Post-Conference Workshops
Wednesday, October 28
Title: MortarCAPS Five Birds One Stone: The Power of a Data Standard
Description coming soon!
Presenter biography
Charlsey Pearce is the CEO of MortarCAPS and the lead architect of the MortarCAPS Higher Learning Data Standard (MCDS), an emerging framework designed to enable trusted, interoperable records of learning across education systems.
Through MCDS, Charlsey works with universities, industry, and governments to establish a shared data standard for lifelong learning, allowing institutions to issue verifiable records that individuals can securely control and share across education, employment, and career transitions.
Charlsey is currently working with a growing international network of institutions across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom to develop and adopt the standard, helping create the infrastructure needed for trusted recognition of learning across a lifetime.
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Title: Build surveys for campus-wide feedback with Explorance BlueX
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll see how easy it is to launch surveys and forms, manage campus-wide feedback with role-based sharing and approval workflows, and review live analytics and respondent tracking right within the platform. Explore how BlueX streamlines communications by going beyond surveys, giving you tools for newsletters, non-graded quizzes, and interactive content, all through one intuitive editor. No technical skills are needed.
Audience: Open to everyone
Materials needed: laptop
Presenter: Francois Beneteau, Account Executive, Explorance
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Title: Mastering Explorance Feedback Analytics: Reports, Dashboards and MLY Insights
Elevate your understanding of Explorance analytics suite for course evaluations through hands-on experience building dynamic reports and interactive dashboards, including integrated AI-powered analysis of qualitative data with MLY (mi-lee). Learn how to better leverage each component to turn student feedback data into actionable insights that improve decision-making across academic units.
Audience: Intended for Explorance customers using Blue for course evaluations.
Materials needed: laptop
Presenter: Krimo Bouaou, Account Manager, Explorance
Workshops are complimentary thanks to our Wednesday Workshop sponsor, Explorance!