[Using Sakai] Locking down browser for Tests & Quizzes

[Plourde, Mathieu]

Hi Nancy,

I doubt that any web system will ever be able to achieve what you describe… You’ll need to prevent users from using anything else on their system. High-stake online testing is not something I would personally recommend, but if it’s what needs to be done at your institution, you’ll have to deal with the issues.

The only product that comes to my mind is Securexam. http://www.softwaresecure.com/

Best Regards,

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Mathieu Plourde, MBA
Project Leader, LMS/Instructional Designer
IT-Client Support & Services
mathieu at udel.edu

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From: sakai-user-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org [mailto:sakai-user-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf Of Hill,Nancy
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 10:03 AM
To: 'sakai-user at collab.sakaiproject.org'
Subject: [Using Sakai] Locking down browser for Tests & Quizzes


Hi - I’m with M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and we are implementing Sakai for our academic students and external learners.   The instructors at our School of Health Professions would like to be able to lock down the browser when a student begins an assessment, to prevent them from navigating to other websites or accessing other resources.  I have not had much luck identifying products or options to provide this.

How are other academic institutions that use Sakai approaching the lockdown issue?

Thanks,

Nancy Hill
Sr Educational Specialist
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe
Houston, TX 77030
www.mdanderson.org<http://www.mdanderson.org>



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