SmarterID

SmarterID ensures that the student who registered for the class is the one completing the work.

Important Points to Remember:

  • Student will not be asked to authenticate during quizzes. 
  • Students have the choice to authenticate using facial ID or typing authentication. 
  • SmarterID challenges trigger upon entering a course, not after logging into Moodle.
  • SmarterID will allow students to continue, regardless of if they pass/fail the authentication process.
  • The SmarterID link has to be turned on in the course, but students will not be able to access any data.
  • Students are able to authenticate on a desktop, laptop, or mobile device.

    Using SmarterID’s Dashboard:

    • Viewing Reports:
      • When viewing the Attendance Report, if you see a student that has no boxes filled in (via the gradient scale), the instructor may want to reach out and verify that the student has been working within the LMS as required.
    • Challenge Scores:
      • Score is less than 5%, was very unlikely to be the student.
      • 40% – 80%, it was likely them but a poor challenge.
      • Anything above 80% match is the student.
    • Analyzing Student Fails:
      • If a student fails a challenge 3 or more times, the instructor may want to reach out and ask if there is a problem with
        the student’s hardware if using facial recognition or learn more about their process when they are challenged to get
        a discussion going.
      • When viewing a failed challenge, a good practice is to look at if the student has used different browsers within their
        challenges.
      • If the student keeps failing the typing challenge, the instructor may want to talk with the student and mention clicking
        the button to authenticate with a webcam during their next challenge.
      • Generally, if you see a student having several 80 and above passing scores and then a low score, and back up to 80 and
        above, generally it is not the student. Trends like this warrant a conversation with the student to see what is occurring.
        These low scores are most likely not the student.
      • When talking with students, mentioning to them that low scores trigger alerts and result in monitoring the student
        more closely, this reminds students that they are being watched and may be the deterrent needed.