Science 14 Final Review Project

The Curriculum Development Team is very pleased to update you on the progress of the Science 14 Final Exam Review. The Science 14 project review team has completed the Form A of the final exam for Science 14. The exam was developed in collaboration with faculty from across the department program offerings including TRAD, ATOL, Aboriginal, and Flex. The exam has so far proven to be valid and reliable as students performed as expected when it was written on August 21 this term. 

Thank you very much to Exam Reviewers Penny Marcotte, Lee Murray, Julie Hill, Angelica McDonald, Alix MacDonald, Danielle Dore, Lynda Newton, Neil Summers, Lindsay Bonenfant, and Jennifer Chang. A very big thank you to Penny Marcotte and Neil Summers for item writing and blueprinting the exam. Thank you also to Jenny Tzanakos for creating images for items in the exam. It looks fantastic and it reflects the Science 14 curriculum extremely well. Penny and Neil took great care in attending to official curriculum when creating items and the blueprint. Thank you for your diligence (and persistence J).

As part of all exam reviews, we will continue with the maintenance phase on Form A, and we will review statistics on the exam after it is written by a large enough student pool. We will continue work on Form B in the fall semester. Angelica has already converted the exam to the new format, and so we will continue with the item writing of Form B for completion in the fall term. 

This was a great group to work with and I thank everyone for their contributions! I'm looking forward to working with you again on Form B.

Welcome Karim and Karlie!

The Curriculum Development Team is delighted to welcome Karim Jaber and Karlie Wimble to BVC and CEFL. Karim has taken on the role as Exam Support Assistant, and Karlie is an Education Assistant. Karim has formal educational in Biological Science from the University of Guelph, and a diploma in Object-Oriented Software Technology. Karim has numerous years experience in educational material development, as well as exam development with publishing companies and Athabasca University. We are thrilled to have Karim on the team as he brings significant experience and expertise in exam development. Karlie joins us with a diploma from SAIT in Administrative Information Management. She has experience working in IT support, and has excellent software skills and is proficient in MS Office and Adobe. Karlie was recently named the Canadian Excel Champ. We are excited to put her skills to use in exam conversion and development.

Please join us in warmly welcoming Karim and Karlie to the department.

Airdrie Relay for Life, June 15-16 – Shelley Goulet - Airdrie Campus

“As the night sky grew darker, spirits grew brighter. ” Holly’s Hooligans team from Bow Valley College, Airdrie Campus, walked or jogged from dusk until dawn the next day to support cancer research and care. “It’s hope,” said Laurette Wolvansky, a former BVC student and cancer survivor. Holly Albersworth, an instructor at the Airdrie campus, has been battling cancer for over 2 years. Her courage, dignity and ever present smile and humour are an inspiration to all those who know her. The Relay for Life offered the chance to celebrate cancer survivors, remember and honour loved ones lost to cancer and fight back against cancer. More than 150 cancer survivors and supporters of the relay completed the all night relay and more than $45,000 was raised for the Canadian Cancer Society. This year marked the 75th anniversary of the nation-wide campaign.