Even with a so-called locked down browser with a proctor monitoring the student via a webcam, there are still technological ways to cheat. Here is an example of a purported way to pause the video capture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BmFO9LeMAM
> But now, given that students work from home I don't think the above approach > or any other > tools like that are worth it. There is no way to stop students from calling > someone, or use > another computer or tablet to get external help. So I decided not to use any > tools like that > - just LON-CAPA exam in combination with strongly advising students not to > cheat. > Agreed. Delivering an un-proctored (and open-book) exam online to be completed from home presupposes that the student will invigilate their own exam with honesty, integrity, dignity and honor. Ultimately, like most everything else in life, such a code of ethics will not deter dishonest students from googling or wolfram-alpha-ing when no one is looking over their shoulders. Amos Lee University of Saskatchewan -----Original Message----- From: LON-CAPA-users <lon-capa-users-boun...@mail.lon-capa.org> On Behalf Of SIMIN, GRIGORY Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 2:37 PM To: Discussion list for LON-CAPA users <lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org> Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] Online exams w/ HonorLock CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the University of Saskatchewan. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. If in doubt, please forward suspicious emails to phish...@usask.ca Hon-Kie, Mark and all, Before the quarantine, I used the Respondus Lockdown browser built-into the university Blackboard in combination with LON-CAPA. It worked quite well to prevent cheating. Students first log-on to BB test using lockdown browser. This browser won't let them to access any website or software except those I whitelisted. They also have to be in the class room because in order to open the test they need a password that I write on the class room whiteboard in the beginning of the test. They cannot use GMAIL, or Google or anything else to get help. They cannot send the problem to solve to some paid online tutors. The BB test is not an actual test but just a gateway to LON-CAPA. It only contains the password to unlock LON-CAPA slot for proctored test. The whitelisted websites are Lon-CAPA, MATLAB, Octave and some others, depending on the content. This combination worked quite well and did not take too much extra time from students to focus on the test itself. But now, given that students work from home I don't think the above approach or any other tools like that are worth it. There is no way to stop students from calling someone, or use another computer or tablet to get external help. So I decided not to use any tools like that - just LON-CAPA exam in combination with strongly advising students not to cheat. Any other opinions on that? Thanks! Grigory -----Original Message----- From: LON-CAPA-users [mailto:lon-capa-users-boun...@mail.lon-capa.org] On Behalf Of Lucas, Mark Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 15:01 To: Discussion list for LON-CAPA users <lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org> Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] Online exams w/ HonorLock Hon-Kie, We have opted not to use a proctoring service at this point, though the university did break down and say they’d pay for ProctorTrack usage this semester. David Huckleberry at Purdue told me that they use Proctor Track on a regular basis at Purdue with LON-CAPA. Students log into Blackboard, are identified by the system and given the password for a slot in LON-CAPA. Gerd passed along that Examity is used to working with LON-CAPA at MSU. With out summer classes going online, I may need to look into that more. Mark > On Apr 6, 2020, at 2:16 PM, H. K. Ng <h...@fsu.edu> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Just wondering if any your institution has use HonorLock with LONCAPA? Here > at FSU, it works with Canvas only. Or any strategies to prevent/reduce > cheating w/ online exam? Some good/best practices? > > Regards, > -hk > > _______________________________________________ > LON-CAPA-users mailing list > LON-CAPA-users@mail.lon-capa.org > https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=c39af1de-9f08ed71-c39abf1f-0cc47 > ad9c2b8-af3666e21410937e&q=1&e=d243541f-aef7-455f-a40b-d2d159617d33&u= > https%3A%2F%2Fnam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%2 > 53A%252F%252Fmail.lon-capa.org%252Fmailman%252Flistinfo%252Flon-capa-u > sers%26amp%3Bdata%3D02%257C01%257Clucasm%2540ohio.edu%257C3e9da03d13a2 > 404604e508d7da56c659%257Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%257C0%257C0% > 257C637217938542170638%26amp%3Bsdata%3DhQLmiQoVha5b9WZKDhFzEOYtgmpit7g > 773FnINe7IIw%253D%26amp%3Breserved%3D0 -- Mark Lucas email: luc...@ohio.edu 252D Clippinger Lab phone: (740)597-2984 Department of Physics and Astronomy fax: (740)593-0433 Ohio University Athens, OH 45701 _______________________________________________ LON-CAPA-users mailing list LON-CAPA-users@mail.lon-capa.org https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=358653a7-69144f08-35861d66-0cc47ad9c2b8-9b9f384256d1395d&q=1&e=d243541f-aef7-455f-a40b-d2d159617d33&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmail.lon-capa.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Flon-capa-users _______________________________________________ LON-CAPA-users mailing list LON-CAPA-users@mail.lon-capa.org http://mail.lon-capa.org/mailman/listinfo/lon-capa-users _______________________________________________ LON-CAPA-users mailing list LON-CAPA-users@mail.lon-capa.org http://mail.lon-capa.org/mailman/listinfo/lon-capa-users
