Service overview
Respondus is a Windows application that allowed instructors to create and manage quizzes and surveys offline.
NOTICE: Respondus is no longer used at McGill.
This tool was decommissioned on July 31, 2026 because it is not widely used by the community and myCourses offers the features required to replace it.
Beginning August 1 2026, quizzes and exams should be created directly in myCourses. Any quizzes created with Respondus 4 that were transferred to myCourses will remain available in myCourses.
Please note : Respondus Lockdown Browser is unaffected by this change and will remain available.
Next steps
If you have any quizzes in Respondus that you have not yet transferred to myCourses, please do so before July 31st. For instructions, see: Use Respondus for quiz and survey authoring
More information and support:
If you have any questions, please request a consultation from the Teaching and Academic Program (TAP) team.
How to convert a Respondus file to Word
You may choose to convert a Respondus 4 file (.rsp) to a Word document. To do so, follow these steps:
- Open the project in Respondus 4.0 before July 31.
- Click on the Preview & Publish tab at the top of the window (see screenshot).
- Select Print Options from the left-hand navigation menu (see screenshot).
- Choose whether you want to generate an Exam, an Answer Key, or both.
- Click the Save to File button and select Microsoft Word or Rich-Text Format (.rtf).
- Name your file, choose a save location, and click Save.
Quiz creation and management in myCourses
- To learn how to create quizzes in myCourses, please see this article: Manage Quizzes, Surveys, and Self Assessments in myCourses
- For more information on printing quizzes from myCourses: Print a quiz in myCourses