Electronic ProctoringAnd Identity Validation

In Online Programs

Meg Benke, ESC

Marie Cini, UMUC

Matt Prineas, UMUC

Goals of our session

• To provide background for the topic

• To explain our institutional approaches

• To provide guidance for your institution’s approach

HEA/HEOA

• HEA--1965 to regulate Title IV funding

• 1992--HEA"50% rule" to regulate fraud in "diploma mills"

• Online identity management concerns embedded in distrust of "diploma mills"

• Little research on identity fraud in online education

Online Learning

• Reputable schools offer online programs

• Model focuses on faculty-student interaction unlike correspondence

• Took time for legislation to catch up--in 2006 financial aid offered to students in 100% online programs

2008 HEOA

• Change garnering most interest is ensuring that person registered for course is the one who participates and earns the academic credit

• Institutions struggling to determine what this means—is a secure login and password enough?

Your Institution’s Model

• To approach this in your institution– understand your philosophy regarding

adult students– Conduct a cost/benefit analysis for your

model • how much authentication do you need relative

to your model?