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Speaker #1 in Electronic Proctoring and Identity Validation in Online ProgramsTRANSCRIPT
Electronic ProctoringAnd Identity Validation
In Online Programs
Meg Benke, ESC
Marie Cini, UMUC
Matt Prineas, UMUC
Goals of our session
• To provide background for the topic
• To explain our institutional approaches
• To provide guidance for your institution’s approach
HEA/HEOA
• HEA--1965 to regulate Title IV funding
• 1992--HEA"50% rule" to regulate fraud in "diploma mills"
• Online identity management concerns embedded in distrust of "diploma mills"
• Little research on identity fraud in online education
Online Learning
• Reputable schools offer online programs
• Model focuses on faculty-student interaction unlike correspondence
• Took time for legislation to catch up--in 2006 financial aid offered to students in 100% online programs
2008 HEOA
• Change garnering most interest is ensuring that person registered for course is the one who participates and earns the academic credit
• Institutions struggling to determine what this means—is a secure login and password enough?
Your Institution’s Model
• To approach this in your institution– understand your philosophy regarding
adult students– Conduct a cost/benefit analysis for your
model • how much authentication do you need relative
to your model?