Applying Respondus LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor to a Quiz

If you want to require students to use Respondus LockDown Browser for a quiz in your course, you can follow the directions in this article.

Enable Respondus LockDown Browser for a Quiz in Brightspace.

  1. Ensure that your quiz has been created within Brightspace.
  2. Navigate to Assessments in the navbar, then click Quizzes from the drop-down menu.

Brightspace Course Navbar with Assessments Expanded and Quizzes highlighted

  1. Click LockDown Browser.

Quizzes Brightspace page with Lockdown Browser highlighted.

  1. Locate the quiz you wish to require LockDown Browser.
  2. Click the arrow to the left of the quiz, then click Settings from the menu.

Quiz highlighted under LockDown Browser Menu

  1. Select Require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam. You can also optionally add a password that students must enter to access the quiz. You will need to provide this password to them.

Quiz Setting with "Require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam" highlighted

  1. Expand the Advanced Settings box and look through the optional settings. Click the explain button to learn more about each setting.

Lockdown Browser advanced settings

  1. If you don’t want to require proctoring on the quiz, you can click Save + Close at the bottom of the page.

 

Enable Respondus Monitor

  1. To enable proctoring, select Require Respondus Monitor (automated proctoring) for this exam under the Proctoring section.

Proctoring Settings Box with Option Highlighted

  1. Look through the Startup Sequence settings. Students will be required to complete these steps before starting the quiz. Most of these settings are optional and can be changed.
  2. Change any of the final settings under Face Detection Options, Recording Options, and Advanced Settings. Click the explain button to learn more about each setting.

Proctoring Advanced Settings

  1. Click Save + Close. You should see Requires Respondus LockDown Browser + Webcam added to the quiz title.

Reviewing Respondus Monitor Videos

  1. If you required Respondus Monitor, you can access student videos.
  2. Return to the LockDown Browser Dashboard in the Brightspace course.
  3. Click the arrow next to the quiz, then click Class Results.
  4. Click the + (plus sign) button to expand one of the students in the roster. This roster also details the date, time, duration, review priority, and grade (if available) for the quiz.
  5. View the details from the Startup Sequence and the exam session. These are shown in the thumbnails.
    1. Click a thumbnail to view the video from the time indicated.
    2. Videos can be marked as reviewed or have comments added by the instructor.

 

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