[Building Sakai] Is Respondus LockDown the only answer?

[Neal Caidin]

Hi Paul,

Though the students are using their personal computers, will the be taking assessments in a proctored and/or lab setting?

That seems to me to make a difference, because with the proliferation of devices that can access the web, doesn't it seem you are back to the honor code in online environment in any case, if it is not monitored in a local setting? (Notwithstanding text matching applications like Turnitin and perhaps some other technologies that might indicate foul play after the fact.)

Cheers,
Neal
 
On Feb 8, 2013, at 2:04 PM, Paul Dagnall <pdagnall1 at udayton.edu> wrote:

> Hi Sam - Most of our students use Sakai from their personal computers, so that is the case we are most concerned with.
> 
> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Sam Ottenhoff <ottenhoff at longsight.com> wrote:
> Paul, are you worried about the use of lab computers or personal computers being used at the student's convenience?
> 
> 
> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Paul Dagnall <pdagnall1 at udayton.edu> wrote:
> We're looking for any information others can share about their experiences/attempts to limit print/copy/navigation activity while completing Samigo assessments.  We are currently upgrading to 2.9 and would like to add this functionality to our environment.  Students currently have the ability to copy text, print screens, etc while taking assessments which isn't desirable in many situations.  
> 
> We've briefly looked in to Respondus LockDown browser but it appears to carry some serious overhead for the student.  Students need to download/install the LockDown browser on their computer and use a specific browser to take the exam.  We're after something a little more seamless and invisible to the student.  I understand that it will be impossible to close every hole  but we'd like to make it a more difficult to cheat.
> 
> I would be interested to hear what other Sakai schools are doing in this area.  
> Are there other approaches I'm not aware of?  
> Are there other companies that provide a similar product to Respondus LockDown browser?
> Are my concerns about the negative student impacts of LockDown browser unfounded?
> Thanks very much in advance for any light you can shed on this.
> 
> Paul Dagnall
> Application Developer & Administrator
> University of Dayton
> 
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