Straighterline Proctored and Closed Book

[Potatoloco]

I just took the Anthropology final today. I consider it an open book final as I showed the proctor that I currently had my etextbook open. They did not say anything to me about not being able to use it, though in the end, I did not look at it once. I imagine this will probably cause a lot of confusion as their official policy listed on their website still shows open book for all finals. Though it wouldn't surprise me that somewhere within the website there is language that says otherwise.

Either way, the use of proctoring and possibly having the final change to a closed book format hasn't really changed my approach to SL classes. I took several courses there dating back to Jan 2011 and have yet to use the book for a final. A general strategy of mine has always been to get as close to a 70% as possible before the final. I believe with the current format, with a little effort, coming into the final with above 600 current points should be attainable for anyone that takes the classes. The only real inconvenience at this point, is waiting a few days to take a final after scheduling it to avoid extra fees.

I would imagine that this is probably the end of the line of SL changes from a testing standpoint. The only thing they can really extend it to at this point is proctored mid-terms or eventually proctoring every test. But I really don't see them believing that course of action would help the profitability or the image of the company after the fiasco of last year.