Respondus Lockdown Browser with Respondus Monitor

Overview

Respondus Monitor® is a companion application for LockDown Browser® that uses webcam and video technology to further increase the security of online exams. Students are video and audio recorded while setting up for and during their online exams thru their device’s webcam and microphone. Faculty or authorized staff will be able to review video of any student that is suspected of using unauthorized material during a Respondus Monitor® exam.

Important

Respondus Monitor® should only be used for high stakes exams (e.g., Midterms and Finals) that are being given remotely and asynchronously. For all other cases, such low-to-medium stakes quizzes, in-person exams, and synchronous exams, please make use of the following options to promote academic integrity.

Use standard Respondus Lockdown Browser (for in-person synchronous exams) or Respondus Lockdown Browser with Live Instructor Proctoring (for remote synchronous exams)
Randomize Question Order
Create Question Pools
Design Open Book/Open Note Quizzes

What you need to know…

Students may need to update their Lockdown Browser. Instructions on updating Lockdown Browser can be found on the Respondus help website.
Any loses of connection or restarts of the Lockdown Browser system will be logged for your review. We recommend that, if you have an enforced time limit on the exam, you set it to “Allow the student to continue working”. This will flag the quiz as late, but give you and the student flexibility should an internet issue occur. That way, a technical issue won’t shorten their time or otherwise inhibit them from finishing.

Instructions

Setting up Respondus Lockdown Browser with Respondus Monitor

To begin, click on Quizzes from the Assessment menu.

D2L Brightspace Navbar with the "Assessments" dropdown menu expanded out. There is a red box around the "Quizzes" option in the menu

Then, select the LockDown Browser tab to open the Lockdown Browser dashboard. After the dashboard loads, a list of your Quizzes for this course will appear.

The Lockdown Browser tab within the Quizzes tool, showing Exam 1, Exam 2, and Exam 3 as Lockdown Browser "Not Required"

Click the drop-down menu to the left of the quiz name and select Settings.

The Settings selection window will appear. Select Require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam.

Lockdown Browser settings for Exam 3, with radial buttons for "Don't require Respondus Lockdown Browser for this exam" and "Require Respondus Lockdown Browser for this exam". The latter has a red box around it

Then, select the Monitor settings required for this exam.

Lockdown Browser settings for Exam 3, with a red box around the "Monitor Webcam Settings", which features the options "Don't require Respondus Monitor for this exam", "Require Respondus Monitor for this exam", and "Either Respondus Monitor or a proctored lab can be used to take this exam"

After enabling Respondus Monitor, the Startup Sequence options and Facial Detection options appear. Select the options required then Save and Close.

Respondus Monitor Webcam Settings section displaying various options for the Startup Sequence and Facial Detection.

Reviewing student exam videos

To review the exam videos, go back to the Lockdown Browser Dashboard, select the drop-down next to the exam, and select Class Results.

Dropdown menu associated with a "Test Quiz" in the Respondus Lockdown Browser settings. There is a red box around the "Class Results" option in the dropdown menu

A list of students who have taken the exam will appear. Click the + sign next to a student’s name to review their attempt and the associated video.

List of test students with the data associated with their Respondus Monitor quiz attempt, such as duration, review priority, and date. There is a red box around the "+" icon for one student.