This article originally appeared in the EDUCAUSE Industry Insights Column. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a buzzword across nearly every industry these days. Though its origins date back to the 1950s, we’ve seen a tipping point in its application over the past decade that is progressing rapidly. AI has begun to permeate multiple facets of higher… continue reading »
This article originally appeared in the EDUCUASE Industry Insights Column. It just so happens that 2018, the year of EDUCAUSE’s 20th anniversary, is also ProctorU’s 10th anniversary. Like EDUCAUSE, we have been commemorating the history of online education, especially the technologies that made online education possible and resulted in the need for online proctoring. Imagine… continue reading »
This article originally appeared in the EDUCAUSE Industry Insights Column. Institutions of higher education protect their reputation with carefully crafted academic integrity policies. This is core to an institution’s mission to encourage the intellectual growth and original thought of their students while prohibiting plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty. With the significant increase in… continue reading »
On March 12th, 2019, the largest case of college admissions fraud in US history was the subject of a federal criminal indictment involving 50 individuals. A college prep organization used bribes, cheating and fraud to improve student ACT/SAT test scores and secure athletic scholarships to gain an unfair advantage for admissions to select prestigious universities…. continue reading »
Would you believe it if we said your organization could save $500 per candidate in your certification program? How about being able to accommodate 300 percent more candidates than projected or increasing the rate of certifications taken by a whopping 400 percent? Imagine your company saving millions of dollars in operations and new construction. All… continue reading »
Last year was paramount for ProctorU in protecting the integrity of online education and professional certification programs. From proctoring over 1.4 million exams to preventing more than a million unpermitted resources from entering exams, we’re proud of our role in online learning. As we continue our mission of enhancing online exam and professional certification security,… continue reading »
We’ve seen a lot in the ten years since ProctorU was established as the first live online proctoring service. We’ve learned so much that we wanted to share a few stats about the ever-changing online learning industry and how cheaters have evolved alongside the technological advances. Learn how much online education has grown in the… continue reading »
Between 2002 and 2015, 68 percent of 71,300 undergraduate students surveyed by the International Center for Academic Integrity admitted to cheating on exams and/or written assignments. Keep in mind, that number only reflects those who admitted to it. So how do you stop cheating before it occurs in your classroom? Here are five great methods… continue reading »
As with any other product or service, we believe it’s essential that we constantly evolve to meet industry standards and our customers’ needs. ProctorU has made enormous progress from when we first originated and a busy exam day consisted of 100 exams. Now, we proctor upwards of 10,000 exams in a single day. With that… continue reading »
In 2017, LinkedIn reported that the United States saw a 58% increase in hiring volume. During the month of September 2017 alone, there were over 6.2 million open jobs according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These statistics, paired with the fact that the unemployment rate continues to be at a 17-year low, are fantastic… continue reading »