Migrating Quizzes from WebCT using Respondus

Before beginning, decide where you will be putting your quizzes/exams in your new blackboard space. You may want to create a Quizzes/Exams area, if your course structure is to mimic that of your webct course. You can also publish the assesments to content areas, such as a lectures folder. You can always move the quiz later, but it is helpful to know where the file is going.

This process is also available as a video tutorial.

Download existing quizzes and exams

1. Open respondus, set Current personality to be WebCT 3.x-4.x (see example)
   
   
   
2. Go to retrieval & reports, select retrieve questions (see example)
   
   
   
   
   
3. Connect to the WebCT server using the wizard or entering settings manually (hint: you should just need to complete step 2 in the connection wizard and click the extract button to get the appropriate settings. otherwise, (see example)
   
   
   
4. Save the file to a location on your computer where you can find it later.

Convert the quiz from WebCT format to Bb

1. Go to the Start area of Respondus
2. Change the Current Personality from "WebCT 3.x-4.x" to "Blackboard 6.3 - 7.x". This will prompt you to convert the file type
3. Enter a new name (e.g. history-final-bb) and choose "Save as new file"
4. Proceed to the Preview & Publish screen of Respondus
5. Select the "Publish to Blackboard" option
6. Now, follow the steps for the course and server settings (see following example):
   
   
   
   
7. Click okay, and publish the quiz to the appropriate area in your course