Faculty Senate Resolution, Approved May 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nWHEREAS the COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed a shift to online, remote learning beginning in Spring 2020 which increased the use of third-party remote proctoring software at Palomar College to facilitate classroom assessment activities, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WHEREAS test and academic integrity is a priority, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WHEREAS other methods of assessment (such as authentic assessment) exist that can both assess student learning and reduce the possibility of cheating, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WHEREAS a number of educational institutions around the country have restricted or banned the use of third-party remote proctoring software and the CCC Chancellor\u2019s Office will no longer fund the use of third-party remote proctoring software, which has an annual cost of more than $18,000, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WHEREAS the use of third-party remote proctoring software can be an invasion of student privacy; can increase anxiety and negatively impact student performance on assessments; places technological and equipment demands on students that have financial impacts; and is an inequitable assessment solution as research shows it disproportionately and negatively impacts BILPOC students, students with certain physical or psychiatric disabilities\/limitations, students performing childcare duties during the time of assessment, and others, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WHEREAS Palomar College\u2019s Associated Student Government has shared student concerns about the use of third-party remote proctoring software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BE IT RESOLVED that the Faculty Senate discourages the use of third-party remote proctoring software which includes synchronous or asynchronous video recording (other than for the purposes of verifying test-taker identities) that does not follow current camera policies established for other software use (such as Zoom) , recording of biometric data, recording of private student spaces, or collection of any other private data by third-party providers in Palomar College courses, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RESOLVED that the Distance Education committee will investigate software alternatives that are equitable for students but also maintain test and academic integrity, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RESOLVED that the Faculty Senate will provide faculty with recommendations and guidelines for the limited use of third-party remote proctoring software that can help reduce inequities and negative impacts for students, as well as alternatives such as utilizing authentic assessments, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RESOLVED that the Faculty Senate requires that faculty using third-party remote proctoring software within the limited scope outlined in the forthcoming guidelines accommodate students who cannot or do not meet the technical requirements for using the third-party remote proctoring software, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RESOLVED that the Faculty Senate will advocate for an on-campus, in-person testing location that follows established safety standards and support online, live proctoring solutions that are equitable, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RESOLVED that the Faculty Senate calls on the Palomar Community College District to consider ways in which it can address student equity during remote test-taking, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RESOLVED that the Faculty Senate will ensure that any remaining or future ATRC training on the use of third-party remote proctoring software will include the Faculty Senate guidelines for appropriate usage, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RESOLVED that this resolution shall be shared with Palomar College\u2019s Associated Student Government, Palomar College\u2019s Academic Technology Resources Center, Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, and the Chancellor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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