{"id":26120,"date":"2023-08-08T22:11:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T02:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=26120"},"modified":"2025-06-06T16:00:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T20:00:51","slug":"brightspace-respondus-monitor-for-instructors","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/article\/brightspace-respondus-monitor-for-instructors\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace &#8211; Respondus Monitor for Quizzes (for Instructors)"},"content":{"rendered":"    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--danger  hts-messages--withtitle hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"hts-messages__title\">IMPORTANT<\/span>    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>If you did not disclose to students in your syllabus that you are planning to use video-based proctoring, you cannot require them to use it.<\/p>\n<p>    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n<p>Respondus Monitor is a video &#8220;proctoring&#8221; add-on for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/article\/brightspace-respondus-lockdown-browser-for-instructors\/\">Respondus LockDown Browser<\/a>, which is a web browser that restricts students&#8217; access to the Brightspace quiz page.<\/p>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\"><h3>How does Monitor work?<\/h3><\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>Using the student&#8217;s webcam<\/strong> to record their exam session, Monitor processes the video after the exam and automatically flags behaviors that it detects as unusual. It <a href=\"https:\/\/web.respondus.com\/monitor-review\/\">generates a detailed report<\/a> and video of each student&#8217;s session, with links to specific moments in the video that may warrant a closer look.<\/p>\n<p>While Monitor can\u2019t prevent cheating, it <em>can<\/em> act as a deterrent. Its features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Review Priority<\/strong> &#8211; A scoring system provides instructors with data to identify exam sessions that require additional scrutiny.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Timeline<\/strong> &#8211; The timeline shows events when flagged events from an exam session occurred. The instructor can then view the video from a selected point on the timeline.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exam Stats<\/strong> &#8211; Class-wide summaries of exam data are included in the instructor dashboard, such as average time spent on each question, average duration for the exam, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that even if a student\u2019s exam session receives a \u201chigh review priority,\u201d it does not mean that cheating occurred. Many data points contribute to a priority rating, and some, such as an interruption in Internet service or low-quality video, are not necessarily indicators of cheating. Due to the high traffic on the network, students are more likely to experience these kinds of interruptions.<\/p>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\"><h3>How to Use Respondus Monitor<\/h3><\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/respondusmonitor-brightspace-instructors.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-26122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/respondusmonitor-brightspace-instructors-277x300.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Respondus settings\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/respondusmonitor-brightspace-instructors-277x300.png 277w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/respondusmonitor-brightspace-instructors-946x1024.png 946w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/respondusmonitor-brightspace-instructors-768x832.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/respondusmonitor-brightspace-instructors-46x50.png 46w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/respondusmonitor-brightspace-instructors-55x60.png 55w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/respondusmonitor-brightspace-instructors-92x100.png 92w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/respondusmonitor-brightspace-instructors.png 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create a quiz (test) in your Brightspace course as you normally would. You can set availability and due dates, but it should not be set to &#8220;hidden&#8221; unless you will manually &#8220;unhide&#8221; it just before the quiz session.<\/li>\n<li>After you&#8217;ve saved your quiz, from the main Quizzes page, click the tab titled LockDown Browser (LDB). (Remember you have to first require the LDB before you can require Monitor.)<\/li>\n<li>You will see all of your quizzes listed. Click the down-arrow next to the intended quiz and choose &#8220;Settings.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Click <em>Require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <em>Require Respondus Monitor (automated proctoring) for this exam<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>After choosing Monitor, be sure to review all the settings and notifications students will receive. The &#8220;explain&#8221; option after each setting is worth reading.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Click the <em>Save + Close<\/em> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\"><h3>Resources<\/h3><\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<p>\nSee Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor Quick Start Guides:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.respondus.com\/hc\/en-us\/requests\/new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit a help request<\/a> with this form.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.respondus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RLDB-Quick-Start-Guide-Brightspace-Instructor.pdf\">For Instructors<\/a>. (PDF)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.respondus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RLDB-Quick-Start-Guide-D2L-Student.pdf\">For Students<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.respondus.com\/hc\/en-us\/categories\/4409595254811-LockDown-Browser-Respondus-Monitor\">Respondus Knowledge Base<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\"><h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3><\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the difference between Lockdown Browser and Monitor?<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile Lockdown Browser prevents students from accessing sites and applications such as Wikipedia and Microsoft Word, it does not offer any remote proctoring capabilities. Monitor records a video of a student while they are taking the exam, similar to how a proctor might watch over students in a physical exam space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When do I have access to student reports?<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Before<\/em> this time of ubiquitous remote teaching, the average wait time was 8 hours and sometimes was as long as 24 hours. Since traffic on Respondus servers has likely increased, it\u2019s difficult to estimate the amount of time necessary to process the reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do Students get help during an exam?<\/strong><br \/>\nStudents should go to this site to get help with Monitor during an exam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does Monitor distract students when taking the exam?<\/strong><br \/>\nMonitor will notify students if it can&#8217;t see their faces. When setting up Monitor you can choose whether to turn off student notifications.<\/p>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle  \"  >\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__title\"><h3>Sample Instructions for Students<\/h3><\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__content\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"hts-toggle__contentwrap\">\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Consider using the following language in your syllabus:<\/p>\n<p><strong>LockDown Browser + Webcam Requirement<\/strong><br \/>\nThis course requires the use of Respondus LockDown Browser and a webcam to monitor the online exams. The LockDown browser will prevent you from accessing other websites or applications during an exam. The webcam can be the type that&#8217;s built into your computer or one that plugs in with a USB cable.<\/p>\n<p>Carefully follow the steps in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/article\/brightspace-respondus-monitor-for-students\/\">this article<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 These will guide you through the process of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Installing<\/strong> Respondus LockDown Browser<\/li>\n<li><strong>Testing<\/strong> your computer\/webcam\/network<\/li>\n<li><strong>Getting help<\/strong> with Respondus LockDown and Monitor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ensuring a successful exam<\/strong> experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/ht-toggle-content -->\r\n    \t\t<\/div>\r\n    \t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Respondus Monitor is a video &#8220;proctoring&#8221; add-on for Respondus LockDown Browser, which is a web browser that restricts students&#8217; access to the Brightspace quiz page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[546],"ht-kb-tag":[523,587,583],"class_list":["post-26120","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-brightspace","ht_kb_tag-brightspace","ht_kb_tag-instructor","ht_kb_tag-quizzes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/26120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26120"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/26120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31367,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/26120\/revisions\/31367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=26120"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=26120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}