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Thanks for Meeting Us at OLC Innovate!

The Online Learning Consortium put on another great conference this year in New Orleans! The first annual OLC Innovate conference was a huge success, in part because of all of the fantastic attendees and presenters this year. Combining the former[...]

Looking Ahead to the 2016 OLC Innovate Conference

I’ve never been more excited to attend an OLC Conference! This is the 3rd year we’ll be in attendance at an OLC Conference and our 6th OLC Conference overall. It seems like we would be used to everything that happens at the conferences every year[...]

ProctorFree-Corporations & Online Learning

Towards Maturity, a non-profit organization focused on expanding the use of learning technologies at work, recently released a comprehensive report on how workers really feel about online learning in the workplace. These 2,000 workers qualified for[...]

How Much Does Students' Health Impact Their Academic Success?

We’ve all heard Mom’s advice before: “Eat healthy, get plenty of sleep, and exercise so you will do well in school.” But how many students really do that? And if they do, does it impact their academic success?

Cheating Culture

College students know all too well the blanket of fear that covers the class as the teacher reads “zero tolerance policy for cheating” from the syllabus. Whether it is writing a paper, taking a formula based math exam, or conducting a science[...]

ProctorFree- Canvas InstructureCon Wrap Up

Wow! What a conference! As first time attendees, Mike and I (the co-founders of ProctorFree) could not have been more impressed with the delivery of such a grand event. From the food, entertainment, and sessions, the Canvas staff thought of[...]

ProctorFree - Selected as Finalist in Charlotte Venture Challenge 2014

ProctorFree, an educational technology startup located in Charlotte, NC, has been selected to participate as a finalist in the Charlotte Venture Challenge competition. The Charlotte Venture Challenge is a startup competition specifically for[...]

ProctorFree - ProctorFree Attends the UPCEA Online Summit

Last week, I attended and exhibited at the University Professional & Continuing Education Association’s (UPCEA) Summit for Online Leadership & Strategy (SOLS) at Coronado Island in San Diego, California. UPCEA is a nationwide organization focused on[...]

Student Cheating by the Numbers

Our friends at BestCollegeReviews asked us to share the infographic below. We thought it contained some great data about academic integrity and student cheating so here it is.

ProctorFree - School Changes Testing Protocols Because of Test Photos

Kapiolani Community College has made significant changes to its testing policies for their Radiologic Technology Program because of a student grievance that uncovered highly technical cheating. A photographed image of a test was circulated via email[...]