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    <div class="html-content"><p>It's a brand new year, and that means more opportunities to take advantage of free instructor trainings from Respondus. Learn how to use <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/x/0AI9BQ" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor</a> to address the integrity of final exams. Or see how <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/display/faq/Respondus" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Respondus 4</a> allows you to easily create online tests and quizzes. </p><p><strong>LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor </strong></p><p>This comprehensive training is intended for instructors who plan to use <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/x/0AI9BQ" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor</a> proctoring with online exams. The training will cover: </p><ul><li><span>How to use LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor to protect integrity and ensure student identity </span></li><li><span>The instructor and student perspective in each application </span></li><li><span>How to analyze proctoring results, including a feature that ranks exam sessions by risk </span></li><li><span>Best practices and tips for success with both applications</span></li></ul><p>Register online:</p><ul><li><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4110137603547398415" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Wednesday, January 6 at 1 pm ET</a></li><li><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4056129592391182095" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Thursday, January 7 at 2 pm ET</a></li><li><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1415256594230180111" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Tuesday, January 12 at 3 pm ET</a></li><li><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6549279905083677455" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Thursday, January 14 at 2 pm ET</a></li><li><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4152042191168777228" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Tuesday, January 19 at 12 pm ET</a></li><li><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8740354791430105360" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Thursday, January 21 at 3 pm ET</a></li><li><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4356476587144437260" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Wednesday, January 27 at 1 pm ET</a></li></ul><p><strong>Respondus 4.0 (Windows only)</strong></p><p>Find out how <a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/display/faq/Respondus" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Respondus 4</a> allows you to create and manage exams that can be printed to paper or published to Blackboard, and how the Test Bank Network enables instructors to create online tests from official publisher test banks.<br></p><p>Register online:</p><ul><li><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3653454349902633228" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Thursday, January 21 at 1 pm ET</a></li></ul><p><span>As always, if you have any questions, please consider the following options:</span></p><div><ul><li><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/academic-continuity/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Academic Continuity</a><span> </span><span>|</span><span> </span><span><a href="https://fdc.umbc.edu/teaching/keep-on-teaching/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Keep On Teaching</a></span><span> </span><span>|</span><span> </span><span><a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/students" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Student Technology Resources</a></span></li><li><a href="http://www.umbc.edu/faq" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Check our extensive FAQ collection</a><span> </span></li><ul><li><span><a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/x/LohnB" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>What’s new in Ultra?</span></a><span> </span><span>|</span><span> </span><a href="https://wiki.umbc.edu/x/bwrSAQ" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Known Issues</span></a><span> </span></span></li></ul><li><span><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/go/request-help" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Open a ticket via RT</a></span></li><li><span>Follow the </span><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Instructional Technology</a><span> &amp; </span><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/doit" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">DoIT</a><span> myUMBC groups</span></li><li><a href="http://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/staff/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Request a consult</a><span> with instructional technology staff</span></li></ul></div></div>
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