NCTA Book Study

NCTA Book Study

Join us for the Spring 2026 Book Study hosted by the NCTA Professional Development Division. This is an opportunity to earn your professional development hours while engaging with fellow members. Feel free to invite your colleagues to participate and expand the conversation. Please order your book from your preferred bookstore before the first meeting. 

Book cover with a dark blue background. Centered text at the top reads, “The Opposite of Cheating.” Below the title, a human hand is shown palm-up, as if offering something. Resting above the palm is a glowing, stylized tree made of golden circuit lines, with a bright light at its center, blending imagery of nature and technology. At the bottom, the subtitle reads, “Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI,” followed by the authors’ names, Tricia Bertram Gallant and David Rettinger.

 

Book Title: The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching Integrity in the Age of AI by Tricia Bertram Gallant and David A. Rettinger
Facilitator:  Jan Gonzalez, Director of Testing Services, Purdue University Northwest
Dates: March 5, March 19, April 2, April 16
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM CST

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Why This Book Study?
Academic integrity challenges are evolving—particularly with increased technology use and AI. The Opposite of Cheating reframes integrity as a systems-level responsibility, offering practical strategies that align closely with the work of testing professionals.

This book study invites participants to explore how testing environments, policies, procedures, and professional practices can actively promote integrity, fairness, and student success.

This book study can be highly educative for testing professionals who administer academic exams as they work with faculty and students and promote academic integrity.

What Participants Will Gain
✔ A deeper understanding of integrity-focused assessment
✔ Practical strategies for testing centers
✔ Shared language for integrity conversations
✔ Professional dialogue with peers and the author

Session Schedule

Thursday, March 5
Chapters 1–2
Rethinking Academic Integrity

  • Integrity as a shared responsibility
  • Implications for testing environments and policies

Thursday, March 19
Chapters 3–4
Systems, Context, and Student Behavior

  • How assessment systems influence misconduct
  • The testing professional’s role in prevention

Thursday, April 2
Chapters 5–7
Designing for Integrity

  • Practical strategies for assessment and testing design
  • Responding to AI and emerging challenges

Thursday, April 16
Recap & Live Q&A with Tricia Bertram Gallant

  • Key takeaways and application
  • Participant questions with Tricia Bertram Gallant

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