Can I Remove Respondus Monitor from a LockDown Browser Quiz or Exam?

Summary

If for any reason you would like to remove the Monitor setting from a LockDown Browser quiz or exam, it can be done quickly and easily. 

Environment

Canvas
Respondus LockDown Browser (within Canvas)

Content

 

  1. Navigate to LockDown Browser in the Course Navigation Menu 

Click LockDown Browser from the Navigation Menu of the course where the quiz or exam is held: 

 

 

Screenshot of a Canvas Course Navigation menu with an arrow pointing to the LockDown Browser menu item

 

 

  1. Open the Settings for the quiz or exam in question.  

Click the arrow to expand the menu for the quiz or exam in question, then click on Settings to expand the settings menu. 

 

Screenshot of the LockDown Browser screen in a Canvas course with an arrow pointing to the expand button for the menu for an exam, and a box around the settings option

  1. Under “Respondus Monitor”, click the “Don’t require Respondus Monitor for this exam” option. 

Select the option to not require Respondus Monitor. This should not change anything else about the exam. 

 

a screenshot of the LockDown Browser settings for an exam focused on the Respondus Monitor section, with an arrow pointing to the option to to not require Respondus Monitor for the exam

 

 

  1. Click “Save + Close” to finalize the change. 

Once you’ve switched the setting off, click “Save + Close” to finalize the change.  

 

a screenshot of the LockDown Browser menu with the "don't require Respondus Monitor for this exam" option selected, and an arrow pointing to the "Save + Close" button at the bottom left

 

Crash Course - How to turn off Respondus Monitor for a LockDown Browser quiz or exam [1:06]

Need Additional Help?

On behalf of OIT’s Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) team, we hope this tutorial is useful. If you encounter any difficulties or have questions related to this procedure, please contact our colleagues in OIT’s Support Center to have a help ticket created and assigned to the IDT team. You may contact the Support Center via email (supportcenter@uhcl.edu) or by telephone (281.283.2828). Once we receive your inquiry, a member of the IDT team will contact you as quickly as resources permit.

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