Remote Proctoring: The Past, Present & Future

Concurrent Session 5

Brief Abstract

This session will give attendees a unique outlook on how community colleges leverage and benefit from remote proctoring, and how their experiences are helping to influence the future of the industry. We will discuss changes in remote proctoring over the years, challenges the industry has faced, and the future. 

 

Presenters

Lead Presenter: Judith Lea, Northeast Alabama Community College

Judith Lea is the Director of The Technology Learning Center at Northeast Alabama Community College. Judith is a part of the continued development of an innovative, robust, and engaging distance education learning environment for faculty and students. The Technology Learning Center is a multi-function resource and instructional support center for students and faculty. Judith focuses on the instructor as a lifelong learner by providing tools, resources, and facilities that enrich and support the integration of instructional technology into the curriculum. The Technology Learning Center hosts workshops and training designed to bring together faculty and other professionals to share expertise, explore innovations, and discuss the challenges of the integration of instructional technology. As a service to the community, the Center administers proctored exams and certifications for distance learning courses. Judith also represents the College by serving on the board of the Alabama Association of Testing Professionals, the leadership team of the Alabama Canvas Users Group, and Vice-President of the Alabama Community College Distance Education Association. She is also involved in Northeast local education association by serving as Vice President as well as secretary for the Alabama Education Support Professionals (ESP Board), the college representative for the Alabama Postsecondary Education Board and serves as an National Education Association state delegate. Judith has been employed at Northeast for 20 years and plan to spend her entire career assisting the students and faculty at Northeast Alabama Community College.

Co-presenter: Justin Depuydt, Proctorio

Extended Abstract

Over the last several years, online education has faced a lot of change. From beginning as an alternative for many students who were unable to travel to their physical institution, to being the primary method of education during the COVID-19 pandemic.  When the education system transitioned entirely online in 2020, institutions were faced with the questions of how to protect integrity on assessments and create a credible testing environment with everyone learning remotely. With millions of students being required to use software that was originally developed as an alternative, the remote proctoring industry was forced to make many changes and adaptations to meet the needs of students around the world.

Northeast Alabama Community College has used Proctorio since 2019 to protect integrity on their exams. As with many institutions, NACC’s usage has since increased, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Judith Lea, Director of the Technology Learning Center at NACC, will highlight the decisionmaking that went into selecting Proctorio as their remote proctoring solution, how they utilize the software now, and how they hope to continue leveraging remote proctoring software in the future. 

Join Judith Lea from NACC and Justin Depuydt from Proctorio for this session as they discuss the changes in remote proctoring over the years, the challenges the industry has faced, and where remote proctoring is headed. This session will give attendees a unique outlook on how community colleges leverage and benefit from remote proctoring software, and how their experiences are helping to influence the future of the industry.