Canvas New Quizzes Proctoring Tools Recommendations

[DeletedUser]

Hey Community

Looking to bring some more insight in on proctoring tools.  I have experience with several of the big brands out there and am looking for a place to have a conversation on what is working and what isn't.  Without violating CC guidelines, of course.  Looking for objective information and will provide some of my own.

First off is I noted a new one on the horizon which is OctoProctor (new in the sense that I was not aware of it).  Does anyone have any experience with this tool?

Having had struggles with Respondus in the past, mainly recovering learner logs from their computers after they were flagged as a possible violation, is not making me want to sign up with them. 

The other two big ones are Proctorio and Honorlock which each have their own struggles as well with issues updating to the new quizzes format. Still having issues with HL on learner access codes and false flags on nearly every exam.

Looking for suggestions, ideas, similar struggles?

Thanks!

[pjonas1]

Canvas has substantially improved its Respondus integration for New Quizzes last year. Settings now carry over on course copy which used to be a big pain point, setting every assignment up from scratch for every course.

The big advantage is of course that Respondus is free to the student. I think there are issues with pay-to-test formats.

I would advise against thinking of video recording tools such as Respondus as proctoring. Because students aren't watched live, there are tons of behaviors that would trigger an intervention by a proctor which you can't do anything about when you are watching a video later because you can't prove the misconduct. Also, one should not underestimate the instructor workload of having to manually check the videos.

These tools are necessary if you want to have an idea of who is taking a test. Without them, it's probably one of the cheating organizations that's completing your courses. But I would think of them as identity verification, not proctoring.

What do you mean by "learner logs"? I am unfamiliar with that term.