Data privacy and Respondus Monitor proctoring To ensure access, please contact the Disability Resource Center with any questions regarding specific student accommodations in the online testing environment. Please note: If you have students in your course who require approved accommodations from the DRC then Respondus LDB and Respondus Monitor may cause accessibility issues by not allowing access to assistive technology. Your learning goals are an excellent place to start when considering alternative assessments: what do you hope students will be able to do by the end of your course, and in what ways can they demonstrate what they know? Please visit the Rutgers University Tips for Exams & Alternative Assessments to explore more alternatives. Large courses reliant on in-person exams should consider open-book exams or frequent low-stakes assessments as alternative assessment strategies that are relatively easy to grade.
That way, students can avert any accusations of cheating that may be due to use of approved assistive technology or accessibility issues.įor these reasons, during this time we recommend using alternatives to timed, proctored exams wherever possible. If faculty intend to use Respondus LockDown Browser (with or without Monitor), they should consult Disability Resource Center for those students who have identified themselves to faculty for accommodations.
Students may have privacy concerns about third-party recorded remote proctoring.The technical infrastructure of services like Respondus LockDown Browser & Monitor has not been utilized at this scale before, so planning must include what to do if the proctoring service crashes during the exam.Not all students have access to the appropriate technology to use services like Respondus Monitor that requires a webcam instructors will have to make accommodations for such students.They require substantial planning and setup on the part of the instructor and the student, and may generate many “false positive” flags that must be reviewed by an instructor after the exam.They are often even more stressful for students than in-person proctored exams, which can negatively impact student performance.Traditional timed, proctored exams are possible remotely using the tools available in Canvas and Respondus LockDown Browser & Respondus Monitor. However, proctored remote exams have several drawbacks: Please click each tab below to learn more to get you started.īefore committing to remote proctored exams, below are some considerations: Proctored Exams Instructors can choose to use Respondus LockDown Browser with or without Respondus Monitor feature enabled when choosing their LDB testing settings in their Canvas course. Respondus Monitor is a ‘ proctored remote exam’ whereas LockDown Browser just locks the testing environment. Requiring the use of Respondus Monitor is useful when giving remote exams without a live proctor. After the quiz is complete, an instructor can review details of the assessment, even the recorded videos. When this feature is enabled for a quiz, students are required to use a webcam and microphone with LockDown Browser. Respondus Monitor ® builds upon the power of LockDown Browser, using a student’s webcam and industry-leading video analytics to detect & deter cheating during non-proctored exams. When an assessment is started, students are locked out of these functions until they submit their exam for grading. When students use Respondus LockDown Browser (LDB) they are unable to print, copy, go to another URL, or access other applications.
Respondus LockDown Browser ® is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within Canvas.
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