What is Proctor U?:

How to Set Up Accommodations for Exams and Quizzes Using Proctor U:

Q:  What does a professor need to do to set up accommodations for a student at Rutgers?

A:  To receive exam accommodations for a proctored exam that is using Proctor U, the instructor needs to email support@proctoru.com prior to your scheduled exam(s) with the accommodations needed. 

The instructor needs to send the following information about the student:

What is Proctortrack?

How do I set up Proctortrack in my course?

What if the accommodation the student is requesting is not listed on the Letter of Accommodation submitted by the student? 

What other student accommodation needs are possible when using Proctortrack?

Screen Reading directions (JAWS)

If your professor produced their recorded videos using Kaltura, the video player will be accessible. You can use your down arrow or tab key to get to the play button. Press Spacebar to begin playing. Press it again to pause the video.

Closed Captioning

On the video player, you will see the closed captioning icon (the letters CC). Click on this and select English. The captions will appear below the video. If you have any issues with your captions, please let our office now.

Kurzweil 3000 Read the Web Instructions for Google Chrome

Joining the Meeting

Below are the instruction on how to join your WebEx meeting. Please note:  first time users may experience WebEx trying to download an app. You can choose to download the app (and run it afterward) or you can navigate to the 'open in browser' link. Once WebEx loads you'll follow the stesp blow.

Accessibility and disability-related accommodations must be taken into consideration throughout preparations and planning your online course to ensure that all students can fully participate.

Using Kaltura

For recording lectures, we recommend using Kaltura. See the TLT site for detailed tutorials on how to use Kaltura.

Recording your lectures

We recommend using Capture space to record your lecture. Watch this tutorial on how to use Kaltura's Personal Capture to create voiced over videos, screen recordings, and more.

Setting up Big Blue Button

For those using canvas, you will need to use the Conferences tool:

1. Go to your course in canvas, and click on the conferences tool
2. Click the blue + Conference Button
3. Enter in the details of your session and click update

Rutgers Access and Disability Resources Support for Faculty:

RADR has created many resources for faculty below and throughout this web site related to accommodations and making online courses more accessible.  

Faculty/instructors who still have questions related to technologies and providing accommodations for students with disabilities, please connect with us by emailing us at: radr@echo.rutgers.edu. 

For professors looking to teach synchronous online classes, our office recommends using WebEx. If you require live captioning, below are the steps to enable them:

Enabling WebEx- First Time Users

First-time users will need to activate your WebEx service. Please follow the steps below: