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What is Respondus? 

Respondus is the company that develops Lockdown Browser + Monitor, StudyMate, and the quiz-building tool Respondus 4.0. Whether you're faculty or a student, Respondus has likely been part of your experience at FAU...

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LockDown Browser is a custom browser that prevents students from performing external online activity during online exams. Monitor is a companion product for LockDown Browser that enables institutions to protect the integrity of non-proctored, online exams. Students use their own computer and a webcam to record assessment sessions, all without leaving Canvas. 

StudyMate helps students "master the basics" of course material through learning activities, self-assessments, and games. A dozen activities, such as flash cards, crosswords, and quizzes, engage students with course content in an individualized way.

how to get help?

Instructor:

  • For FAU support with Respondus Lockdown Browser please submit a request via the FAU Online Help Desk. 
  • To open a support ticket with Respondus Support, please submit a ticket via the Respondus Website . 
  • To request assistance with StudyMate, please submit a request via the FAU Online Help Desk . 
  • For FAU support with Respondus 4.0 please submit a request via the FAU Online Help Desk . 

Student:

  • For General Respondus FAU Support please submit a request via the FAU Online Help Desk . 
  • To open a support ticket with Respondus Support, please submit a ticket via the Respondus Website. 

Instructor resources

Below are resources for Respondus Lockdown Browser, Monitor, StudyMate, and Respondus 4.0: 

Lockdown Browser + Monitor 

StudyMate

The StudyMate product line includes StudyMate Author and StudyMate Class. Both products are included with the FAU campus-wide license, enabling instructors to choose the approach and technology that best meets their objectives.

StudyMate Author    

StudyMate Author is a Windows-based authoring tool that enables instructors to create learning activities that students access within online courses or anywhere on the internet. Like Respondus, StudyMate Author will import items from Word files and publisher test banks, making it easy to create interesting, interactive activities from existing content.

StudyMate Class 

This is a web-based version that resides within the online course site in Canvas. Instructors and students can create items collaboratively; student participation can be monitored and graded.

Learn more about StudyMate; view videos, webinars, and guides by visiting https://www.respondus.com/products/studymate/.

Respondus 4.0

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Respondus 4.0 is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Canvas. Exams can be created offline using a familiar Windows environment. Whether you are a veteran of online testing or relatively new to it, Respondus 4.0 will save you hours on each project.

Please note - Respondus 4.0 is only available for Windows 10 & 11. There is currently no solution for macOS systems. For quiz/exam-building solutions for Mac users, please contact our team using this Help Desk ticket .

Authoring Features

  • Distinct user environment for Canvas.
  • Create exams and assessments offline using a Windows interface (not available on Mac).
  • Supports up to 15 question types, including calculated and algorithmic formats.
  • Import questions from MS Word (including embedded images), rich-text, QTI, and tab/comma delimited formats.
  • Access to thousands of Respondus-compatible publisher test banks – FREE to instructors who adopt a participating textbook. Click here to view more

Preview, Publish, and Printing Features

  • Preview questions before publishing them to the LMS.
  • Publish exams and assessments directly to an online course (media files are automatically uploaded).
  • A “batch publish” feature allows assessments and surveys to be published to multiple courses in a single step.
  • Determine point values and exam settings offline.
  • Print exams/surveys directly from Respondus or save files to MS Word or rich-text format.

View how-to videos, webinars, and get access to User Guides by visiting https://www.respondus.com/products/respondus/index.shtml.   

Student resources

Below are resources for Respondus Lockdown Browser, Monitor, and StudyMate:

Lockdown Browser + Monitor 

  • The LockDown Browser software has been installed in most FAU instructional and open labs.  Students wishing to take an assessment requiring LockDown Browser from their own computer must first install the software ( see installation links below ).
  • Both the Windows and the Mac editions of the browser are based on Chromium, Google's open source framework. Students do NOT need Google's Chrome browser installed nor will this version affect a Chrome browser that's already installed.
  • Note:  LockDown Browser should only be used for taking online exams and assessments. It should not be used to access other areas of Canvas. 

Download Respondus LockDown Browser 

Click on the logo of the operating system where LockDown Browser will be installed (or click here for more information about this product). 

StudyMate

Students access StudyMate activities using computers, smartphones, and tablets. StudyMate also integrates seamlessly with Canvas.

Learn more about StudyMate; view videos, webinars, and guides by visiting https://www.respondus.com/products/studymate/.

 

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