Dear Faculty, Staff and Academic Partners,
As we have just begun the month of December and move closer to the end of an unprecedented Fall 2020 semester, Testing Services would like to commend you for your unwavering resolve making learning as seamless as possible during this time. The transition to the online remote environment has not been easy but we have all risen to the challenge and will continue to do so. Testing Services is pleased to share that we will be opening to help facilitate the completion of final exams for Humber and Guelph-Humber learners at both Lakeshore and North campuses from December 14 to December 22, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to support only accommodated testing needs that cannot be successfully met in the online environment.
We are opening and operating with the perspective that the majority of courses will continue to support and provide testing online, which was done through the mid-term examination period. We understand that the accommodation needs of learners has posed some challenges and it is in these unique circumstances we will be turning our focus. Those unique accommodations, may include, but are not limited to:
- Require Reader/Scribe
- Supervising extra breaks
- Invigilation conflicts with assistive technology needs
- Paper based examinations
- Environmental/space considerations
- Computer assisted testing not available at home
In compliance with public health guidelines, we will be operating at a maximum capacity of 10 persons in our spaces, including staff. Therefore, we will be able to serve no more than seven (7) learners at both centres at any given time.
The request to write in Testing Services must be done in consultation with the learner’s Accessibility Consultant and professor and/or Associate Dean/Program Head prior to submitting the test to Testing Services in sufficient time.
We require faculty to provide test submissions to us online using the Blackboard Test Referral Form or the Online Test Submission through RegisterBlast. We will not be accepting physical test submissions at either centre nor will we be allowing faculty to pick up completed tests during this time.
Faculty that have registered to our Online Submission Service will have completed exams returned to them via their Humber or UGH email address only. Remote invigilation is also available through the use of MS Teams, or other platforms, if absolutely necessary. Any questions regarding our online test submission service or remote invigilation can be forwarded to us by email at testingservicesnorth@humber.ca or testingserviceslake@humber.ca.
In order to avoid any delays and mitigate any barriers to the testing process, we ask that faculty submit their exams/tests to Testing Services by Friday, December 11 at 2 p.m. Learners will also be required to schedule an appointment in advance on our website. We will not be able to accommodate walk-ins during this time.
For bookings at North Testing Services, please have students click here (https://canada.registerblast.com/humbernorth/Exam/List) and for Lakeshore Testing Services, please click here (https://canada.registerblast.com/humberlakeshore/Exam/List). Please note that our booking sites will become available to students in the next day or two.
Learners are asked to bring only the supplies or items that they need to complete testing as our lockboxes will not be made available at this time.
We look forward to returning to campus to support our learners during this time.
Shane Bentham
Manager, Testing and Integrated Services
