| Informed by Theory, Research, and/or Practice | The proposal is not connected to theory, research and/or practice in higher education. | The proposal is somewhat connected to theory, research, and/or practice in higher education. | The proposal is well connected to theory, research, and/or practice in higher education. | The proposal makes contributions to the development of theory, research, and/or practice in higher education. |
| Demonstrates an Innovative and Creative Approach | The proposal weakly demonstrates innovative and/or creative approaches to professional practice, theory or research. | The program proposal demonstrates some innovative and/or creative approaches to professional practice, theory or research; the presentation somewhat provides support for a new or modified approach. | The program proposal demonstrates innovative and/or creative approaches to professional practice, theory or research; the presentation provides support for a new or modified approach. | The program proposal clearly demonstrates innovative and/or creative approaches to professional practice, theory or research; the presentation provides sound support for a new or modified approach. |
| Elements of Engagement | The proposal includes no elements of engagement to actively involve participants. | The proposal includes several elements of engagement, but the session is more informative than interactive. | The proposal includes several elements of engagement, but could have more variety in terms of the active learning strategies. | The session is highly participatory and includes a variety of active learning strategies to engage the participants throughout the session. |
Contact us
For more information, please contact: bobbijo.sawchyn [at] mohawkcollege.ca (subject: CCVPS%20Conference%20Inquiry) (bobbijo[dot]sawchyn[at]mohawkcollege[dot]ca)
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