Respondus 4.0 for Quiz Conversion

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Respondus 4.0 license expiration

The Respondus 4.0 campus-wide license tool for creating Canvas quizzes is no longer available for download starting August 1, 2024. Licenses for any current installations of the Respondus 4.0 application will expire on July 31, 2024.

If you need to use Respondus 4.0, IT Academic Technology Services has devices with single user versions available for instructor use in Pearson 116. For availability information, please contact IT-ATS. Respondus also offers a 30-day single user trial, if needed.

For faculty transferring quizzes from a non-Canvas format, Respondus 4.0 is available for use in 116 Pearson Hall by appointment with IT Academic Technology Services.

Respondus 4.0 is a Windows application that assists in the conversion of existing quizzes in specially formatted Word documents to a format suitable for a Canvas quiz.

Follow these steps to download and launch Respondus 4.0. Note: Respondus 4.0 is only available for Windows.

  1. Read “Using Respondus to upload a Word test to Canvas” to familiarize yourself with the process for preparing a Word doc to be imported as a Canvas quiz.
  2. In the Word file, put an asterisk to the left of the correct answer. See an example Word file here.
  3. Launch Respondus 4.0 from the designated computer in 116 Pearson hall.
  4. Click Import Question Type, then select “Word File” as the Question type (.docx or .doc).
  5. Click Finish. Now you have the option to either go to Respondus Publishing Wizard to link directly to your course or to save the QTI File (quiz file).
    Note: We recommend that you save the QTI file to your device.
  6. Import the QTI File.
    • Settings > Import Content > Content type – Select QTI > Click Source to choose the QTI file from your computer.

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