By Tanya Roscorla, Converge
During his senior year, Shaun Sims took online classes at the University of Texas at Austin to supplement his regular courses. Some of his friends took online classes too, but they turned in assignments that other people completed for them. That’s when Sims decided to do something to cut back on cheating online. In 2009, he and computer science Ph.D student Andrew Mills launched a startup company called Digital Proctor. By analyzing each online participant’s unique typing pattern, their software authenticates the student’s work.
http://www.convergemag.com/classtech/Typing-Analysis-Software-Keeps-Online-Students-Honest.html
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