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Isn't a normal class room in which you take tests while required to be silent and with an instructor/TA/proctor keeping en eye on you very much akin to spying o

Isn't a normal class room in which you take tests while required to be silent and with an instructor/TA/proctor keeping en eye on you very much akin to spying on people? (using people rather than tech, but why is that distinction important?)

cs2818 10y ago
I'd be more concerned about the the level of access the monitoring software has to my computer and any services with vulnerabilities it might leave behind. I think I'd only consider doing this if I used a computer I could wipe completely before and after. Even then the amount of distrust is off-putting.
- dalore 10y ago
  There is an idea! Have them mail out laptops to do the tests on and you mail them back in.
  - vkjv 10y ago
    Strangely I really like this. It starts the relationship off with trust instead.
bmj 10y ago
Not necessarily, because that classroom proctor is not asking to install spyware on my personal laptop. I can understand why ProctorU does what it does, but that process puts a significant burden on the test taker, one which is entirely different than taking a proctored exam in a classroom.