MATLAB with Brightspace and Respondus

I have come to terms with the fact that if I want to include Matlab Grader in my LMS shell I have to do it problem-by-problem, so I've decided to integrate it only for tests, which only have a handful of problems each.

However, I cannot figure out how to attach Matlab Grader problems within a Respondus lockdown browswer situation. Since Matlab Grader is an item of type "External Learning Tool" it does not seem like I can assign it a lockdown requirement. From my end, it looks like Lockdown Browser is only available for items of "Quiz" type.

From the forums online, it seems like people are saying, "Just use Lockdown through your LMS!" but I can't see how that would work. Any help would be appreciated!

[Cris LaPierre]

Not anything I've ever done, but perhaps this Answer is helpful:

How do I use MATLAB Grader in proctored labs, examinations, or in secure, locked down browsers?

[April]

So this works in a proctoring lab or assessment center, where you have software installed on all the machines and you just need to know which websites to add to the safelist.

The product I'm using is Respondus Lockdown Browser, which allows the students to install a version of this at home, but the only way it activates is if the question is set up within a "Quiz" (as far as I know). I'm wondering if anyone has been able to use the lockdown browser for at-home test proctoring, or it it's only worked in a lab (where you could lock down the browser for the entire computer forever instead of just temporarily).

Answer 1

[Jeff Alderson]

I would suggest reaching out to the vendor of your online proctoring solution and getting specific guidance on how to lock down LTI based assignments that are launched from your LMS. Since we do not support either the online productoring software or LMS directly, their support teams would be in a better position to assist you. And they likely have an official process for protecting any LTI based application, not just MATLAB Grader.

Another option would be to use the Hosted version of MATLAB Grader and use your locked down browser to restrict access to the URLs of the courses and assignments you want to use for your class.