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Pushback Is Growing Against Automated Proctoring Services. But So Is Their Use

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Companies including ProctorU have long offered human test-watchers who sit in call centers and look in on test-takers through their webcams. Such tools have been available for a few years, but most college students never encountered them until the pandemic forced them into online courses. Online proctoring is not new.

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School Work and Surveillance

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Well-known names in the industry include ProctorU, Proctorio, Examity, Verificient. This online monitoring includes tracking students' social media accounts, "listening" for menacing keywords and phrases. No longer does it just analyze students' essays to make sure the text is "original."

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via Campus Technology : “ ProctorU Intros AI-Based Online Proctoring ”: “Machine learning allows ProctorU Auto to adapt to student behavior, improving its analysis with each exam.” Just a reminder that Twitter does not care about your school’s social media initiative.