Hello,
If you're headed out to WCET next week in Denver, be sure to look for our CEO, Jeff Maynard, who will be there supporting the panel discussions on Academic Integrity, Student Authentication, and lowering the cost of Proctoring.
We're excited to share other community news with you, in this issue, you'll find out more about:
- Pearson eCollege's OpenClass announcement at EDUCAUSE 2011, naming BSI as one of the technology partners that have joined , their new learning management system (LMS) that's delivered from the Cloud and integrates seamlessly with Google Apps for Education.
- If you're going to WCET - be sure to attend these panels where BSI will be part of the discussion: Approaches to Accessing Students with Dr. Mark Sarver, from EduKan (a BSI customer) and Academic Integrity and Student Authentication.
- BSI will also be at the ISC Conference participating in the ISC Premier Education Program presenting on the topic: Leveraging the Power of One-Card Solutions for Higher Education at the Javits in New York City.
- BSI expands support to HTML5 devices including iPhone and iPad for mobile Idenitity Proofing.
- We've just deployed our BioSig-ID solution at a BlackBoard LMS customer site and will be deploying BioSig-ID at an eCollege Pearson LearningStudio site next week. More to come on these new customer sites in our next issue.
Thanks for your time today. We look forward to speaking with you more about your student identity proofing and proctoring initiatives in the coming weeks. If you'd like to find out more, please reply to this email or call us at (800) 516-7841 to set up a virtual meeting for you and your team.
Warmest regards for a colorful October!
Stephanie
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BSI named in Pearson OpenClass Announcement at EDUCAUSE 2011
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BSI authenticates "WHO" is taking your courses, improves academic integrity, and reduces proctoring fees |
BSI joins other OpenClass technology and content partners including CourseSmart, ProQuest, Panopto, Kaltura, Respondus, Turnitin, Learning Objects, SoftChalk, Foliotek, SmarterServices, OpenStudy and Smarthinking.
Pearson, the world's leading learning company, today announced that several technology partners have joined OpenClass, the new learning management system (LMS) that's delivered from the Cloud. The announcement was made at EDUCAUSE 2011, the annual gathering of the world's education technology leaders.
OpenClass will increase access, achievement and affordability in higher education for students and integrates with Google Apps for Education(TM) and is available in the Google Apps Marketplace(TM).
Read the rest of this story by clicking here .
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BSI Opens Up Support for HTML5 and Apple iOS Devices
We are happy to announce that we now are BETA testing our HTML5 version of our BioSig-ID software for identity proofing
here on our site.
BSI delivers our technology as a web service - meaning no additional hardware or software needed, making our solution a low-cost, easy to deploy choice to verify "who" is accessing your systems and can be used on mobile devices (smart phones, tablets), laptops and desktops.
Why HTML5? This is the 5th version of HTML and it aims to improve support for the latest multimedia devices while keeping it readable by humans and understood by computers and devices without having to resort to proprietary plugins and APIs. This new technology requirement is the business driver for BSI to support HTML5 for future compatibility issues.
Apple computer iPhone and iPad users will be able to use the BSI BioSig-ID application to verify their identity when our BETA testing period ends in January 2012 release of our next version.
If you'd like to test it out click here to try it out and let us know how it worked for you.
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WCET 2011 Panels: Academic Integrity, Eliminating Proctoring Fees, Authenticating Students
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Academic Integrity, Eliminating Proctoring Fees, Authenticating Students |
With online enrollment increasing 15% annually, institutions need to look at best practices in distance learning environments - including the use of technology like BSI for student identity proofing, reducing proctoring fees and ensuring academic integrity.
Here are two panels at WCET 2011where you'll be able to find more about how BSI can play a role in your future, and meet and speak with Jeff Maynard, our CEO, about your school's initiatives.
Academic Integrity and Student Authentication: October 26, 2011, 3:00 PM-4:30 PM - Pomeroy
Moderator: Patricia Book , University of Northern Colorado (CO)
Moderator: Deb Gearhart , Troy University (AL)
Moderator: Lisa Marie Johnson , Pearson eCollege (CO)
Moderator: Matthew Prineas , University of Maryland University College (MD)
How is Your Institution Addressing Academic Integrity and Student Authentication
WCET’s CIG on Academic Integrity and Student Authentication will share their work in developing a set of resources for the WCET community including: 1) a set of good practices for proctoring distance education students (both human and remote proctoring), 2) institutional stories about experiences with reviewing, piloting, and implementing some technology solution for student identity authentication, and 3) an academic integrity resource guide including student and faculty tutorials, institutional policies on academic integrity, and selected articles. One of the goals of this interactive session is to get your feedback about how to maximize the value of these resources as well as contribute additional resources ypiou have found valuable at your campus. You do not have to be a member of the CIG to participate.
Approaches to Assessing Students: October 28, 2011, 1:45 PM-3:00 PM - Colorado AB
Moderator: Teresa Theisen , Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MN)
Presenter: April Cognato , Michigan State University (MI)
Presenter: Deb Gearhart , Troy University (AL)
Presenter: Mark Sarver , EduKan (KS)
Approaches to Assessing Students While Ensuring Academic Integrity and Student Convenience
Various methods are used in distance education to achieve a higher level of academic integrity. Learn from several administrators who are striving to improve academic integrity, avoid implementation obstacles, and provide convenient methods for authenticating distance-learning students. Panelists will discuss the lessons learned, success stories, and best practices in academic integrity.
Read more about BSI's solutions for online education by clicking here.
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Leveraging the Power of One-Card Solutions for Higher Education at ISC Conference November 2011
Across the world, educational institutions are embracing the convenience provided by one-card solutions that provide multiple functions, including identify management; secure access; library and other services; and on- and off-campus financial transactions for students, staff and vendor contractors.
In this session, university security directors will discuss the integration of a single-card solution in their institutions and outline the benefits realized in terms of reduced costs; increased student purchasing power and convenience; greater flexibility in the management of resources; and improved management of student, staff and vendor information and interaction. Additionally, participants will learn about an exciting new software-based biometric identification technology that can be seamlessly added to a single card to provide multi-factor student authentication and can be applied to non-education settings for secure online banking, healthcare records access and any other identify verification for Internet-based transactions.
Speakers: Berkly Trumbo, Bill Morgan (of BSI), Raymond Thrower, Raymond V. Osborne
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BSI Rank Tops for Identity Proofing Solutions
 | V2.0 Validations – University Pilots (multiple campuses), other users,
Independent 3rd party testing subjects by The Tolly Group =32,000 total
enrollment and validation transactions
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BSI's patented BioSig-ID signature biometric technology for student ID authentication can benefit your institution:
- Compliant with the intent of the revised education act (HEOA 2008 Education Act Section 496 (20 U.S.C. 1099b) for verifying student ID
- Independent lab testing confirms a 99.97% accuracy = 3x > than national standards
- Provides a replacement for physical proctoring and the high costs to administer
- Provides the most cost effective solution versus current security questions or web cam technology
- Provides a solution to be a budget gain for the institution
- Requires no additional hardware, so scalability can be immediate
- Offers a site license so it is easy to budget
Find out how we can help you meet your initiatives to meet and exceed requirements for identity proofing - email or call us at (800) 516-7841.
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