Tennessee’s Jackson State Community College Selects YuJa’s Enterprise Video Platform and Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform to Serve Students Across Four Campuses
Jackson State Community College (JSCC) has selected the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform and YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform to help enhance teaching and learning as well as the accessibility of its digital course and media content across its four campuses. The institution is one of 37 community and technical colleges in the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) system, the largest system of higher education in Tennessee.
“YuJa continues to expand in Tennessee, and we’re excited to welcome another institution from the Tennessee Board of Regents to YuJa’s ed-tech platforms.”
The YuJa Enterprise Video Platform provides full-scale media management, a complete portfolio of lecture and video capture tools, video editing, auto-captioning, mobile apps, and other robust features in a single, unified and secure platform. In addition, the college will be able to take advantage of other tools that increase interactivity and drive collaboration, such as video quizzing, in-video commenting, and in-depth analytics to help guide decision-making institutionally.
YuJa Panorama will combine with the Video Platform to provide a comprehensive, streamlined approach to delivering accessible, engaging video and media content to students. YuJa automatically generates accessible versions of documents and provides users with customized website accessibility options they can apply to any webpage. In addition, the institution will benefit from YuJa Panorama’s Remediation Engines, which identify, prioritize, and automate the correction of inaccessible content in documents. An Image Accessibility Engine extracts and converts images, including scanned documents and those with handwritten or digital text to ensure accessibility spans an institution’s digital footprint. Both Panorama and the Video Platform integrate directly with D2L Brightspace, the institution’s learning management system.
“YuJa continues to expand in Tennessee, and we’re excited to welcome another institution from the Tennessee Board of Regents to YuJa’s ed-tech platforms,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc. “YuJa Panorama and the YuJa Video Platform are powerful platforms designed to help educational institutions increase engagement, eliminate barriers, and create inclusive learning for all students.”
About Jackson State Community College
Established in 1967, Jackson State Community College (JSCC) was the first community college in West Tennessee and remains the only publicly funded college in Jackson. The college provides accessible learning opportunities and services to a diverse student population and community. Serving a 14-county area, JSCC offers associate degrees, certificates, and enrichment courses as preparation for further higher education and career entry or advancement.
About YuJa, Inc.
YuJa is a leader in ed-tech solutions. Our platforms provide organizations of all sizes with the tools to educate, engage, inspire and collaborate. We serve learning enterprises within all sectors, including higher-ed, K-12, government, healthcare, non-profit and corporate. We have legal headquarters in Delaware with primary U.S. offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Canadian offices in Toronto.
YuJa Highlights First Quarter Progress, Product Innovations Designed to Improve Teaching and Learning
In the first quarter of 2024, YuJa Inc., a leading provider of ed-tech solutions, continued to solidify its position as a premier partner for institutions working to enhance their learning experience with video, accessibility, test proctoring, and system response system tools.
“At YuJa, we believe in the transformative power of education, and that delivering high-quality, accessible learning experiences is imperative to creating the environment students need to thrive.”
“At YuJa, we believe in the transformative power of education, and that delivering high-quality, accessible learning experiences is imperative to creating the environment students need to thrive,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc. “We strive to maintain our relationships with our customers so they see us as a trusted partner, and we’re committed to working with schools of all sizes to help them deliver accessible, engaging, and inspiring content to their learners through the power of our ed-tech tools.”
Business and Customer Highlights
YuJa continued to expand customer relationships at an accelerated rate.
- YuJa added dozens of higher education institutions to its platforms, including community colleges, universities, and statewide systems. Some of these include Brunswick Community College, Augustana University, Utah Valley University, Bossier Parish Community College, Florida SouthWestern State College, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, and others.
- YuJa signed systemwide agreements with the Tennessee Board of Regents and with the Colorado Community College System.
- The company secured a contract with the South Carolina Department of Education to serve VirtualSC, its statewide virtual education program.
- YuJa continued its expansion in North America beyond the United States with the Canada School of Public Service, which supports the nation’s public servants through key career transitions.
- The company added to its presence in the nonprofit sector by expanding its agreement with Project Kitty Hawk, a nonprofit ed-tech startup partnering with University of North Carolina System institutions to better serve adult learners.
- YuJa expanded its international presence by signing an agreement with the Higher Colleges of Technology, the United Arab Emirates’s largest applied higher educational institution.
Product Updates Continue Across the Portfolio
YuJa continued to enhance the functionality and user experience across its product portfolio with generative AI features, expanded engagement features, enhanced user experiences and with the continued building of its first-in-class remediation engines.
- Updates to the YuJa Engage Student Response System were focused on deepening capabilities of responses and allowing additional engagement features such as the ability to rank responses and to provide feedback to instructors on polls and surveys.
- The YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform continues to add accessibility checks to automate the identification and remediation of accessibility issues in course content, including broken links, HTML accessibility issues, and more. In addition, new YuJa Panorama add-ons were introduced, including a Smart Speaker, PDF Remediation Max, and a Website Accessibility Widget.
- The Enterprise Video Platform’s umbrella system has been improved to better support large university and community college systems operating under a single instance, including with institution-level views, provisioning of courses and groups, and single sign-on integrations for individual institutions within the umbrella system, as well as new fleet management capabilities to remotely deploy Software Capture to classroom computers.
The YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform updates were centered on enhancing the user experience for test takers, proctors, and reviewers. A new Mobile Lockdown App was introduced for Automated and Live proctoring and AI Video Analysis and Room Scan proctor settings were added.
About YuJa, Inc.
YuJa is a leader in ed-tech solutions. Our platforms provide organizations of all sizes with the tools to educate, engage, inspire and collaborate. We serve learning enterprises within all sectors, including higher-ed, K-12, government, healthcare, non-profit and corporate. We have legal headquarters in Delaware with primary U.S. offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Canadian offices in Toronto.
Chattanooga State Community College Selects YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility to Serve More Than 7,000 Students Campuswide
A Tennessee Board of Regents institution, Chattanooga State Community College, has selected YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform to help instructors deliver accessible course content to more than 11,000 students throughout southeast Tennessee. The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) system is the largest system of higher education in Tennessee with 37 community and technical colleges that offer more than 400 programs of study.
“YuJa Panorama is a powerful Accessibility Platform designed to help educational institutions eliminate barriers and create an inclusive learning experience for all students.”
YuJa Panorama will replace the institution’s former accessibility tool. The institution was seeking an Accessibility Platform that provides the ability to remediate documents in the D2L Brightspace Learning Management System, as well as robust reporting, and ongoing support and training. In addition to meeting these needs, YuJa automatically generates accessible versions of documents, and provides users with customized website accessibility options they can apply to any webpage. Advanced analytics help identify gaps in accessibility and can inform decisions throughout an institution’s accessibility journey.
The institution also will benefit from YuJa Panorama’s Remediation Engines, which identify, prioritize, and automate the correction of inaccessible content in documents. An Image Accessibility Engine extracts and converts images, including scanned documents and those with handwritten or digital text to ensure accessibility spans an institution’s digital footprint.
“YuJa Panorama is a powerful Accessibility Platform designed to help educational institutions eliminate barriers and create an inclusive learning experience for all students,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc. “We’re excited to extend our reach in Tennessee, and to work closely with Chattanooga State Community College to create inclusive learning environments where all students can thrive.”
About Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga State Community College has provided students the tools to achieve their career goals for almost 60 years. With more than 100 programs including associate degrees, technical and institutional certificates, non-credit courses, and transfer programs, students who start here can go anywhere. With affordable tuition and multiple grant and scholarship programs like Tennessee Promise and Tennessee Reconnect at their fingertips, students can move ahead without being held back by debt. Students have the choice of online, in-person, and hybrid classes to suit their individual needs, and 7-week courses help lighten one’s workload while offering the same number of credit hours. ChattState is home to the only fully embedded technical college on a Tennessee community college campus where students may obtain a career-ready credential in 12 months or less. Businesses and industry collaborations create and deploy customizable workforce training solutions and provide industry-recognized short-term credentials that lead graduates to in-demand careers. ChattState graduates have a 96 percent 5-year job placement rate average and a 91 percent allied health licensure pass rate.
The College serves a six-county area that includes Hamilton, Rhea, Sequatchie, Marion, Bledsoe, and Grundy counties. The college also collaborates with businesses and industry to create and deploy customizable workforce training solutions and provides industry-recognized short-term credentials that lead to in-demand careers.
Tennessee Promise, Tennessee Reconnect, Wilder-Naifeh Technical Skills Grant, HOPE, and other options can help students attend tuition-free.
About YuJa, Inc.
YuJa is a leader in ed-tech solutions. Our platforms provide organizations of all sizes with the tools to educate, engage, inspire and collaborate. We serve learning enterprises within all sectors, including higher-ed, K-12, government, healthcare, non-profit and corporate. We have legal headquarters in Delaware with primary U.S. offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Canadian offices in Toronto.
The Largest Public Community College in Illinois, College of DuPage, Signs Multiyear Extension for the Use of the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform
Ed-tech leader YuJa, Inc. announces a three-year contract extension with College of DuPage, the largest public community college in Illinois with more than 20,000 students, to provide campuswide use of the Enterprise Video Platform. The comprehensive Video Platform provides instructors and students with a central learning hub for video and media content that integrates with Blackboard Learn, the college’s learning management system. The college has been using the Video Platform since 2019.
“We’re always pleased when institutions that have been longtime customers find value in and choose to continue using YuJa’s comprehensive ed-tech solutions.”
Initially, the college was seeking a cloud-based enterprise video and video content management platform to store and provide galleries of audio, video and image files. The institution wanted to use the platform not only for instructional purposes but also for marketing, event streaming, lecture capture and scheduled recording. In addition to lecture capture and video management tools, College of DuPage has benefitted from features like auto-captioning, video quizzing, the ability to record using multiple cameras, robust analytics, secure storage, video editing tools, and other user-friendly features that help improve teaching and learning environments.
“We’re always pleased when institutions that have been longtime customers find value in and choose to continue using YuJa’s comprehensive ed-tech solutions,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc. “Our team is dedicated to continuously enhancing our features and delivering exceptional support to institutions so instructors can focus on teaching and not the technology behind it.”
About College of DuPage
College of DuPage is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Serving approximately 22,000 students each term, College of DuPage is the largest public community college in the state of Illinois. The College grants seven associate degrees and offers more than 170 career and technical certificates in over 50 areas of study.
About YuJa, Inc.
YuJa is a leader in ed-tech solutions. Our platforms provide organizations of all sizes with the tools to educate, engage, inspire and collaborate. We serve learning enterprises within all sectors, including higher-ed, K-12, government, healthcare, non-profit and corporate. We have legal headquarters in Delaware with primary U.S. offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Canadian offices in Toronto.
College of Saint Mary Selects YuJa Enterprise Video Platform as Campuswide Media Creation and Distribution Solution
The College of Saint Mary, located in Omaha, Nebraska, has selected the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to provide a comprehensive video and media creation, hosting, storage and distribution solution campuswide. YuJa will replace VidGrid, the institution’s former video enterprise learning and development platform, which is phasing out its education offering.
“We understand that transitioning enterprise ed-tech solutions can be a challenging process. Our dedicated implementation and support teams work to help create a seamless transition for both an institution and students.”
The institution was seeking an all-in-one solution to create, upload and edit content while also integrating with the Canvas Learning Management System. In addition to user-friendly features that enable instructors to create engaging, interactive content, College of Saint Mary will benefit from the ability to auto-caption, add video quizzing, and integrate with the gradebook, as well as visual analytics to see how their content is making an impact.
“We understand that transitioning enterprise ed-tech solutions can be a challenging process. Our dedicated implementation and support teams work to help create a seamless transition for both an institution and students,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc. “Since VidGrid began phasing out its education platform, we’ve worked with institutions of all sizes to help them continue providing high-quality video and media content to enrich instruction, and we’re excited to help College of Saint Mary do the same.”
About College of Saint Mary
Located in Omaha, Nebraska, College of Saint Mary (CSM) is a distinctive Catholic university in the liberal arts tradition — dedicated to the education of women in an environment that calls forth potential and fosters leadership. Over 35+ undergraduate and graduate programs, including nursing, occupational therapy, education, paralegal and business leadership, focus on academic excellence, service-learning and personalized attention.
About YuJa, Inc.
YuJa is a leader in ed-tech solutions. Our platforms provide organizations of all sizes with the tools to educate, engage, inspire and collaborate. We serve learning enterprises within all sectors, including higher-ed, K-12, government, healthcare, non-profit and corporate. We have legal headquarters in Delaware with primary U.S. offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Canadian offices in Toronto.
North Carolina’s Brunswick Community College Selects YuJa Enterprise Video Platform as All-in-One Video Solution
Part of the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS), Brunswick Community College has selected the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to serve the institution with a media creation, hosting, storage and distribution solution campuswide.
“YuJa works with a number of institutions in the North Carolina Community College System. We’re excited to add another NCCCS institution into the fold and to provide a comprehensive set of tools that will help instructors create dynamic and engaging content while simplifying administrative processes.”
The institution was seeing a video and media creation, hosting, storage and distribution solution that would provide robust features across its learning environments. In addition to traditional use cases such as recording and editing lectures, the institution will benefit from auto-captioning and the ability to edit captions, video editing, embedding video quizzes, in-video commenting, and the ability to share media both internally and externally. Other built-in tools within YuJa, such as automated production, processing, publishing and managing of video content, all help streamline workflows and enable course designers and instructors to create engaging learning experiences. YuJa’s Video Platform integrates with Moodle, the institution’s learning management system.
“YuJa works with a number of institutions in the North Carolina Community College System. We’re excited to add another NCCCS institution into the fold and to provide a comprehensive set of tools that will help instructors create dynamic and engaging content while simplifying administrative processes,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc.
About Brunswick Community College
Part of the North Carolina Community College System, Brunswick Community College provides opportunities for individuals to be successful through accessible, high-quality, student-centered programs and services that meet the educational, cultural and workforce needs of a diverse community. Their vision is to exceed the expectations of our stakeholders for delivering quality education, exceptional workforce training and broad community enrichment. The College is located in Bolivia, NC and has 1,951 academic students, 6,257 continuing education registrations, and a student-faculty ratio of 13:1. Programs include 31 Degrees, 13 Diplomas, 32 Certificates, and 31 High School Pathways.
About YuJa, Inc.
YuJa is a leader in ed-tech solutions. Our platforms provide organizations of all sizes with the tools to educate, engage, inspire and collaborate. We serve learning enterprises within all sectors, including higher-ed, K-12, government, healthcare, non-profit and corporate. We have legal headquarters in Delaware with primary U.S. offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Canadian offices in Toronto.
Bossier Parish Community College, an LCTCS Institution, Signs Multiyear Extension to License YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform
Bossier Parish Community College, one of 12 institutions in the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS), has renewed its commitment to increasing the accessibility of digital media and course content with a three-year extension of the YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform.
“Bossier Parish Community College leaders have been impressed with the frequency of platform updates that continue to make inclusivity a priority, and they’re taking advantage of training to help get the most out of the Accessibility Platform.”
Initially, institutional leaders were seeking an Accessibility Platform that provided efficient workflows for creating accessible content with features like auto-generation of alternative formats, that integrated with the Canvas Learning Management System, and that had the ability to remediate documents to ensure accessibility for learners. Since deploying the Accessibility Platform, the institution has made use of many of its robust tools and features.
Not only does YuJa Panorama enable instructors to reuse content previously made accessible to reduce redundant work, but it provides a richer set of features around accessibility that spans the digital landscape from internal and external websites to third-party content, and more. The platform automatically generates accessible versions of all uploaded documents, provides users with customized website accessibility profiles that can be applied to any webpage, and identifies, prioritizes and automates the resolution of accessibility issues with on-the-spot remediation capabilities.
“Bossier Parish Community College leaders have been impressed with the frequency of platform updates that continue to make inclusivity a priority, and they’re taking advantage of training to help get the most out of the Accessibility Platform,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc. “We’re always honored when customers trust us and want to continue offering YuJa Panorama to instructors and students.”
About Bossier Parish Community College
Part of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, Bossier Parish Community College is a two-year community college serving more than 20,000 individuals in the Northwest Louisiana area through credit, non-credit, adult basic education, and customized workforce training. Academic programs of study include associate degrees, certificates, and technical diplomas. In addition, BPCC provides courses that transfer to four-year degree-granting institutions.
About YuJa, Inc.
YuJa is a leader in ed-tech solutions. Our platforms provide organizations of all sizes with the tools to educate, engage, inspire and collaborate. We serve learning enterprises within all sectors, including higher-ed, K-12, government, healthcare, non-profit and corporate. We have legal headquarters in Delaware with primary U.S. offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Canadian offices in Toronto.
State of South Carolina Department of Education Selects YuJa Video Platform for Statewide Deployment
YuJa, Inc. announces that after a rigorous RFP process, the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has selected the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to serve its VirtualSC program, the state virtual school program. The Video Platform will replace the Department’s former video hosting solution with a more robust, all-in-one video content management system.
“Organizational leaders were impressed with YuJa’s ability to not only meet expectations, but to exceed them, providing the opportunity to future-proof the organization with a scalable, all-in-one Video Platform that will benefit students and instructors statewide.”
The SCDE was seeking a user-friendly, demand-driven, scalable, and cloud-based multimedia video hosting and delivery platform to serve course videos, public videos, and other embedded videos. The RFP outlined that the solution must seamlessly embed into Moodle courses hosted through OpenLMS, its learning management system, include a video portal, and have the ability to embed videos on external websites. The Department also requires that support staff be available 24/7 to assist with technical issues, maintenance, upgrades and support without disruption to the system.
YuJa’s Enterprise Video Platform will provide the system with robust learning tools that facilitate the creation of engaging multimedia content. In addition, it will enable VirtualSC to enhance teaching and learning with capabilities like lecture capture, auto captioning, video quizzing, and through embedding videos directly into OpenLMS. Other built-in tools within YuJa, such as automated production, processing, publishing and managing of video content, all help streamline workflows and enable course designers and instructors to create engaging learning experiences.
“Organizational leaders were impressed with YuJa’s ability to not only meet expectations, but to exceed them, providing the opportunity to future-proof the organization with a scalable, all-in-one Video Platform that will benefit students and instructors statewide,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Office at YuJa, Inc. “We’re pleased to help SCDE transition to the Video Platform and for instructors to see the broad capabilities it offers.”
About The South Carolina Department of Education and VirtualSC
The South Carolina Department of Education is led by State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver. The Department is committed to excellence in public education throughout the state of South Carolina.The mission of the South Carolina Department of Education is to provide leadership and support so that all public education students graduate prepared for success.
VirtualSC was established to provide South Carolina students with flexible and rigorous online learning opportunities that will help them acquire the knowledge, skills and characteristics necessary for college and career readiness. As a supplemental program, VirtualSC works with diploma-granting public, private, and home schools to provide online courses for high school credit.
About YuJa, Inc.
YuJa is a leader in ed-tech solutions. Our platforms provide organizations of all sizes with the tools to educate, engage, inspire and collaborate. We serve learning enterprises within all sectors, including higher-ed, K-12, government, healthcare, non-profit and corporate. We have legal headquarters in Delaware with primary U.S. offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Canadian offices in Toronto.
Florida SouthWestern State College Selects YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform to Replace Former Accessibility Product
Florida SouthWestern State College, which has three campuses and one regional center that serve a five county regional area, has selected YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform to replace its former accessibility product.
“Florida SouthWestern State College was referred to YuJa by another Florida institution that has been happy with the robust tools and workflows YuJa Panorama offers.”
The institution had been using an accessibility product for several years, but wanted a more innovative solution that provides a range of accessibility tools in one place, streamlining the creation of accessible content at an affordable price point. YuJa Panorama, which integrates directly with the Canvas Learning Management System, offers efficient workflows, including the ability to reuse content previously made accessible to reduce redundant work. It also provides a richer set of features around accessibility that spans the digital landscape from internal and external websites to third-party content, and more.
In addition, the institution will benefit from YuJa Panorama’s Remediation Engines, which identify, prioritize, and automate the correction of inaccessible content in documents. An Image Accessibility Engine extracts and converts images, including scanned documents and those with handwritten or digital text to ensure accessibility for diverse types of content.
“Florida SouthWestern State College was referred to YuJa by another Florida institution that has been happy with the robust tools and workflows YuJa Panorama offers,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc. “We understand how cumbersome it can be to switch platforms, which is why we work with institutions through implementation, training and ongoing support. We’re excited to expand in Florida and earn the trust of institutions there.”
About Florida SouthWestern State College
With the first students admitted to then Edison Junior College in the fall of 1962, the college continues to provide students with the opportunity to fulfill their professional goals. On July 1, 2014, the college was renamed Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW). The college offers Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Baccalaureate degrees, as well as various certificate programs. FSW has three campuses and an enrollment of more than 13,000 students.
About YuJa, Inc.
YuJa is a leader in ed-tech solutions. Our platforms provide organizations of all sizes with the tools to educate, engage, inspire and collaborate. We serve learning enterprises within all sectors, including higher-ed, K-12, government, healthcare, non-profit and corporate. We have legal headquarters in Delaware with primary U.S. offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Canadian offices in Toronto.
Kansas’s Butler Community College Selects YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to Serve Students Campuswide
Butler Community College, located in El Dorado, Kansas, has selected the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform to provide a comprehensive video and media creation, hosting, storage and distribution solution campuswide.
“We’re committed to serving institutions of all sizes and we’re excited for Butler Community College to see the power of the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform firsthand.”
The institution, which hasn’t used a Video Platform in the past, was seeking an all-in-one solution to create more engaging video content. The Video Platform will enable the college to enhance teaching and learning with capabilities like lecture capture, auto captioning, video quizzing, and through embedding videos directly into Canvas, its learning management system. Other built-in tools within YuJa, such as automated production, processing, publishing and managing of video content, all help streamline workflows and enable course designers and instructors to create engaging learning experiences.
“Butler Community College heard about YuJa’s Video Platform from another Kansas community college and longtime customer of YuJa. We’re always honored when our products stand out to our customers and they feel confident in recommending our ed-tech solutions to others,” said Nathan Arora, Chief Business Officer at YuJa, Inc. “We’re committed to serving institutions of all sizes and we’re excited for Butler Community College to see the power of the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform firsthand.”
About Butler Community College
Butler Community College is a public, two-year, co-educational institution located in El Dorado, Kansas. Established in 1927 as El Dorado Junior College, Butler now stands as the second largest community college in Kansas and the sixth largest educational institution in the state. That means, annually, more than 13,000 students ranging in age from sophomores and juniors in high school to grandparents seeking a new career, enjoy and benefit from the small classes and nurturing environment. Butler students have access to more than 90 different academic programs across 24 learning sites which includes numerous high schools in the area.
About YuJa, Inc.
YuJa is a leader in ed-tech solutions. Our platforms provide organizations of all sizes with the tools to educate, engage, inspire and collaborate. We serve learning enterprises within all sectors, including higher-ed, K-12, government, healthcare, non-profit and corporate. We have legal headquarters in Delaware with primary U.S. offices in Silicon Valley, California, and Canadian offices in Toronto.