About Respondus:
Respondus is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to D2L. Exams can be created offline using a familiar Windows environment, or moved from one eLearning system to another.
List of Features:
· Create exams and assessments offline using a Windows interface.
· Supports up to nine question types, including calculated and algorithmic formats.
· Import questions from rich-text format (ideal for converting existing exams from MS Word in RTF).
· Import and export exams in the IMS Question & Test Interoperability (QTI) format (D2L format).
· "Spell check" an entire exam file (includes dictionaries for American English, Canadian English, British English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish, and a comprehensive medical dictionary).
· Add tables, bulleted lists, font changes, and enhanced formatting (e.g. bold, italics) just like in a word processor.
· Insert mathematical and scientific symbols using the Respondus Equation Editor or MathType.
· Print exams/surveys directly from Respondus, or save files to MS Word or rich-text format (RTF).
· Use as a conversion tool. To convert publishers testbanks into Respondus format, load into Respondus, convert into D2L’s QTL format, and publish into D2L.
· Respondus Test Bank Network contains test banks for the leading textbooks in higher education. The test banks are in Respondus format and can be downloaded for free by instructors who adopt a participating textbook.
System Requirements:
· Operating System: Windows 98, NT4, ME, 2000, XP
· Memory: 32 MB RAM minimum
· Hard Disk Space: 10 MB of free hard disk space for program files
· Monitor: 800x600 minimum (1024x768 recommended)
How to get Respondus:
1. Come to the Production Studio at the Teaching and Technology Center (ML 94) - http://www.mnsu.edu/its/ets/tnt/production.html.
2. Or download 30-day trial from: http://www.respondus.com/download/index.shtml. You may also purchase a permanent activation password for $79.
How it works -- in a nutshell:
A. Create/Import quiz
· If you are creating your quiz, – you may use Respondus to create one:
· If your quiz is in MS Word format:
o Save your quiz file as Plain or Rich text. Make sure to follow the Respondus format for questions.
o Open Respondus.
o Select Current Personality: IMS / QTI
o Click Import Questions
o Select Type of file: Plain / Rich text
o Browse to your file, click Preview and then Finish.
o Your text will be imported.
B. Save Quiz in the D2L format (QTI)
· Go to Preview and Publish area
· Select Save QTI file
· In the pop-up window click Browse, type file name and select Save as type: XML
· Click Create File.
C. Load quiz to D2L
· Go to D2L course
· Go to Content area
· Click Import course link on the right
· Click Browse and select your xml file
· Click Next button twice. Your quiz will appear in the Quiz area.
Tutorials:
· Refer to the tutorials
o Respondus 3.0 – full tutorial http://www.respondus.com/products/userguide.shtml
· Importing quizzes from Word into Respondus
· Importing quizzes from Respondus into D2L
· Importing quizzes from Respondus into D2L - 2
Useful resources:
Demo Movies/Tutorials
· http://www.respondus.com/products/demos.shtml
User Guides
· http://www.respondus.com/products/userguide.shtml
o Select Respondus3 User Guide — IMS QTI Personality.
o Save zipped file to your PC.
o Unzip Word document with the complete user guide.
Respondus Testbank Network
· http://www.respondus.com/testbank/search.php
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