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Amid Objections to Automated Proctoring, One Company Abandons the Practice

Edsurge

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.

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Online Cheating Isn’t Going Away. Use It as a Teachable Moment for Students and Educators

Edsurge

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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From admissions to teaching to grading, AI is infiltrating higher education

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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.

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A Proctoring Company Tried to Sue an Edtech Critic. He’s Fighting Back in Court.

Edsurge

At least one proctoring service, ProctorU, even said it’d stop using AI-only proctoring services last year. Student groups and even some colleges have argued that the services violate student privacy, cause false-positive accusations of cheating, and rely on racially biased algorithms.

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Automated Proctoring Swept In During Pandemic. It’s Likely to Stick Around, Despite Concerns

Edsurge

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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As Online Learning Grows, So Will Proctors. Case in Point: Examity’s $90M Deal

Edsurge

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.

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?Online Courses Shouldn’t Use Remote Proctoring Tools. Here’s Why.

Edsurge

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.

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