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Digital assessment is possible using a wide range of online tools in
eClass and other tools:
- student forum contributions can be graded
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/393/15/whole-forum-grading].
- the assignme...
During the rapid shift online in March 2020 due to the Covid pandemic,
eClass began assisting instructors moving assessments online by
converting digital files into electronic exams. AS THIS SERVICE WAS
INTENDED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTORS WITH A STARTING POIN...
This article describes the changes released for ExamLock in January
2020.
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS:
Two major issues are resolved for winter term:
* The mac application performance problem issues are fixed (released
as an emergency fix December 4th 2...
This document outlines the steps students need to follow to launch a
monitored exam session using Smart Exam Monitor (SEM). This 3rd party
tool is a mechanism to provide proctoring for online exams
at-a-distance when students cannot complete exams in pers...
This article will assist students if they are having issues launching
an exam monitoring session using Smart Exam Monitor (SEM). This tool
is often used as a requirement to validate remote exam submissions by
providing webcam and screen recordings of stud...
This article describes how students can use the Assign2 external tool
to complete online assessments. The tool allows students to complete
solutions for long form problems on paper and then photograph/scan
them to upload as their submission to the assessm...
UPDATE JULY 2019: RESPONDUS LOCKDOWN BROWSER IS NO LONGER CENTRALLY
SUPPORTED AT THE U OF A.
Please see this article for instructions on using ExamLock to promote
quiz integrity
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/37...
This article is for students who encounter issues when attempting to
validate their device or laptop for ExamLock exams
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/376/10/taking-quizzes-using-examlock].
If the steps below do ...
ExamLock
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/375/15/using-examlock-to-promote-integrity-in-eclass-quizzes] will
work only after it is granted all the permissions it needs when
installing on macOS Catalina and later ve...
ExamLock is a quiz integrity application developed by the IST eClass
team. The tool can be installed on Mac and Windows computers and
limits students to a quiz interface while an exam is being completed
and will block them from using a number of other app...
This article outlines best practices and suggestions for delivering
fully remote exams using the eClass quiz activity.
With the mix of online and in-person delivery methods now available,
one challenge facing students with mixed schedules is finding a
lo...
WHAT IS SEM?
Smart Exam Monitor (or SEM) allows instructors to remotely proctor
online exams. It is a 3rd party external tool that is deployed inside
the eClass hosting environment and is approved by U of A Security and
Privacy.
[https://drive.google.com...
This article outlines how instructors can use the ExamLock Manager to
manage secure exam sessions and review student activity during
quizzes. Instructors should configure their quizzes first following
the instructions at Using ExamLock to Promote Quiz Int...
ExamLock is a University of Alberta application that instructors may
use to promote academic integrity during eClass exams. The tool is
available in IST managed computer labs but may also be used by
students on their own laptops.
THIS ARTICLE OVERVIEWS T...
This article outlines how instructors can use the ExamLock Manager to
schedule secure exam sessions for students to complete quizzes.
Instructors will need to configure their quizzes first following the
instructions at Using ExamLock to Promote Quiz Integ...
This article outlines how users can grant applications permissions to
use tools on their device. The most common use case for this is for
students who need to enable monitoring software during remote exams as
a proctoring solution.
The specific process u...
This article outlines how instructors can set up exam accommodations
for students who are taking fully remote exams. Instructors should
also ensure they are familiar with the accommodation guidelines
provided by the Academic Success Centre
[https://www.ua...
The installation file for the Respondus 4.0 quiz authoring tool is
available for faculty and can be downloaded for Windows from the
following url:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gXKIPWGSLQSKEihseVOA0JfyhDG4m1LW/view?usp=sharing
You will need to sign i...
UPDATE JULY 2019: RESPONDUS LOCKDOWN BROWSER IS NO LONGER CENTRALLY
SUPPORTED AT THE U OF A.
Please see this article for instructions on using ExamLock to promote
quiz integrity
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/37...
This article lists the current known issues and technical problems in
ExamLock that are already under investigation or have been added to
our product backlog for repairs.
ISSUE/PROBLEM
SUMMARY
KNOWN WORKAROUNDS
Superscript and subscript both re...
This article lists some common issues encountered during the delivery
of ExamLock exams and the recommended mitigation steps that
Instructors can follow to get them resolved. These should review these
in advance of exam delivery to ensure they know how to...
This article describes how instructors can create online homework
assessments using the Assign2 external tool in their eClass course.
Assign2 allows students to capture long-form written work as image
files that can be uploaded for instructors mark online...
UPDATE JULY 2019: RESPONDUS LOCKDOWN BROWSER IS NO LONGER CENTRALLY
SUPPORTED AT THE U OF A.
Please see this article for instructions on using ExamLock to promote
quiz integrity
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/37...
This article outlines how instructors can use the Smart Exam Monitor
(SEM) tool to monitor and review student exam attempts. This requires
that SEM sessions have already been set up in a course following the
instructions in Smart Exam Monitor for Instruct...
This article describes how instructors can use the built-in quiz
statistics available for all selected-response type questions
(multiple-choice, true/false, matching, etc.) in the eClass quiz tool.
These statistics are not available to review until after ...
This article describes how instructors can use the marking interface
in Assign2 Online Assessments. See Creating Online Assignments Using
Assign2
[https://support.ctl.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/442/1/creating-online-assignments-usin...
For added security while administering remote exams, instructors can
use ExamLock in conjunction with Smart Exam Monitor (SEM). Smart Exam
Monitor records a student's webcam, screen, and audio while
automatically flagging potential academic misconduct; Ex...
This article describes how instructors can manage their Assign2
assignments, ensure students have access to the assignment, adjust due
dates, and release grades and feedback to students. See Creating
Online Assignments Using Assign2
[https://support.eclas...
Instructors can now create H5P interactive activities directly in
their eClass courses. H5P ( ) activities are interactive learning
objects based on a range of open-source templates that can now be
used as gradeable activities
[https://support.eclass.ualb...
This article outlines how U of A instructors can convert exams
contained in MS Word files into quizzes in eClass using the Exam
Digitizer. This custom-built question creation helper tool provides
better functionality than some of the basic quiz question i...
NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2020, instructors can now use the Google Assignment
external tool to create and distribute assignments from eClass.
Students will access their assignments from eClass, but work and
submit in G Suite for Education. Instructors can then ana...
This article describes how instructors can add H5P activities which
push their scores directly into the gradebook in their courses.
H5P is an interactive HTML5 package that instructors may have
previously created and/or hosted on h5p.org
[https://h5p.org/...
UPDATE: As a part of the University’s shift to online course
delivery in response to Covid-19, these suggestions provide
instructors with a mechanism to provide and display Credit/No Credit
scores to students as a part of shifting assessment online. Pleas...
UPDATE: As a part of the University’s shift to online course
delivery in response to Covid-19, these suggestions provide
instructors with a mechanism to convert existing numeric scores (for
an entire course or for individual assessment items) into CR or N...
This article describes how instructors can use the ExamVis external
tool to provide students with feedback on their eClass exams. This
tool, developed as a part of a TLEF project headed by Dr. Okan Bulut
from the Faculty of Education, splits exam question...
This article describes how instructors can set up SEM monitoring for
delivering Assign2 assessments. This would commonly be used for
summative exams like midterms or finals where students must complete
work during a certain time period and not have any as...
If your instructor has asked you to submit a video presentation, you
can use the Stream2 media tool embedded in eClass to record and
upload a video. The tool can also be used to upload a video you made
using another program. Depending on the assignment, y...
This article lists the current known issues and technical problems in
Assign2 that are currently under investigation or have already
been reported to the vendor for repairs.
ISSUE SUMMARY
KNOWN WORKAROUNDS
Student uploads made when multiple Assign...
Instructors can use Assign2 to grade exams or assignments completed by
students on paper in class. The streamlined grading workflows in
Assign2 can make this a time-saving method for delivering in-person,
long-form assessments or exams.
CONTENTS:
*...
This article outlines how instructors can set up individualized
versions of exams for specific students. This is most commonly
required if an instructor needs to facilitate an approved Exam Audio
(AF) accommodation and this article will describe that use ...
Students can now use the Stream2 media tool to record or upload video
presentations directly into eClass
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/456/1/submitting-video-presentations-using-stream2-students].
There are two ...
The Mahara EPORTFOLIO system has been replaced with EPORTFOLIO on
GOOGLE SITES. If you had an EPORTFOLIO on the Mahara service, you
should have moved your content to GOOGLE SITES prior to June 25, 2022
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/News/N...
WITH THE NEW VERSION OF ASSIGN2, instructors can use a new workflow
to add multiple choice (MCQ) bubble answers to their printable PDF
exams. The initial setup for these assessments is covered in Creating
In-Class Paper (PDF) Exams
[https://support.eclass...
This article lists the current known issues, technical problems, and
workarounds for the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform. Any wider
performance issues with the service will be reported on YuJa's system
status page
[https://yujasystemstatus-1564678088336.si...
Instructors can now deliver 2-stage (group) exams using the 'In class
PDF Assessment (Beta)' workflow in Assign2. This method of exam
delivery allows students to take the exam individually at first and
then take a second version of the exam as a group to ...