When an institution adds proctoring to Moodle exams, the faculty who write the quizzes are often the most affected and the least consulted. This post is for them. It covers what changes in their week, what stays where it is, and what the Moodle connection includes. For the technical detail, see our page on Moodle proctoring.
What stays the same
- You build the quiz in Moodle. Questions, categories, timing, attempts and review options stay in the Moodle quiz settings you already use.
- Moodle marks the quiz. Grades stay in the Moodle gradebook, exactly as they do today.
- Students reach the exam the usual way. They sign in through Moodle’s own login and open the quiz from the course. No new account, no separate portal.
- Your question bank stays in Moodle. Nothing needs to be copied across to start.
What proctoring adds
Moodle monitoring with OAuth and LTI 1.3 is live and supports Canvas, Blackboard, and other learning platforms. Proctorly monitors the sitting alongside the Moodle quiz, in any browser. During the exam it checks the candidate’s identity and watches for known threats, raising flags with clips and snapshots when something needs a closer look. On-screen reminders nudge a student, for example to stay in view, before anything is flagged, and each reminder is logged. The exact set of checks for a Moodle exam is confirmed per setup during onboarding.
After the exam, Proctorly holds the proctoring record: what was captured, what was flagged and what the reviewer decided. That record sits beside the grade in Moodle, separate from the gradebook.
Who reviews the flags?
Faculty workload can change here, so decide this deliberately. You choose one of two options per exam:
- Your staff review. At the Recorded level, faculty or exam office staff open each case in the reviewer console, at the flagged moment, with webcam, screen and events on one timeline. Every decision needs a short reason.
- Proctorly reviews first. At Every flag reviewed, a trained Proctorly reviewer records a decision on each flag, and only reviewed cases reach you.
A common pattern is staff review for weekly quizzes, where faculty know their students, and Proctorly review for end-semester papers, where volume and stakes are higher. In both cases no automated flag changes a grade or imposes a sanction.
What faculty should tell students
Students are told what is captured before the exam starts. You can help by repeating it in the course: which quizzes are proctored, what the student needs (a device with a camera and microphone, and a supported browser), and that a flag means a person will look, not that they have been accused of anything.
Moodle settings still worth using
Good quiz design still matters with proctoring in place. Shuffling answers, drawing random questions from categories, sensible time limits and one question per page all still help. Many institutions also use Safe Exam Browser with Moodle. Whether Proctorly’s monitoring runs inside a Safe Exam Browser session depends on your setup, and we confirm that per exam before you commit.
What the Moodle connection includes
| Capability |
|---|
| Moodle sign-in and exam launch through Moodle’s own login (OAuth 2), with plugin support for earlier versions of Moodle |
| Monitoring exams that stay inside Moodle, in any browser |
| LTI 1.3 Advantage for Moodle: launch, roster and grade return |
| Human review, case records and evidence packs |
Moodle monitoring with OAuth and LTI 1.3 is live and supports Canvas, Blackboard, and other learning platforms. D2L Brightspace connects through LTI 1.3 as well. See our LMS integrations page.
Quizzes that are not in Moodle
Departments that do not use Moodle can build quizzes from the question bank in Proctorly and run them there as proctored exams. If they teach in Canvas, Blackboard or another learning platform, the exam can connect through LTI 1.3.
Frequently asked questions
Do we need to install a plugin on our Moodle site?
Usually not. The connection works through Moodle’s own login (OAuth 2), and plugin support is available for earlier versions of Moodle. Your Moodle administrator should confirm the setup steps with us during onboarding.
Will proctoring change a student’s Moodle grade?
No. Moodle keeps marking the quiz. Proctorly holds the proctoring record, and outcomes from any confirmed incident are decided by your institution.
Can grades flow back to Moodle automatically?
Moodle marks the quiz, so grades are already in the Moodle gradebook. LTI 1.3 Advantage for Moodle also supports grade return.
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