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Respondus Lockdown Browser with Live Instructor Proctoring

Overview

Respondus Lockdown Browser with Live Instructor Proctoring allows instructors to proctor quizzes and exams over Zoom while students work within Lockdown Browser.  This provides a way for instructors to ensure that students are neither accessing other resources on their computer nor referencing external materials (e.g., a textbook, mobile device, another person).

What you need to know…

  • This feature is supported on Windows PC and Mac. It is not supported on iPad.
  • See our Lockdown Browser Troubleshooting Guide for best practices and common problems & solutions.
  • While Live Proctoring is a useful tool, you might also consider other academic integrity techniques such as randomizing the question order, creating question pools, using a strict time limit, and designing open book/notes quizzes. 

Instructions

Setting up Respondus Lockdown Browser with Live Instructor Proctoring

Step 1. To begin, select Quizzes from the Assessments dropdown menu.

D2L Brightspace Assessments dropdown expanded out, with a red box around the "Quizzes" option in the dropdown menu

 

Step 2. Then, select the Lockdown Browser tab to open the Lockdown Browser dashboard.

The top tabs of the Manage Quizzes page, with a red box around the "LockDown Browser" tab option

Step 3. After the dashboard loads, a list of your Quizzes for the course will appear. Click the drop-down menu to the left of the quiz for which you want to enable Lockdown Browser Live Instructor Proctoring and select Settings.

The Respondus Lockdown Browser dropdown menu for a quiz named "Live Proctoring Test Quiz", with a red box around the "Settings" option in the dropdown menu

Step 4. The Settings selection window will appear. Select Require Respondus Lockdown Browser for this exam.

The Lockdown Browser settings for the quiz Live Proctoring Test Quiz with a red box around the select option of "Require Respondus Lockdown Browser for this exam"

Step 5. Then, under the “Proctoring” section, select Allow instructor live proctoring for this exam (via Zoom, Teams, etc). This will further expand the section. 

The Proctoring settings section for a Respondus Lockdown Browser quiz, with a red box around the option "Allow instructor live proctoring for this exam"

Step 6. In the expanded box:

  • Select your video conferencing system: Zoom.
  • Enter a Start Code. This is what you will provide to students to allow them to start the quiz.
  • Add and edit the additional instruction text if desired.

After deciding on these settings, click the blue Save + Close button to save the settings.

Expanded Instructor Live Proctoring options in the Respondus Lockdown Browser dashboard, with a red box around "Zoom" as the selected video conferencing system and a blank text field labeled "Start code". There is also a red box around the "Save + Close" button at the bottom of the image

Administering a Live Proctoring Session

Step 1. Start your Zoom session as normal. Instruct students to join the Zoom meeting BEFORE opening the quiz in Lockdown Browser. For specific instruction on using Zoom in D2L Brightspace, please see our Getting Started with Zoom in D2L Brightspace page.

Step 2. Once all students have joined the Zoom meeting, you can provide any needed instructions. Then, have students start the quiz/exam as normal. They will be prompted to open Lockdown Browser.

Step 3. In Lockdown Browser, students will be prompted to enter the Start Code you chose when setting up the Live Proctoring session. Give this code out only after all students have joined the Zoom session and you have provided the needed instructions.

Step 4. Once students enter the Start code, they will begin the quiz. You can then monitor all students via Zoom. Gallery View is recommended for this purpose.

Step 5. Once students complete the quiz/exam, they will close out of Lockdown Browser and remain in the Zoom session. Once all students are done, you can close out of Zoom or continue with the rest of your class session.