Many colleges started using remote third-party proctoring services after the shift to remote teaching forced by the pandemic last spring. Not the University of Michigan Dearborn, which took the option of remote proctoring off the table.

Proponents of eproctoring technologies see them as important tools for deterring cheating in an online-only education environment. Opponents of their use raise concerns about costs, student privacy and the implications of asking students to submit to remote surveillance.

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Redden, E. (2021, April 14). Rejecting remote proctoring. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/04/14/um-dearborn-closed-door-remote-proctoring