Electronic Proctoring and Identity Validation in Online Programs

Motives for pilot testing Reduce costs Manage growth Provide anywhere/anytime online experience Ensure legitimacy and integrity of programs Address possible 2008 HEOA requirements

Reduce costs

Manage growth

Provide anywhere/anytime online experience

Ensure legitimacy and integrity of programs

Address possible 2008 HEOA requirements

Goals of pilot testing Conduct basic proof of concept Determine burden on students, faculty, and staff Articulate institutional requirements Develop strategies for implementation

Conduct basic proof of concept

Determine burden on students, faculty, and staff

Articulate institutional requirements

Develop strategies for implementation

Key technical components Model 1 Asynchronous video/audio monitoring Physiological biometrics Secure lock-down Full exam creation, delivery, and management.

Asynchronous video/audio monitoring

Physiological biometrics

Secure lock-down

Full exam creation, delivery, and management.

Key technical components Model 2 Synchronous video/audio monitoring Behavioral biometrics Secure lockdown Full exam creation, delivery, and management

Synchronous video/audio monitoring

Behavioral biometrics

Secure lockdown

Full exam creation, delivery, and management

Key technical components Model 3 Synchronous video/audio monitoring Non-biometric authentication Control of screen by live proctor

Synchronous video/audio monitoring

Non-biometric authentication

Control of screen by live proctor

Key technical components Model 4 Behavioral biometrics (authentication using a computer mouse)

Behavioral biometrics (authentication using a computer mouse)

Internal study of evaluative assessment at UMUC Role of high-stakes final proctored exam Stakeholder perspectives Key conclusions: External pressures for testing Internal pressures for testing Decoupling academic and academic integrity decisions

Role of high-stakes final proctored exam

Stakeholder perspectives

Key conclusions:

External pressures for testing

Internal pressures for testing

Decoupling academic and academic integrity decisions

Conclusions and next steps for UMUC Results of pilot testing RFP preparation: determining institutional requirements Example: “Integration” questions Relationship between electronic proctoring and authentication solutions

Results of pilot testing

RFP preparation: determining institutional requirements

Example: “Integration” questions

Relationship between electronic proctoring and authentication solutions

Overall lessons from UMUC experience Conduct institution-wide conversation on quality online teaching and learning Use pilot testing to help determine and refine institutional requirements Please contact me: Matthew Prineas [email_address] 301-985-7931

Conduct institution-wide conversation on quality online teaching and learning

Use pilot testing to help determine and refine institutional requirements

Please contact me:

Matthew Prineas

[email_address]

301-985-7931