CheatGuard: A cybersecurity inspired anti-cheating platform for higher education

Aim. Highlight the possibilities of the scientific and educational platform LabXchange for distance learning of genetics for students of higher education in the specialties 014 Secondary Education (Biology and Human Health) and 091 Biology. Methods. Content analysis, survey, generalization. Results. LabXchange, an online educational platform created by scientists, provides users with free access to high-quality scientific education through a variety of online tools. LabXchange's Comprehensive General Genetics Curriculum for Higher Education Students includes content types that transform standard science material into engaging interactive visualizations that promote better understanding of complex concepts, provide the opportunity to conduct genetic experiments in virtual laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment, help personalize the learning process, making it interesting and accessible opens up new opportunities for developing critical thinking skills, creativity and independence. Conclusions. The LabXchange online scientific and educational platform is an innovative resource for the study of genetics for students of higher education, as it performs important didactic functions. The experience of its use by students of a pedagogical university is useful for the formation of their professional competences.

With the increase in the number of internet users, the use of social media has grown over the past decade. More concretely the usage has progressively grown from personal to also formal aspects. University students are active users of social media for academic as well as for personal purposes. Social Media represents one of the most direct and effective tools for students to communicate and interact with the proper subjects. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of social media platform (email, social networks, blogs, instant messaging, etc.) in higher education in Kosovo, from the perspective of a student. Especially, in relation to the services offered by this platform in educational institutions where they study. In this study both primary and secondary sources of data were included. The secondary data are provided through literature gathered from published research articles. To answer the research questions , the primary data was collected through a structured questionnaire , that was sent to students in both electronic and hard copy version. The students were recruited from several higher education institutions in Kosovo. The sample was chosen having in consideration the statistical rules of representation. Data analysis was enabled through applied software Adobe Acrobat e-Forms (Adobe Acrobat forms central) and statistical interpretation through Excel format. The outcomes of this study show that there is an increase of social media usage within the students of higher education in Kosovo. Social Media has an impact and is considered as an effective tool by students about study related activities (activities related to subjects, research, group activities, projects, internship , etc.) and positive influence when it comes to communication and interactivity among them. Although, still it is recommended that the institutions where they study should be more active in the social media platforms, especially through Email (44 %), Facebook (37 %) and Google + (13 %). DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n2p155

Working in the software development industry in the modern world cannot be imagined without integration with some code versioning platform. In addition to allowing copies of the code to be kept, these platforms provide the ability to control changes that occur in the code itself, so at any time it can be determined which member of the development team made the change. The aim of this paper is to determine the possibilities of using code versioning platforms in education, i.e. conducting teaching in the field of software development at faculties, through the analysis of data generated on one of these platforms. In order to gain insight into the dynamics of software solution development, data analysis from the GitHub platform was performed using the GitHub REST API on the example of a public GitHub organization. The results of the analysis indicate that the data generated on these platforms can be used to better understand the learning process and monitor the dynamics of project work. In this way, lecturers have a better insight into the dynamics of the development of a given software solution. It is possible to follow iteratively how much and in what way each team member contributed to the solution through the analysis of different groups of data and thus better understand the state of individual activities, but also the state of the entire project.

The article discusses the scientific and practical problem of improving the practice of online learning using digital educational platforms – objects of educational space that fully provide educational and administrative processes. At the same time, commercial activities for the development of digital platforms require a scientific and pedagogical analysis of innovations in this area. The purpose of the article is to consider the potential of digital educational platforms to improve the quality of teachers’ educational activities, not only for the efficiency and automation of the educational process, but also to increase the productivity of students’ educational activities, for the implementation of deep learning. Methodology and research methods: the research was carried out in the context of a cognitive approach that considers global digitalization not only as a means of solving a variety of practical problems, but also a threat to human existence, focusing on the humanization of digital/information technologies; taking into account the concept of educational space, representing educational space as an object world and the subject of subjective activity. To prepare this article, we used methods of establishing causal relationships, which allowed us to identify an objective relationship between the key concepts of the problem under consideration; a web analytics tool (Google Trends); methods of analyzing and processing bibliographic sources. In conclusion, the directions of effective use of the digital platform in the educational space are proposed: the creation of a special management system, the organization of scientific and pedagogical support for the development and implementation of digital platforms, advanced training of teachers and students in the field of digital technologies and digital hygiene. The prospects of using digital educational platforms in higher education are outlined: educational analytics and forecasting of educational programs, the functioning of a flexible educational and administrative infrastructure in online offices, the integration of information, informal and formal strategies for self-education of students, teachers and staff.

The objectives of this research were as follows. 1) Analyze the intelligent educational recommendation platform with AI Chatbots. 2) Design the architecture of the intelligent educational recommendation platform with AI Chatbots. 3) Develop the architecture of the intelligent educational recommendation platform with AI Chatbots. 4) Study the appropriateness of developing the intelligent educational recommendation platform with AI Chatbots. The sample used in the research was seven experts in information system development from various institutions in higher education. The architecture of the intelligent educational recommendation platform with AI Chatbots there is two main components: 1) Stakeholders consisting of system administrators and external users, and 2) The working process of the intelligent educational recommendation platform with AI Chatbots consists of four parts including natural language processing, dialog management, database and application programming interface (API), and response generation. Assessment of the appropriateness of the architecture of the intelligent educational recommendation platform with AI Chatbots found that 1) the architecture of the intelligent educational recommendation platform with AI Chatbots, overall at a high appropriated, 2) the architecture of the intelligent educational recommendation platform with AI Chatbots, an individual element at a high appropriated, and 3) the architecture of the intelligent educational recommendation platform with AI Chatbots, Integrated elements at a high appropriated. As described earlier, the architecture of the intelligent educational recommendation platform with AI Chatbots can be a guideline for developing with AI Chatbots in the future.

With the rapid development of network information technology and its wide application in various fields, the practical teaching link of college entrepreneurship education must be closely integrated with modern information technology, from content and form to better adapt to the information age. Development needs. Entrepreneurship education in colleges and universities can not only deepen the reform of higher education, but also provide an important platform for cultivating compound talents with innovative entrepreneurship. The construction of virtual network platform system for entrepreneurship education in colleges has the advantages of openness, unity and sharing. It integrates various business resources to provide students with better and convenient personalized services and the other entrepreneurship. The limitations of the educational network platform. This platform uses the popular B/S structure model, three-layer model design, and applies Microsoft's latest .NET technology platform and joint programming language to focus on the analysis, design, development and implementation process of college entrepreneurship education system. Online teaching platforms in Europe and the United States have already formed scale and achieved great success, such as WEBCT, Blackboard, Virtual-U and other well-known online teaching platforms. Online teaching platforms started late in China, such as Aopeng Education Platform, 4A Online Teaching Platform, and Universal Online Education Platform, etc., but the overall status quo is still in the primary stage of tracking foreign models and development, sharing, network operation efficiency, interaction, Source code, details, and other related factors, as well as the high costs and irreversible factors involved in entrepreneurship education and practical training, these have seriously affected the cultivation of practical teaching and practical ability in innovative entrepreneurship education in universities, which is difficult to meet the innovative type Selection of top talents. The Notice on the Establishment of a National Virtual Simulation Experiment Teaching Center issued by the Ministry of Education in 2013 requires that universities and colleges should actively develop and apply virtual simulation experiment teaching platforms to promote the employment and entrepreneurship of college graduates and provide strong support for the cultivation of entrepreneurial talent. Based on the analysis of the current demand for entrepreneurship education in domestic universities, this paper focuses on the analysis, design, development and implementation of virtual entrepreneurship education platform systems in universities based on the complete software development process, three-tier model design, and programming language under the most popular B / S model the study.

Corona pandemic (Covid-19) has changed many aspects of human life, as it managed to close the airports, impeded global trade, and led to the global economy shrinking more than the stage of the Great Depression that occurred in 1929, as well as halting the process of education and higher education. On the other hand, researchers faced challenges and obstacles such as carrying out field work collecting data from various sources, stopping research funding. The research funding priorities have further directed towards the research related to Covid-19. Moreover, Corona Pandemic made it obvious that higher education needs to be reformed and re-evaluated globally to be adaptable during crises. In addition to that, there is a need to develop curricula in the universities and enhance their research role to prepare qualified graduates for the labor market. The spread of the epidemic is no different from other security threats, such as espionage and cyber wars, and the closure is only an attempt to protect the health of citizens which is part of the national security of the society. It is no longer the only conventional war that threatens the national security of countries. Nowadays, Corona virus has proven that the next danger to countries arises from laboratories, that is, biological warfare, which may eliminate human life in seconds. Corona crisis has reconsidered a set of priorities and drew attention to the risks and threats due to neglecting the scientific research, generated tremendous pressure on innovative activities, stimulated innovation exclusively in the health sector and provided the opportunity for the emergence of true scientific competencies. However, during the global health crisis, many international scientific laboratories of respiratory diseases, infectious diseases, immunology, and other sciences in the same field have been involved to find vaccines against the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19). Statistics showed that the contribution of Arab universities and research centers was unassertive in the dissemination of scientific research and patents to confront the Covid-19 virus and did not rise to the international standard of the universities. Therefore, this chapter aims to clarify the trends of the digital learning of international educational institutions to develop the educational and research electronic platforms to produce digital scientific materials, providing digital scientific research sources and training in scientific research skills in the digital environment in addition to develop digital informational awareness for researchers, and publishing scientific research related to Covid. - 19. The current study also reviews the most important challenges encountered by researchers and graduate students in the use of advanced technology, such as 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and dealing with cloud computing and big data. The chapter further discusses the future of scientific research in light of the persistence of the Corona pandemic, and the lessons learned from this crisis. Keywords Corona pandemic, education and higher education, scientific research, educational platforms, digital education programs, innovative activities, scientific publishing for universities, patents, artificial intelligence.

Corona pandemic (Covid-19) has changed many aspects of human life, as it managed to close the airports, impeded global trade, and led to the global economy shrinking more than the stage of the Great Depression that occurred in 1929, as well as halting the process of education and higher education. On the other hand, researchers faced challenges and obstacles such as carrying out field work collecting data from various sources, stopping research funding. The research funding priorities have further directed towards the research related to Covid-19. Moreover, Corona Pandemic made it obvious that higher education needs to be reformed and re-evaluated globally to be adaptable during crises. In addition to that, there is a need to develop curricula in the universities and enhance their research role to prepare qualified graduates for the labor market. The spread of the epidemic is no different from other security threats, such as espionage and cyber wars, and the closure is only an attempt to protect the health of citizens which is part of the national security of the society. It is no longer the only conventional war that threatens the national security of countries. Nowadays, Corona virus has proven that the next danger to countries arises from laboratories, that is, biological warfare, which may eliminate human life in seconds. Corona crisis has reconsidered a set of priorities and drew attention to the risks and threats due to neglecting the scientific research, generated tremendous pressure on innovative activities, stimulated innovation exclusively in the health sector and provided the opportunity for the emergence of true scientific competencies. However, during the global health crisis, many international scientific laboratories of respiratory diseases, infectious diseases, immunology, and other sciences in the same field have been involved to find vaccines against the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19). Statistics showed that the contribution of Arab universities and research centers was unassertive in the dissemination of scientific research and patents to confront the Covid-19 virus and did not rise to the international standard of the universities. Therefore, this chapter aims to clarify the trends of the digital learning of international educational institutions to develop the educational and research electronic platforms to produce digital scientific materials, providing digital scientific research sources and training in scientific research skills in the digital environment in addition to develop digital informational awareness for researchers, and publishing scientific research related to Covid. - 19. The current study also reviews the most important challenges encountered by researchers and graduate students in the use of advanced technology, such as 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and dealing with cloud computing and big data. The chapter further discusses the future of scientific research in light of the persistence of the Corona pandemic, and the lessons learned from this crisis. Keywords Corona pandemic, education and higher education, scientific research, educational platforms, digital education programs, innovative activities, scientific publishing for universities, patents, artificial intelligence.

The foundation of vocal music is a relevant course for music majors in general comprehensive universities, teacher training colleges and art colleges and universities in general higher education education, and this paper utilizes VR technology to innovatively construct an interactive teaching platform for vocal music. Afterwards, the content of the Improved Flanders Interaction Analysis System (iFIAS) is used to analyze the practical effects of the interactive platform in the overall structure of the teacher-student interaction network and the classroom speech structure in the vocal music teaching of music courses in colleges and universities by using questionnaire survey method and social network analysis method. The interaction network in the star-shaped interactive classroom teaching model used in this paper is centered around the teacher, as shown by the results. After applying the interactive learning platform at this time, the average value of the interaction network density in the experimental class increased by 20.22% compared to the control class. The introduction of the interactive platform for vocal music into the classroom can improve the interactive process of teachers and students, increase the initiative and creativity of students’ participation, and the mean values of the ratio of verbal behavior and silent or chaotic behavior of the students in the experimental class increased by 18.74% and 6.67% compared with that of the control group. Obviously, the application of interactive learning platforms in teaching increases the interaction between teachers and students, making the teachers’ guiding role stronger.

Education is among the many spheres of human life that have been totally computerized in today’s society. Computers and digital resources have already become an accepted part of the learning process for all types of educational institutions, from preschools to universities. The article points out the importance of distance learning and Internet platforms as a didactic means of material assimilation, because with their help it is possible for students to independently assimilate the proposed teaching and learning materials within a certain period of time. The manner in which Internet tools are employed should be subjugated to attaining educational objectives and safeguarding the excellence of virtual instruction. In today’s information world saturated with different electronic resources, higher education institutions have to withstand tough competition with different educational centres and platforms providing foreign language learning opportunities. This article presents an overview of educational platforms for foreign language learning (in English). The article aims to demonstrate the wide range of options available on various websites designed for adult learners of foreign languages, while exploring neurodidactic approaches to teaching. The sites analyzed in the article have different methodological bases and have a specific learning goal. The practical experience of using a corporate educational platform in teaching is considered.

Purpose of research. Online platforms are being used as digital solutions in the system of higher education. They are developed by order of not only the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation as well as by commercial structures. The market of educational digital products is oversaturated with various services. It is quite difficult for representatives of the education system to navigate in all their diversity. The interest of researchers is mainly focused on the analysis of online courses and other platform solutions are not considered. The choice of IT solution affects both the educational environment and learning models. Therefore, consideration of online platforms in the context of their functional purpose is an urgent problem, which is the reason for the interest in finding optimal means for evaluating online platforms. The purpose of this study is to develop criteria for evaluating educational online platforms that solve didactic tasks.Materials and methods. The study was conducted over the past five years in three phases and using two types of activities. The first stage: included the collection of data - the results of the subjective perception of web services by participants in advanced training courses. The second stage: we brainstormed a redundant set of evaluation parameters. In parallel, a search was made for various approaches to evaluating platform solutions. The analysis of empirical data from the results of questioning the subjects of education made it possible to identify the main problem of the study, and the bibliographic search method made it possible to identify the existing criteria for evaluating online courses. At the final stage, the systematization and structuring of the obtained results was carried out. The methods used made it possible to move from subjective assessments to objective characteristics of online educational platforms.Results. The article discusses approaches to evaluating online platforms from the standpoint of their effective use in the educational process. The variety of available and created online resources suggests the need to develop skills in evaluating virtual educational environments, which requires the development of evaluation criteria and the necessary quantitative indicators. The authors analyzed the main approaches to the classification of educational platforms and proposed their own typology according to the ways of interaction between participants in the educational process. The paper presents the criteria for evaluating platform solutions and makes their grouping according to three bases: on technical, functional, and didactic possibilities. The formulation of the criteria makes it possible to use indicators of the presence or absence of a certain quality of platforms, which makes it possible to reduce the subjectivity of their evaluation.Conclusion. The digital transformation of the educational space implies the possibility of embedding various resources into the educational process: gadgets, web development and online platforms. The paper proposes a classification of online platforms by types of interaction, which made it possible to distinguish the criteria for their assessment from the solved didactic problems. The two-stage platform evaluation model makes it possible to qualitatively evaluate the possibilities of its use and make a choice in favor of one or another service when you get acquainted with the resource.

Information and communication technologies (ICT) have intervened in all human activities and education has not been the exception. In higher education, educational platforms have proven to be very useful in virtual education, forced by the pandemic caused by covid-19. To be effective, these educational platforms must combine ICT, teaching strategies and an institutional IT support team. Therefore, both students and teachers must modify the roles to which they were accustomed and become active and participatory, self-reflective and self-regulating actors. The purpose of this work is to propose teaching strategies to generate meaningful learning in virtual distance higher education, in times of the pandemic caused by covid-19. It is research with a qualitative, phenomenological and descriptive approach. A group of teachers from the Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla (BUAP) were interviewed about the teaching strategies applied in their academic development in this time of pandemic. Selecting those that best adapt to the virtual model and that can be developed through educational platforms in higher education. Reaching the conclusion that it is necessary to reflect on the teaching practice and question the student and the teacher of the digital age.

In February 2020 Ecuador declared a health emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic. On-site classes were suspended. The Ecuadorian university population does not adapt to virtual educational platforms. The objective of the study was to analyse student perception of Ecuadorian educational platforms in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was quantitative. The sample was non-probabilistic participatory, consisting of students from different universities in the Province of Chimborazo. For data collection, a questionnaire with four study variables was applied. The results were analysed with T student and MANOVA. There is a positive perception of students using the educational platforms. There were significant statistical differences according to gender variables, contrary to the levels of study and location, there is a greater sympathetic affection of students when receiving virtual classes by female teachers. It can be concluded that the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of online learning by higher education institutions. Keywords: Covid-19, virtual education, higher education, Ecuador, education platform, virtual education, Ecuador

In recent years, the adoption of e-learning platforms in higher education has gained significant momentum, driven by advances in technology, the growing need for flexible learning options, and the global disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This systematic review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning platforms in higher education by examining existing literature on their impact on learning outcomes, student engagement, and overall educational experience. The review synthesizes findings from various studies conducted across diverse contexts, including both synchronous and asynchronous learning environments, to provide a comprehensive understanding of the effectiveness of e-learning platforms. The results indicate that e-learning platforms can enhance learning outcomes, promote greater accessibility, and improve student satisfaction. However, the effectiveness of these platforms depends on several factors, such as the design of the platform, the quality of content, the level of instructor engagement, and the technological infrastructure available to students. Furthermore, challenges such as digital divide, student motivation, and lack of face-to-face interaction may hinder the full potential of e-learning platforms. This review highlights the importance of addressing these challenges and suggests recommendations for improving the effectiveness of e-learning in higher education. In conclusion, while e-learning platforms hold significant promise for transforming higher education, their effectiveness is contingent upon thoughtful design, adequate support, and continuous evaluation to ensure that they meet the diverse needs of learners.

The main objective of this paper is to analyze the virtual platforms in Higher Education in times of pandemic in Ecuador, with higher education being one of the sectors within the groups of the fragile area that was exposed to the disease of the COVID -19 pandemic. The methodology used in its approach is qualitative with a non-experimental design of a cross-sectional nature that had an exploratory scope under the analytical-synthetic, inductive-deductive method; the instruments used as a strategy is the use of documentary and bibliographic research. It was determined that the use of virtual platforms in Higher Education is indeed among the groups that will have, according to the projections analyzed, one of the greatest effects on the teaching-learning process of students' online classes after the COVID-19 pandemic. As a relevant conclusion, it is determined that the use of virtual platforms fundamentally helped the educational training process in the transmission of knowledge. Therefore, it is recommended that the higher education community make use of information and communication technologies for the teaching and learning process.