Respondus can be used to retrieve questions related to various assessments (quizzes, survey's, self-assessments, question library) out of Canvas for the purpose of printing, adjusting, and/or saving a copy of the questions in various formats to a local computer.

How to Print and Save

Retrieving assessment related questions from Canvas is initiated by selecting the Retrieval tab in Respondus and then selecting the Retrieve Questions button.

Respondus home page with the retrieval tab in focus

The Retrieve Questions Wizard displays. If the Canvas Server has not yet been used then user will be prompted to set up the connection. The wizard will specify whether this needs to occur or not. Users can also select the Edit Settings area to set up the connection.

Retrieve question wizard with the option to add a server in focus

If the server has already been set up to enable a user to connect to the server. Selecting Next facilitates the authentication.

Respondus question wizard with Canvas server selected

The user may need to enter their login information (typically NetID and NetID password) to connect to the Canvas system via Respondus. Supply credentials if requested and then select the OK button.

Note: The connection may take a bit of time to establish - patience on the part of the user is advised.

After the connection is established, the user selects a course from which to retrieve an assessment from the drop menu. After selecting the course, user establishes the assessment type, and then uses the drop menu to select the specific assessment from which to retrieve the questions. User must then enter a file name and start the retrieval process by selecting the Next button.

Retrieve question wizard with a dropdown to select the course and quiz you want to print

If the process is successful, user selects the Finish button to complete the process.

Retrieve Questions Wizard window with the finish button in focus

After a successful retrieval process, a .rsp (Respondus) file has been created which contains the retrieved questions.

 

Users can edit the questions contained in the .rsp file on the local computer by selecting the Edit tab.

Respondus edit window with a list of the questions and answers

Selecting the Preview & Publish tab (1) reveals options such as previewing the file, publishing the file to Canvas, and saving/printing the file.

Print and publish tab in respondus with options for printing and saving

Selecting Print Options (2) from the left nav bar brings the print options page.

From this point the user can format, add headers to the file, elect to randomize as needed, adjust which questions are to be included prior to the user printing and/or saving the file (3).

 

If you choose Save to File, there are three formats available when saving the file: Microsoft Word .doc file; Rich Text .rtf file; Text .txt file. Users may also elect to print the file directly from Respondus.

Desktop save window showing the various formats to save a file