Will online proctoring put teachers on the spot?

Surveys show that 40% of teachers that have been proctoring students during a test have seen cheating going on have decided to pretend they saw nothing. Online proctoring solutions include a full video recording of every test including a log of any suspicious behaviour. Anyone actually caught cheating is logged and reported to the school. This makes it harder for faculty to turn the other way and ignore the incident. My question is why do teachers pretend not to notice and is it a good thing for them that this evidence is being gathered? Or would they like to be able to continue to ignore cheaters?

The future of online proctoring, where will it be in 5 years?

Current online proctoring solutions include fingerprint scanning, keystroke analysis and taking pictures with a webcam to authenticate test takers as well as data forensics (comparing how a test taker does on the test with how others have done and looking for abberance), audio alerts, screen lockdowns, keystroke blocking and live monitoring to detect cheating in the test.

What emerging technologies might be employed in the future to add to this arsenal?

How important is a deterrent to cheaters in 2008?

Its hard to get into the head of a cheat and know what makes them tick. 60% of students openly admit to cheating at some time during their education. If there was a chance you were going to be caught would you still do it? Or is the shame of being caught so horrifying that just a 1% chance of being found out would prevent most people from even considering it?

Convenience or Privacy? Which is more important?

The company I work for, KRYTERION has created new technology that allows people to be securely tested at home rather than have to travel to a testing center to take the test. This technology was created to allow universities and colleges to fully deliver on the promise of distance education, which has up until now typically required students to visist a physical location to take important tests.

However, some of the press is suggesting that this is an invasion of privacy (A webcam is used to monitor the student taking the test). The benefits include: Fullfilling accreditation requirements, saving time travelling, reduced cost of testing for both university and student. But are these benefits worth giving up your privacy for?