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This article deserves a teardown - @dartmouth used inaccurate, incomplete data to accuse students of cheating, then provided incomplete data and under 48 hours to respond, and denied students due process.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/09/technology/dartmouth-geisel-medical-cheating.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/09/technology/dartmouth-geisel-medical-cheating.html
A student, Zirey Shang, described the incident as "one of the most terrifying, isolating experiences" of their life. And I completely agree. Baseless, meritless accusations coming from a place of power that strike at the heart of your work is a terrifying experience.
@dartmouth is supposedly using Canvas request logs for these accusations - notably, Instructure themselves informs that this data is a "best effort attempt" and _not_ to be used for high-stakes analysis, with emphasis theirs: https://portal.inshosteddata.com/docs#requests
The API documentation is corroborated by research done by the Times, where they "found instances in which the system automatically generated activity data even when no one was using a device."
@dartmouth also made students basically unable to defend themselves:
- Less than 48 hours to respond
- Incomplete information
- Advised to "plead guilty"
- Given only *two minutes* to make their case
A complete *mockery* of the phrase "due process".
- Less than 48 hours to respond
- Incomplete information
- Advised to "plead guilty"
- Given only *two minutes* to make their case
A complete *mockery* of the phrase "due process".
Besides, @dartmouth also forces students to install ExamSoft, exam spyware that takes over student devices and watches them in their personal spaces as they take exams.
They then proceeded to use fallible Canvas logs to indict students.
They then proceeded to use fallible Canvas logs to indict students.
Their senior director of Information Security insists that “The data is very clear”. A preliminary look at their claims by a college freshman is all that's needed to disprove this claim. The ivy league, ladies, gentlemen and enbys.
The suggested "change that could reduce allegations" adds insult to injury: they now expect students to out of Canvas on every other device before an exam. Adding another check box to an already long "pre-exam" prep stage, and just tacking on additional process and stress.
To salt the wound further, a quote from @GeiselMed's honor code: "A student will act in a manner that encourages a respectful and collaborative environment of mutual trust."
Where's the trust or respect for students from the administration? /eof https://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/students/document/student-policy-handbook/student-conduct-and-responsibilities/the-student-honor-code/
Where's the trust or respect for students from the administration? /eof https://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/students/document/student-policy-handbook/student-conduct-and-responsibilities/the-student-honor-code/
bonus: I got cited *twice* in the NYTimes article for my past work! (insecure leads to an article about Proctortrack, inaccurate to an article about Proctorio's facerec)
I considered putting it in my bio to throw shade at one "artful hacker", but I figured I'm better than that.
I considered putting it in my bio to throw shade at one "artful hacker", but I figured I'm better than that.
