Respondus Test Authoring Software and Canvas
Overview: Canvas is compatible with the Respondus 4.0 test authoring software. Respondus is a powerful tool for creating and managing tests and question banks that can be published directly to Canvas and other learning systems or printed out. At this time, Instructure has not yet enabled the extraction of assessment materials from Canvas via Respondus. To learn how to copy assessment materials between Canvas courses, please visit our Canvas Grading and Testing FAQ for Faculty page.
Note: A free 30-day trial version of Respondus 4.0 is available here. CMC instructors and staff can obtain a license from CMC to install Respondus 4.0 permanently on their computers by registering for and completing the Respondus 4.0 Licensing course offered by the Office of Innovations. Please consult the training calendar at www.coloradomtn.edu/training for that course's details and WebAdvisor registration information.
- How do I upload a Word document via Respondus 4.0 to create a test in my Canvas course?
Please consult this tutorial regarding how to create a specially formatted Word document that can then be uploaded via Respondus 4.0 into Canvas to create a test. Be sure to download the sample file provided in this tutorial--it's a helpful reference as you create your own Word documents for Respondus 4.0! - How do I upload a test or question bank to my Canvas course using Respondus 4.0?
Please consult this video tutorial on uploading a test or question bank via Respondus 4.0 to your Canvas course. - How do I extract a test or question bank from my old Blackboard 8 course and place it in Canvas?
Sorry, this is no longer possible since CMC's former Blackboard 8 system has been taken offline, as of Jan. 31, 2013. If you need materials from a past Blackboard course, please contact the Office of Innovations, which maintains offline archives of CMC's Blackboard courses, at innovations@coloradomtn.edu or (970) 947-8408. If you are teaching at another institution besides CMC, and have a valid account there, you can use Respondus 4.0 to move assessment materials from that system into CMC's Canvas system. Please consult this video tutorial on how to transfer a test or question bank from one learning management system to another. You'll need to be sure to set up both your personality for the learning management system at your other institution and your CMC Canvas personality in your copy of Respondus 4.0 to effect this extraction and upload. - Can I use Respondus 4.0 to move assessment materials from one Canvas course to another?
No, at this time Instructure has not yet enabled the extraction of assessment materials from Canvas via Respondus. To learn how to copy assessment materials between Canvas courses, please visit our Canvas Grading and Testing FAQ for Faculty page. - Can I upload a test or question bank via Respondus 4.0 to someone else's Canvas course?
No, you MUST be enrolled as the teacher in the Canvas course you're accessing via Respondus. (The same holds true for other institutions' learning management systems--you log in via Respondus as yourself there too.) You can never use Respondus to access other instructors' courses, since you are basically logged into Canvas as yourself, with your username and password. Please see our Canvas help pages at www.coloradomtn.edu/canvas for other ways to transfer materials between Canvas courses.