Scholarly community

Service to the field.

A snapshot of the academic citizenship that runs alongside my research and teaching — professional memberships, editorial work, peer review, conference service, and supervision of graduate students.

Areas of service

Where I contribute

A breakdown of the kinds of academic service I take on most often. Each role connects scholarship to practice and to the people who carry the field forward.

  • 01

    Service & academic citizenship

    Editorial work, peer review, conference panels, and supervision of the next generation of scholars.

  • 02

    Mentorship & supervision

    Doctoral and master's supervision, application coaching, and writing feedback grounded in equity-minded pedagogy.

  • 03

    Community of practice

    Open assessment tools, public-domain frameworks, and workshops that translate research into practitioner action.

Faculty development

Workshops, micro-credentials & continuing learning

A snapshot of the faculty-development sessions I facilitate for educators, alongside the professional learning I pursue to keep my own practice current.

Workshops I facilitate

N = 35

Curriculum & assessment innovation

20 workshops

  • Reflect on Assessment Data
  • Effective Assessment Design Across the Semester
  • Artificial Intelligence: Enhancing Assessment Design
  • Creating a Formative Feedback Loop
  • Alternative to Traditional Assessment
  • Using Quick, Creative, and Consistent Grading Practices
  • Designing Questions and Creating Variables for Quizzes and Exams
  • Providing Feedback in Fully Online Courses
  • Fully Online Assessments for and of Learning
  • Proctoring In-Person Exams
  • Supporting Students with Inclusive Assessment Approaches
  • Developing Effective Rubrics & Marking Schemes
  • Avoid Marking Mayhem: Creating Processes That Help You Enjoy Marking
  • Thinking Differently About Testing
  • Artificial Intelligence in Teaching & Learning
  • Rethinking Academic Integrity through Assessment in the Age of GenAI
  • Artificial Intelligence: Supporting Student Self-Assessment
  • Artificial Intelligence: Maintaining Assessment Quality and Integrity
  • Foundations of Teaching and Learning with AI
  • Investigating Potential GenAI Use

Inclusive, reflective, and equity-focused pedagogy

8 workshops

  • Supporting Student Learning through Socio-culturally Responsive Assessment
  • Socio-culturally Responsive Teaching in a Diverse Learning Environment
  • Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Post-Secondary Teaching
  • Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Creating Equitable Opportunity for Post-Secondary Learners
  • Teaching for Student Diversity
  • Understanding Dimensions of Diversity
  • Preparing Culturally Diverse Students for Canadian Assessment Practices
  • Fostering Success Among Linguistically Diverse Students

Instructional strategies & faculty development

7 workshops

  • Instructional Skills Workshop
  • Introduction to Teaching in Zoom
  • An Introduction to In-Person Classroom Management
  • An Introduction to Online Asynchronous Teaching
  • Getting Creative with Traditional Student Presentations
  • The Sweet Finish: Supporting Student Success in End-of-Term Assessments
  • Scaffolding Assessments to Support Student Success

Continuing professional development

N = 15
  1. 2023

    Networking in a Changing World

    World Bank Group — Washington D.C., USA

  2. 2023

    Developing Career Portfolio for Effective and Successful Career

    World Bank Group — Washington D.C., USA

  3. 2023

    Transforming Assessment in the Service of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

    Centre for Justice and Measurement, USA

  4. 2022

    Fostering a Culture of Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

    Mitacs, Canada

  5. 2022

    Navigating Difficult Conversations: Human Rights & Equity

    Queen’s University

  6. 2022

    Inclusive and Responsive Teaching

    University of British Columbia & Queen’s University

  7. 2022

    Power, Privilege & Bias Training

    University of British Columbia & Queen’s University

  8. 2022

    Introduction to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

    Queen’s University

  9. 2022

    Future Pathways: What’s Next After Your Degree?

    Queen’s University Faculty of Education

  10. 2022

    Becoming a Journal Editor

    Hindawi

  11. 2022

    Operational Psychometrics Work at Educational Testing

    Educational Testing Service — USA & Canada

  12. 2020

    Preparing Conference Proposal

    Queen’s University

  13. 2020

    Working in a Diverse Institution

    Queen’s University

  14. 2019

    Grant Writing Session

    Queen’s University

  15. 2019

    From Conception to Publication: Unwrapping the Process

    Assessment & Evaluation Group, Queen’s University

Facilitation certifications

Trained to train

Workshop and facilitator certifications that underpin the research training and professional development I lead.

  1. 2023 – 2024

    Certified Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW) Facilitator

    Instructional Skills Workshop Network, Canada

  2. 2023 – 2024

    Certified Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) Facilitator

    Instructional Skills Workshop Network, Canada

Professional memberships

Communities I belong to

Active membership in international scholarly associations spanning measurement, comparative education, and equity-focused educational research.

  1. 2020–Present

    National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)

  2. 2022–Present

    Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)

  3. 2021–Present

    American Educational Research Association (AERA)

    • Classroom Assessment SIG
    • Division H — Research, Evaluation and Assessment in Schools
    • Division K — Teaching and Teacher Education
    • Inclusion and Accessibility in Educational Assessment
    • Research on Evaluation
    • Cognition and Assessment
    • Technology as an Agent of Change in Teaching and Learning

Academic citizenship is how a field renews itself. Reviewing manuscripts, chairing conference panels, and supervising the next generation of scholars is part of the same commitment as the research itself.

Why I serve

Get in touch

Editorial, review,
and supervision enquiries.

If you'd like me to review for your journal, chair a session, or supervise or examine a thesis, I'd welcome the conversation.

david.baidooanu@ontariotechu.ca 905.721.8668

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