What are the benefits of Respondus?
Respondus is a great tool to use for creating exams for your courses and allows you to save them to build an exam library. It will transfer your questions/pools to Brightspace and it can tie to publisher content. Exams can be also be created offline using Windows. It supports up to 15 question types, including calculated and algorithmic formats. More benefits are listed here: https://www.respondus.com/products/respondus/index.shtml
Where can I download the new version of Respondus?
Respondus is available to download at on our Online Software Distribution site. You will need to connect to the site using VPN to download software.
Once on our Software Distribution site locate the option for Respondus 2021 then:
- Click the install button.
- Read the instructions and click “Agree and Continue”.
- Your browser will download the installer.
- Select “Run” or “Open” if prompted.
- Follow the prompts of the installer to complete the process.
The downloaded version should be configured for instructors to be able to connect to the Brightspace system to upload exams. If not, there is a text “Read me” file that includes the information needed to complete configuration.
Now to create a quiz. The following videos step you through the process of creating and publishing quizzes to Brightspace.
Creating and formatting questions with Respondus 4
Publishing Respondus Quiz to Brightspace Video:
Resources:
Instructor User Guide to using Respondus with Brightspace