How do you supervise an online exam in real time?
Nexam has built its reputation on asynchronous proctoring: collecting evidence through screen, webcam, and microphone recordings, then reviewing them after the assessment. This approach offers valuable flexibility and remains a key differentiator of the platform.
Today, we go further. Nexam takes a new step with the introduction of live proctoring, a feature designed for institutions that want to maintain active oversight throughout the duration of an exam.
What Is Live Proctoring?
Live proctoring allows authorized users to observe participants’ screen captures and webcam feeds in real time, as the assessment takes place.
Concretely, from Nexam’s proctoring dashboard, authorized users can:
- Monitor the status of each participant’s captures in real time
- Quickly identify any capture interruption or behavior that warrants attention
- Maintain continuous oversight, much like an instructor monitoring students during an in-person exam
On their end, participants can see in their exam interface whether their camera and screen captures are active, which reinforces transparency throughout the process.
Why Does This Complement Asynchronous Proctoring?
Asynchronous proctoring remains the foundation of Nexam’s approach. Collected evidence is retained for the designated period, in accordance with personal information protection practices, and can be reviewed by authorized users within that timeframe. This method is perfectly suited to the vast majority of assessments.
However, some contexts call for more direct supervision:
- Classroom settings, where the instructor or invigilator wants to actively monitor participants’ screens
- Institutions subject to specific requirements for active supervision during assessments
- Contexts where real-time visibility reinforces the rigor of the evaluation process
Live proctoring addresses precisely these needs, complementing rather than replacing the asynchronous approach.
What Doesn’t Change: Evidence Retention
Adding live proctoring does not change how Nexam handles evidentiary data. All evidence and video recordings remain stored in the platform for the designated period, in accordance with personal information protection practices, allowing for asynchronous review of anomalies after the exam, exactly as before.
Institutions benefit from the best of both approaches: active oversight during the assessment, and complete traceability for review and documentation within the applicable retention period.
Who Is This For?
Live proctoring is particularly suited for:
- Educational institutions (elementary schools, high schools, colleges, universities) whose instructors and lecturers want to maintain active oversight of their students’ online assessments
- Certification and accreditation bodies that want to add active supervision to their assessment process
- Human resources departments that administer selection or competency tests and want to monitor the progress and proper conduct of evaluations
If your institution administers online assessments and wants to maintain active oversight of how exams unfold, live proctoring is a concrete solution.
Conclusion
Asynchronous proctoring has proven itself as a rigorous and respectful approach to managing online assessments. To learn more about its advantages, read our dedicated article: Advantages and Disadvantages of Asynchronous Proctoring.
With live proctoring, Nexam adds a new dimension to this approach, giving institutions the ability to maintain active oversight during the exam, where the context calls for it.
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