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The Respondus suite of tools includes a lock down lockdown browser that is useful for online tests and assessments.
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Respondus does not replace an in-person proctor; however, but it does provide a secure interface and a full audio and video recording recordings of the test attemptattempts.
Best Practices
Respondus requires students to download and install the LockDown browser prior to use. It’s Its effectiveness is dependent upon the student's device and their internet connection.
NOTE: To use Respondus Lockdown Browser in CCLE Moodle or Bruin Learn New Quiz, use a browser of your choice, log into the chosen Learning Management System (LMS)Bruin Learn, and take the quiz that has Respondus enabled. However, if you are using Bruin Learn Classic Quiz, then you need to launch Respondus Lockdown Browser manually from your desktop. After launching the application, you are correctly shown a prompt asking you to select which server you are using. The two servers are Bruin Learn (Canvas) PROD, which is the live instance of Bruin Learn, or Bruin Learn (Canvas) Test, which is a beta version of Bruin Learn and that is not live. For students taking an assessment on Bruin Learn with Respondus enabled, they should select “Canvas PROD”PROD.”
Respondus is currently only available for Mac, iPad, Windows, and Chromebook. You have need to enable its use on iPads within by going to the Respondus settings in your Bruin Learn course site in order for students to be able to use the application on themthe device.
It is strongly recommended to create a zero-stakes practice quiz with Respondus enabled for students to ensure check that their equipment is functioning properly prior to the actual graded quiz.
For the highest quiz integrity, pair Respondus with a quiz that uses random question banks and a time limit.
Please reach out to your local support unit if you will be using Respondus for the first time in your class.
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Live Proctoring (Using Zoom) with Respondus
Some instructors may wish want to monitor their students over Zoom while an exam is happening in addition to using Respondus. There are two ways to proctor assessments using Zoom and Respondus.
Method 1
The first and simplest method is built into Respondus and allows you to use a variety of teleconferencing tools to live proctor. You simply will need to create a Zoom meeting for students, and they will only be able to start the exam once you provide them with a start code.
It 's is important to note that audio is the biggest concern when using Zoom as a proctoring tool. Students are unable to access the Zoom controls once they enter the lockdown browser, which means that if their audio is on, everyone will hear what is said or played, which is not ideal for listening comprehension or voice recording activities. As the host, you may have the option to mute everyone from the onset, but students may not be able to speak to you if should they need to. As such, we recommend using this method for smaller classes (<25 students).
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Click on “Respondus Lockdown Browser” in your Bruin Learn course navigation menu (left hand lefthand of screen), then “Continue to Lockdown Browser.”
Click the arrow next to the quiz you wish to enable Respondus for, then select Settings from the context menu to bring up the options. Once Require Lockdown Browser has been selected, you will see a Proctoring option. Choose Allow instructor live proctoring for this exam….
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Then, distribute the Zoom meeting information to your class, and the start code once everyone is in the meeting.
Method 2
This alternative way method allows the use of an external URL in the Respondus settings.
In this methodHere, students are not able to use their the desktop version of Zoom while in the LockDown Browser , nor can they open new tabs in the browser, so instructors will have need to take a few steps when configuring Respondus for a given exam in order for this to work. This does, however, preserve their access to the sound controls in Zoom.
In “Advanced Settings” for “LockDown Browser Settings,” check the option “Allow access to specific external web domains” (see above for instructions on how to access these settings).
In the box that appears, enter “http://ucla.zoom.us,” or , if the Zoom meeting you will be using for proctoring is for some reason not created from a UCLA-affiliated zoom account,“ http://zoom.us sign in using your SSO account.”
Click the blue “Save and close” button at the bottom of the advanced settings.
Create a meeting in Zoom that you will be using to proctor the exam. Include the link to this meeting at the beginning of the quiz. This is the only way students will be able to access Zoom once they enter the LockDown Browser.
Instruct students to click on this link once they have gone through the initial startup sequence. This will open the Zoom meeting in a different tab. However, students will need to join the meeting from the browser instead of from their desktop Zoom app , (which is most likely how they are familiar with joining usually join a Zoom meeting). In order to do this, they will need to disallow the browser from opening the Zoom app (by clicking “Cancel” in the pop up window) and clicking on “join from your browser.”
Once they have entered a name for the meeting, the student will be in the proctoring Zoom meeting and can navigate back to the other tab to take the exam.
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