Penn State University Secure, High-Tech Test Center

Penn State University has been having open house events of its new, secure, high-tech testing center. In the interest of stopping cheating, otherwise known as academic integrity, the new center scans student IDs, provides them printed authorization passes with workstation assignments, their photo, and allowed tools, all while being video-recorded and observed by monitoring staff.

The testing center's home page is here. At left is an image of the security station at the entrance, overlooking video monitors and the test-taking area. Here is a Penn State Live article about the center, and here is an informative article about it with observations from experts elsewhere, from The Boston Globe.