Online Testing
Online Testing is available from a card on your learn.med dashboard, the learn.med menu, and directly by URL – https://learn.med.virginia.edu/OTS
Students use a personal laptop or a UVA-provided workstation in the Medical Education Building or Health Sciences Library to take exams. Phones and tablets are ok for simple quizzes (in-class, attendance), but lack the screen real estate necessary to display questions with images and long text narratives. Best to use your laptop when taking higher stake/summative exams.
Two short videos on Online Testing
You will avoid many problems when taking an exam if you
- Reboot your computer before you start the exam
- Keep open applications to a minimum (just your web browser, the fewer open browser tabs the better)
- Make sure you have a reliable internet connection
- Have your phone charged and/or DUO backup codes ready for two factor authentication when you login to start
- Do NOT wait until 12:58pm on Sunday to login & open an exam with a schedule that closes at 1:00pm. Stuff happens!
Weekend Exam Support?
Yes, Med Ed Technology is online to support you. Here is how it works – Weekend exam support.
Location services should be enabled for exams with a Location requirement
Access to some exams are restricted/can only be taken while in particular buildings on-grounds and we enforce this using geolocation as reported by your computing device.
Resources for trouble shooting geolocations
A quick check to see if geolocation is being reported correctly – https://learn.med.virginia.edu/ots/exam/check
VMed document – How to enable location services on your laptop
From LifeWire – How to Turn On Location Services on iPhone and Android
Using iCloud Private Relay (it only works on Apple devices in Safari browser), so use a different browser or Turn iCloud Private Relay On/Off
Contact Med Ed Technology via email at mededweb@virginia.edu.