Product Updates

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Engage Student Response System instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This release provides our users with the option to build polls and surveys by importing CSV files, email notifications for scheduled polls, upload images without size restrictions, enhanced geofence tracking, the option to reattempt surveys, the option to mandate a password reset, set a time limit for the attendance activity to automatically close, auto-share questions during presentations, and more.

1. Build Polls and Surveys by Importing CSV Files Creators with a personal CSV file of questions can now easily upload it to import their queries into any poll or survey.
2. Email Notifications for Scheduled Polls Course members can be notified via email when a poll is scheduled for release and receive a follow-up reminder when the poll is about to be released.
3. Upload Images Without Size Restrictions We’ve updated Engage to no longer restrict users to a maximum file size when uploading images to questions or the branding page.
4. Enhanced Geofence Tracking for LMS-Embedded Attendances An LMS-embedded attendance will open in a new tab, allowing participants to access their attendance with location tracking enabled.
5. Participants Can Reattempt Surveys After Completion Based on Creator Settings Similar to how Creators can allow multiple poll attempts, they can now grant participants the option to reattempt surveys.
6. Option for Password Reset for All Users After 12 Months IT managers can require all users to reset their passwords after 12 months.
7. Set a Time Limit for the Attendance Activity to Automatically Close For automated attendance management, Creators can set a timer to close an open attendance.
8. View Your Account Information on the Engage Platform Engage now offers the option to view your account information from within the platform and options to quickly access settings.
9. New Gradebook Filters to Sort Results by Participants or Scores Creators reviewing activity results can sort the gradebook alphabetically by participants or filter the results based on the scores received by participants.
10. Auto-Share Questions During PowerPoint and Keynote Presentations We’ve added a new setting that allows Creators to automatically share their questions during presentations instead of manually clicking the “Release” button.

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Engage Student Response System instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This release provides our users with the option to share Question Banks, question navigation for participants, select multiple correct answers for Clickable Images, feature parity between the web and desktop app, new settings for activities, and enhanced UI for the Activity Chooser.  

1. Share Question Banks With Other Members Question Banks can be shared with other members on the Engage platform to allow users to collaborate and quickly create activities.
2. Complete, Skip, and Return to Previously Unanswered Questions During an Activity Participants will have the option to skip to any specific questions they wish to answer. Answered questions will be marked in blue for tracking, and participants can easily return to unanswered questions in their activity with a click of a button.
3. Select Multiple Correct Answers for Clickable Image Questions For Clickable Image questions with more than one correct answer, poll creators can select multiple correct answers.
4. Feature Alignment Between the Engage Web App and the Desktop App for PowerPoint and Keynote We updated the Engage desktop app to include the following features:
   
   • Create activities within the desktop app for Keynote.
   • Insert Ranking question types.
   • Insert the Attendance activity.
   
5. Adjust the Duration of Class Results for Participants We have added a new setting that allows creators to customize the duration for which class results are visible to participants after answering each question.
6. New Countdown Settings When Manually Ending an Activity Creators can set a countdown timer to appear when an activity is manually ended, allowing participants to finish without the activity abruptly ending.
7. Increase the Time Limit for Polls and Questions After sharing a poll or an individual question, creators can dynamically adjust the time limit, extending the allotted time participants have to complete the activity.
8. Enhanced UI for the Activity Chooser When embedding activities into an LMS, the enhanced Activity Chooser will feature organized tabs for each activity and options to filter results.

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Engage Student Response System instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This release provides our users with geolocation-based attendance tracking, a new Ranking question type, manual grading for all questions, export results for Blackboard and Canvas, edit questions for active polls, embed scheduled polls within the LMS, enhanced SSO security, and enhanced parity between the web and mobile app.

1. New Geolocation-Based and Code Word-Based Attendance Tracking Attendance tracking, particularly useful in educational settings, is a tool designed to confirm the physical presence of students inside classrooms by verifying their location. The results can then be viewed and synced with the LMS gradebook to keep track of attendance.
2. New Ranking Question Type Engage now offers Creators the option to include a Ranking question type for surveys. This new question type will enable participants to express their preferences by ordering options from greatest to least, favorite to least favorite, or any other desired arrangement.
3. Manual Grading for All Question Types Similar to how Engage provides manual grading for short answers, we’ve expanded this capability for all question types. Creators can access the gradebook results for a poll to edit whether the responses given were correct and quickly switch between questions and attempts for each student.
4. Export Poll Results for Blackboard and Canvas Gradebook Sync In cases where a poll was not embedded in the LMS, Creators can download a CSV file of their chosen poll results, which can then be uploaded into their Blackboard or Canvas gradebook. This feature is already supported on Moodle, and our next release will provide D2L Brightspace users with the same capability.
5. Edit Questions for Activated Polls and Surveys When Creators are sharing individual questions with participants for active polls and surveys, they can edit questions on the fly right before release.
6. Embed Scheduled Polls within the LMS Scheduled polls can now be embedded in the LMS for automatic gradebook synchronization.
7. Enhanced Single Sign-On Security by Allowing Fingerprint Values to Be Assigned YuJa Engage ensures secure user logins by providing the option to add a fingerprint value. If one was not added during SSO ADFS integration, it will automatically be assigned once a user logs in for the first time.
8. Features for the YuJa Engage Mobile App Are Aligned with the Web App To provide consistent and reliable features to the mobile app comparable to the web app, we have added and resolved many issues to enhance the overall user experience. Some of these features include the following: participants can view embedded videos, feedback can be provided for polls and surveys, and the inclusion of the ranking question type.

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Engage Student Response System instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This release provides our users with a new, more powerful Microsoft PowerPoint Ribbon add-in, fully automated course roster sync for Blackboard, cross-integration with LMS and Sing Sign-On, add questions to activated Polls and Surveys, a streamlined workflow for configuring Poll options, the option to add alt-text to images, and the option for students to provide feedback for instructors to review.

1. New, More Powerful Microsoft PowerPoint Ribbon Add-in for Poll Creation and Activation The new Engage add-in for PowerPoint provides a new dedicated window that allows you to create and edit your Polls and Surveys before seamlessly inserting them into your presentations.
2. Fully Automated Course Roster Auto-Sync for Blackboard We now offer course-level Blackboard Roster Sync, which automatically retrieves all users within a course. Previously, each user had to sign in to Blackboard to be provisioned within Engage.
3. Deeper Cross-Integration with LMS and Single Sign-On IT Managers or instructors signing in to their LMS can now automatically have their course roster synced with Engage. This, in turn, will automatically provision students to their corresponding course within Engage, which allows them to join Polls and Surveys directly with their SSO login.
4. Add Questions On-the-Fly to Activated Polls and Surveys Instructors releasing individual poll or survey questions can now add additional questions on-the-fy to an active poll or survey.
5. Streamlined Workflow to Configure Poll Options We have made it easier to create Polls by separating the configurations for how Polls will be released and placing them within the Poll Release page. Once instructors are ready to release the Poll, they can access options for recording and sending attempts to the LMS.
6. Create Accessible Polls and Surveys by Providing Alt-Text to Images Alt-text can now be provided to images embedded within Polls and Surveys, ensuring content is accessible to individuals reliant on screen readers.
7. Students Can Provide Feedback to Instructors on Polls and Surveys To help instructors improve their Polls and Surveys, students can provide feedback on their satisfaction levels, as well as suggestions to improve the experience.
8. Instructors Can Review Feedback Responses Instructors can access feedback for their Polls and Surveys and filter by satisfaction level to focus on the most essential comments left by students to improve future engagement.

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Engage Student Response System instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This release provides our users with the option to add video content to questions, grade short answer questions with search and filter options, real-time participant results for Polls and Surveys, auto-roster sync for Canvas and D2L Brightpsace, the option to duplicate Polls and Surveys, improved screen reader capabilities and tab navigation, and a refined user experience with new interactive elements.

1. Engagement Questions Can Include Video Content Creators can now add video content to their Poll and Survey questions, allowing participants to view videos before selecting an answer.
2. Grade Short Answer Questions with Search and Filter Options Creators who wish to review and manually grade Short Answer questions will now be presented with a list of participants with options to filter based on correct or incorrect answers.
3. Real-Time Participant Results for Polls and Surveys For live Polls and Surveys, participant results are now updated in real-time immediately after submission.
4. Auto-Roster Sync for Canvas and D2L Brightspace Our Canvas and D2L Brightspace integrations now offer course roster sync to automatically retrieve a list of users for the selected course.
5. Create Duplicate Polls and Surveys for Editing IT Managers and Creators can duplicate their Polls and Surveys to instantly create an additional copy to edit.
6. Improved Compatibility with Screen-Reader Narrations The Engage platform now offers fully narrated text for screen readers to read aloud.
7. Enhanced Keyboard Accessibility Shortcuts We have enhanced keyboard navigation, enabling IT Managers, Creators, and Participants to easily tab through the Engage platform.
8. Refined User Experience within Specific Interactive Elements We have made several improvements to enhance the usability of Engage across the web and mobile app, such as:
   • New pages to clearly indicate when a Poll has closed or is waiting to be released.
   • Individuals will automatically log in to their respective roles.
   • Updated UI for QR code scanning.