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

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Rather than spending most of my time time helping people become better online teachers, I have been figuring out how to meet two competing objectives: increase online course offerings and avoid adopting an online proctoring system. Some examples include learning management systems, lecture capture tools, and early online meeting systems.

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How Colleges Can Improve Accessibility In Remote Courses

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So one of the challenges we've really been dealing with is test security because of course everyone wants to go right to ProctorU and have that live proctoring experience. We've done some webinars for engagement, doing synchronous sessions, different assessments and then how to teach synchronously or asynchronously.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

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In addition, Alma will continue to provide its own set of robust reporting tools to meet many needs and budgets. InFocus Corporation ( www.infocus.com ) announces the IN3140 Series projectors, featuring exceptional resolution, brightness, and flexible connectivity options to suit classrooms and meeting spaces.

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Automated Proctors Watch Students. Now Senators Are Watching These Companies.

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Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a group of six Democratic senators sent letters last week to three proctoring companies—ExamSoft, Proctorio and ProctorU—inquiring about the technologies they use to monitor users, how they ensure accuracy and what steps they take to protect students’ privacy. Led by U.S.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” The proposal would expand the gainful employment rule to all schools that receive federal aid, but it would remove any penalties for schools that fail to meet acceptable levels. An op-ed in The Washington Post : “On ITT and the Education Department, no more excuses.”