Adding BioSig-ID to Moodle Courses

Adding BioSig-ID to Moodle Courses

Introduction

Instructors create an instance of the module in their course and use its associated grade book column to give students access to one or more other content items (such as an assignment).

Creating a Tool instance

Add a tool instance of the BSI module as follows:

  1. Ensure that editing mode is on     
    Edit mode activated
  2. Navigate to the area of the course where the instance is to be placed and select "Add an activity or resource".
Add activity or resource
      3. Search for and select "Biometric Signature ID".
BSI Resource
  1. Enter the name and description (optional) for this instance; check the box to have the description appear on the course page. For advanced usage on custom report substitution rely on the "ID number" field in the "Common module settings" section. The "Attempts allowed" option is useful for the practice link in the enrollment instructions.
General and Common module settings

  1. Click on the "Save and return to Course button". A grade book column associated with this instance will be automatically created.
Save & return button

Apply Tool Instance

A module of BSI can be used to hide/reveal activities or resources by utilizing restrict access rules.
  1. Click the three dots and edit the settings for the resource you wish to guard.
Where to "Edit settings"
      2. Scroll down to the "Restrict Access" section and expand to click "Add restriction".
Resrict access
  1. From the "Add restriction..." dialog use the "Grade" button
Add restriction - Grade

  1. For "Grade" select the grade book column name given to the BSI module you want to guard access with. (This is why descriptive names on tool-instances are importance when multiple course items are gated.) Place a check mark next to  "must be 
    enter "100". 
Set Grade on Item

  1. Click on the "Save and return to Course button".
Save and return to course
Idea
You can repeat these steps for any other activities or resources to be released to students once they have verified their identity on this BioSig-ID module.


Force a student to re-verify their identity

1. Click on the BSI module instance link. For our example we will use our Validation Topic 2 Discussion.
Example BioSig-ID Instance

2. Select the users name from the drop-down list of students who have been verified and then click reset.
In our example image we reset the user admin, or student preview.
Warning
Instructors should NOT override the grade in the grade book.

Reset Student attempt

Quiz Intercepts

Forcing the user to  verify their identity on a Moodle quiz with quiz intercept module.

  1. Edit the settings on the desired quiz
Edit quiz settings
      2. Expand "Extra restrictions on attempts" and enable the BioSig-ID™ Quiz intercept checkbox.
Extra restrictions - Enable BioSig-ID Quiz Intercept

  1. Click on the "Save and return to course" button.
Save and return to course button

AlertIMPORTANT: Due to a known conflict with the Respondus Lockdown Browser this setting is ignored if the "Browser Security" settings in this same section (expand all the options via "Show more..." link) relies on the Respondus Lockdown Browser. Use the BioSig-ID™ Tool Instance method to still add the extra security layer for the time being while we work with Respondus on a solution.

Course Construct Report (Admin)

      1. Navigate to 'Site Administration' and click on the 'Reports' tab.
Locate Course Construct Report
      2. Modify the 'BioSig-ID™ Course Construct Report' to fit your needs.
      
Info
If you do not see this report the module for it was not installed.



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