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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen the rapid but sometimes controversial take-up of ‘online examination proctoring’ systems by universities keen to maintain their assessment schedules during times of campus closure. Following the theoretical tradition of media ‘domestication’, this article examines the mainstream adoption of different online proctoring systems in Australian higher education during the first year of the pandemic. Through analysis of interviews, documents, news, social media and marketing materials, the article examines the ‘appropriation’, ‘objectification’, incorporation’ and ‘conversion’ of proctoring technology from the perspective of commercial providers, university authorities, university staff and student groups. This raises a number of critical issues underpinning the adoption of this exam surveillance technology – not least the surrender of control to commercial providers, the hidden labour required to sustain ‘automated’ systems and the increased vulnerabilities of ‘remote’ studying.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Media International Australia |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Accepted/In press - 2021 |
Keywords
- digital technology
- domestication
- online examination
- proctoring
- university
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AV: When Your Face is Your ID: Public Responses to Automated Facial Recognition
Andrejevic, M., Selwyn, N., Smith, G., Gu, X. & Roche, C.
10/03/20 → 9/03/24
Project: Research
Press / Media
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Online exam monitoring is now common in Australian universities — but is it here to stay?
Christopher O'Neill, Gavin Smith, Mark Andrejevic, Neil Selwyn & Xin Gu
19/04/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature