7 Jun 2023

Massey University responds to students anxious over lack of tech for on-line, AI supervised exams

From Nine To Noon, 9:30 am on 7 June 2023

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Anxious Massey University students say they are ill-prepared to sit exams on-line, supervised by AI, as now required by the university.

Massey has recently introduced new rules, requiring thousands of undergraduates to sit exams on line, using an app called Remote Proctor Now which records and monitors students during on-line exams. It requires a webcam and microphone to be left on throughout the exam.

Massey says it is providing laptops and quiet rooms, but student representatives say what’s being provided is not enough to meet the need.

Kathryn speaks with Massey University Provost Professor Giselle Byrnes, and Massey's Student Association presidents Jake Law, Aniva Feau and Ramairoa Tawera.