About the Respondus LockDown Browser
The LockDown Browser is a custom browser that deters cheating by locking down the Quizzes tool in Brightspace. Locking down quizzes prevents learners from visiting other websites, accessing other applications, capturing screen content, and printing content displayed by the browser.
Note: For more information on the Respondus LockDown Browser, visit their Feature information page, or watch the Overview video on the Respondus YouTube channel. To enable the LockDown browser for your instance of Brightspace, turn on the Respondus.LockDownBrowser configuration variables listed in the 3rd Party configuration variables topic. The Brightspace Self-Assessment tool is also a dependency for Respondus integration. Ensure that you have the Self-Assessment tool enabled in Brightspace Org Tools.
Before you begin
Using Respondus requires you to complete set up tasks on the Respondus servers and in the Respondus dashboard in your Brightspace Instance.
Ensure that you have access to the Respondus Administration Area of the Respondus web site. This is the location where you that ensure your institution is correctly set up on the Respondus side before implementing in D2L. Your D2L account team can assist you in setting up the Brightspace instance with Respondus LockDown Browser.
Setting up Respondus in Brightspace
When properly configured, Respondus appears in the LockDown Browser tab of the Quizzes tool. You must complete the following steps to enable the LockDown Browser tab and make it visible. Refer to additional information, refer to or the 3rd Party configuration variables content in Brightspace Community.
Setting Configuration Variables
- From the Admin Tools menu, click Configuration Variable Browser.
- Ensure that the following variables are set to ON for the Org Unit.
Note: All child org units of the types you select inherit the parent values you apply.- d2l.3rdParty.Respondus.HasLockDownBrowser
- d2l.3rdParty.Respondus.LockDownBrowserDownloadURL
- d2l.Tools.ClassList.DisplayUserName
Note: The username does not need to be displayed to learners; that is controlled by a separate permission.
Setting up Instructor Roles and Permissions
- In the Filter by Tool list, navigate to Users, and then click Apply Filter.
- Apply the following permissions:
- For View User Enrollments, click to select Organization and Course Offering.
- For Search for 'Student', click to select Organization and Course Offering.
- Click Save.
- In the Filter by Tool menu, navigate to External Learning Tools and then click Apply Filter.
- Apply the following permission:
- For Launch External Learning Tool Links, click to select Course Offering.
- In the Filter by Tool menu, navigate to User Information Policy and then click Apply Filter.
- Apply the following permissions:
- For See First Names, click to select Course Offering.
- For See Last Names, click to select Course Offering.
- For See Usernames, click to select Course Offering.
- Click Save.
- In the Filter by Tool menu, navigate to Course Management Console and then click Apply Filter.
- Apply the following permission:
- For See Course Info, click to select Course Offering.
- Click Save.
- In the Filter by Tool menu, navigate to Quizzes and then click Apply Filter.
- Apply the following permissions:
- For Add/Remove Questions from Quizzes, click to select Course Offering.
- For Create Quizzes, click to select Course Offering.
- For Delete and Restore Quizzes, click to select Course Offering.
- For Edit Quiz Properties click to select Course Offering.
- For Preview Quizzes click to select Course Offering.
- Click Save.
- In the Filter by Tool menu,navigate to Survey and then click Apply Filter.
- Apply the following permissions:
- For Add/Remove Questions from Surveys, click to select Course Offering.
- For Can Create Surveys, click to select Course Offering.
- For Delete Surveys, click to select Course Offering.
- For Edit Survey Properties, click to select Course Offering.
- For Preview Surveys, click to select Course Offering.
- Click Save.
- In the Filter by Tool menu, navigate to Self Assessments and then click Apply Filter.
- Apply the following permissions:
- For Add/Remove Questions from Self Assessments, click to select Course Offering.
- For Create Self Assessments, click to select Course Offering.
- For Delete Self Assessments, click to select Course Offering.
- For Edit Self Assessment Properties, click to select Course Offering.
- For Preview Self Assessments, click to select Course Offering.
- Click Save.
- In the Filter by Tool menu, navigate to Grades and then click Apply Filter.
- Apply the following permission:
- For See the Grades tool, click to select Course Offering.
- Click Save and Close.
Turn on Respondus and related tools
- In Admin Tools, navigate to Organization Related > Manage Extensibility.
- Ensure that there is a checkmark beside Respondus.
Figure: The highlighted checkmark indicates that Respondus v4.0 is enabled.
- In Admin Tools,navigate to Organization Related > Organization Tools.
- Ensure that the toggle in the Availability column is turned on for Self Assessments and Survey.
Turning on Respondus LockDown Browser in Quizzes
After you have installed your Brightspace instance of Respondus LockDown Browser and integrated with Brightspace, you need to ensure that your instructors can see the Respondus LockDown Browser dashboard in the Quizzes tool.
Note: Instructors can enable or disable Respondus for a quiz if the Respondus LockDown dashboard is turned on.
The LockDown Browser tab visibility is set using two configuration variables. Ensure that:
- d2l.3rdParty.Respondus.DashboardLTILinkId is properly configured for your instance.
Note: For more information about the link ID, refer to the Respondus Support + Resources page.
- d2l.3rdParty.Respondus.HasLockDownBrowser is set to ON.
How can I tell if the Respondus LockDown dashboard is turned on?
On your Brightspace homepage, select a course. On the course homepage, click Quizzes or click More and select Quizzes from the list. If you see the LockDown Browser tab, the dashboard is turned on.
Figure: The presence of the LockDown Browser tab in the Quiz tool indicates that the LockDown Browser is turned on.