The University of Ottawa is facing increased reports of academic fraud as the COVID-19 pandemic forces professors to use online teaching methods. Students are increasingly being caught for using the popular website Chegg.com for assignments, midterms, and exams.
Editorial: Professors and Faculties should take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to develop innovative ways to evaluate students in their courses instead of relying on invasive proctoring software to monitor traditional multiple-choices exams.
According to Jean-Philippe Dubé, a fourth-year computer science student at the U of O, the shift to the new D2L platform was a collective decision made by the administration and members of the university Senate.
