Honorlock: Instructions for Collin Faculty 

Collin College contracted with Honorlock to provide proctoring for proctored exams.

Honorlock is available for the following Collin College credit courses:

• Fully Online Courses
• Live (Synchronous) Online Courses

Use the decision tree to determine your course delivery

Honorlock is an online proctoring solution offered by Collin College. For the current semester(s), Collin College will be covering the cost of Honorlock and students will not be responsible for any fees.

Exam sessions are recorded via webcam, allowing students to test at their convenience. Exam incidents will be reported back to faculty via Honorlock in Canvas. 

Integrate academic integrity into the classroom

• The Real Reasons Why Students Cheat
• How to Create a Culture of Academic Integrity
• Tactics for Creating a Fair Test Environment
• Connecting with Your Students
• Accommodations and Accessibility

Honorlock: Enabling it, Implementing it, & Considerations

(Enabling Honorlock in an Exam PDF)

Enable Honorlock in Your Canvas Course Menu:  

1. Enable the Honorlock course menu by going to Settings > Navigation.
2. Locate the "Honorlock" link in the list.
3. Click on the three vertical dots next to "Honorlock" and click "Enable".
4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the "Save" button. 
5. Next, enable your exam:

• Canvas Quiz/Exam: 

1. Click on 'Honorlock' in the course menu (after you have enabled Honorlock).
2. Locate the quiz for which you would like to configure Honorlock and click the 'Enable' button to the far right of the quiz name.
3. In the Proctoring Settings interface which appears, choose appropriate settings. For more information click on Explanation of Proctoring Options.
4. Click the 'Enable' button at the bottom of the page. (Note: You can return to the Proctoring Settings page for a specific quiz by clicking on the "Settings" button to the far right of the quiz name.)
5. Students will access Honorlock enabled quizzes wherever they are linked within Canvas (quizzes, assignments, modules, etc.), but may also access them through the Honorlock link (which may be necessary for third-party exams and to link to support prior to exams).

• Third-Party (Publisher) Quiz/Exam:

  1. After enabling Honorlock in your Canvas course, click the link below for written directions on enabling a third-party exam.
  2. Create a Third-Party Exam
  3. If you have questions about enabling a third-party exam, please use Honorlock's Chat Support or contact your publisher's representative.

Honorlock Support: Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!

1. 1. 1. Enable Honorlock in your Canvas course using the directions above.
      2. Click the Honorlock chat button at the bottom right of your screen. 
      3. When accessing Honorlock chat from your Canvas course, the chat representative will have your course information and be better able to assist. 

Honorlock AI Policy Statement for Educators

AI tools can help improve teaching and learning, but some instructors have concerns about how they’re used. Honorlock has developed a pre-written AI Policy Statement to set expectations for acceptable use of AI tools in your courses.You can copy and paste from the template to customize as needed for your syllabus. 

AI Policy Statement for Educators from Honorlock

Honorlock Bypass Pin

Honorlock has provided Collin College with a unique bypass pin that is provided to the Testing Center Supervisor and ACCESS Director. If a student prefers to take an Honorlock enabled online exam in the Testing Center or ACCESS Office, the staff will enter the bypass pin for the student. The bypass pin will disable Honorlock, allowing the student to be live proctored by the staff. 

Students are required to verify ID with staff and phones are kept in a secure location during the exam. In the Testing Center the room is recorded with various cameras. Testing Center staff maintain the recordings for up to two weeks. 

Collin College will request a new bypass pin once a year from Honorlock to maintain integrity of the testing environment. 

Honorlock Training Webinars

Honorlock offers several webinars for using Honorlock in Canvas and to proctor 3rd party exams. You can view and register for a workshop on their Upcoming Honorlock Webinars page. 

 Honorlock Faculty Help Pages (PDFs):

Before an Exam (Set Up)

• Upload Questions (Universal)
• How to Create a Practice Exam
• Explanation of Proctoring Options
• Browser Guard and Allowed Site URLs
• Creating, Managing, and Applying Exam Profiles
• Enabling Honorlock in an Exam
• Create a Third-Party Exam
• Canvas Course Copy
• Honorlock Suggested Syllabus Verbiage

After an Exam

• How to View Your Honorlock Results
• Reviewing Session Results Best Practices
• How to Interpret Flags

Other Resources

• Bypass Pin 
• Voice Detection 
• How to Talk to Students Suspected of Cheating

 Information to Provide Students:

• Student Proctored Exam Information Page
• Collin College Online Exam Procedures
• ADA - Student Guide - Getting Started with Honorlock PDF
• Honorlock Student Privacy
• Student Privacy Policy on Sensitive Information
• Collin College Student Handbook, which outline the Collin College Code of Conduct.

Honorlock Release Notes