{"id":121661,"date":"2021-01-15T16:15:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T15:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=121661"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:20","slug":"students-will-have-to-use-phone-as-a-second-camera-in-proctored-online-exams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/01\/15\/students-will-have-to-use-phone-as-a-second-camera-in-proctored-online-exams\/","title":{"rendered":"Students will have to use phone as a second camera in proctored online exams"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Executive Board has decided that all faculties must require the use of two cameras in proctored online exams. In addition to the webcams of their laptops, students will from now on be required to use the cameras on their phones. The university hopes the new measure will prevent cheating in exams taken from home.<\/p>\n

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The decision to start using a two-camera set-up was made just before the Christmas break, says Stella Verbrugge, the head of the Student Administration. After several months\u2019 worth of discussions, signals of a new way to cheat in proctored online exams were the deciding factor. \u201cWe have not received any reports of cheating\u201d, Verbrugge explained. However, the university did hear about a method to cheat the proctoring software and have notes on screen. The first camera, the webcam, only shows the student sitting the exam. The second camera must show the monitor the student is working on, which will prevent students from applying the new cheating method.<\/p>\n

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