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Online University Exams Mean Digital Proctoring -- And Some Students Have Privacy Concerns

By AirTalk Staff
Published May 13, 2020
CARACAS, VENEZUELA - APRIL 27: A teenager student Jose Lara studies his daily schoolwork on his laptop at his home in the slum of Catia during the second month of quarantine in the Country on April 27, 2020 in Caracas, Venezuela. Due to the government-ordered coronavirus lockdown, students in Venezuela will have to attend classes remotely until the end of the school year on July 10th. In most cases, teachers connect with their students daily or weekly through e-mail or social media. Online education is a challenge in a country with a very unstable and slow internet service, frequent power outages and low-income households where parents lack of time to spend teaching their kids. (Photo by Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Getty Images)
A student does his schoolwork on his laptop at his home during the second month of quarantine on April 27, 2020 in Caracas, Venezuela.
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Online University Exams Mean Digital Proctoring -- And Some Students Have Privacy Concerns

With exams coming up and students taking class at online, many universities are turning to digital proctoring to keep them honest come exam season. 

This can range from an actual proctor monitoring students via their cameras, or it can mean software that locks your browser from opening additional tabs or it can mean AI software that scans students’ faces and rooms and watches for signs of cheating. As reported by the New York Times, some students see these technological measures as Orwellian and invasive, and feel cornered by an online learning situation that doesn’t allow for other options. 

We dive into these digital proctoring technologies, as well as the privacy concerns they raise for students. 

Plus, if you’re a university administrator, faculty or student who’s interacted with digital proctoring, what’s your take? Call us at 866-893-5722.

Guests:

Shawn Hubler, California correspondent for The New York Times, where her latest story is “Keeping Online Testing Honest? Or an Orwellian Overreach?”; she tweets

Julie Uranis, vice president for online and strategic initiatives at University Professional and Continuing Education Association