Hello everyone,

I am writing to inquire whether any of you have used software to support the authoring and management of question banks to support open textbooks?

I have used Repondus in the past (https://www.respondus.com/products/respondus/index.shtml), as well as implemented simpler options that involve writing questions in MS word using a format that can easily be imported into an LMS using an importer like http://lyceum.algonquincollege.com/quizgenerator/. The former also has a free version (Respondus LE, https://www.respondus.com/download/respondus_le.shtml) which works for authoring and managing question banks that will be used for print exams (without LMS integration), while the latter approach works for LMS-delivered quizzes but not at all for print quizzes where, for example, you want to have the ability to randomly pick items. A third option is to create questions within the LMS question bank tool itself, but that is typically a very clunky system that does not export well for print quizzes.

I am aware of online tools such as Proola (http://proola.org/) and Prendus (https://www.prendus.com/) that are geared towards collaborative question bank authoring by educators and students, respectively. Given the growing interest in creating ancillary resources to support open textbooks, I am wondering if anyone else has implemented (or even trialled) a different technological solution?

Many thanks,

Rajiv

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Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.

Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching

Ambassador, Center for Open Science