Online Virtual Proctoring at Seneca | The Teaching & Learning Centre | Seneca Polytechnic

Respondus LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor are remote proctoring applications for online testing. Together, they lock down the testing environment for online testing and use the student’s webcam to record and analyze the student while they are taking the test to deter cheating. They use artificial intelligence to analyze the recordings – facial detection, motion, and lighting, as well as keyboard activity, mouse movements, and hardware changes are flagged and any suspicious activity is then reported to the instructor.

Our Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor resource space provides faculty, instructors, and students with the tools and guidance they need to complete online assessments on a secure, proctored platform.

Important Update on Respondus Monitor Availability

Seneca Polytechnic has reached its Respondus Monitor license capacity. No additional licenses are available.

• If students have not yet registered for Respondus Monitor, instructors should remove Respondus Monitor from their test to allow those students to complete it.
• If an assessment has already begun and some students are still unregistered for Respondus Monitor, please recreate the assessment and apply release conditions specifically for those students.

Please note that while Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor can help deter academic integrity infractions, the software is not foolproof. Respondus will not eliminate all possibilities of academic integrity violations, nor does it guarantee accessibility. Please consider alternative assessments to maintain the integrity and accessibility of online assessments.

Alternative Assessment Support

To explore alternative assessment strategies or receive support, please contact the Teaching & Learning Centre at teaching@senecapolytechnic.ca.

For information on designing your assessments to promote academic integrity, see

• Alternative Assessments 
• Promote Integrity through Assessment Design
• Promoting Academic Integrity Online video