Respondus LockDown Browser / Monitor

Update: COVID 19 Pandemic

This pilot project is primarily for labs across the campus. Because of the pandemic, we had to cancel this project.

Primary AC contact: Michel Marcheterre

Last update: June 30, 2020.

Description: AC Online has entered into an agreement to pilot Respondus LockDown Browser. This pilot will run from May 1, 2020, through August 31, 2020, and includes unlimited installations of LockDown Browser software. Respondus LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within Brightspace. When students use LockDown Browser, they are unable to print, copy, go to another URL, or access other applications. When an assessment is started, students are locked into it until they submit it for grading. This is an ideal solution for students taking a proctored assessment where use of external resources is prohibited. Respondus LockDown Browser will be installed in some labs across the College, including the Ottawa and Pembroke locations (See sidebar for locations).

Objectives of the Pilot:

  • Evaluate if this component is able to provide instructors with a way to monitor students taking computer-based quizzes and exams, both in proctored lab environments and in unproctored settings.
  • Evaluate if this component is able to provide students with a level playing field in taking computer-based quizzes and exams, both within Labs & Testing Center, using LockDown Browser, and from remote locations, using both LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor.

Milestones and status:

Upcoming

Comment process: If you have any questions or comments on this pilot, please email Michel.Marcheterre@AlgonquinCollege.com. Instructors who reserve a lab (see sidebar) during the pilot to use Respondus will be contacted for feedback near the end of the trial.

Benefits: Additional security for delivering proctored assessments and when using Respondus Monitor, the ability to use webcams to monitor students taking assessments in a non-proctored environment

Related information and resources:

Supplemental information: For more information, contact the Digital Learning Environment Support team.

Support team:

  • Digital Learning Environment Team