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Respondus LockDown Browser Pilot
Aisha Jackson
Faculty IT Advisory Committee
12/03/2014
Respondus LockDown Browser (RLDB)
Locks down the Quiz tool in Desire2Learn Students are unable to print, copy, go to another URL, or
access other applications Once a Quiz has started, students cannot exit until the
Submit Quiz button is clicked
How it Works
1. Faculty enable RLDB in D2L quiz settings.
2. Students follow a provided link to download and install RLDB.
3. To take the exam, student enable RLDB.
4. The RLDB browser launches and takes students to the D2L log-in page.
5. Students locate and complete the quiz in D2L.
6. After submitting the quiz, students are able to exit RLDB.
Participants and Requirements
Leeds Faculty
Sought alternative to ExamSoft Product
Exam security
Limit word count
Bulk printing of essay responses
Suzanne Nelson, IPHY
Exam security
Reduce paper consumption
OIT Goals
Determine if RLDB should be licensed for the campus
Results would help to: Inform us of what we need to inform the IT Service Center Identify, resolve or establish work arounds for technical
issues Develop guidance for students and faculty
Scope
Initial
Pilot participants
Classroom (non-lab) use
RLDB
Access via laptops, not mobile devices
Adjustments
Campus wide
Classroom and lab use for Suzanne Nelson
RLDB Support
Published website with guidance Instructions for set up Tips for success
Practice quiz recommendation Sample syllabus statement Having a back up plan
Meetings with faculty
OIT staff attended exams
Pilots Results
Suzanne Nelson
Saved 40,000 sheets of paper
RLDB addressed her exam security concerns
Didn’t feel she could troubleshoot on her own
Would like to use RLDB in the future
Leeds Faculty
BCOR 1015 and 3010 withdrew from the pilot Size of courses and wireless Non RLDB needs weren’t met
MGMT 4010 6 students had technical issues Felt support, though
unprepared Didn’t feel RLDB was “ready
for prime time” Willing to try again with
additional practice
Lessons Learned
RLDB has some support challenges Lack of consistency in error
messages Difficulty troubleshooting
issues after its been disabled
Difficulty troubleshooting wireless
Machines freezing and needing to restart in order to get out of RLDB
Variability across student machines
Given the challenges, we need to determine how we can scale support
Additional capacity is needed to support RLDB Wireless Power
There appears to be a need for lock down functionality outside of the LMS
Way Forward
Discontinue RLDB license in the fall
Survey Suzanne Nelson’s students
Publishing online exam best practices to the OIT website
Launching eExam Project to understand campus needs, explore solutions, and determine feasibility
Discussion and Questions