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Distance Learning

Distance Learning Quality Education Quality Education Quality Standards Quality Standards Quality Service Quality Service Quality Standards Quality Standards The Solution to Online Testing Integrity eCampus 48% of Troy Students take DL Classes Troy University eCampus

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Distance Learning

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  1. Distance Learning

  2. Quality Education Quality Education Quality Standards Quality Standards Quality Service Quality Service

  3. Quality Standards Quality Standards The Solution to Online Testing Integrity eCampus

  4. 48% of Troy Students take DL Classes Troy University eCampus 24 Complete Online Degree Programs 70,000 Enrollments 34% of Enrollments came from DL Classes

  5. Online Testing - Proctored Exams Why is it so important? Student Authentication

  6. The Internet The Internet Has been recognized as the best suited technological resource for educational enhancement. • Universal • Flexible • Timeless • Interactive • Anonymous

  7. The Internet The Internet High Demand for Distance Education Also called the Information Highway 181.2 million US Internet Users 363 Million Worldwide Internet Users Constant need to Retrain and Retool for job market

  8. Online Testing Integrity • Is the student who is taking the test, the one registered for the course? • Is the student using notes or an open book? • Is the student copying & sharing the exam? • Is there someone else in the room helping? • Is the student using the Internet to find the answers?

  9. Distance Education Policy Statement Distance Education Policy Statement The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges The integrity of student work and the credibility of degrees and credits MUST BE ENSURED! (CS 3.4.6 and CS 3.4.10)

  10. Best Practices of Electronically Delivered Degree and Certificate Programs Best Practices of Electronically Delivered Degree and Certificate Programs The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

  11. Examinations - Assessments What are the Current Practices? Student Authentication

  12. Current Practices • Students must come to campus to take an examination • Midterms and/or final exams require a proctor present • Proctored exams must be paper & pencil • Online tests with time limits • Webcam monitoring

  13. Examinations - Assessments The Goal Student Authentication

  14. The Goal The Goal • To find an Experienced Partner to develop a Distance Education Solution to: • Ensure student authentication • Prevent online cheating • Eliminate the need for students to go to the campus to take an exam • Eliminate the need for students to have a proctor for an exam • Exceed the Regional Accreditation and Federal Regulation requirements

  15. A Trusted Partner with Experience • Six year-old company based in Cambridge, MA • Partnered with over 200 educational institutions, including K-12, undergraduate & graduate schools • Extensive experience with high-stakes testing including bar examinations (NY, NJ, GA, KY, AL) and the Chartered Accountant exam throughout Canada • Already had established partnership. • “Securexam Browser” which ensures that end user cannot cheat with their computer, but does not currently guarantee that the user is who they say they are or prevent others students or course materials in the room at the time of the test.

  16. Examinations - Assessments The Solution Student Authentication

  17. Examinations - Assessments The Securexam Remote Proctor Student Authentication

  18. Prototype Prototype Securexam Remote Proctor Securexam Remote Proctor Online Testing Integrity

  19. Prototype - features Prototype - features Securexam Remote Proctor Securexam Remote Proctor • Securexam Browser permits access only to test administered in Blackboard (blocks everything else) • Access to test requires finger-scan authentication • Captures real-time video and audio during the test • Video component designed to display view of entire room • Designed to have system detect suspicious behavior, limiting need for constant monitoring: • Video has motion detection filter: limiting the amount of video fed back for review • Security settings can be easily set by instructor

  20. Remote Proctor

  21. To receive information and updates on SRP: • www.softwaresecure.com/securexamremoteproctor • Participate at our education technology web-blog • http://softwaresecure.typepad.com Remote Proctor

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