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Adding proctored exams as stand-alone activities

Any quiz or LTI component can be made a stand-alone proctored activity (exam).

To configure an LTI activity as a proctored exam:

  1. In the LMS management portal, click in the upper-left corner.
  2. Go to Teaching > Content libraries.
  3. Click the library with the required activities.
  4. In the activities list, select the activity you need and open for editing.
  5. In the settings menu , select Proctoring settings.
  • Enable proctoring — enable the toggle.

  • Proctoring mode — select the mode:

    • AI review — the Cyber Proctor AI tool monitors exam sessions for potential rule violations and generates alerts when violations are detected.
    • Live review — a human proctor monitors exam sessions in real-time and can send notifications to learners if any violations are detected.
    • Post-exam review — after the exam, a human proctor reviews each recorded session individually to check for rule violations.

Additional settings

  • Second camera — select if learners will need to use an auxiliary camera during the exam.
  • Allow multiple displays — select if learners are allowed to use multiple displays, in this case all the displays used will be checked.
  • Secure browser — select to enable the Secure Browser feature: Proctor will prohibit opening new tabs or using the Internet or prohibited applications.

Allow to use

  • Websites — allows the use of websites during the exam by excluding them from the list of enforced exam prohibitions.
  • Books — allows the use of books during the exam by excluding them from the list of enforced exam prohibitions.
  • Paper — allows the use of paper during the exam by excluding it from the list of enforced exam prohibitions.
  • Messengers — allows the use of messaging apps during the exam by excluding them from the list of enforced exam prohibitions.
  • Calculator — allows the use of a calculator during the exam by excluding it from the list of enforced exam prohibitions.
  • Excel — allows the use of Microsoft Excel during the exam by excluding it from the list of enforced exam prohibitions.
  • Human assistant — allows the presence of a human assistant during the exam by excluding them from the list of enforced exam prohibitions.
  • Absence in frame — allows the test-taker to be temporarily out of the camera frame during the exam by excluding this behavior from the list of enforced exam prohibitions.
  • Voice — allows speaking or background voices during the exam by excluding them from the list of enforced exam prohibitions.
  • Wrong gaze direction — allows looking away from the screen during the exam by excluding this behavior from the list of enforced exam prohibitions.

Calculator mode — specify if using a calculator is allowed during the exam:

  • Off — using calculators is prohibited.
  • Simple — using a simple calculator is allowed.
  • Scientific — using a scientific calculator is allowed.

Additional rules, optional — use this field if you need to add custom rules.

Show warnings to student — select when to display a warning to learners:

  • Extra user in frame — if a third person, not the exam taker, is detected.
  • Substitution user — if the exam taker is substituted with a third person.
  • No user in frame — if no one is deceted in the frame (the exam taker is absent).
  • Look away — if the exam taker's gaze may indicate using using prohibited materials (cheet sheets, devices, and so on).
  • Change active window on computer — if the exam taker switched the current window where the exam takes place.
  • Forbidden device — if the exam taker uses a forbidden device.
  • Voice detected — if a third person voice is detected in the room which may indicate the third person presence in the room.
  • Phone — if the exam taker uses a phone.
  1. Click Save.
  2. Switch to the Scheduling tab.
  3. In the Grace period until column, specify the date until which the exam is available for the enrolled learners.