Why Proctoring?•O

nline courses vs. classroom courses•G

eographical location •P

lagiarism issues•V

erifying student identity

Introduce Proctor U to your students•P

rovide Proctor U test taking handout in your course:•I

n the Orientation•I

n Course Materials•I

n each weekly folder with a timed essay requiring proctoring•P

rovide written instructions in the course as well•S

tudent sample instructions for Proctor U test access:•W

hen scheduling you will select "Schedule New Exam" •C

onfirm your Institution (California State University, East Bay)•C

onfirm the Term (Spring 2015)•C

onfirm the Exam (Section 06 English 3000 Timed Essay Two) 

Provide alternatives•I

n particular, if a student :•H

as documented testing accommodations and is enrolled in the Accessibility Services

•Does not have the required technology – webcam

•Is uncomfortable for any reason with online proctoring

•Students should have the option to be proctored on campus either through :

•Accessibility Services – LI 2400

•SCAA

•Instructors

•Other colleges/universities

How to Work With Proctor U•B

e very precise and clear in the test-taking instructions.•T

he proctors are only able to follow exact instructions.•C

reate and edit tests with correct class information

Fulfilled Tests

Proctor U Views Allow Instructors to -

•find out which students are scheduled to take the tests and when

•follow the proctoring path during the test

•see the student

•find out about any incidents

•An example of an Incident Report in Proctor U•An example of Student Incident Report•R

eports also emailed to Online Support CSUEB and to instructor•I

dentification issues: domestic/international

How to Create Iterations in Proctor U•O

nce you have created an instructor account you will start creating specific test instructions and links

•My Proctor U page•I

f you teach more than one section of the same course, put the SECTION number first – otherwise students may click on the wrong test

•Click ADD NEW button in upper right area

•Add new EXAM

• Exam Settings

•Exam title: Section number &

• Course name/number &

• Name of test

How to Create Iterations in Proctor U cont.

• Exam Configuration

•“Bluebird” means a makeup test (I call it a “Reattempt” with a different test location and URL)

•Term – select correct term – spring/fall/summer

•Duration – we use 110 minutes in the English Dept.

•(Longer time provided for student accommodations by turning off the auto-submit option in Blackboard)

•Provide course URL of the page of the timed essay start page

•Create a password to be given to the student by the proctor

•Make sure passwords are test-specific

How to Create Iterations in Proctor U cont.

•Click on any resources allowed – for my course they must upload a Word document

•Decide about bathroom breaks, etc.

•Note any other resources allowed

•Provide number of test takers expected

•Enter contact information for Incident Reports

•Name/email/phone number/notes about availability

•Enter DATES exams will be allowed for students:

•I start them on a specific date

•End dates are the last week of class

•– this allows students to take them anytime without making it necessary for proctors to contact us to get permission test taking extensions

•At the bottom you can ADD a window to provide additional information or REMOVE a window for unnecessary information

How to create test taker instructions•P

roctor U is not able to display screen shots of your course pages•P

rovide precise instructions•P

rovide what IS allowed and what is NOT allowed •B

e as specific as possible •D

escribe how to access the test in your course:•F

IRST click on this page, etc. - My course main page•T

hese are the instructions for my exams:•URL•N

OTE – NO music is allowed – tell your students this is a Proctor U policy to allow proctors to hear them

Support for Students•I

f they are uncomfortable with proctoring , find out why. •H

ave a conversation with your student to explore proctoring options and why proctoring is required

•Reduce student stress experienced with test-taking!

•Discuss strategies for taking time essays in the course.

•For example, a video about writing for an essay examfor an essay exam

•A powerpoint about writing under pressure

•SSpecific instructions of what is expected pecific instructions of what is expected

•Communicate with students about how to handle issues such as:

- technological problems

- whether they can email tests to you

Additional Support for Instructors•O

nline @csueastbay.edu•R

ebecca Farivar – Curriculum Support Specialist, Online Campus

•Bernie Salvador – Technical Support

– Blackboard IT Dept.

•Courtney Faber - Client Experience Coordinator 

•Georgie Ziff – Faculty Pilot Program/English Dept.