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Unveiling the Importance of Gaze Detection in Proctoring with Rosalyn

Gaze detection technology uses computer vision and artificial intelligence algorithms to track the movement of a test taker’s eyes. By monitoring a student’s gaze, online proctors can detect instances of collaboration, distraction, or the use of unauthorized materials, and take appropriate actions.

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Why Your Remote Proctoring Approach Is Essential for Student Test-taking Success

<p id="">When it comes to a school’s remote proctoring approach for online exams, the systemic bias of fully automated AI-based approaches is at least as concerning as the subjective bias of human proctoring. Today, bias in automated proctoring is known to disproportionately impact women and people of color, as well as students with certain medical conditions, resulting in widespread distrust of remote proctoring technology. As Shea Swauger put it in the <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/08/07/1006132/software-algorithms-proctoring-online-tests-ai-ethics/" target="_blank" id="">MIT Technology Review</a>, “[A]lgorithmic proctoring is a modern surveillance technology that reinforces white supremacy, sexism, ableism, and transphobia.”<br></p><p id="">To ensure a fair online testing environment that supports student success, the school’s proctoring system should combine the automation of an AI-based solution with human oversight. But human intervention alone is not enough; the AI models in human-in-the-loop (HITL) systems must be built to prevent bias and create a more level playing field for students.</p>

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Top 9 Remote Proctoring Benefits for Universities—And Their Students

<p id="">Students, faculty, and administrators at universities and colleges are all looking closely at the cost and benefits of the technology. Schools are weighing concerns about privacy and fairness against the need to support academic integrity in implementing the emerging technology. Critics are getting a lot of media attention right now, however, it behooves us to step back from the noise and examine the remote proctoring benefits that have made the technology so attractive to schools.</p>

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Why Developing Online Test Administration for Graduate Degrees in Business Makes Sense For Universities

<p id="">Online test administration in graduate degree programs for business means high stakes. Business schools are preparing students for their futures and educating leaders who will shape industries, markets, and cultures around the globe. The right proctoring tools are essential for offering students real value as programs expand beyond the classroom.</p>

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When Online Test Administration Makes Sense for Graduate Degree Programs in Health

<p id="">The pandemic has been a stark reminder of how valuable healthcare workers are. It has also shown us that more are desperately needed.</p><p id="">The United States is facing an immediate shortage of physicians and nurses. By 2025, the <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK215247/figure/mmm00002/?report=objectonly" target="_blank" id="">shortage of full-time physicians</a> is projected to be between 124,000 and 160,000. The projected shortage of nurses is even more concerning, with millions needed in the coming years to meet the needs of a growing and aging population. </p><p id="">Becoming a qualified health professional is no easy task. To ensure that students have the knowledge and skills necessary for professional practice, rigorous examinations are essential. At the same time, the need to attract more candidates, remove unnecessary barriers to entry, and protect student health is spurring many institutions to expand their programs online. But is online testing wise when the stakes are so high? </p><p id="">Online test administration for graduate degree programs in health makes sense when reliable proctoring technology is in place and academic integrity is protected. With the right technology, institutions can confidently move forward with remote learning plans.</p>

Announcing Rosalyn's innovative new features: Leading the way in online proctoring

We are excited to announce some major updates to Rosalyn that will change the way universities conduct online exams. We have identified a need for more control over settings for any given exam based on customer feedback, and we are happy to announce that our new exam rules, web resources and calculator features have satisfied that need.

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Your Online Exam Experience Matters: How 4 Students Rate the Most Popular Platforms

Learn how four students rate their online exam experience using the most popular proctoring platforms.

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Why Online Proctoring Software Privacy Concerns Should Put Students First

As educators and certifying organizations increase their reliance on remote testing, students’ voicing of concerns about privacy and the intrusiveness of the technology is reaching a crescendo. Ultimately, the issue is about much more than protecting the privacy of test-takers’ confidential information.

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Why Online Test Administration Guidance Should Include Student Input

Educational institutions developing their online administration guidance spend a lot of time listening to technologists and test company vendors. There is one more class of stakeholders they should listen to: students.

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Choosing Online Test Administration Software With Monitoring That Is Not Too Intrusive

Colleges and universities need remote proctoring to ensure academic integrity for their online exams. Students, however, report feeling 'spied' on.

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How Online Proctoring of Exams at Home Benefits Students

Robust innovative solutions provide hassle-free exams and reliable proctoring from the comfort of a student’s home.

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How Online Proctored Exams With Webcam Can Be More Comfortable for Students

Although online remote proctoring has been in use for over a decade by colleges and universities, with campuses closed by the COVID pandemic, a much wider audience of students and professors is getting its first introduction to it. And, to be perfectly candid, some are having reservations.

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Ensure Online Test Administration Reliability With These 3 Tips

After a year of online education, many students are questioning if they ever want to go back to the classroom. But are online exams reliable enough?

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