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ATP Releases Privacy in Practice Publication To assist ATP members in navigating the legal and practical issues inherent in the many new privacy laws, the ATP International Privacy Subcommittee has developed a series of "Privacy in Practice" Bulletins that provide practical information, discuss principles, and provide guidance that testing organizations should use to comply with the GDPR, as well as current and/or upcoming privacy laws in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world. Bulletins 1-8 are available in hard copy in the ATP Bookstore ATP Releases Video Surveillance Guidelines
IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, ATP RELEASES SECURITY BULLETIN: PRIVACY CONSIDERATIONS IN ONLINE/REMOTE PROCTORING Moving High-Stakes Testing Programs Online Calls for Privacy Measures NEED FOR ONLINE/REMOTE PROCTORING Due to the rapid emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, with so many people working and/or studying from home, testing organizations are evaluating the option to use remote technologies to replace “in-person” testing, ATP has released this important Security Bulletin to assist in evaluating this option. [DOWNLOAD COMPLETE BULLETIN HERE] PRIVACY LAW ALERT Court Decision on Remote Proctoring in the Netherlands
Over the past two months a legal drama has been playing out in The Netherlands over the ability of the country's universities to use remote proctoring to monitor the validity and fairness of online exams and enable students to continue to progress their education while the institutions confront the inability of holding in-person classes/exams because of COVID-19. While no ruling has yet been made by the Dutch Data Protection Authority, last Thursday, June 11, a local court in Amsterdam ruled that in the limited circumstances presented involving the University of Amsterdam ("UvA"), remote proctoring processing of student personal information "is not unlawful." This decision is potentially useful, but any testing organization using video surveillance needs to understand the full scope of what the decision means -- and what it does not mean. [Read more here...]
News Flashes from ATP WEEK OF JULY 20, 2020 ATP Launches Third Pandemic-Related Webinar: Critical Skills for Learning and Certification During and Post Pandemic On July 23, this ATP webinar brought together experts in skill development, learning sciences and psychometrics to present and discuss ongoing learning, assessment and certification initiatives that are supporting development of critical skills during and post pandemic in K-Career settings. [Recordings of all webinars are available at this link as they become available: New World of Testing Webinar Series] WEEK OF JULY 13, 2020 Education Service Provider Coalition Letter Delivered On July 17, in its continuing effort to keep funding requests for educational and workplace products and services in front of U.S. government leaders, ATP joined with the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the Software Information and Industry Association (SIIA) in sending its most recent letter asking for specific dollar amounts to be allocated towards educators and educational institutions. [Read more here...] European court issues ruling on privacy dispute On July 16, 2020, the European Court of Justice issued a ruling on a longstanding privacy dispute around sending personal data from Europe to the United States. This case stemmed from a complaint to the Irish Data Protection Commissioner by an Austrian citizen against Facebook for improperly transferring his personal data under the applicable Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (Schrems II). [Read more here...] WEEK OF JULY 6, 2020 ATP Releases recording of first webinar in its New World of Testing Digital Webinar Series A recording of the first webinar: New Psychometrics, which launched Tuesday, June 30, 2020, is now available at this link: New Pyschometrics WEEK OF JULY 1, 2020 ATP Announces the second webinar in its New World of Testing Digital Webinar Series The second webinar: Privacy and the Legal Landscape for Remote Proctoring, was held Thursday, July 9, 2020. Access the recording here: Remote Proctoring WEEK OF JUNE 22, 2020 ATP Announces New World of Testing Digital Webinar Series The First Webinar: New Psychometrics, is scheduled to launch Tuesday, June 30, 2020, 4:00 - 5:00 UTC (12:00 pm - 1:00 p.m. EDT; 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. PDT) [LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS NEW WEBINAR SERIES HERE] WEEK OF JUNE 8, 2020 ATP Alert: Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) Signed into Law President Trump signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA), which addresses many concerns expressed by the small business community. [READ ALERT HERE] WEEK OF JUNE 2, 2020 ATP Alert: Update on California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) California's Attorney General submitted proposed final regulations implementing the California Privacy Act (CCPA). READ ALERT HERE WEEK OF MAY 11, 2020 ATP RELEASES REGULATORY ALERT ON US COPYRIGHT OFFICE INTERIM RULE On May 8, the US Copyright Office (Library of Congress) published an Interim Rule and Request for Comment on new definition for the term "secure test" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. READ THE ALERT HERE. WEEK OF MAY 4, 2020 ATP RELEASES INDUSTRY ALERT ON EDUCATION DEPARTMENT GRANT MONEY ED Secretary Betsy DeVos has announced that $180 million in grants will soon be available from the federal emergency relief package to help fund statewide virtual learning projects. READ ALERT HERE. WEEK OF APRIL 20, 2020 ATP RELEASES CEO PANEL EVENT On April 17, the Association of Test Publishers and the Innovations in Testing Conference Planning Committee hosted an engaging virtual panel discussion. View Discussion: Virtual CEO Panel Discussion. WEEK OF APRIL 6 , 2020 ATP DELIVERS SECOND LETTER TO CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AS PART OF EDUCATION COALITION SEEKING COVID-19 RELIEF On April 8, the ATP, as part of the Education Sector Coalition, sent a letter to the leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives, advocating for major funding for education and assessment industry – READ ALERT HERE WEEK OF MARCH 30, 2020 ATP REQUESTS COVID-19 RELIEF FOR EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDERS ATP joins with other assessment companies and organizations ("Assessment Coalition") in sending a letter to the leadership of the United States Senate calling for the inclusion of funding in the Third Economic Stimulus package to assist all education service providers to deal with the economic fallout from COVID-19. [READ MORE HERE...] |
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The Association of Test Publishers' Security Committee has released Privacy Guidance When Using Video In The Testing Industry, which is now available in the 
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED TESTING TECHNOLOGY PUBLISHES FIRST ISSUE FOR 2020
Under the auspices of its new editorial team, Co-editors Dianne Henderson, Ph.D., of ACT, and Holly Garner, of Kaplan Test Prep, The Journal of Applied Testing Technology (JATT), ATP's peer-reviewed, online scholarly journal published its first 2020 issue in January. [Read 2020 ISSUE 1 on the JATT website]
Announcements
ATP Releases Recording of CEO Panel
In case you missed it, the Association of Test Publishers has released a recording of its April 17, 2020 CEO panel discussion on COVID-19's impact on the Testing Industry. To view and hear the recording, click here: Recording. To read a summary, click here: Summary.
NEW BOOKS RELEASED FROM ATP
The Association of Test Publishers is pleased to announce its newest publications: Privacy in Practice Bulletin Series and Privacy Guidance When Using Video in the Testing Industry. The Association of Test Publishers continues to follow the progression of privacy initiatives, from the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which went into effect in May 2018, to new initiatives cropping up in state legislatures across the U.S., including the California Privacy Act (CCPA), and in other countries around the world (e.g. China, India, Brazil, Canada). To assist ATP members in navigating the legalities inherent in these new laws, the ATP International Privacy Subcommittee has built a series of "Privacy in Practice" Bulletins that provide practical information, discuss principles, and provide guidance that test publishers should be using to comply with the GDPR, and current and/or upcoming privacy laws in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world. Due to popular demand the first eight Bulletins have been compiled into the Privacy in Practice Bulletin Series volume to make the information available to a wider audience. The International Privacy Subcommittee has also just released Privacy Guidance When Using Video in the Testing Industry to help the testing industry understand the appropriate use of video monitoring and recording while conducting tests – and to prepare the necessary documentation to defend such uses. Both these publications are available in the ATP Bookstore.