New for the Winter 2025 term, Respondus Lockdown Browser and Respondus Monitor have been selected through RFP as new exam security and monitoring applications for Canvas at the U of A. These tools are currently available in addition to all the existing exam security applications currently in use.

This article lists the basic details for how to enable and use LockDown Browser and Monitor and links out to the vendor-provided documentation and training materials.

Note that all of the general recommendations for Delivering Exams Remotely still apply and we strongly encourage users to Register their Online Exams with eClass support to head off any potential problems.

Getting Started

For an overview of Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor, instructors can view the following video tutorials provide by the vendor:

Introduction to Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor

To use either Respondus LockDown Browser or Respondus Monitor, instructors must first enable the tool in their course navigation by opening the course Settings, then the Navigation tab, then clicking Enable beside LockDown Browser, and finally clicking Save at the bottom of the page:

The LockDown Browser nav item will now display and can be used to add security and monitoring to an exam:

Enabling LockDown Browser or Monitor for a Quiz

When first accessing the tool, instructors will need to authorize the tool:

The LockDown Browser Dashboard will then display all the New or Classic Quizzes in the Canvas course and display which, if any, of the 2 Respondus options are already enabled for a quiz:

To enable security or monitoring for a quiz, click the dropdown caret to the left of the title and enter the Settings. Then toggle the option to Require LockDown enable security and/or monitoring for any quiz that requires it:

These basic guidelines are also available in Respondus' introductory video Securing Canvas New Quizzes.

Advanced LockDown Browser and Monitor Settings

For more detailed explanations of the advanced settings for LockDown Browser, users can use the detailed documentation provided in the Guides and Support tab at the top of the Dashboard: