Resources
Software Download
The Vista Campus Community holds the installation file and password. Log in with your portal ID and click on the "Respondus" icon.
Configure Respondus
After you have downloaded and installed Respondus, these instructiosn will help you configure it to access to your Vista courses.
Tutorials
User Guide
Download the User Guide in Word format. "WebCT CE 6 Personality" is equivalent to our Vista system.
Tutorial Videos
View these Flash-based demonstration movies from Respondus - references to "WebCT" apply to our Vista system, generally.
Publisher Test Banks
Respondus Test Bank Network
Search over 1000 publisher test banks in Respondus format.
Training
TLP offers a one-hour workshop called "Moving Assessments Online with Respondus". Check the Training List for upcoming sessions.
Getting Help
For assistance using Respondus to create assessments for Vista, contact the Technology & Learning Program at (530) 898-6167 or tlp@csuchico.edu.
Vista Training
Respondus
Respondus is a Windows-based software program which can be used to create online Vista assessments with an intuitive interface and many powerful features. Read more on the Respondus website...
Respondus is available for free to all faculty under a CSU-wide license. See the "Software Download" section under Resources at right to obtain your free copy. Sorry, there is no Mac version. TLP offers Respondus on numerous PC's in our faculty lab for use by any faculty member.
Why Use Respondus?
Respondus offers several advantages over creating quizzes and surveys in Vista:
Import Questions
You can import entire tests or question banks directly from text and Microsoft Word files. This can greatly save time for faculty using previous paper-based exams or publisher-provided test banks.
Insert Assesments into any Vista Course
Once you've created a quiz, self-test or survey with Respondus, it's a snap to tell Respondus which course section you wish to upload that assessment into, and you can even automatically create an icon linking your assessment in any folder of your course's content area.
Quick Editing and Preview Interface
Because Respondus runs on your PC and not through a web browser, the experience of creating, modifying and previewing exam questions is very responsive and intuitive; you never have to wait for your internet connection to "catch up".
Keep Respondus Files and Upload to Mulitple Classes
As you create assessments, Respondus creates saved copies on your computer. Using these, you can quickly make mulitple versions of an exam, or upload the same exam into mulitple courses.
Analyze your Results
Respondus can generate graphic reports and statistical analysis based on the results of a Vista quiz or survey that your students have already taken. These results can be saved or printed.