Posts Tagged ‘Student ID Verification pilot’

Reduce Costs, Increase Academic Integrity

July 03, 2011  |   BSI Product Overview   |     |   Comments Off

Reduce Costs, Increase Academic Integrity With online enrollment increasing 12% annually, BSI’s solutions can be used efficiently in distance learning environments including discussion groups, attendance checking, paper submissions, or accessing personal student files. A recent proof-of-technology pilot was run at Houston Community College with Biometric Signature ID with the following goals: Meet HEOA and SACS requirements Assess biometric technology as a cost-effective way of addressing online student security Ensure accuracy and ease of use Measure student acceptance of new identity verification software Use a biometric system where no hardware is required Reduce / eliminate proctoring Test a system where students create their unique password by just drawing shapes/letters/numbers with their mouse Results in the publication of a pilot study found the following results: Student verification is intuitive and simple to use Protects students’ privacy Only requires a student to create a profile one time during his or her relationship with the institution Includes a process to easily distribute, revoke, renew, and replace credentials  in the event of loss Identifies students with a high accuracy ensuring regulatory compliance Can be used at login or for periodic, random challenges Increases security within learning management and other IT systems Can authenticate tests, as well as other types of assessments such as written work and participation Reduces costs associated with proctoring May be integrated within the university website or portal, ...

NISOD Panel: Identity Proofing for Online Student ID Verification

May 16, 2011  |   Biometric Signature,BioSig-ID,identity Theft   |     |   Comments Off

NISOD Panel: Identity Proofing for Online Student ID Verification With more courses being delivered online, educational institutions need to implement a low-cost, reliable student identity verification solution to manage growth and compliance issues Isn't it time to raise the bar on student verification? Meeting and exceeding federal requirements is a costly process especially with more students taking courses and exams online. Add privacy concerns to systems being used today and we can see how current systems fall short on verifying the actual user. Monday, May 30th 2011 at 11:15 AM in Room 17B - Level 4 - Educational Technology - NISOD 2011 Conference Identity Proofing for Online Student ID Verification: Houston Community College Pilot This presentation will take the audience through the steps that HCC went through in evaluating and validating a student ID verification technology for use as one that will be cost effective, reliable, reduce proctoring costs, 98% user friendly as well as increase academic integrity and school reputation. REGISTER [caption id="attachment_1125" align="alignleft" width="168" caption="BSI Booth Giveaway at NISOD"][/caption] All conference attendees who register and attend this panel are automatically entered to win a $75 Restaurant.com Certificate. The winner will be announced at the Biometric Signature ID booth following the above presentation at 2 PM. Stop by ...

Jeff Maynard to speak at U of M

February 16, 2010  |   BSI Press Release   |     |   0 Comment

Jeff Maynard to speak at U of M Biometric Signature ID – Announces CEO Jeff Maynard to speak on Student ID Verification pilot completed with University of Maryland University College Dallas, Texas, - February 16, 2010. Biometric Signature ID ("BSI") announces that its CEO, Jeff Maynard, will be a featured speaker at the 2010 eLearning conference in Ft. Worth Texas. Mr. Maynard is scheduled to speak on Monday February 22, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. on "Biometric Signatures for Student ID Identity Authentication and Results of Pilot with University of Maryland University College” Mr. Maynard will share the results of their recent pilot with UMUC and why 93% of students rated the system as “Extremely or Very Convenient” and 97% would recommend BioSig-ID be used for student identity verification. “We are excited about introducing our software only solutions that meet the identity verification needs of the 2008 Education Act guidelines. Higher education institutions offering distance learning programs are looking for a simple, affordable solution that does not require hardware to meet evolving identity management policies and student integrity in distance education” states Maynard. “The act says Maynard, requires an institution that offers distance education to have processes that establish the student who registers in a distance education course is the same student ...

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