Quest is developing a web-cam based proctoring overlay that shows students a live video feed of themselves, and takes frequent intermittent snapshots to be turned into a flipbook for instructor perusal. The Quest webcam does not have danger thresholds crossed that are flagged or indicated to the instructor (ie someone entering the room, a different person than your student taking the exam, having more than the assessment tab open)–it is your responsibility to monitor your students and address any suspicious behavior with this tool. The following screen shots give the users a beginning scope of what to expect (and are also posted on the student facing page).
As the Instructor you have the option to prompt for webcam (in which case students can deny it and continue) or require webcam (in which case students must allow in order to get access to the test).
In order to establish these settings, please hop over to where it lives:
https://lbtest.cns.utexas.edu/instructor
(this step will not be necessary by late January, 2021)
1) Open the assignment. You will be promoted to share your camera. (if you aren't please send a note to questhelp@austin.utexas.edu to turn on the webcam for given assignment)
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A walk through of this feature can be observed or listened to, thanks to the UT physics department (circa spring 20).
Proctoring overlay will continue to evolve in the coming weeks and offer additional features. Stay tuned!
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