General Overview
Respondus is a browser that allows students to take exams and quizzes online in a controlled environment. Students need to download the Respondus Lockdown Browser and login to Blackboard through it. To help you with this, here are instructions for downloading, installing, and logging in to Respondus; and here are some instructive video tutorials.
These video instructions are also available from the Respondus Tool in Blackboard. If you click on Respondus Lockdown Browser in the Course Tools in the instructor-only portion of the left-side menu, you will see a list of your exams and an indication of whether they require the use of Respondus. Above the list is a set of tabs that take you to various help resources. These resources include the videos above as well as instructions that can be tailored for your students.
Respondus Monitor: Respondus Monitor is an online, asynchronous monitor of student activity while taking a test online. Elmhurst University restricts its use to only specific academic departments and circumstances.
Respondus and Chromebooks
Respondus does not work with Chromebooks.
Respondus is a browser in itself, like Firefox, Edge, or Safari. A Chromebook, by its Nature, will only run Chrome. One possibility is, if students have an iPad, you can allow iPads to be used. It is a setting in the advanced options in the Respondus test setup. They would then download the Respondus app. There is no version for Android and no evidence that it would work on an iPhone.
Important to note when setting up a test for Respondus
Please note that on the Respondus set up screen there is a warning of fields in the Blackboard test that you should not modify; they are used by Respondus to control the test.
Do NOT modify in the Blackboard Test Options:
General Overview
Respondus is a browser that allows students to take exams and quizzes online in a controlled environment. Students need to download the Respondus Lockdown Browser and login to Blackboard through it. To help you with this, here are instructions for downloading, installing, and logging in to Respondus; and here are some instructive video tutorials.
Download and install LockDown Browser from this link:
https://download.respondus.com/lockdown/download.php?id=276345153
Once Installed
For more information: https://elmhurst.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/1779/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=101151
Using Respondus LockDown Browser with Zoom for Live Proctoring
Your instructor may want to proctor via Zoom while you are taking an exam that requires the use of LockDown Browser. Follow the simple steps below to ensure a smooth exam experience:
Note that you will need to take the exam on a computer, NOT on an iPad. During the exam you are unable to access Zoom or other apps, which means you are unable to ask the instructor questions related to the exam.
Respondus and Chromebooks
Respondus does not work with Chromebooks.
Respondus is a browser in itself, like Firefox, Edge, or Safari. A Chromebook, by its Nature, will only run Chrome. One possibility is, if students have an iPad, you can allow iPads to be used. It is a setting in the advanced options in the Respondus test setup. They would then download the Respondus app. There is no version for Android and no evidence that it would work on an iPhone.