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Sunday, May 12, 2013
Using Technology to Fight Cheating in Online Education - Larry Gordon, LA Times
While Jennifer Clay was at home taking an online exam for her business law class, a proctor a few hundred miles away was watching her every move. Using a webcam mounted in Clay's Los Angeles apartment, the monitor in Phoenix tracked how frequently her eyes shifted from the computer screen and listened for the telltale sounds of a possible helper in the room. Her computer browser was locked -- remotely -- to prevent Internet searches, and her typing pattern was analyzed to make sure she was who she said she was: Did she enter her password with the same rhythm as she had in the past? Or was she slowing down? In the battle against cheating, this is the cutting edge -- and a key to bolstering integrity in the booming field of online education.
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/2/using_technology_to_fight_cheating_in.htm