Transcript Providing Evidence of Academic Integrity and Student

Providing Evidence of
Academic Integrity and
Student Authentication
in Online Courses and
Programs
Matthew Prineas, UMUC
Elizabeth Mulherrin, UMUC
Some Common (Mis)perceptions
• Federal regulations require that institutions use
authentication technology in online courses
• Online students are more likely to cheat
• Proctored final exams are the only real way to authenticate a
student’s identity and assess their learning in online courses
Addressing Issues of Academic
Integrity and Student
Authentication:
Where is your institution?
Define the Problem to Solve
Technology
Culture
Academic Integrity
and Student
Authentication
Curriculum
Regulations
Overview of Issues
• Regulations
-Higher Education Opportunity Act- 2008
• Technology
-authentication tools-- biometrics, mouse/keyboard, challenge
questions
• Culture
-institutional roles and responsibilities, policies and resources
• Curriculum
-approaches to teaching and practice
Authentication Options
Low to High Impact
• Low
-password/login
Factors to Consider
• Individual student
responsibility, can be
shared
• Medium
-proctored testing
(traditional)
• Expense, convenience
• High
• Expense, privacy issues
• proctored testing
(electronic/virtual)
• authentication technologies
Case Studies
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UMUC
CCCO
(Charter Oak)
(Edukan)
(Troy)
Resources
• WCET (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies)
http://wcet.wiche.edu/learn/student-authentication
• Publications
• Best Practice Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity in
Online Education, Version 2.0
• Are Your Online Students Really the Ones Registered for the
Course?: Student Authentication Requirements for Distance
Education Providers
• Guidelines for the Review and Evaluation of Distance
Education from the Regional Accrediting Commissions
Questions and Discussion
• Matthew Prineas ([email protected])
• Elizabeth Mulherrin ([email protected])