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Our law and business schools have had to adopt some online proctoring software, but the library took a stand against it for our own instruction, and the undergraduate college won't be adopting it either. https://zsr.wfu.edu/2020/statement-on-online-proctoring-services/ http://wfuogb.com/2020/08/zsr-pens-letter-against-proctoring-services/ On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 3:48 PM Will Martin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > One effect of the COVID pandemic is that our institution has turned to > ProctorU for conducting remote, socially-distanced exams. They have a > live proctor service, but it's very expensive, so the university is > pushing most people to use their automated service. > > We've had students coming into the library looking for someplace they > can take ProctorU exams, and we haven't had much luck helping them. The > software demands: > > - a computer with a web cam > - some moderately complex setup, including allowing a remote person to > type in the password to get into the exam > - a private space with no visible or audible background interruptions > - no books, notes, phones, computers or clutter visible in the scene > - no windows > - a mirror behind the student so the software can check for notes posted > on or behind the monitor > > We just don't have any spaces that are well suited to this. Our study > rooms are equipped with computers, have windows, and lack mirrors. > We've had to simply tell students that we can't help them. > > We're kicking this up the chain of command because it seems like a > problem for the broader university, not just the library. But we're > still curious: have any of you dealt with this? What have you come up > with? > > Will Martin > > Head of Digital Initiatives, Systems and Services > Chester Fritz Library > University of North Dakota > -- Thomas Dowling Director of Technologies, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Wake Forest University [log in to unmask] / 336-758-5797