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There is no emergency on campus. FGCU is hosting a Disaster Day Interprofessional Simulation event Friday, November 21, at the Cohen Student Union and Recreation Field 1 with regional partners in the healthcare and public safety sectors. This is a drill – a simulation involving approximately 950 participants – where more than 270 students are learning how best to assess, diagnose, treat and care for patients in a high-pressure emergency scenario. Even though it may look and sound like an emergency during the training exercise, Disaster Day is just another example of how FGCU is providing a transformative, learner-centered education to ensure our students are workforce ready.

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Handheld Device Flag for Respondus Monitor

April 14, 2025  / Digital Learning  / Tags: Digital Learning, Respondus, New Features

Respondus

Respondus Monitor now alerts instructors when a device is detected in a student's hand during an online exam.

Respondus Alerts

Flagging of handheld devices occurs automatically in Respondus Monitor. But in situations where an instructor wants to exclude this flag from proctoring results (such as math exams where calculators are permitted), it is easily adjusted after the assessment. Simply select the "Sensitivity" dropdown, uncheck Handheld devices, and then Apply. The Handheld Device flags are then removed from proctoring results and the Review Priority scores are updated for the class.

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Handheld device detection works with both frontal and side-positioned webcams. The system is trained to identify a device even when only a small part is visible in the video.