This demonstration will cover theinstructions to provide students and their proctors when delivering your proctored exam.
When giving a proctored exam, you aren't there in person to tellstudents what is expected, thus, you must give instructions for theexam as specifically as possible and make them available prior to theexam dates.
This exam instructions template, shown here, isavailable for you to copy in the Faculty Resource Site, which yousee in your list of courses when you log into Blackboard; or you can create your own instructionsby going to "Build Content" and selecting "Item.
" For the purpose of the demonstration,we'll use the template that was copied from the Faculty Resource Site.
Whether you're using the template or not,be sure to include the following in your instructions to the students and theproctors: the dates and time the exam will beavailable and due, how long students can take during theexam, and what they are and are not allowed to use during the exam.
Some exams are printed, completed on paper by the student, andthen scanned and/or mailed back to the university.
If this is something you're doing, besure to include it in the instructions.
Specific to mailing, it is recommended totell the students about how many pages, so they may bringan appropriate envelope, and give them the address where the examshould be mailed.
Also, for paper exams, be sure to specifyif the students proctor needs to have a printer, a scanner, or any other technologyavailable.
You can set a date and time restrictionhere.
It's a good idea to make theinstructions available for students to see as soon as possible.
This enables them to get their allowedmaterials together, and communicate with their proctor regarding the date, time, and possible equipment needed forthe exam.
When you're finished with this section, click "Submit.
" This concludes the demonstration on howto make exam instructions available for your students and their proctors.
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