Kryterion to Present on Cheating in Distance Education at 2012 USDLA Conference with Western Governor's University, Penn State World Campus
The panel will provide information to help distance education organizations prepare for and manage exam cheating threats.
- Phoenix-Mesa, AZ (1888PressRelease) March 29, 2012 - Kryterion Incorporated will host a panel discussion at the United States Distance Learning Association's 2012 national conference From the Margin to the Mainstream Monday April 30, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri.
The panel, Cheating in Distance Education: Old Threats, New Threats, Effective Solutions is part of the USDLA silver sponsor spotlight series and will provide information to help distance education organizations prepare for and manage exam cheating threats.
Methods to handle cheating threats and reduce risks associated with cheating will be discussed with experts from Western Governor's University and Penn State World Campus. These methods include better education of the student body regarding the rules and consequences for cheating, better protection of test content, preventing cheating where possible, the use of forensics methods to detect cheating, and how to properly deal with a breach.
"USDLA provides the ability to view the latest pedagogical innovations and engage with industry experts," says Kryterion's Director of Distance Education Andrew Caldwell. "USDLA has been instrumental in Kryterion's incredible growth. Our growth is a great example of what an engaged partner with the USDLA can produce".
Kryterion was awarded the USDLA 21st Centruy Distance Learning Award in 2009 and has attended the USDLA conference for several years. Kryterion will also host live demonstrations and problem solving consulting in the USDLA exhibit hall at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.
ABOUT KRYTERION
Kryterion is a full-service test development and delivery company that serves the association, technology and education markets with world-class secure testing solutions. Our solutions include the five key elements of certification and testing: Psychometric services, exam management, security, real time access and test delivery, all managed through our proprietary Webassessor test development and deployment system.
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ABOUT USDLA
The United States Distance Learning Association was the first nonprofit Distance Learning association in the United States to support Distance Learning research, development and praxis across the complete arena of education, training and communications. The learning communities that USDLA addresses are: pre K-12, higher education, continuing education, corporate training, military and government training, home schooling and telemedicine. In addition USDLA is also focused on national and international technology based Distance Learning. Visit http://usdla.org for more information.
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