Product Updates

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing new features to strengthen the integrity of online assessments, such as the ability to add exam aids for students, multiple usability updates to the YuJa Verity Lockdown App, and extended proctoring support to the YuJa Verity Proctoring Platform for improved user flexibility.

1. Multi-Day Live Sessions and Clearer Registration Details Improve the Live Proctoring Student Experience

   Instructors and students now have more practical features when using live proctoring in YuJa Verity.

   

   Key features include:

   • Increased flexibility for instructors: Instructors will now be able to host a single live session across multiple days instead of only 24 hours. The length of live sessions will also now populate into YuJa Verity depending on the LMS quiz settings.

   • Informative student emails and post-registration messages prior to assessments: Students who register for any live proctoring assessments will receive detailed session information on the post-registration confirmation page and the automated follow-up email, allowing them to take assessments with peace of mind knowing that they are not missing crucial details right before a test.

   • View upcoming live sessions for multiple-day assessments: Students can see the upcoming live-proctoring sessions for an assessment in one space on their Live Registration page.

2. Live Proctor Standalone Assessments Outside of Your LMS

   All proctoring methods are now supported for standalone assessments in YuJa Verity, giving instructors more freedom and customization for their assessment needs without relying on an LMS environment.

   

   In addition to Automated Proctoring, instructors can now:

   • Assign proctors for live sessions: With Live Proctoring, instructors can designate their own staff or YuJa’s official proctors to monitor assessments in real-time.

   • Enter the session only when suspicious activity is detected: Instructors can intervene and resolve questions and potential academic misconduct in the assessment session only when alerted by Verity’s automatic proctoring system.

   • Review test-taker performance after intervention: Instructors can choose to manually review each test-taker’s performance after the live session ends to add or remove any flagged events.

3. Refreshed Lockdown App Launch Workflow Helps Students Start Assessments Faster

   The YuJa Verity Lockdown App has been refreshed with a new and upgraded launch workflow that allows students to set up and take assessments in the lockdown browser faster.

   

   Key features include:

   • Launch modal redesign:Additional clarity is now provided to students when they are prompted to launch the Verity Lockdown App to complete their assessment, allowing them to easily identify whether they already have the app installed.

   • Intuitive loading indication: A splash screen will automatically appear when the Verity Lockdown App is launched to provide visual indication of background progresses, providing students with an ease of mind.

   • Automatically authenticate students: Upon installation, students will be directed to log in through their institution and will be automatically authenticated, eliminating manual authentication processes and allowing students to start their assessments immediately.

4. Start Assessments Faster in Moodle With Automatic Student Authentication

   Students are now automatically authenticated when they open a Verity proctored assessment in Moodle, allowing them to start the assessment or install the browser extension directly in the assessment workflow without locating and navigating to the Verity portal link first in their LMS environment.

5. Updated Confirmation Page Shows All Proctoring Configurations for a Convenient Review Process

   The Confirmation page has been updated to provide a comprehensive overview of the configurations applied to a proctored assessment. Instructors can now:

   • Review configurations using a clear table overview: Instructors can now see an overview of their chosen configurations in a clear and succinct table. All restrictions are now displayed at-a-glance without needing to scroll through the page, or return to previous tabs in the workflow.

     

   • Navigate through the workflow quickly using buttons: New buttons have been added to the Confirmation page which allows instructors to return to the specific tab to edit their configurations directly without needing to repeatedly use the back button.

     

6. Hide “End Proctoring” Button to Prevent Accidental Session Ending

   Instructors can choose to hide the End Proctoring button from students taking assessments in their institutions’ learning management system. This feature safeguards against unintentional clicks during assessments.

   

7. Provide Reference Material During Assessments to Simulate Traditional Exam Environment

   Instructors can now provide reference material to students during proctored assessments to facilitate a more traditional exam environment, simplifying the assessment set up process while providing additional assessment flexibility.

   

8. New Third-Party Integration with Willolabs Expands Assessment Flexibility

   Verity is introducing a new third-party integration with Willolabs, allowing instructors and students to create and take assessments on Willolabs using Verity’s proctoring configurations. Verity will also automatically inject assessment passwords for students, shaping a seamless and efficient assessment workflow without any new interruptions.

   

9. Verity Extends Proctoring Support to D2L’s New Learner Experience

   The YuJa Verity proctoring experience is now available in D2L Brightspace’s New Learner Experience, allowing existing and future users of the new interface to use all of Verity’s proctoring features for their assessment needs.

   

   This includes:

   • Enabling proctoring for assessments: Instructors can configure proctoring settings on all types of assessments, including LMS assessments, standalone assessments, and assessments created using the Verity Assessment Builder.

   • Choosing from different proctoring methods: Instructors can choose from automated, live, and hybrid proctoring options for different assessments according to their course goals and institutional standards.

   • Reviewing test-taker performance using comprehensive reports: Each test-taker can be carefully evaluated for potential academic integrity violations using Verity’s timestamped post-assessment report.

   • Gaining clearer insight into institution-wide performance: Administrators and instructors can see institution and course-wide reports to evaluate behavior trends on a larger scale.

Over the next few weeks, exciting features such as added proctoring flags, new response submission formats, and real-time guided support will be introduced to the YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform to provide more flexibility, security, and simplicity to online assessments.

1. New Capability to Create Assessments Directly Using the Verity Interface

   YuJa Verity now supports assessment creation directly from the platform interface, allowing faculty to build and configure proctoring settings for quizzes and assignments in a singular flow directly in Verity without needing to first create the assessment in their LMS.

   Key features include:

   • Consolidated Quiz or Assignment Set Up: Instructors can choose to create a new quiz or a new assignment, mimicking the assignment set up flow in their LMS, while configuring Verity proctoring settings in one continuous workflow without leaving Verity.

     

   • Choose Upload Formats: Instructors can select the type of file formats accepted for assessment responses, expanding the flexibility of online assessments by accepting both digital and traditional paper submission formats.

     

   • Multiple Quiz Types: Instructors can choose from multiple choice, true or false, matching, and fill-in-the-blank for a Verity quiz, providing flexibility and matching native LMS capabilities.

     

   • Automatic LMS Publishing: Assessments configured in Verity will be automatically published to Canvas, eliminating the need to configure an assessment in two different interfaces.

     

   • LMS Gradebook Sync: Instructors can enable gradebook sync during assessment set up, allowing grades to be automatically imported into their LMS without additional configurations. Instructors will also be directed to flagged events from this interface to easily verify academic integrity.

2. Increased Security for Mobile Assessments with Continuous AI-Proctoring Support

   AI-powered face and object detection has been added to Verity assessments for mobile devices, drastically improving the security for mobile assessments by flagging suspicious activity detected using the front camera.

   Key features include:

   • Detect Suspicious Objects: Verity will flag suspicious items such as phones, devices, monitors, and books in view of the test-taker’s webcam.

     

   • Detect Multiple Faces: Verity will monitor the test-taker’s face to verify that it is detectable, and will flag additional faces or when the test-taker’s face is not observable from the webcam.

     

   • AI ID Verification: Verity will verify the test-taker’s identity by matching their face to a provided piece of valid identification automatically.

     

3. New Post-Assessment Report Item Tracks All Browser Extensions to Protect Assessment Transparency

   In addition to restricting and whitelisting browser extensions, a flag has been added for faculty to view all installed browser extensions on a test-taker’s device before a proctored assessment, preventing instructors from needing to whitelist previously installed browser extensions that do not impact the security of an assessment.

   

4. Real-Time Guided Chat Support Clarifies Confusion During System Check and Pre-Assessment Set Up

   Additional chat support is now available in Verity to provide real-time guidance for common system setup issues such as camera and microphone access issues, browser compatibility, and network checks to help facilitate a smoother, uninterrupted system check process for test-takers.

   

5. Multi-Factor Authentication Support for Manual Logins Strengthens User Security and Privacy

   Administrators can now enable multi-factor authentication for all manual logins for their institution to prevent unauthorized access, protect private data, and enhance the overall security of their platform.

   

Over the next few weeks, the YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform will be releasing a new browser extension for Safari, an integrated workflow for proctored assessments in Blackboard, and other updates to advance the security and usability of the platform.

1. Protect Academic Integrity with Proctored Assessments on Safari

   The YuJa Verity browser extension is now available on Safari, allowing instructors to provide test-takers with more browser options to take secure assessments while enabling Verity’s wide range of proctoring capabilities to help ensure academic integrity.

   

2. Create Proctored Assessments Directly Within Blackboard Courses

   Instructors are now able to create Verity proctored assessments straight within the Blackboard LMS without needing to navigate to the Verity platform separately. This updated integration streamlines and eliminates confusion in the assessment setup process for instructors using Blackboard.

   

3. Manage Your Data With Time-Based Retention Policies

   Users can now configure Verity to delete or archive data before it is automatically deleted after 1 year. This allows instructors to better manage the lifecycle of their data, meet security compliance standards of their organization, and reduce security risks.

4. Secure Verity Plugin Updates In OpenLMS

   The YuJa Verity plugin update workflow for OpenLMS clients has been upgraded to eliminate manual handoffs and reduce crashes. OpenLMS clients can now install Verity updates automatically through a private GitHub repository, improving overall data security and workflow efficiency.

Over the next few weeks, the YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform will be releasing a brand new module that allows interviewers to disable certain actions while monitoring behaviors to secure and advance interview processes.

1. Advance Your Interview Experience Using Candidate AI

   Users can now integrate Candidate AI, a new interview proctoring platform in YuJa Verity, with Zoom and Microsoft Teams in Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS) to provide a secure and fair interview experience. With this new streamlined integration, interviewers can limit device functionality and monitor metrics in real-time to make informed hiring decisions.

   

   Key features include:

   • Integration with Video Platforms: Candidate AI is available with major video conferencing platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Google Meet, and others.

     

   • Interview Proctoring Configurations: Interviews can select a range of activities to be proctored during an interview, and set severity flags for each activity to align with their policies.

     

   Some configurations include:

   • Recording Configurations: Candidates’ video, audio, and screen activity will be recorded. A 360-degree room scan of the interview environment will be required.

   • Disable Screen and Keyboard Activity: Candidates have restricted access to tools such as spell-check, clipboard, print, screen-capture, file download, virtual cameras, Apple Handoff, and right clicks.

   • Verification: Candidates will be asked to verify their ID and signature.

   • Tab Configurations: Candidates cannot open or close tabs, unauthorized websites, browser extensions, decoy websites, and side panels.

   • Block Items: Candidates cannot access virtual machines, unauthorized desktop applications, mobile devices, and multiple screens.

   • Other Activities: Activity such as system performance, candidate location, keyboard activity, web traffic, and internet connection can be tracked or disabled.

   • Proctoring Reports: Interviewers will receive a detailed, timestamped report after the interview to review flags that were raised to make an ultimate hiring decision. Interviewers can raise new flags, resolve existing flags, and download the session report.

     

In the coming weeks, the YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform will roll out exciting new features, including Firefox support, multi-camera assessments, a streamlined setup interface, proctoring profiles for a faster setup experience, and so much more.

1. Use YuJa Verity on Firefox to Protect Academic Integrity

   YuJa Verity is now available on Firefox through a dedicated browser extension. Instructors and students can now access secure, proctored assessments across all major browsers, leveraging additional flexibility while ensuring consistent performance, exam integrity, and a seamless testing experience on the browser of their choice.

   

2. Accelerated Proctoring Setup through Guided Profiles

   YuJa Verity is introducing preset Proctoring Profiles to make secure assessment setup faster and easier for instructors. Rather than configuring every setting manually, instructors can now choose from predefined profiles that align with their assessment needs. Instructors can also create custom configurations to have full control over how assessments are monitored. Instructors can choose from the following profiles:

   • Standard: Provides video, audio, screen, room scan, ID verification, and proctoring restrictions for browser tabs.

   • Advanced: Applies the highest level of security using the Lockdown App. All proctoring and access restrictions are enforced.

   • Essential: Provides a minimal proctoring configuration that prioritizes ID verification and recording.

   • Custom: Allows instructors to select how assessments are monitored and which access restrictions are applied.

   

3. Streamlined Proctoring Setup Experience

   The YuJa Verity Proctoring Setup experience now features a cleaner, more intuitive user interface, additional contextual tooltips, and consolidated menus, allowing instructors to configure and reuse proctoring settings across multiple sessions with ease. This consolidation helps instructors set up their preferred proctoring settings without navigating multiple screens, effectively reducing the margin of error while setting up and dedicating more time to coordinating lesson plans and course materials. This streamlined workflow also simplifies the management of multiple courses as instructors no longer have to repeat the set up process for every assessment, saving time while preserving preference settings in a custom profile across multiple assessments.

   In the new Proctoring Setup, users will find:

   • A Consolidated Interface: Configuration settings have been regrouped to be more intuitive, making the Proctoring Set Up workflow smoother and faster.

     

   • The Chromebook Lockdown App: Test administrators can now select if they want to allow test-takers to complete their assessment on Chromebooks, increasing the accessibility of proctoring assessments across platforms.

     

   • Custom Profiles For Reuse: Once an institution has created custom proctoring profiles, test admins will be able to easily select them from the Profile tab. When selecting a custom profile, instructors do not have to reconfigure individual settings, making the set-up process significantly faster.

     

   • Detailed Tooltips: When selecting proctoring profiles, users can hover over the tooltip icon to receive detailed information about configuration details to make sure they select the best profile for their needs.

     

4. Enhance Your View of Testing Environments by Using a Multi-Camera Setup

   Previously, instructors and students could use one camera source to record proctored assessments. We’ve now added a feature that allows instructors to require test-takers to record their test-taking environment from two separate cameras to capture a wider view of the testing environment during assessments. Test-takers can now choose multiple cameras during the Proctoring Setup step, and users with the Mobile Lockdown App can seamlessly use their phone as a second camera. This addition provides a more secure proctoring experience for both students and instructors, and offers more options over how exams are monitored.

   

5. Get Faster Help with Integrated Live Chat and Support

   The support experience has been fully redesigned to reduce the amount of time and steps required for instructors to request help from our experts. Live Chat functionality is now integrated into the Support modal, opening instantly with one click to provide real-time assistance without navigating away from the YuJa Verity platform. By centralizing all support options in one modal, instructors and admins can quickly find the help they need and resolve issues more efficiently.

   

6. Comprehensive Video Tutorials for First-Time Users With LMS-Specific Instructions

   Instructors and students can now view introductory tutorial videos the first time they launch YuJa Verity, giving them a guided introduction to the platform and how it integrates with their LMS. These videos remain accessible after the first session and can be accessed at any time via a How to link. With full LMS support across all major learning management systems, including Canvas, D2L Brightspace, Moodle, and Blackboard, YuJa Verity provides an extensive onboarding and support experience that helps users get up to speed quickly in multiple languages.