BbLearn: Respondus LockDown Browser

Author: Robert Selzler

This session will cover everything an instructor needs to know to get started with the Respondus LockDown Browser (RLDB).  RLDB is a browser that controls computer use during online exams, preventing students from using non-approved computer resources during the exam or leaving the exam to use such resources.  We will go over what RLDB is, why and when you should use it and the best practices for its use – and we’ll look at both the instructor and student views of the browser in action. Completing this PDT is a division-required prerequisite for using RLDB and auditing the online version is a convenient way of fitting that prerequisite into your busy schedule. Sign up today!

Learning Objectives:
1. Define LockDown Browser.
2. Offer reasons to use LockDown Browser.
3. Identify some best practices in the use of LockDown Browser.


Online Directions:
1. Sign up for 1 point

2. Download the handout (print is optional)
3. View the tutorial video- 18min 56 sec.

4. Take the quiz and e-mail it to blackboard@lcsc.edu  

Quiz

Answer the following questions as you watch the video and practice the activities.

1. What is Respondus LockDown Browser?

2. Why might you use LockDown Browser for a test?

3. Which of the following are best practices with LockDown Browser?

• A. Send Distance Learning the Respondus-generated password

• B. Vet the test with a student account

• C. Choose not to set a password in the Respondus dashboard

• D. Enter links into the question field, if you want students to view them

• E. Check the “Respondus Lockdown Browser” box on the Proctored Exam form