Virtual Faculty Proctoring (VFP) with Zoom - Virtual Faculty Proctoring is a testing method that uses LockDown Browser (LDB) and Zoom. The instructor proctors the test live via Zoom. VFP with Zoom requires that a specific date and time(s) be noted for each test. When testing with VFP, instructors administer a test on a specific day and time. The date and time(s) will be noted on the CSCC Course Schedule. When VFP is used, web courses may also require a day and an evening testing time on the specified date to accommodate students’ work schedules.
VFP with Zoom requires that the student has access to a laptop or desktop computer with a working camera and microphone. Windows computers, Mac computers, and Chromebooks work with LDB. (Note: iPads, tablets, and smartphones will not work due to the limitations of Blackboard and LDB.) Students need to download LDB to their computers. The URL for Columbus State’s LockDown Browser is https://cs-cc.net/lockdown
If a student does not have the proper equipment or testing environment, the faculty member may contact the Testing Center and ask that they administer the test to the student.
Below are videos and instructions on how to set up LockDown Browser with Zoom for Virtual Faculty Proctoring. PDF on How to Set up a Blackboard Test with Zoom
Unfamiliar with Zoom? Please refer to the Zoom Tutorials page.
Prefer live training? Schedule a one-on-one virtual training session for any of these topics (and many others) by going to the DEIS Faculty Consultation Scheduling site.
Video tutorials are below, or jump down to Quick Help Lookup by Topic for documentation.
An overview of what LockDown Browser is, how it works, and how to activate it in your Blackboard class.
Understand the connection of LockDown Browser to a Blackboard test proctored with Zoom.
Video tutorials are below, or jump down to Quick Help Lookup by Topic for documentation.
An overview of how Zoom video conferencing fits into the virtual proctor workflow with your Blackboard tests.
Learn how to prepare a Blackboard test with LockDown Browser for Zoom-based testing.
Before you have your first virtually proctored test with your students, create a no-stakes, ungraded practice test with the same settings.
Learn how to deploy a test in your Blackboard class, so you can proctor it virtually.
Discover how quickly you can set up a meeting for a virtually proctored test using Blackboard's Zoom Meeting Tool. This is the first of two options.
Watch this walkthrough on how to easily set up a meeting for a virtually proctored test via the Zoom website. This is the second of two options.
See how you can start a Zoom meeting on Blackboard in about 30 seconds. This is the first of two options.
Find out how to start a meeting on the Zoom website in about a minute. This is the second of two options.
Follow along with the setup of breakout rooms in Zoom to facilitate your students' test taking.
If you are not finding the information you need on this page, please contact the Faculty Assistance Center (FAC) at teaching@cscc.edu.
| How to Setup a Blackboard Test with Zoom | View PDF | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A Comparison - Group Testing in One Room vs. Individual Breakout Room Testing | View PDF | ||
| Before Test Day - Instructor Checklist | View PDF | ||
| Practice Test - Instructor Checklist | View PDF | ||
| Test Day (Practice and Actual Test) - Instructor Checklist | View PDF | ||
| Tips and Tricks for Instructors | View PDF | ||
| Accommodations and Accessibility with Online Testing | View PDF | ||
| Accommodating Students in Blackboard | View Webpage | ||
| Troubleshooting and Student Success with Online Testing | View PDF |
| Help Topic | Right Click on Link to Copy Link for Students | ||
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| Before Test Day - Student Checklist - Windows or Mac | View Webpage | ||
| Before Test Day - Student Checklist - Chromebook | View Webpage | ||
| Practice Test - Student Checklist - Windows or Mac | View Webpage | ||
| Practice Test - Student Checklist - Chromebook | View Webpage | ||
| Test Day (Practice and Actual Test) - Student Checklist - Windows or Mac | View Webpage | ||
| Test Day (Practice and Actual Test) - Student Checklist - Chromebook | View Webpage |