Update Summer 2014
Tegrity Remote Proctor
Student User Guide
Table of Contents
Important Note ...........................................................................................................2
Access Tegrity Classes .................................................................................................2
End User License Agreement .......................................................................................3
To Start recording .......................................................................................................3
First time being recorded ............................................................................................3
Accept the Online Testing Policy .................................................................................4
Verify both the video and audio configuration ............................................................4
Verify your identity .....................................................................................................5
Press the start button .................................................................................................5
After the recording starts ............................................................................................5
After you complete the assessment ............................................................................6
Important Note
The first time you are recorded while taking an online exam leave yourself 15
minutes to familiarize yourself with the Tegrity recorder and to download the
required software.
Access Tegrity Classes
If you are required as a student to be proctored by the Tegrity Online Proctoring
software while taking an online assessment within Blackboard, then you must first
access “Tegrity Classes” from your course in Blackboard
Next press the “Click Here to open your Tegrity sessions list” button.
End User License Agreement
If this is the first time you have accessed Tegrity, you will first be required to read
and accept a short Northeastern University Information Systems User Rights and
Responsibilities page consisting of 34 parts and two appendices containing links to
various online resources as well as references to Massachusetts General Laws and
United States Codes regarding electronic communications privacy acts for your
review. The AUP is detailed here: http://www.northeastern.edu/its/policies/aup
Please press the Blue accept button at the end of the AUP to confirm that you have
reviewed and accepted the AUP document (note the links in Appendix A may be out
of date).
To Start recording
Next you will select the large blue “Start a Test” button at the top right of your
Tegrity Course recordings list.
First time being recorded
The first time you run the Tegrity remote proctor recorder software to record both
changes to your computer screen and your gestures via the webcam, you will need
to download the Tegrity Recorder software. This is the software which records for
review by your grader or instructor to confirm that you are not cheating during the
assessment.
Detailed information on downloading the Tegrity recorder
For the PC: http://ats.neu.edu/tegrity/tegrity2014pc.pdf
For the Mac: http://ats.neu.edu/tegrity/tegrity2014mac.pdf
During subsequent Online recorded assessments, Tegrity will not download the
recorder and will only log you into Tegrity. This is a relatively fast process.
Accept the Online Testing Policy
Each time you take an online test while being recorded by the Tegrity Recorder
software, you are required to accept two policies if they are enforced. The first
policy is the University Online Testing Policy. This policy is standard for all
Northeastern University assessments administered and proctored using the Tegrity
asynchronous proctoring software. The second policy is your instructor’s course
level online testing policy where your instructor can provide special instructions or
policies specific to the course or the current test.
Verify both the video and audio configuration
When the Tegrity recorder opens, you will see your name and a course list to select
your course from as well as drop downs to select your webcam and microphone to
record both your image and gestures (i.e. where you are looking while taking the
test) and any sounds that you or anyone in the room with you may make during the
exam. Be sure to Test your microphone to confirm it is recording all sounds by
checking the green bars. You can set the maximum audio level slider to the
recommended audio level.
Verify your identity
Once you have accepted the online test policies, you will be required to verify your
identity. For this you simply “take a Picture” of yourself, typically while holding a
photo identification such as your northeastern husky card up to your webcam as
verification for the grader that you are who you are. If not satisfied, you may retake
the picture, else simply press “Start”.
Press the start button
After you have accepted both online policies and your validation picture, return to
your Blackboard course session and navigate to and complete the assessment.
After the recording starts
The webcam image of you along with any sounds made during the exam are
recorded in one window while all changes made on your computer screen will be
recorded to a separate window. This allows the grader to focus on anomalies in
your gestures while taking the test. Additionally all changes made to your computer
desktop are recorded in a separate window. The recording is asynchronous,
meaning your instructor can review your recording and your gestures multiple
times at 0.7 to 8x speed.
After you complete the assessment
Once you have submitted your completed assessment, your instructor will no longer
need to see your gestures, background and screen and will no longer need to hear
the sounds in the room where you took the test. Therefore you can press the “Stop”
button on the Tegrity recorder.
Pressing the stop button, provides the option to either Cancel the recording or
Upload the recording to your instructor’s Tegrity course for their review. Please
allow approximately 10 minutes per hour of recorded testing. The upload speed can
vary based on the speed of your upload link. The upload of your recorded test
includes the following steps: Bookmarking, Waiting, Logging, Processing, Transcoding,
Bookmarking, Processing, Logging, Archiving, Uploading, Transcoding Alternate Formats,
Archiving Alternate Formats, Uploading Alternate Formats. This is shown here:
http://screencast.com/t/bCuuWSotsbq
This provides the option for your instructor to view you taking your exam either on a
mobile device or from their desktop browser.