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  • March 22, 2023

    YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform – Update RC20230317 Released to US, CAN, AUS, and EU Zones

    We have successfully pushed a release to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update enhances the live-proctoring dashboard for instructors to create human-proctored tests. 
    1. Live-Proctoring Dashboard for Instructors The Live-Proctoring dashboard provides instructors with tools to manage online tests in real time. Keep track of Past, Upcoming, and Active sessions with a user-friendly interface that allows instructors to see when tests are scheduled and plan accordingly. Verity Instructor dashboard for human proctoring. Features panels for active, upcoming and past sessions along with a monthly calendar view of sessions.
    2. Create Human-Proctored Sessions in Three Simple Steps Creating a human-proctored session is easy with our simple three-step process:

      • Create Sessions
      • Assign Proctors
      • Confirm details
      By following these steps, instructors can create reliable and secure human-proctored test sessions. To learn more about creating a human-proctored session, please visit our guide on Creating a YuJa Verity Live-Proctoring Test.
  • March 5, 2023

    YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform – Update RC20230302 Released to US, CAN, AUS, and EU Zones

    We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update includes a look into our new Live Proctoring feature, integration support for D2L Brightspace, new placements for Reports, and a Student Exemption list for all Learning Management Systems.
    1. Verity Live Proctoring (Beta) YuJa Verity now offers additional protection to the integrity of online tests by providing human-controlled live-proctoring sessions in conjunction with our established AI-based reports. Instructors can enable the feature within their quiz settings and set specific time slots for tests to be monitored. Students then have the flexibility to register for slots that best suit their needs. Proctor view of students taking a test. A list of Events including student names are seen to the left.
    2. Support for D2L Brightspace Now Available To ensure exam integrity with test proctoring, YuJa Verity is now available for D2L Brightspace. Instructors can set specific restrictions on individual quizzes, view recordings of testing sessions, detailed reports of suspicious activities, as well as their courses. To learn how to integrate YuJa Verity with your D2L Brightspace instance, please visit our guide on Integrating YuJa Verity for Test Proctoring into D2L Brightspace. D2l view of a Proctored Test which includes the Verity Recording Panel.
    3. Additional Placement for Reports To provide admins and instructors with a convenient location to view their reports, Institution Reports and Course Reports can now be accessed directly from the YuJa Verity LTI link (in addition to their existing placements). YuJa Verity LTI link page features access to Institution reports and Proctoring reports in the navigation menu.
    4. Student Exemption List for all Learning Management Systems Similar to our previous update for Canvas and Moodle, instructors can now disable YuJa Verity for individual students who are already within a physically proctored environment. Simply access the quiz settings and add students to the exempted students list. For more information on how to access and use this feature, please visit our support guide on Creating an Exempted Student List. The Student Exemption list features a list of all students and exempted students.
    5. Sort Verity Results Alphanumerically When reviewing the Verity Results table, instructors can organize the list of students alphanumerically.
    6. Enable Stop Session Recording at the Institution and Course Level Our previous update disabled the Stop Session Recording feature for Moodle and Canvas and allowed instructors to enable the feature for individual quizzes. This update enhances the feature and allows instructors to use any LMS to enable Stop Session Recording from our new Settings options, accessed through the Verity LTI link. By accessing the link, admins can choose to enable the feature for their institution, and instructors can configure the setting for their courses.
  • January 25, 2023

    YuJa Verity for Test Proctoring – Update RC20230126 Released to US, CAN, and EU Zones

    We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Verity for Test Proctoring instances residing in the US, Canada, and the European Union. This update includes integration for Blackboard Learn Ultra, the ability to exempt students from using YuJa Verity, support for External Tool in Canvas, the option to disable Stop/Reset Recording for the YuJa Verity Recording Panel, and several bug fixes and optimizations.
    1. Support for Blackboard Learn Ultra Now Available To ensure exam integrity with test proctoring for our Blackboard users, YuJa Verity is now available for Blackboard Learn Ultra. Instructors can set specific restrictions on individual quizzes, view recordings of testing sessions, detailed reports of suspicious activities, and entire detailed reports for their courses. To learn how to integrate YuJa Verity with your Blackboard Learn Ultra instance, please visit our guide on Integrating YuJa Verity for Test Proctoring into Blackboard Learn Ultra.
    2. Exempt Students from Using YuJa Verity Moodle and Canvas instructors can disable YuJa Verity for individual students by accessing the YuJa Verity setting for their quizzes. Future updates will also allow Blackboard instructors to utilize this feature.
    3. Disabled Stop Sessions Recording for the YuJa Verity Recording Panel The Stop Session recording feature will no longer be enabled by default for Moodle and Canvas students. Instructors who wish to enable the option may do so by accessing the YuJa Verity settings for their quiz. Future updates will also allow Blackboard instructors to utilize this option.
    4. Bug Fixes and Optimizations We have optimized the performance of YuJa Verity and made several bug fixes to improve the user experience. Highlighting some of these optimizations and fixes are:

      • Resuming a Quiz will track to the same Verity attempt.
      • Improved recordings when retaking a proctored quiz.
      • Proctored results can be organized alphabetically.
         

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