Re: [Phys-l] Cheating, a great argument against online courses.

[William Robertson <wrobert9@ix.netcom.com>]

Agreed, but it could at least introduce an extra guilt factor. There  
are different cultures in on-ground schools. Some have an honor code  
that is generally respected by the students, and some operate more  
like high schools, where many students feel that if you can cheat for  
your grade, more power to you. Perhaps the face-to-face technology can  
foster more of the former.

Bill


William C. Robertson, Ph.D.


On Nov 17, 2010, at 2:57 PM, Scott Orshan wrote:

> So the online school has technology that lets them see you typing on a
> keyboard, moving a mouse, and not reaching over to look at any books.
> Can they see your friend on the floor using the real keyboard, mouse  
> and
> monitor to take the test for you?
>
> Are they zooming in on your eyes to see the reflection of the monitor?
> Are they matching the motion of your fingers with the keystrokes that
> they receive? Until they do that, it's still pretty easy to cheat.
>
> [Students - pay no attention to what you just read.]
>
>      Scott
>
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