Update to LockDown Browser on June 1st for Students

LockDown Browser is changing the way students access quizzes on June 1st.


Beginning on June 1st, students must use the Launch feature in BOLT to access quizzes using Respondus LockDown Browser.


If students try to launch RLDB from their desktop they will see a message that they must navigate to the quiz using another browser to access the quiz.


In BOLT, there will be a button the Launch the quiz in the browser.

Respondus LockDown Browser Available in BOLT

RLDB is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within BOLT. When students use Respondus LockDown Browser they are unable to print, copy, go to another URL, access other applications, or close a quiz until it is submitted for grading.

RLDB is available to all Bloomsburg University students and can be requested to be installed in computer labs on campus.

If you use RLDB, your students will need to download and install RLDB to any computer they take quizzes on. RLDB can be downloaded at http://www.respondus.com/lockdown/download.php?id=666246493

There is information in the BOLT Help Course (Tools Integrated with BOLT > Respondus LockDown Browser) to get you started using Respondus LockDown Browser.


For questions about Respondus LockDown Browser or any other BOLT topics, you can contact BOLT Support and the IMDC at bolthelp@bloomu.edu or by calling (570)389-2888.

Respondus LockDown Browser Workshops

RESPONDUS LOCKDOWN BROWSER (Coming to BOLT in October 2015)

Do you use the Quizzes tool BOLT? If so, you may want to learn more about Respondus LockDown Browser. We now have a campus-wide license. 

LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within BOLT. When students use LockDown Browser to access an exam, they are unable to print, copy, visit other websites, or access other applications. Once an assessment is started, students are locked into it until it’s submitted for grading. For a complete list of features, visit the Respondus website at www.respondus.com/ldb.

For more information on Respondus LockDown Browser and how it works with D2L (Brightspace), view this introductory video to RLDB. 

We will be offering several workshops on Respondus LockDown Browser in Andruss Library room 243. The workshop dates/times are as follows:

• Monday, September 28^th -  3:00 – 4:30PM
• Tuesday, September 29^th -  9:00 – 10:30AM
• Thursday, October 1^st – 2:00 – 3:30PM
• Monday, October 5^th – 3:00 – 4:30PM
• Wednesday, October 7^th – 9:00 – 10:30AM
• Thursday, October 8^th  - 8:30 – 10:00AM

YOU MUST REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 25TH IN ORDER TO ATTEND. Please go to http://tinyurl.com/RLDBtraining to register for the workshop. All sessions are the same so you will only be able to register for ONE.