Online Proctoring

在线监考最佳实践

Online proctoring can be used to help with academic integrity and identity verification 在网上教学和学习. 远程教育提供了在线监考的途径 options as institutional contracts ensure students do not incur any extra fees. 365bet 在线课程不要求使用监考考试. Usage is based solely on the faculty’s determination of the best assessment type for each examination and 评估学习目标所需的安全级别.  Online proctoring 除了在线教室(D2L Brightspace)本身之外，还使用了其他工具.  Any tool will impact both faculty and students, and it can create technical issues and 在压力已经很大的测试环境中受挫.  学生可表达关切 关于在线监考他们的教师(e).g. 可访问性，宗教，数据隐私 and security concerns, as well as hardware, software, and internet access and compatibility).  The below best practices can help ensure a smooth experience for both faculty and students. 

At-A-Glance

1. Conscientious usage of online proctoring helps ensure funds are distributed throughout the fiscal year. 
2. 为所有学生提供在线监考以进行评估. Individual students should 不确定使用在线监考. 
3. Notify students immediately and prominently about online proctoring requirements and expectations.
4. 提供几天或更长时间的测试“窗口期”.
5. 提供可供选择的考试方案，并为学生提出申请提供一个清晰的流程.
6. Provide an alternative assignment option that does not utilize online proctoring. 
7. 在使用网络会议工具时要非常谨慎.g. Zoom, Teams, etc.) for online proctoring.  联系远程教育指导.   
8. 提供一个使用在线监考工具的练习考试.
9. When setting up exams in the online proctoring tool and D2L Brightspace or a third-party 工具，要有意识的设置.
10. After proctoring concludes, review the identity verification information provided by each student. 此外，检查在线监考工具/监考器创建的任何标志.

In More Detail

1. 365bet不要求在线课程使用监考考试.  Usage is based solely on the faculty’s determination of the best assessment type for each examination 以及评估学习目标的必要安全级别.  We ask that you 请慎重使用考试成绩.  我们有固定的年度预算和工资 每个学生每月每小时收费.  认真使用有助于确保资金分配 throughout the fiscal year.
2. 为所有学生提供在线监考以进行评估.  Individual students should 不确定使用在线监考. 
3. 立即显著地通知学生在线监考的使用情况.  A statement that online proctoring will be used in the course should be included in the course 根据365bet教师手册的教学大纲要求.  Consider also posting online proctoring information in a D2L announcement, welcome email, getting started content, etc.  课程将使用在线监考的通知 在第一次使用之前发生. 
   • Students can access all courses through D2L two-business days before classes officially start.  Early notification allows students time to choose a different section if they have restrictions/objections to participating in a course that utilizes online proctoring.
   • Consider having students acknowledge that they have received information about the 课程监考期望.  这可以通过D2L调查来完成，或者添加到 一个教学大纲测验，如果使用的话. 
   • Be clear about what students can expect before and during online proctoring and your specific guidelines.  学生需要知道你在使用什么工具，从哪里得到 support/resources, what software/hardware is required, what they will be required to do during the exam (room scan, provide identification, share computer screens, webcam and audio, etc.)，他们在考试中不能做的事情(离开视频框， 使用电子设备，与他人交谈等.)，以及他们在考试中可以使用什么 (计算器、草稿纸等.).
   • Some students have reported elevated test anxiety with online proctoring because they 害怕被错误地标记为作弊，认为自己会不及格.  Make it clear to students that online proctoring is an academic integrity tool, but, ultimately, 你将对学业行为做出最终决定. 
4. 提供几天或更长时间的测试“窗口期”. 这就展开了测试 issues can be addressed before they impact the whole class, and it includes time for students to reschedule/try again without needing consideration for extensions from the faculty.   供应商也更容易提供支持.  Finally, for Examity where scheduling is required, it provides more proctoring slots from which the students can choose.
5. 提供可供选择的考试方案，并为学生提出申请提供一个清晰的流程.  Testing alternatives might include allowing students to test in public spaces compared to their private home, testing with you as the proctor (online or face-to-face), finding a reputable face-to-face proctor in their area (alternative only*), or proctoring 由学生残疾资源中心通过批准的住宿.  If a student is specifically concerned about the room scan, you can provide an exception/accommodation 让那个学生跳过房间扫描，如果你允许的话.  *Per Academic Affairs, online 课程不需要面对面监考.
6. Provide an alternative assignment option that does not utilize online proctoring.  Assignment alternatives allow students to weigh their options and choose a path that works best for them.  如果他们选择在线监考，他们通常更容易接受 因为他们选择继续前进.
7. 不要使用网络会议工具(如.g. Zoom, Teams, etc.)进行网上监考，但 if conducting a proctoring session one-to-one with a student or using the appropriate settings so that students cannot see or hear each other during the entirety of the session.  如果你计划使用网络会议平台在线监督学生， please reach out to Distance Education for guidance on settings and how to smoothly run the session.
8. 提供一个使用在线监考工具的练习考试 so students can test their technology set up and experience the tool without the stress of a grade.  教学大纲是一个很好的资源来建立一个练习测验.
9. 在设置考试时:
   • Online proctoring tool:
     • Be thorough and descriptive in the additional/special instruction open text fields.  These fields are often visible to the student and/or proctor and help set clear expectations.
     • 对评估和在线监考设置要谨慎. Some settings may 降低在线监考的效率.  例如，允许上厕所和 多次尝试评估.  此外，一定要用密码保护评估; 否则，学生可以在没有监考的情况下访问它.
   • D2L Brightspace or a third-party tool, take measures that discourage academic misconduct including:
     • Converting some multiple-choice questions into long answer, short answer, etc.
     • Creating question pools that will pull a random set of questions for each student’s test.
     • 在测试中随机安排问题和答案的顺序.
     • Shortening the test time to limit the amount of time students would have to search for question answers.
     • Reducing the number of questions per exam page and preventing students from moving back to previous questions. 
     • Considering changing the assessment type to require more application of concepts, 例如，论文、案例研究、演示、视频等.
10. After proctoring concludes, review the identity verification information provided by each student.  此外，检查在线监考工具/监考器创建的任何标志.