Mike Murphy

Responsibility for Academic Integrity

Who is responsible for academic integrity?

Recently, Penn State University held a workshop for faculty that was focused on teaching students the importance of academic and professional integrity. Academic integrity was defined by the late 18th[...]

ProctorFree - Campus Tech Fall Forum 2014 Presentation

Good golly Miss Molly, we had so much fun at Campus Technology 2014 that we applied to present at Campus Tech’s Chicago Fall Forum in November and we got accepted! Jeffrey Kaplan, our Director of Partner Relations/me, will be giving a presentation[...]

Tips for Combating Test Anxiety

Fall semester has begun!

Welcome back students (faculty, and staff)! A new semester is an exciting time; new classes, new opportunities, and new exams!

ProctorFree - Meet Our New Director of Partner Relations

Jeffrey Kaplan just joined the team at ProctorFree as the Director of Partner Relations. Jeff recently moved to the area from the University of Florida where he was the Head Teaching Assistant and Program Associate at the Warrington College of[...]

Campus Tech 2014 - Key Take-Aways for Online Education

One of the biggest shockers at Campus Tech 2014, and was a key take-away for online education, was the revelation that video analysis is showing that educators can not hold student’s attention for more than 6 minutes.

This factoid rocked the[...]

ProctorFree Hires New Director of Partner Relations

Huntersville, NC – ProctorFree has expanded its staff with Jeffrey Kaplan as its newest addition. Kaplan has joined the team to further develop partnerships and to act as a liaison to new accounts, and organizations as well as developing high growth[...]

ProctorFree- Campus Technology 2014 Preview

Online Testing Products Can Increase Teacher Effectiveness

Just yesterday we came across a well done post on MiddleWeb as part of their “New Teacher Series” titled “What an Effective Teacher’s Classroom Looks Like.” The article is worth the click. The authors, Annette Breaux and Todd Whitaker, lay out[...]

Harvard Introduces New Student Honest Pledge

Cheating scandals have pushed universities to tighten their academic integrity policies, implement stricter proctoring practices and even introduce new or revised honor codes, all in an effort to discourage students from cheating and plagiarism.

School leadership investigated for allowing extra time on exams

In two consecutive years, a principal of a middle school in New York, allegedly ordered teachers to give students up to twice the amount of allowed time for their English and Math state exams. The investigation surrounding the cheating incidents[...]