Faculty Info
General Info
As you consider whether to use the CBTF in one of your courses, it’s worth thinking about the up-front effort required, as well as the long-term steady state effort needed to continue running your assessments in the CBTF. Below is a schematic from a paper by Zilles et al that shows the up-front and long-term time investments needed for running assessments in the CBTF.
It’s important to try and plan ahead when considering the CBTF and it takes some planning to get scheduled in.
If you are interested in using the CBTF for your course, fill out this survey:
Hardware and Software
See the about page for details on what hardware and software is installed on the CBTF computers.
TA Usage
Rather than borrowing TAs from courses using the CBTF, we instead hire dedicated CBTF proctors and use a usage-based model to shift TA allocations from courses directly to the CBTF. This will mean that if you’re using the CBTF, your course will be allocated fewer TA units. We believe that this model results in:
- More consistent application of the CBTF rules
- Fair usage based model for CBTF sustainability
- Less duplicated work between the CBTF coordinator and the course coordinators
- More consistent CBTF availability
- Better maintenance of the CBTF supplies
- Building of expertise amongst proctors
- Higher buy-in and a community of tight-knight TAs all working to improve the CBTF
During final exams, we may request additional proctoring support from course TAs due to the large number of shifts.
Setup
CBTF admins will poll instructors on the expected usage of CBTF facilities before the term begins. CBTF admins will then review polls and projected schedules to create a semester-long schedule for the CBTF.