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1. [n] a person who supervises students during an examination to prevent cheating
What is Envigilator?
Envigilator is an online proctoring and computer monitoring system. Use Envigilator when giving exams on a PC and gain peace of mind that test-takers are not cheating. Envigilator is unique in that nothing needs to be installed on any computers and administrator privileges are not needed to run it. Just click the app links and run.
Watch our tutorial to see how to use it.
Why Envigilator?
Students of all ages use computers for entertainment, socializing, and when completing school work. Knowing this, instructors and teachers give students homework assignments that require students to use computers. Students may be required to use word processors, electronic spreadsheets, graphics arts software, drafting software, chemical simulation applications, etc.
If students are required to do homework assignments using a computer, they should be allowed to use a computer when being assessed on what they have learned. However, instructors are often reluctant to allow students to use computers in an exam environment for fear of cheating. After all, a network connected computer means students have access to web sites, mapped networked drives, USB drives, email, and other resources the instructor does not want them to have.
Rather than attempt to prevent the student from accessing unauthorized information, Envigilator watches what each student does on the computer and records the computer screen actions. If cheating is suspected, the screen recordings can be reviewed and appropriate action taken. This approach to exam monitoring means Envigilator can be used to proctor exams with just a few minutes of planning by a proctor.
Envigilator Features
- Envigilator works on any Windows PC with an Internet connection
- Proctors can watch student computer activity in real time or view at a later time.
- Proctors and students do not need to be in the same room.
- All data is stored on the Envigilator servers so it can be viewed from any PC with an Internet connection.
- Envigilator can be used to recover a student's lost work in the event of a computer crash or accidental file deletion.
- Envigilator can be used with video conference systems for giving exams to off-site students.
- Envigilator is designed to help proctor exams, but it can also be used whenever an instructor holds a class meeting where students are allowed to use PCs and the instructor wants to ensure students are using computers for class-related activities.
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