[Using Sakai] Securing Exams for students

Sat Dec 25 10:16:25 PST 2010

Hi Angie
We've been waiting for Respondus to include Sakai as an option in the
lock down browser mode for some time.
We have been investigating alternatives. Out campus uses Novel and
Zenworks - our IT department has managed to build an image for us so
that when the students login all they get is Internet Explorer in kiosk
mode linked to an html page which has links to the test(s) students have
to take. They cannot print, copy, open other windows etc 
It is clumsy - we have to schedule the exam mode image to be loaded,
update the html page with links to the necessary tests - but hey it
works :)

regards
greg

P.S. It might have been easier in Firefox kiosk mode, but we started
experimenting with IE

>>> "Newsome, Angie" <angie.newsome at ttuhsc.edu> 12/20/2010 10:54 PM
>>>
Luke,
Yes, that is the JIRA issue to which I am referring.  I see now that
there has not been much done on this issue and it looks as though it
never really got initiated.  I have not really looked into Samigo yet;
however, if we go with Sakai, we will be looking at those types of
options.  I'm not sure that we will have the time to devote to creating
a home grown solution for testing.  So, that may not be an option for
us.  We may decide to contract with LongSight to attach Respondus.  We
have also entertained the idea of implementing something like
QuestionMark for secure testing and analytics.  We are simply exploring
options at this point and are interested in what works for your
institutions.  

Is there anyone out there that has used a plug-in/third party/module
with Sakai to address concern of student cheating and test theft?

Thank you again for your time.

Angie

-----Original Message-----
From: Luke Fernandez [mailto:luke.fernandez at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 11:52 AM
To: Newsome, Angie
Cc: sakai-user at collab.sakaiproject.org;
production at collab.sakaiproject.org
Subject: Re: [Using Sakai] Securing Exams for students

I'm guessing you are referring to the following JIRA issue:

http://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-2042

If you can run Samigo (Sakai's testing tool) independently outside the
Sakai LMS (I'm not sure this is possible ) there should be other kiosk
utilities you can use to lock down your browser.  We do a lot of secure
testing using our own home grown testing tool and each of the many
testing centers we have on campus, depending on what browser they choose
to support, have found a kiosk technology that allows the browser to be
locked down so that student's are confined to the test and can't access
the Web.  You may be able to do the same with Samigo....

Luke

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Newsome, Angie
<angie.newsome at ttuhsc.edu> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> We, here at Texas Tech University HSC, are currently engaged in an
LMS 
> review process and are nearing the end.  The system that we need to 
> replace is WebCT.  Sakai looks like it will be the popular vote for 
> the replacement.  However, we have some questions with regard to 
> secured testing.  We are using Respondus Lockdown Browser with WebCT

> to secure the testing environment in a proctored situation.  
> Basically, Respondus LDB is a third-party browser that does not allow

> the user to open external sites, print screen, copy or paste when 
> taking an exam.  Typically, we will have over 200 users taking 
> nationally certified exam with 5 proctors walking around the room. 
We 
> will need some way to secure exams and the review of exams on the LMS
that we choose.
>
>
>
> We have been told that Sakai does not yet have this ability.  I've 
> also noticed that there is a JIRA request for Sakai to be able to go
into 'Kiosk'
> mode where students would only be able to access the test.
>
>
>
> What are other institutions doing to address this concern?  Do you 
> have insight on processes, applications or policies?  Any advice is
appreciated.
>
>
>
> Thank you in advance for your time,
>
>
>
> Angie
>
>
>
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