Setup Monitor for an Assessment

Respondus Monitor provides faculty with a way to improve the integrity of online assessments that are delivered through MyClasses in a non-proctored setting. The software captures video during the student’s assessment period and then allows the instructor to review the video. Monitor requires the use of LockDown Browser. There is no additional software to install, and students use their own computers with a standard webcam to record assessment sessions.

Respondus Monitor is used as part of the university's student verification process for online and hybrid courses.

Setup Monitor for an Assessment

When using Respondus Monitor for the first time for the semester, it is a best practice to set up a trial or sample assessment, such as a syllabus quiz at the start of the semester, where students can take a short quiz with the LockDown Browser and Monitor. This will give your students a chance to download the Lockdown Browser software and be sure that they can get everything working on their home computer before the “real” assessment is required to be submitted.

The settings for Monitor are added to an assessment in MyClasses after the assessment has been published.

1. Create and publish the assessment in a module or the quizzes area within the course.

2. Click LockDown Browser from the course navigation. The Respondus LockDown Browser Dashboard will appear showing all of your assessments.

3. Click on the small gray dropdown box before the title of an assessment and click Modify Settings.                                                                                                                                                                            

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4. Select Require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam.
   
   

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   LockDown Browser Settings

5. Select Require Respondus Monitor for this exam.  (Please consult ID&D for information about the Either Respondus Monitor OR a proctored lab option before using).                                                                                    

   
   Warning: Salisbury University has a very limited license for Monitor.  Please do not use without communicating with Instructional Design & Delivery.  When turning on Respondus Monitor – you will receive the following warning.
   
   

6. Prior to student’s taking an exam, you will decide what features in the start-up sequence the student’s will need to complete:

   1. Webcam Check (required) – requires the student to ensure their Webcam is working properly.

   2. Student Photo – requires the student to use the Webcam to take a photo of themselves.

   3. Show ID (recommended) – requires the student to hold up their SU GullCard, Driver’s License or other form of identification.

   4. Environment Check (recommended) - requires the student to use the webcam to show that they are not using any unapproved resources (phone, tablet, notes, books, etc.) within their environment.

   5. Additional Instructions – Provides additional instructions to the students regarding the testing environment.  Be default this option will display: "During this exam, you shouldn’t access other resources (phone, tablet, notes, books, etc.) or communicate with other people. Please stay in your seat and focus on the computer screen until the exam is complete. If an interruption occurs, briefly explain what happened by speaking directly to your webcam. And, finally, remember that you cannot exit the exam until all questions are completed and submitted it for grading." You may edit this test to clarify the expectations for your assessment. 

7. You can click on Preview to see what your students will see for each item. You can also edit the text for some of the options. 

8. Click Save and Close.

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