Webinars
Share Your Expertise – Submit a Webinar Proposal!
Do you have insights, experiences, or innovations in international credential evaluation that you’d love to share with the TAICEP community?
We welcome proposals for webinars from professionals at all levels and across all sectors of our field.
Whether you’d like to present solo, co-present with colleagues, or simply suggest a topic you’d love to see covered, we’d love to hear from you!
Upcoming Webinars
These webinars are free and open to both members and non-members. Recordings will be emailed to all who register.
Date & Time: Thursday, September 17, 2026, 10 AM EST
Title: Review of TAICEP Resources
Description: Are you making the most of your TAICEP membership? Join us for an interactive walk-through of the exclusive tools, databases, and professional development resources available to TAICEP members. Whether you are a new member looking to get oriented or a long-time member seeking a refresher, this webinar will guide you through the full suite of resources designed to support your day-to-day work in international credential evaluation.
During this webinar, you will learn how to navigate and leverage key member benefits, including:
- Where to find essential evaluation tools and databases
- How to navigate professional development pathways and online learning opportunities
- Ways to engage with the global TAICEP community
Bring your questions for a live Q&A following the tour!
Presenters:
Shelby Cearley, Covista
Shelby L. Cearley is currently Team Lead on the Global Transcript Evaluation team at Covista. She has worked in international admissions and credential evaluation for more than 20 years and was also previously an instructor in Speech Communication. A graduate of the NAFSA Academy for International Education (Class IV), Shelby has presented several admissions- and credentials-related sessions at regional and national conferences and participated in the 2007 Baden-Württemberg Seminar in Germany. She is currently TAICEP’s Vice President for Standards and Quality and was previously NAFSA International Enrollment Management liaison (2008-2010 and 2017-2018), NAFSA Academy of International Education coach (Region III 2011-13), TAICEP Secretary/Member of the Board of Directors, TAICEP Vice President for Resources and Knowledge Management (2021-2022), and a NAFSA Trainer Corps member (since 2008). She was RAP Admissions & Credentials newsletter wRAP-Up co-credentials editor from 2010-2012 and is a contributing author for the NAFSA Online Guide to Education Systems Around the World. She was elected to the TAICEP Hall of Acclaim in 2021.
Olivea Dodson, Transcript Research
Moderator: Annetta Stroud, AACRAO
Date & Time: September 24, 2026, 10 AM EST
Title: Transforming Education Through Recognition, Knowing Doing and Being
Description: This proposal invites TAICEP to support a simple but powerful shift in how we understand learning. People learn best when they are truly seen. Education should not only transfer knowledge or train skills, but help people become confident, capable and fully human. Rooted in UNESCO’s principles of knowing, doing and being, real learning is more than exams and outcomes. Knowing is what we understand. Doing is how we apply it. Being is who we become. When all three work together, learning becomes transformative. This initiative focuses especially on learners who fall outside “normal” systems, including neurodivergent learners, creative thinkers, embodied learners and those whose intelligence shows up through patterns, movement, intuition or storytelling. The webinar will discuss practical tools, case studies and training approaches that help educators and systems create learning environments where belonging comes first and performance follows. This proposal is about one truth: when learners are seen, they don’t just succeed, they become.
Navin Vasudev is an international education and qualifications specialist with 20+ years’ experience across Africa, South Asia, and North America. He led the creation of the verification unit at the South African Qualifications Authority, developing trusted systems for evaluating foreign qualifications. These days, he advises governments and labour-mobility platforms on building credible, sustainable frameworks, always favouring strategic judgment, discretion, and long-term impact over fanfare. Think of him as the architect of trust in cross-border education!
Moderator: Jennifer Collins, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Webinar Archives
As a benefit of TAICEP membership, past webinars are available to TAICEP members on the TAICEP wiki.
Example of a past webinar:
Date & Time: Thursday, December 11, 2025, 10 AM EST
Title: AI Tips & Tricks
Description: Using Artificial Intelligence can be an intimidating or daunting prospect. Learning to use new technologies and processes can be overwhelming. This session is designed to provide a series of tips and tricks for the practical user of AI in credential evaluation. This webinar aims to give credential evaluation professionals specific guidance on writing prompts (what works and what might just break the LLM), guidance on working with Microsoft Copilot for professionals that are limited to its use, and guidance on information security when using LLMs and other AI tools.
Presenter: Matt Cwiklinski, Educational Perspectives, nfp
I am Director of Evaluation Services at Educational Perspectives, nfp. I am currently working with the TAICEP AI taskforce to develop the use of technology for credential evaluation. Outside of AI, I have a strong interest in digital forensics and fighting fraud in its various forms. I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from the University of Iowa and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Nonfiction from Columbia College Chicago.
Presenter: Shelby Cearley, Covista
Shelby L. Cearley is currently Team Lead on the Global Transcript Evaluation team at Covista. She has worked in international admissions and credential evaluation for more than 20 years and was also previously an instructor in Speech Communication. A graduate of the NAFSA Academy for International Education (Class IV), Shelby has presented several admissions- and credentials-related sessions at regional and national conferences and participated in the 2007 Baden-Württemberg Seminar in Germany. She is currently TAICEP’s Vice President for Standards and Quality and was previously NAFSA International Enrollment Management liaison (2008-2010 and 2017-2018), NAFSA Academy of International Education coach (Region III 2011-13), TAICEP Secretary/Member of the Board of Directors, TAICEP Vice President for Resources and Knowledge Management (2021-2022), and a NAFSA Trainer Corps member (since 2008). She was RAP Admissions & Credentials newsletter wRAP-Up co-credentials editor from 2010-2012 and is a contributing author for the NAFSA Online Guide to Education Systems Around the World. She was elected to the TAICEP Hall of Acclaim in 2021.
Moderator: Olivea Dodson, Transcript Research