Honorlock

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During the pandemic, the provost's office purchased a university-wide license for Proctorio Remote Proctor to ease the immediate transition we made to emergency online instruction and continued to provide financial support for remote proctoring centrally. However, the provost's office will no longer provide financial support for remote proctoring. If you wish to use a remote proctoring solution, we advise you to connect with your department or Dean's office to determine whether they plan to support remote proctoring financially. Not all colleges, schools, and units are involved with the Honorlock contract.

The university's Academic Integrity Committee issued a Report on Online Testing and Assessment Links to an external site. on the use of online proctoring tools and offered a variety of alternatives. If you are interested in consultation on assessment alternatives, please get in touch with the Center for Teaching and Learning Links to an external site.. If you need technical assistance, please contact the ITS - Teaching, Learning, & Collaboration team.

 

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Honorlock blue shield with checkmarkVendor-led 'Honorlock Overview for UT Austin Links to an external site.' and other Recent Webinar Recordings Links to an external site.

Getting Started with Honorlock

Should you consider adopting a remote proctoring solution, it is recommended that you consult with your department or the Dean's office first to determine if they will provide financial support for remote proctoring. Please note that not all colleges, schools, and units are participating in the Honorlock contract. If you have additional questions, please contact Canvas@utexas.edu with your course information.

 

Install Honorlock Chrome Extension

This is not required for instructors, but it is a good idea to help avoid potential confusion. The Honorlock Chrome extension Links to an external site. will be required for your students. This is a good time for both parties to un-install the Proctorio Chrome Extension (more below).

 

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Remove Proctorio Quiz Settings BEFORE enabling Honorlock!

If you imported content from a previous semester where you used Proctorio, remove all traces before enabling Honorlock. Select to Edit the quiz and make the following changes:

Red "important" alert about removing Proctorio settings first

  • Remove the words "(Remotely Proctored)" from the quiz title, if present.
  • Check for hidden HTML code from Proctorio (select the </> icon under the textbox [1]). See image below.
  •      Remove if present, any other rows with the word 'Proctorio' [2].
  • Uncheck "Require an access code."
  • Save the changes.

HTML view of quiz instructions in Canvas showing hidden Proctorio code that needs to be removed to use Honorlock

 

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Tackle Midterms with Confidence

As midterm exams approach, it's crucial to have the right tools to create effective online assessments while ensuring your students are confident and well-prepared to succeed. We’ve gathered a selection of valuable resources designed to support you and your students in navigating midterms smoothly.

 

Resources for Faculty

 

Resources for Students

 

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Faculty Resources

Plan for Pitch Perfect Proctored Assessments

This careful curation of helpful resources—eBooks, blogs, webinars, and Knowledge Base articles— will help you plan secure assessments for the start of the semester. 

 

Design Great Assessments

 

Integrity Best Practices, Tips, & Tricks

 

Create a Practice Exam in Canvas

Help ensure your students are ready to use Honorlock by creating a Practice Exam, Create a Practice Exam in Canvas Links to an external site..

  1. Navigate to Honorlock in Canvas and click on the three white lines in the top right of the window [1].
    Honorlock Toggle menu with 'Add Practice Exam' identified

  2. Select Add Practice Exam [2].
  3. A pop-up window will appear to ask you to confirm the creation of a Practice Exam. Select Confirm to continue.
    Honorlock Practice Exam pop-up confirming creation of practice quiz

  4. An Honorlock Practice Quiz will appear in the list of quizzes/exams.
    Example Honorlock Practice Quiz with 'Enable' button to start set up

  5. Select the Enable button to set up your proctoring options. Note: It is recommended that you configure your practice exam to have the same proctoring options as your real exam to ensure students are familiar with the security settings and exam authentication process.

 

Proctoring Settings

Customize your exam experience by selecting from the proctoring options available. To get started, select Enable.

  1. To enable a setting, simply click on the box for that setting. The blue checkbox will indicate that the option is enabled. Clicking on it again will deselect this option and turn it off.
    Proctoring Settings in Honorlock 
    • Record Webcam - Records HD video of the student’s face and testing environment using the webcam built into their device or external webcam.
    • Record Screen - Records HD video of the exam taker’s laptop or desktop screen.
    • Record Web Traffic- Logs and monitors the browser activity in Google Chrome during the exam.
    • Student Photo - Requires the exam taker to take a still picture prior to taking their assessment.
    • Student ID - Requires the exam taker to take a picture with their webcam of their government-issued photo ID, or their student photo ID. Honorlock will ensure the name on the ID matches the name within the LMS.
    • Room Scan -Requires that the exam taker show a 360 degree view of their testing environment and there will be onscreen messaging informing them of this. If you are requesting your exam takers show certain items - blank scratch paper, their cell phone being placed out of reach, etc. Use the Additional Instructions Section below to detail out what you’d like your exam takers to do for the Room scan.
    • Calculators - Allows basic or scientific calculator Links to an external site. during the assessment. Turning one calculator on will turn off the other. 
    • Disable Copy/paste - Prevents exam takers from copying exam content and pasting it outside of the assessment. 
    • Disable Printing - Prevents access to the browser print function to print or export exam content. 
    • Browser Guard - Honorlock's secure browser solution that prevents exam takers from accessing additional applications outside of Google Chrome. Any attempt to access external applications will generate an automated flag to be reviewed when reviewing exam taker results. For more information on Browser Guard, please see BrowserGuard and Allowed Site URLs FAQ Links to an external site.
    • Allowed Site URLs - Grants access via another Chrome tab to any sites that you add in below. That could be a link to the e-textbook, DESMOS for an online graphing calculator, or a link to any other web page your exam takers will need to complete the assessment. When adding your URLs in the box below, please make sure you click “Add Site” for each page you’re granting access to. Please include the link to that site or resources within the question stem itself, or the exam instructions so students can click on it. These will be available before the exam before they launch proctoring and during the exam in the student toolbar.
    • Simulated - Not proctored. This should only be used for low-stakes assessments, as it will simulate the proctoring experience, but there will be no recording or flagging to review after the session is complete.

  2. Select the Student Guidelines you deem applicable to this assessment. You will have a list of items you can select to tell your exam takers what they can or cannot do during the assessment. 
    Student Guideline options: open book, notes/scratch paper allowed; headphones and/or hat, etc

  3. We strongly encourage you to clarify or expand upon any or all of the items you choose to enable in the Additional Instructions section below. These guidelines and Additional Instructions will be visible to exam takers when starting their exam and will be utilized by our proctors to determine what is and isn’t allowed during the assessment.
    Additional Instructions on what is and is not allowed during exam time

  4. The Accommodations section will only be visible to the Honorlock proctors. Whatever the accommodation may be, please include the exam taker's name and the accommodation details in this section. For more information, please visit Accommodation with Honorlock Links to an external site..
    Accommodations section is only visible to Honorlock proctors

  5. The Exam Visibility - We suggest you leave this to the “no” option as default, which would respect the exam availability dates and times you set up within Canvas. Selecting “yes” would allow your students to see the assessment listed outside of that preset window you had previously selected.
    Exam Visibility to students

  6. When finished, select Enable to save settings.

 

Create Exam Profiles

Want to save some time and save your exam settings so that you’re able to apply them to any future exam? With Honorlock’s Quiz Profile Management tool, you can do just that! Creating a profile will provide a template you can use to quickly populate your exam settings.

  1. Navigate to Honorlock in Canvas and click on the three white lines in the top right of the window [1]. Select Manage Profiles[2].
    Options menu with 'Manage Profiles' selected
    From here, you can create new profiles or edit existing profiles. 

  2. To create a new profile, click Create a New Profile.

  3. Provide a name for your new profile. We recommend naming it something that you will easily be able to identify, such as 'High Stakes Exam' or 'Open Book Quiz.' Select which proctoring settings you would like enabled for the assessment and provide student and proctoring instructions. 

  4. Click Create to save your exam profile. Your newly created profile will now show in the list of profiles and can be added to an exam. 

  5. Video - Profile Management and Best Practices Links to an external site.

 

Apply Existing Exam Profile

  1. Navigate to the exam you want to apply a profile to by locating the exam and clicking on Enable if the exam has not been previously enabled or clicking on Settings if you have previously enabled this exam. 
  2. Next, in the upper right-hand corner, select the Exam Profiles button.
    Exam Profiles button at top of Exam Settings

  3. Locate the Apply a Profile to this Exam dropdown and select the profile that you wish to apply. 
  4. Select Apply on the confirmation prompt. Note: Applying a profile will overwrite any existing exam settings.
  5. Review the settings and scroll to the bottom and select Save to save your configuration changes.

 

After the Exam - Reviewing Session Results

 

Download Flagged Student Sessions

Instructors who identify a flag for potential academic misconduct are responsible for independently downloading and retaining any relevant recordings in a FERPA-approved location, such as UT Box. You can follow the instructions here, Honorlock-Download_Student_sessions.pdf Download Honorlock-Download_Student_sessions.pdf 

 

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Using Honorlock with Canvas


Knowledgebase Article: Using Honorlock with Canvas Links to an external site.

 

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Best Practices for Remote Proctoring

  1. Go over this article, How to use Honorlock Links to an external site. with your students. Create a Practice Exam in Canvas Links to an external site., so students can gain familiarity with Honorlock. Note: you can set-up the practice exams to mirror the same settings that will be utilized on the actual assessment.
  2. Include information about Honorlock in your syllabus (e.g., Honorlock Suggested Syllabus Verbiage Links to an external site.). Additional information about Honorlock for students can be found here, Honorlock Student FAQ. Links to an external site. 
  3. Respond to any student privacy concerns with an open dialogue in your course prior to the start of high stakes exams. Share information on Student Privacy Resources Links to an external site. and what students can expect during a proctored exam, Preparing for a Proctored Exam & What to Expect. Links to an external site. 
  4. Familiarize yourself and students with what a room scan is, Completing a Room Scan Using Honorlock Links to an external site., and what they can expect from it. 
  5. It’s important for students to understand how their exams will be proctored and what settings will be used (e.g., Honorlock Standard Exam Guidelines Links to an external site. language). Honorlock advises using similar settings for every exam so students know what to expect and are familiar with functionality.
  6. Let students know in advance what in-exam flags are and the purpose of Honorlock’s flagging. Share this article, In-Exam Flags Links to an external site., with your students.
  7. Do not add emojis to your exam name, special characters are not supported and will not allow students to begin the assessment.
  8. During exam time, never share the access code or password for any of your proctored exams.
  9. Honorlock's Support Team is available 24/7/365. Please let your students know that if they face any technical issues, they can reach out to the Support Team at any time of day.
  10. Stay up to date with the latest release updates and information found here, Honorlock Release Notes Links to an external site..

Knowledgebase article: Best Practices for Remote Proctoring Links to an external site.

Register Canvas New Quizzes as Third-Party Exams Links to an external site.

 

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Student Resources

Start Here - How to Use Honorlock (Test Takers) Links to an external site.

 

Students - Before Exam

 

Students - During Exam

Honorlock Best Practices for Test Takers Links to an external site.

 

Honorlock and Webcam Issues

The following webcams experience a "software permissions error" with Honorlock: 

  • Logitech C270
  • Logitech Stream Cam
  • Logitech C920
  • Most ONN brand cameras (Honorlock recommends avoiding this brand altogether)

An error message of "Permission Denied - Access to the webcam or microphone was denied..." is displayed, despite confirming that the webcam itself is otherwise functioning without any issues.

 

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