One sentiment we often run into is the idea that EMA (Electronic Management of Assessment) is largely similar to a Student Administration System (SAS). And we get the connotation. As soon as someone says ‘management’ in an educational setting, the first thing that comes to mind is a SAS, a place to record, document and manage educational information.

Teaching in higher education has many positive sides – confronting students with their plagiarised essays and breach of academic integrity is not one of them.

An increasing number of students entering higher education in the UK are doing so with one or more disabilities. According to the HEFCE, 56% more students with a known disability entered a full-time first-degree course in 2016/2017 than in 2010/2011.

The need for better accessibility, both physically and digitally, is rapidly becoming more and more apparent throughout the world. Organisations and businesses are increasing their focus on how they can improve their service, product or institution for people with different disabilities.

An endless amount of important and private data flying around aimlessly, hopelessly and completely unprotected. Does this sound like your thoughts on cloud-hosting and cloud-based exam software?

When we talk about exams and tests, we often talk about stress and anxiety in the same breath. And in the world of higher education, this means quite often.

As an introduction to our new Rubrics module in WISEflow, our Executive Director Rasmus Blok made some videos explaining what the Rubrics module is and how it works (Part 1) and what the advantages of using Rubrics are (Part 2).

To ensure quality in teaching and help students with their future employment prospects, a digital approach is key. This is especially true for the assessment procedure in HEIs, as this educational key practice is notoriously underrepresented in digitisation initiatives within education, even though HEIs risk a misalignment in their teaching efforts – and thereby effectively lowering the effect of teaching – because of it.

As a part of the latest update of the WISEflow platform, whitelisting of external online resources was enabled within the LockDown browser. This allows for new uses of WISEflow in several different kinds of exams, including computer science, maths and economics, while keeping the integrity of the secure protocols of the exam intact.

As new technologies emerge, new possibilities follow in their wake. To some, this perpetual motion is the future. To others, it is a threat to their set ways. This dichotomy is the essence of disruption, as modern alternatives, utilising this new technology, put pressure on traditional industries and force them to rethink their ways of doing business.

Exams are a diverse field with many different formats and configurations. Most universities span from the natural sciences to the arts, where they specialise in music, media, art and performance, which means their assessment of these disciplines often requires options far beyond marking ticked boxes and circles around true or false statements.

Disruption is paving the way for change and progress in nearly all industries, but what are the emerging digital trends in education? To try and answer this question, we offer you our top 5 of disruptive tendencies in education in 2018.

As providers of exam software with a client base that has a wide array of systems, the possibility of integration is an integral part of our service with WISEflow.

Exam periods can be stressful for not only students and assessors but all staff involved. It requires careful planning and the risk of failure is taken into account in all scenarios – e.g. network failure or a sudden loss of power.

To prevent cheating in exams is a crucial factor when we talk about exams. It has become especially important these recent years, as it has become common to use computers for written as well as oral exams.

When putting out a tender or deciding which provider to choose, the price is always a concern. And how do you calculate the price of digital exams? At UNIwise, we strive to be as transparent in our pricing model upfront as we possibly can.

Marking, commenting and grading is an essential part of any exam situation. Since exams and assessments take on many formats and require different forms of marking, great versatility in marking is paramount in a digital exam platform. The tools for marking in WISEflow reflect this importance.

Awareness of cheating in exams and especially of plagiarism is one of the key points in the assessment of exams in schools and universities around the world. So naturally, as providers of a digital exam and assessment software, we have pondered that exact question: how to prevent cheating and plagiarism in digital exams?

The exam and assessment writing software is developed with exactly a Bring Your Own Device scenario in mind. WISEflow is an HTML5-based application, meaning that it is accessible from almost any digital device with a browser installed. This enables all students with all devices and operating systems to use WISEflow.

For universities, colleges and other educational institutions, exams are just about the most high-stakes activities of them all. Ensuring that the students’ exams and their information are handled with a high measure of security is a vital task.