Tag: Blog (10)

Meet Nick!

Nestled in the hills of Northeast Pennsylvania is a mild-mannered man who lives in seclusion, spending his days looking at black-and-white screens full of text, working towards his goals of building awesomeness and delivering stability to the users[...]

To direct or to indirect, that is the question.

How direct can you be with your online students, especially from a virtual space? What is the best way to get your students to stay focused in your online classes? Is there a correct strategy for online students to learn course material?

ProctorFree- Canvas InstructureCon Wrap Up

Wow! What a conference! As first time attendees, Mike and I (the co-founders of ProctorFree) could not have been more impressed with the delivery of such a grand event. From the food, entertainment, and sessions, the Canvas staff thought of[...]

Technology's Advantages and Drawbacks in Today's Colleges

In my time at Georgia Tech, online learning has been a prevalent force from day one of classes. In my freshman year I was introduced to MyMathLab, a website by Pearson Higher Education that provided a platform that was my textbook, homework, and[...]

ProctorFree Summer Interns 2015

There are three new team members around our office!

Journaling through E-Learning

Multiple choice, true or false response, matching, and completion type questions seem to be the norm in online class assignments. While traditional is great, are there different ways online students can express themselves in assignments, and express[...]

ProctorFree - Themes of ET4O

Hey friends, Director of Partner Relations Jeff here. I’m just coming off a long road trip through the great state of Texas; the last leg of which was the Emerging Technology for Online Education (ET4O) conference by the wonderful people of the [...]

ProctorFree - This week in cheating: fake medical certificates

“There’s a bus stop in Broadway where you can buy a fake medical certificate.”

This quote comes from Dr. Michael Spence, the Vice President of the University of Sydney, during his interview with ABC News. This is one of the newer cheating fads we’ve[...]

Comedy and Academic Integrity?

Improv! You have seen it on the television show, Saturday Night Live, and probably at your local comedy club. But can you incorporate it in your classroom?

Cheating Mitigated with Technology and Tablet Webcams

With their mobile processing power, tablet devices have become an essential tool for students and educators in the classroom. However, many learning institutions are hesitant to completely rely on this trend because it can also be a tool for[...]