Platform: Windows, Mac
Affiliation: Instructors
What is the Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor?
The LockDown Browser is a custom browser that prevents students from accessing other browser windows, applications, copy/paste, printing and other features while a test is in progress.
Respondus Monitor is an option within the LockDown Browser that will use the student's webcam to record the test taking session. An automated process detects suspicious behavior during a test session. Video segments with potential exam violations are flagged for the instructor, with an overall risk level assigned to the exam session. Instructors are able to review the video recordings of the tests sessions.
Respondus WebinarsRespondus is currently conducting daily 45-minute training webinars for instructors on using the LockDown Browser and Monitor. A full schedule and signup links for those webinars is available at the link below. |
The LockDown Browser requires students to have access to a computer that they can install the browser on.
Software (Operating System) Requirements:
The LockDown Browser cannot be installed on Chromebooks. |
Enabling the Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor for an Assessment in your Elearning Course
- Go to the Assessment menu located in the course navigation bar at the top of your course homepage and select the Quizzes item
- Select the LockDown Browser tab
- The Respondus LockDown Browser Dashboard will display a list of all course assessments and whether the LockDown Browser or Respondus Monitor is currently required for any quizzes.
- Select the menu next to the left of a quiz and select the Settings option.
- Select the Require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam.
- If you want to enable the Respondus Monitor as well, select the Require Respondus Monitor for this exam option.
- Review your LockDown Browser settings, and click the Save + Close button.
Reviewing Respondus Monitor Sessions
- Go to the Assessment menu located in the course navigation bar at the top of your course homepage and select the Quizzes item
- Select the LockDown Browser tab
- The Respondus LockDown Browser Dashboard will display a list of all course assessments and whether the LockDown Browser or Respondus Monitor is currently required for any quizzes.
- Select the menu next to the left of the quiz you want to review and select Class Results
- A list of students in the course will be displayed. For students who have taken the exam, the date they took the exam, duration of the exam, and an automated Review Priority is displayed.
- The Review Priority is the automated analyses estimate of how much suspicious behavior occurred during the test session.
- To review the video of a test session, select the + sign next to a students name. The video of the student's test session can be viewed here.
Portions of the session that were flagged as suspicious can be quickly viewed by clicking on the video thumbnails.
How to Preview Exams/Quizzes with Respondus Lockdown Browser
From within your course:
- Navigate to Assessments>Quizzes
- Select the dropdown menu next to the quiz you would like to preview
- Select “Preview”
- Uncheck “Bypass Restrictions”
- Download the Lockdown Browser if you have not
- You will then be able to select “Launch Lockdown Browser” to preview the quiz.
Note: The Preview function does not work if you change your role to view as “student”
Exempting specific students from using the LockDown Browser
You can make it so that only certain students can take the exam without the lockdown browser, so you do not need multiple versions of your exam.
- Go to Assessments > Quizzes
- Select the dropdown menu next to the quiz you would like to edit
- Select Edit
- Go to the Restrictions tab
- Scroll down to Special Access
- Select Allow selected users special access to this quiz
- Select the button Add Users to Special Access
- This takes you to a new screen where you will scroll down to the mini heading that says LockDownBrowser
- Select the check box next to Not required to take this quiz
- Scroll down
- Select the check box next to the students you wish to exempt
- Select the Add Special Access button
- Save and Close