----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul C Bernhardt" <pcbernha...@frostburg.edu> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 3:47:29 PM Subject: Re: [tips] FW: Wetakeyourclass.com
We tried to use a service called Acxiom Identity Tool (http://www.acxiom.com/identity-solutions/) a few years back but discontinued because we had problems with it being slow. The idea was for it to have access to the university database of information on a student (address, telephone number, etc.) and develop a random set of questions for each testing attempt by a student. It also used public databases. So, for instance, it might develop a question that is: How many bedrooms does your home have? It would develop the answer from your address in the university computer system, matched with the public records database that shows what kind of house is there. It sounds very nifty and workable on the surface, but apparently was not something we were willing to pay for. Our experience was in 2010, which is forever in technology, so it might be much better now. It is still in business, which is encouraging. Paul On Sep 13, 2012, at 3:33 PM, MiguelRoig wrote: > Dear Tipsters, while we really don't know whether this site is for real, the > notion of paying others to take exams has been around for a while. In fact, > just last year we had several cases in Long Island that made headline news: > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/02/education/on-long-island-sat-cheating-was-hardly-a-secret.html?pagewanted=all. > So, why not pay for taking an entire course, especially if it is as easy as > given the impostor access to their school email, their passwords, etc? My > sense is that whether this particular site is the real McCoy or not, such > commercial services can be easily envisioned given the continuing growth of > online education. My question for those of you who teach online courses is > this: What measures have you set up and are willing to share that can cut > back on the possibility of this and other types of cheating in the online > environment? > > Miguel > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: pcbernha...@frostburg.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=20405 > > or send a blank email to > leave-20405-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: miguelr...@comcast.net. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=466839.0421d1005414eed82340aa280e7ce629&n=T&l=tips&o=20406 or send a blank email to leave-20406-466839.0421d1005414eed82340aa280e7ce...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=20408 or send a blank email to leave-20408-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
