Ensure the academic integrity of exams on your terms.
UBC instructors looking to secure their exams may use tools such as LockDown Browser and Zoom setups for monitoring online assessments. These options offer features suitable for a variety of test environments, including live monitoring through Zoom. The comparison chart below may be used as a guide to help instructors identify which option is best suited to their assessment needs.
Note that this chart only lists exam tools supported by UBC. Automated proctoring tools are not used due to significant concerns about student privacy, equity, and accessibility. For detailed information, please refer to the official UBC Senate motion summary.
| Respondus LockDown Browser | Zoom (Single Device) | Zoom (Two Devices using Respondus LockDown Browser) Learn more |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | PC, Mac, iPad | PC, Mac, Linux, iPad, Android | PC, Mac, iPad + secondary device for Zoom |
| Authentication | Possible (manual check via Zoom) | Possible (manual check via Zoom) | |
| Live Proctoring | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Record Webcam/Microphone Feed | Only if meeting is recorded | Only if meeting is recorded | |
| Record Physical Room and Desktop Screen | Limited to webcam view | Wider view (secondary device can provide view of workspace) | |
| Lock Down External Applications | ✔ | ✔ (on test taking device) | |
| Disable Copying/Pasting of Text | ✔ | ✔ (on test taking device) | |
| Disable New Tabs | ✔ | ✔ (on test taking device) | |
| Disable Printing | ✔ | ✔ (on test taking device) | |
| Force Completion of Exam | Only via Canvas quiz settings | Only via Canvas quiz settings | Only via Canvas quiz settings |
| Review Student Behaviour | Canvas access logs | Canvas access logs + content captured via webcam if meeting is recorded | Canvas access logs + content captured via webcam if meeting is recorded |
| Live Chat Support | ✔ (Zoom chat) | ✔ (Zoom chat) | |
| Take Exams Remotely | ✔ (cannot prevent the use of notes and secondary devices) | ✔ (webcam discourages use of notes and secondary devices) | ✔ (camera of secondary device discourages use of notes and secondary devices) |
| Free at UBC | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Canvas Supported | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| FIPPA Compliant | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Additional information, practical tips, and important considerations for conducting online exams with LockDown Browser and Zoom can be found in Monitor Your Online Exams with LockDown Browser and Zoom.
