Respondus LockDown Browser

Activating Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor

When giving high stakes exams in a non-proctored environment, it is advised that faculty enable both Respondus LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor.  In addition to the secure browsing capabilities of LockDown Browser, Monitor uses a student’s web cam to record their test and flag questionable behaviors.  Recordings and identified flags can be reviewed by faculty after the exam. 

 Important Note:  It is also recommended that faculty deliver a practice low stakes exam in their course using LockDown Browser and Monitor in their course ahead of any high stakes assessment. This will reduce student anxiety and decrease the likelihood of student experiencing technical difficulties on the day of the exam. 

Additional training materials and resources can be found the Respondus Monitor support site.  Given the complexities of using these tools, faculty are also welcome to attend a webinar offered by Respondus fully understand the settings and best practice for using this tool.

The use of Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor requires students to download the LockDown Browser application to their personal computer. If students have security concerns relating to this application, you should refer them to the Respondus Privacy Statement.

Instructional materials that can be shared with students:

Adding the Respondus LockDown Browser Block to Moodle

Important Note: If the Respondus LockDown Browser block already appears in your course, go to the lower section: Requiring LockDown Browser and Monitor for a Quiz. 

Step 1: Click the Toggle to turn editing on.

Step 2: Click the Block Drawer tab on the right hand side. 

Step 3: Next, click Add a block. 

Step 4: In the pop-up, click Respondus LockDown Browser from list of blocks.

Note: Once selected, the page will automatically refresh and the new block will display on the right-hand side of your course.

Requiring LockDown Browser and Monitor for a Quiz

The Respondus LockDown Browser block provides access to a dashboard with a list of all existing quizzes in your course. From this screen, you can then go to a menu of options for each quiz that can be used to require the use of Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor

Step 1: Locate the Respondus LockDown Browser block in your course and click Dashboard...

Step 2: Next to the desired quiz, click the Menu icon and select Settings from the drop-down menu.

Step 3: Click the radio button next to Require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam.

Note: If you do not need advanced settings, skip to Step 6.

Step 4: To select additional options for the quiz click [+] Advanced settings.

Step 5: Click the checkbox to activate any desired advanced settings.

Step 6: To enable Respondus Monitor, under Monitor Webcam Settings, click Require Respondus Monitor for this exam.

Step 7: If an About Respondus Monitor pop-up appears, click Continue to Respondus Monitor.

Step 8: Review startup sequence settings and adjust if desired. 

Step 9: Click Save + Close when finished.

Note: this resource from Respondus provides additional details about Monitor setting options. 

Step10: Verify the dashboard displays that LockDown Browser and Monitor are Required for the Quiz activity.  

Note:  The Quiz title are no longer changed to include the text: Requires Respondus LockDown Browser

To confirm the feature in enabled for the Quiz outside of the Dashboard, you will see the text confirming it requires Respondus LockDown Browser once looking at the Quiz landing page. 

Additional training materials and resources can be found the Respondus Monitor support site. 

Instructional materials that can be shared with students: