Tool Spotlight: Respondus
September 02, 2026
Learn more about Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor, a test security tool available at Northwestern.
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Tool Spotlight: Crowdmark
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Reinvigorate Class with New Activities
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New Panopto Features: Default Captioning and Browser-Based Capture
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Panopto, Northwestern’s lecture capture and management tool, has two new features which are available to you now: default captioning and a browser-based capture option.
Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor Tips for Instructors and Students
January 26, 2021
The Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor tools can help create a secure testing environment for quizzes and exams given in Canvas. Available to all instructors, these tools have been used in a number of Northwestern courses during remote learning.