Steve Massicotte , University of Montréal

1. Providesecureenvironmentfor online assessmentwith Moodle – POC. Steve Massicotte, University of Montréal

2. University of Montreal • Montréal, Québec, Canada • 45 000 students • 5 000teachers • 16 faculties and schools • 2 associateduniversities • Moodle at UdeM • 6 developers • 3 support technicians (help line)

3. Plan • Why making a POC (Proof of concept) ? • BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) • Types of exam • Our plugin • Next steps

4. Whymaking a POC ? • Provide a secure environment for students who use their own laptops for exams. • Challenges : • Usable on Mac/Windows • Use in BYOD (Bring your own device) • Provide software they need (Office 365, WordQ, Balabolka, Antidote … and many others) • Securing environments to prevent cheating • Deploying a simple solution for all

5. Computer laboratory vs BYOD • Computer laboratory • All universities have classroomproblems • Cost money to maintain • Are not flexible • BYOD – Bring Your Own Device • A lot of classrooms can be used for exam • No extra money to maintain classrooms • Flexible

6. BYOD - Responsabilities • BYOD – Student responsabilities • Install software and make first test at home • Bring laptop with enough battery and his charger • BYOD – University responsabilities • Provide classrooms with enough power outlet • Providestrong Wifi or network • Providespare laptops for studentswhoencounterproblemsduring exam • Makesome emergency plan • Help teacherswith the transition

7. Whatkind of exam weprovide ? • Currently in our proof of concept we can provide : • Quiz with no additional software • Quiz with specific software

8. Quiz with no additional software - What technologies • This solution is based on two main technologies • Safe Exam Browser – Web browser thatyou can control and run in kiosk mode • Moodle – Quiz activity - Provide a rich software to create and manage questions and a lot of configuration for the quiz itself

9. Quiz with no specific software - Student 2 – Access to Moodle 1- Safe Exam Browser • Access to Moodle Quiz • Click on the SEB file • Lock host computer • Redirect to Moodle

10. Quiz with no additional software - Teacher • The teacher use SEB Config Tool to create a .seb file Moodle quiz URL

11. Quiz with no specific software - SafeExam Browser • You have the control, and you can deploy .seb file to configure a client or an exam. • Open source project based on Firefox • Start exam in kiosk mode – no possibilities to switch to anotherapplication or use Windows/Mac • Control URLs and internet browsing • Give access to additional software • Encryptyour file and secure by password • Provideexam key to Moodle for security • Configure user client one time, and provide for each exam one exam configuration SEB file

12. Quiz with no specific software - Moodle • Provide some Quiz with many options. • Use your Moodle or dedicated instance for exam • Teachersalreadyhave skillswiththistool • Multiple formats to import questions in Quiz • Password protection • Providefeedbacks • Integrationwith the grade book • Use plugin Safe Exam Browser quiz access rule to control exam key • No additional cost for university

13. Quiz with no specific software - Student 2 – Access to Moodle 1- Safe Exam Browser • Access to Moodle Quiz • Click on the SEB file • Lock host computer • Redirect to Moodle

14. Student computer No tab, No address bar Quitbutton

15. Student computer Moodle Secure template

16. Quiz with specific software - What technologies • Our solution is based on tree main technologies • Safe Exam Browser • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) – Provide a machine that WE control • Moodle – Quiz activity

17. Quiz with specific software - VMware Horizon • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure provide a new environment for the student, if you need to provide another application (like MathLab or Word). • Use your local infrastructure or CLOUD solution • Run another Safe Exam Browser in virtualmachine • Features : • - VM pool (resources, size, duration, etc…) • - Authorizationwith Windows groups • Alternative we are checking • Windows Virtual Desktop fromMicrosoft

18. Quiz with specific software 2 – VDI – Access to VM 1- Safe Exam Browser 1 • Authentication • Select the VM • Click on the SEB file • Lock host computer • Redirect to VDI 3 – VM Launch and access to Moodle • Windows authentication • Setup of the VM (automatic) • Lock the VM (Automatic - Safe Exam Browser 2) • Access to Moodle Quiz

19. Student computer Safe Exam Browser 1 – Launch the connection to the VM No tab, No address bar Safe Exam Browser 2 – In the VM Quitbutton Permitted applications

20. Student computer Safe Exam Browser 1 Moodle Secure template Safe Exam Browser 2

21. Quiz with specific software– SEB Config Tool • The .seb file will include configuration on the specific software

22. Moodle plugin – My exam page • Is a simple web page that lists the exams that the student should take in the next few hours (usually one or two at most). • Key features : • Very light plugin • Use securedtemplate to mask Moodle information and menus • Accessible onlywith Safe Exam Brower (use settings) • Nextdevelopmentadding SEB config file intoQuiz

23. Plugin – My exam page

24. Plugin – My exam page

25. Plugin – My exam page

26. Nextsteps • Doing test in real situation • - Formative • - Summative • Install Safe Exam Browser quiz access ruleplugin • Capture feedback • Find the right way to create and distribute the .seb files • Think about using or not using a dedicated quiz instance of Moodle

27. Questions ?