![]() ![]() Using BlackBoard for tests and quizzes is essentially open book and open notes anyway, so even if you make it harder to access the Internet, it’s just as easy to “cheat”. If you want students to not have access to the Internet while taking a test or quiz, do not administer it on the Internet! It’s as simple as that. In that case, I could go complain to the teacher and get them to let me retake the test, unless of course he’s the paranoid type who thinks everyone is cheating and wants to run software on their computers to prevent accessing things like their printer during an exam. What happens if your Wifi cuts out when taking the test? You can’t access the taskbar, can’t close the application, can’t get to your wireless or network settings, and are essentially screwed while the clock ticks down to 0 on the test you can’t finish. ![]() That said, the entire thing is just going to burden and annoy large amounts of honest students. So essentially, anyone who wants to get around it, easily could. Just use two computers, Google with one, take test with the other. ![]() Run it under VMware and take screenshots, surf the web, etc, all you want while taking your test. Sniff packets and fool whatever page your accessing that you’re really using the browser when you aren’t. Listing the first 3 things that come to mind, starting with the skill level of hacker guru and going to the skill level of someone who’s 10 years old, At a time where there are constant threats of tution increases and program closures, this is something ASU is spending money on?įirst off, the software is useless if anyone using it has half a brain (and we’re college students, meaning supposedly we have that). You can’t copy, paste, print, access the taskbar, switch applications, close the application, or run anything on a list of about 250 programs that have been deemed bad (including paint) while taking your test.Īccording to the article, ASU payed $2,372 to use this software for the fiscal year. What this software essentially does is cripple your operating system while you are taking an online test or quiz with BlackBoard. This time, it is about the RespondusLockDown Browser and it’s usage at ASU.
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