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Financial Aid Fraud Rings and What They Mean for Institutions

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Simply put, a financial aid fraud ring is a form of theft that takes advantage of the large amounts of federal student aid afforded each year. As part of a scam, a straw student takes on the role of a student. A recent white paper explains, “Using the straw student’s information, the ring can . […]

Safeguarding against academic dishonesty in the digital age

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Instances of cheating on college and university campuses have recently been making headlines, and in order to protect themselves and their students, institutions must understand what these new paths for academic misconduct are and how to combat them. Many in higher education are hesitant to discuss incidences of academic dishonesty, and with the changing technology […]

Why is Academic Dishonesty on the Rise?

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In recent years, incidents of academic dishonesty among college students have  been steadily climbing. For example, according to a recent news story, “The University of Iowa suspects that about 30 Chinese students paid Chinese companies to take their online examinations.” The Ad Council Campaign to Discourage Academic Cheating reported that “[w]hile about 20 [percent] of […]

3 ways to set students up for success in an online course

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This article was originally written for eCampus News by Jarrod Morgan. View the original article here. Getting creative can help enhance the learning experience for students in an online course. Online learning gives students more options and flexibility and a growing number of them are taking advantage of online courses in order to pursue their […]

Montana Tech classes hit by cheating ring

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Montana Tech was overwhelmed by organized belligerent cheating during summer term classes resulting in the expulsion of 15 students, according to a recent news report. A report written by professors and proctors at a Montana Tech testing center describes a summer-long escalation of cheating by dozens of out-of-state students who cheated using a “variety of […]

What Is the ProctorU Proctoring Platform and How Does It Work?

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Note: This information was updated in January 2022.  What Is the ProctorU Proctoring Platform? What is the ProctorU Proctoring Platform? How does it work? The general answer: the ProctorU Platform is the world’s leading online exam proctoring solution that offers a powerful, convenient, secure, and cost-effective alternative to traditional test centers. How It Works for […]

Columbia College Uses Technology to Combat Financial Aid Fraud

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Situation As the popularity of online education continues to grow, colleges and universities are becoming increasingly vulnerable to financial aid fraud. In a 2013 report to Congress by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General, a risk analysis found that fraud rings of criminals who exploit distance education programs to obtain financial aid […]

Arizona college district sued over data breach

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A community college system in Arizona is now under fire due to a data breach affecting 2.4 million people, according to a new lawsuit. Administrators from Maricopa County Community College District are accused of improperly handling a system hack dating back to January 2011, which lead to a bigger security breach in April 2013. According […]

A brief history of technology in the classroom

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A story from American Public Media’s Marketplace highlights the history of technology in the classroom, dating back to 1922 when Thomas Edison claimed that motion picture would be the future of education. The article covers several technological revolutions from the 21st century from radio, television and computers, emphasizing that each wave of modernization rarely lived […]

Are men dominating MOOC attendance?

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Newly released data from HarvardX and MITx, the MOOC divisions of Harvard and MIT, has shed light on interesting trends emerging from the world of MOOCs. With nearly 2 million combined students, data shows that the majority of those students are male and already have college degrees. MITx has the greatest disparity between male and […]

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