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Automated Proctoring Swept In During Pandemic. It’s Likely to Stick Around, Despite Concerns

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The most controversial new tech tool for colleges since the start of the pandemic is automated proctoring, which aims to detect cheating on online exams by using algorithms that watch students via their webcam and look for suspicious patterns of behavior—often sending clips of questionable moments to professors for later review.

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

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Martin is a former early childhood education lecturer at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, a former assistant professor of early childhood education, and a faculty professional development coordinator at Miles College. The post Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced? Dr. Dimple J. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts.

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

Faculty Focus

Martin is a former early childhood education lecturer at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, a former assistant professor of early childhood education, and a faculty professional development coordinator at Miles College. The post Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced? Dr. Dimple J. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts.

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Old, Slow Laptops Are Sabotaging College Student Success

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One student described relying on a laptop that could not handle exam-proctoring software, causing the student to miss a test. ‘I Feel Ashamed’ To enjoy full access to digital textbooks, video software and other online learning systems, college students ideally would have their own, modern computers, according to Francis.

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Transcription and Accessibility—New Partnerships from Microsoft and Amazon

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Via Microsoft Translator , a translation service, students in classes and lectures can get automated transcriptions on their mobile and desktop devices. Huang tells EdSurge the technology supports 60 languages, meaning a student listening to a professor lecture in English can get a transcription to, say, German.

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Online Learning's 'Greatest Hits'

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Learning Management Systems With learning management systems now installed at nearly all higher education institutions here and abroad, instructors can create course materials, assess student progress and generate custom exams. MOOC critics say that streaming lectures is not terribly innovative.

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Level Up Higher Education Assessments with ChatGPT

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Traditionally, assessment in higher education has mainly been standardized exams and course work pieces of varying degrees of realism. Astoundingly, ChatGPT can assist in “leveling up” these exam items as well as aid in designing high quality alternative assessments. It has become a game changer in classroom assessment.

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