ToastieAug 2, 2023
This is a really long, detailed report from Ofqual into the remote invigilation of exams and assessments invocational training.
It's so disappointing to see this line in the report:
"This research did not include candidates who required reasonable adjustments. Therefore, potential issues that relate to how such adjustments would interact with RI processes and systems cannot be discussed in depth within this report."
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/remote-invigilation-in-vocational-and-technical-qualifications/remote-invigilation-within-vocational-and-technical-qualifications?utm_content=buffer09022&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
#reasonableadjustments #remoteinvigilation #UKEdChat
Remote invigilation within vocational and technical qualifications

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Show threadAutonomie und SolidaritätApr 21, 2023

Company that makes millions #spying on students will get to sue a whistleblower (permalink)

"Yesterday, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia handed down a jaw-droppingly stupid and terrible decision, rejecting the whistleblower Ian Linkletter's claim that he was engaged in legitimate criticism when he linked to freely available materials from the ed-tech surveillance company Proctorio:

#Proctorio is a massive, wildly profitable ed-tech company that sells a surveillance tool to monitor students while they take high-stakes tests from home. The tool monitors the student's computer and the student's face, especially their eye-movements. It also allows instructors and other personnel to watch the students and even take control of their computer. This is called "remote invigilation.""

https://www.tumblr.com/mostlysignssomeportents/715121525249933312/company-that-makes-millions-spying-on-students?source=share

https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/20/links-arent-performances/#free-ian-linkletter

#Surveillance #videosurveillance #remoteinvigilation #capitalism #technology #Tools #antireport #faceRecognition #reclaimyourface #free-ian-linkletter #freeThemAll

Company that makes millions spying on students will get to sue a whistleblower

Yesterday, the Court of Appeal for British Columbia handed down a jaw-droppingly stupid and terrible decision, rejecting the whistleblower Ian Linkletter’s claim that he was engaged in legitimate cri…

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Show threadCory DoctorowApr 20, 2023

It's been a minute since Linkletter's case, so I'll give you a little recap here. Proctorio is a massive, wildly profitable ed-tech company that sells a surveillance tool to monitor students while they take high-stakes tests from home. The tool monitors the student's computer and the student's face, especially their eye-movements. It also allows instructors and other personnel to watch the students and even take control of their computer. This is called "#RemoteInvigilation."

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