Changing is rough
This semester I'm allowing my face to face class to take their quizzes and tests in person. I have so many online sections that it's easier on my end for all my classes to use the online proctor when they take quizzes and tests. Added to that, former students in my face to face sections told me they preferred taking the quizzes and tests online because they could take them at home, it was easier to focus, etc. My own son is in a dual credit class that requires online proctoring this semester. It's going fine now, but getting it set up was a headache. I wanted to offer the option to my face to face students to avoid the online proctoring. We discussed it as a class and they agreed that they preferred to take the quizzes and tests face to face. Here's what I'm finding: grades are about the same. Students seem more nervous on our class review day because they know a quiz or test is coming at the end of class. If they miss class they have to m...