Edsurge
MAY 27, 2021
This week one large provider of proctoring services, ProctorU, took the unusual step of announcing that it would no longer sell an AI-only proctoring product. The provost sent a letter last month first noting the change, though some engineering courses that were already using ProctorU kept doing so through the end of the semester.
Edsurge
JULY 27, 2020
As more colleges and school districts prepare to resume remote instruction for the fall, educators may worry how to prevent cheating when assignments and exams are held online. That’s why, instead of punishment, educators might consider incidents of cheating as a teachable moment.
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The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 7, 2020
Scott McFarland, CEO, ProctorU. Before Covid-19 forced millions of students online, one of the companies that provides that service, ProctorU, caught people cheating on fewer than 1 percent of the 340,000 exams it administered from January through March. They could not say what happened to the students who allegedly hired him.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 26, 2021
AI has long been quietly embedding itself into higher education in ways like these, often to save money — a need that’s been heightened by pandemic-related budget squeezes. Related: Coronavirus accelerates higher education’s trend toward distance learning. “AI Jarrod Morgan, founder and chief strategy officer, ProctorU.
Edsurge
APRIL 19, 2017
In response, education technology companies have been quick to create products that attempt to replicate in-person teaching. Second, online proctoring systems, such as ProctorU or Proctorio , replicate a practice that isn’t effective in-person. More than that, it goes against much of what we teach students about online privacy.
Edsurge
APRIL 30, 2019
London was formerly CEO of Bloomberg Institute, an education startup affiliated with the media company that developed a test to evaluate candidates on their financial knowledge. Online education companies, including Coursera and Duolingo, also use Examity to verify the identities of students who earn certificates. billion in the U.S.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
We’re publishing a series about how pandemic-era practices are continuing to shape higher education. As far as I know business is holding up,” says Trace Urdan, a managing director at Tyton Partners, an education consulting and advisory firm. Check out our related article, " The Pandemic Pushed Colleges to Record Lectures.
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