2012-06-13 High Stakes Testing with Samigo on a Locked-Down OS Image

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The Stanford Language Center delivers writing exit-assessments every year as part of the university's language requirement. Moving from paper to electronic submission offered many benefits, including better security than hand delivery and easier collaboration when scoring. However, with an internet connection, there was also the possibility of test-takers making use of online translation services. Another dilemma would be concerns that students could potentially access data that other students left on the machine. When the Language Center approached the Academic Computing Services Imaging team to help resolve these dilemmas, they came up with a Windows 7 operating system image that only allowed Internet Explorer access to Sakai on low-cost laptops. This presentation will give details about how the laptops, the OS image, and Samigo were set up, as well as some of the lessons that were learned in a pilot with 150 students in 19 sections of foreign language courses.

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  • http://wpa.stanford.edu
  • http://language.stanford.edu
  • http://acomp.stanford.edu
  • http://ats.stanford.edu
  • http://kenro.web.stanford.edu
• Archived Recording: http://engage.opencastproject.org/engage/ui/watch.html?id=00e6472c-a8a2-422d-92c8-e771b3b10f3b 

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