‘Anytime, Anyplace, Anyone…’ the Martini model has long been used as a persuasive argument for the provision of online learning, carrying with it the potential to free learners
from the tyranny of rigid timetables and the inconvenience and costs of unnecessary travel.
Till now, assessment has always lain some way outside this scheme of thinking due to the difficulties of ensuring that exams could not be corrupted by unscrupulous students. However, now it looks as if that final wall is starting to crumble as new software using fingerprint recognition to verify the identity of the student, in conjunction with a webcam and microphone, enters the assessment arena.
