| TOP STORY Iowa Universities Patch Holes in Large Online Transition
Public universities in the state of Iowa are filling in the gaps, and as such, they have now largely transitioned to operating online amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (TNS) — Iowa's public universities made the monumental shift last spring to predominantly virtual and hybrid learning impressively, but Board of Regents auditors have identified some holes — including one that raised the prospect of cheating on exams had it not been addressed. Many University of Iowa instructors use an exam-proctoring software called Proctorio to administer tests. A newly released board audit found some, though, hadn't been consistently reviewing alerts from the testing system, "increasing the risk that academic misconduct may go undetected." READ MORE | 