She added that students will be asked for their consent and professors will be free to choose if they use remote proctoring tools. He compared students using webcams for an exam to taking part in a Zoom or Microsoft Teams session. "Some of them have sort of gone to a great arms race to get an online proctoring tool that's available to them," said Eaton. "That presents a number of complexities for students, and that some students don't have the technology or they don't have access to a stable internet [connection]." Eaton said she also worries remote proctoring software and other programs designed to catch cheaters are reducing the role teachers play in fighting academic fraud.

Source: CBC News July 02, 2020 07:52 UTC