• April 2, 2025

    YuJa GenAI Video PowerPack – v25.3.0 Release

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    New YuJa GenAI Video Quizzes Introduced for Auto-Quiz Generation

    We’ve introduced a new time-saving feature, GenAI Video Quizzes, which analyzes video content, creates quiz questions, and places them at appropriate timestamps. Instructors can preview and edit questions in their dashboard.
    New YuJa GenAI Video Quizzes introduced for auto-quiz generation.

  • March 31, 2025

    YuJa FeedbackFlow Assessment Platform – v25.3.0 Release

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    1. Simplified Assessment Creation to Streamline Navigation

      The assessment creation workflow has been improved and simplified to streamline navigation, reduce the number of clicks in the creation process, and to provide clearer guidance to instructors as they create and manage assessments.
      Simplified assessment creation to streamline navigation.

    2. Improved Grading Method Creation 

      Instructors can now quickly access recently used rubrics, preview options before selection, and build custom rubrics that save to personal, course, or institutional libraries.
      Improved grading-method creation menu.

    3. New Split-Screen Assessment Interface

      Assessments now have a split-screen interface that allows participants to view instructor videos while recording their responses, eliminating the need to scroll between content. Participants can also reference questions and rubric criteria while they record.
      New split-screen assessment interface.

  • March 31, 2025

    YuJa Enterprise Video Platform – v25.3.0 Release

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    1. Modernized the Live Stream Player With Improved RTMP Streaming

      We’ve redesigned our Live Stream Player with a React-based architecture, featuring a modernized interface that enhances functionality and user experience, including stable video delivery, pause and rewind functionality, and improved captioning support.

      Modernized Re Design

      Other updates include:

      • Enhanced mobile experience: Fully responsive design with integrated live chat functionality optimized for iOS and Android devices.

      Enhanced Mobile Experience

      • Versatile viewing options: Switch between Presenter and Gallery views with support for up to four simultaneous streams and a new pin feature for seamless view transitions.

      • Stream syncing and performance improvements: Audio-based stream synchronization highlights the active speaker and ensures stability during connection interruptions, while React-based optimizations provide a more stable streaming experience with reduced buffering, faster load times, and consistent performance across devices.
    2. New Master Course and Blueprint Course Quiz-Copying Functionality

      We’ve introduced a new blueprint course functionality that automatically publishes quizzes across copied courses. When enabled, a master, or “blueprint” course, serves as the blueprint for all linked courses, automatically adding quizzes to all copied courses. This eliminates manual republishing when updating content. The feature works with all quiz publishing methods and also applies when unpublishing content.

      New master course and blueprint course quiz copying functionality.

    3. Better Guidance Capabilities for LMS Course Copy Actions

      We’ve improved the error messaging for video quiz course copies to provide clearer guidance when issues transpire. Users now get specific information about why a quiz failed to copy and help troubleshoot problems that occur.

      Improved messaging for video quiz course copies.

    4. Refined Analytics Bandwidth Visuals

      We’ve updated the Analytics Bandwidth tab with a modern interface featuring an enhanced color palette, improved data visualization, and a more intuitive layout. The redesign delivers a cleaner, more accessible experience while maintaining all the robust tracking capabilities you rely on to monitor bandwidth usage across your organization.

      Refined analytics bandwidth visuals.

    5. Redesign Course Invitation Login Page

      When users are invited to a course via email, they’ll see a redesigned and simplified user interface. When they click the link, they’ll be automatically added to the course.

      Redesign course invitation login page.

    6. Ability to Bulk-Upload Users into Groups for Improved Management

      We’ve enhanced Groups management with a new bulk user upload feature, allowing administrators to add multiple users to Groups via CSV file upload. This time-saving functionality mirrors our existing Course Channels workflow, eliminating the need for manual user addition and streamlining permission management for departmental shared folders across your organization.

      Ability to bulk upload users into groups for improved management is showcased.

    7. Improved Live Stream Connection Recovery Notifications

      We’ve improved the live-streaming experience with intelligent connection management that maintains stream continuity during network interruptions. When a connection is lost, viewers now see a “Connection lost” notification while the system attempts reconnection. The system automatically resumes the stream if the connection is restored or removes the notification if the interruption persists.

      Improved live stream connection recovery notification.

    8. Redesigned LMS User Provisioning Interface for Enhanced User Experience

      We’ve modernized the manual user provisioning UI in the LMS with a new, more aesthetic page design. The revamped interface enhances the user experience for “Create New User” and “Use Existing Account” workflows while adding multi-factor authenticator validation for existing accounts with MFA enabled.

      Redesigned LMS user provisioning interface for enhanced user experience.

    9. Customized Top Bar Design

      The platform’s top bar can now be customized through the Admin Panel’s Branding settings, including by personalizing background and text color combinations to align with your institution’s branding.

      Customized Top Bar design.

  • March 31, 2025

    YuJa EqualGround Accessibility Governance Platform Update – v25.2.0 Release

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    We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa EqualGround Accessibility Governance Platform instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. The release introduces an option to assign teams to manage specific page groups, an intuitive approach to start your website scan in minutes with our setup wizard, an option to scan and crawl multiple websites and page groups, and more.

     

    1. Start Your Website Scan in Minutes With Our Setup Wizard
      YuJa EqualGround now features an intuitive setup wizard that streamlines your website scanning experience, guiding you through every essential step in one centralized flow. Within four simple steps, you can add or bulk upload websites to the platform, configure the scan scope and frequency, and initiate a scan to detect accessibility issues across your web pages and documents.
      A gif showing the website setup wizard in EqualGround.
    2. Website Scan Setup: Automatic Detection of All Websites Within the Top-Level Website
      Organizations that manage hundreds of websites will no longer have to enter each URL manually. YuJa EqualGround will automatically detect all websites under your top-level website (domain), allowing you to select the publicly accessible websites you want to configure for scans.
      Website scan setup showing all websites under the top-level website.
    3. Website Scan Setup: Bulk Apply the Same Configuration Across All Websites
      When all selected websites require the same configuration for the scan depth and frequency, you can save time by applying the settings to all websites and beginning the scan immediately.
      Website scan setup showing the same configuration applied to all websites.
    4. Assign Teams to Manage Specific Page Groups
      Building on our previous release, which allowed for assigning teams to manage an entire website, your organization can now designate teams to manage specific website sections by assigning them to page groups. This ensures each team has the necessary permissions, such as configuring scans, viewing accessibility reports, and analyzing web page performance for their assigned page group.
      An image showing the Add Team window to assign teams to manage specific page groups.
    5. Scan and Crawl Multiple Websites and Page Groups
      Institutions with many sites can now choose to crawl or scan multiple websites or page groups rather than individually scanning each one.An image showing the option to scan and crawl multiple websites and page groups at once.
    6. Filter Website Reports by Page Groups
      You can now filter reports by selecting a page group, allowing you to focus on specific areas of your website for more detailed insights.
      An image of the Accessibility Report page highlighting the Filter Report window.
    7. View Issues on Your Site and the Specific Pages Where They Occur
      You can now access a detailed list of issues detected on your website in the new Issues tab. This includes the number of occurrences and the specific web pages affected by each issue, allowing you to easily identify areas of concern.
      An image of the Issue tab inside the Website details page in EqualGround.
    8. More In-Depth AA and AAA Issue Detection for Web Accessibility
      Expanding on our existing accessibility checks, YuJa EqualGround now includes more detections for AA and AAA-related issues. Some of these checks include:

      • Web page contains descriptive headings and labels.
      • Components with the same functionality are presented consistently across web pages.
      • Ensure users have sufficient control over how content is presented to them.

      An image in the Accessibility Issues page showing the Change On Request issue.

    9. View Full SEO Issue Names in Exported Report
      We’ve improved our exported SEO report to display descriptive names for all issue types to help you clearly understand the issues found.
  • March 14, 2025

    YuJa AutoPilot AI Platform Update – v25.2.0 Release

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    We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa AutoPilot AI Platform instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, and the European Union. This update includes the option to re-run AutoPilot to address newly flagged issues and revert changes from AutoPilot’s course scans.

    1. Ability to Re-Run AutoPilot to Address Newly Flagged Issues
      You can now run AutoPilot multiple times on your files to ensure that any subsequent issues discovered can be resolved automatically instead of fixing them yourself. This is particularly useful when dealing with an untagged document, as AutoPilot may reveal underlying issues after tagging that would otherwise require manual intervention.
      A gif showing the ability to re-run AutoPilot in the Accessibility Report.
    2. Revert Changes from AutoPilot’s Course Scans
      After successfully remediating an entire course using AutoPilot, you will now be given the option to revert all accessibility changes if desired.
      An image of AutoPilot History page highlighting the Revert option of the course scan.
  • March 14, 2025

    YuJa Structural Remediation Max Add-On Platform Update – v25.2.0 Release

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    We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Structural Remediation Max Add-On Platform instances residing in the United States, Canada, European Union, and Australia. This release provides an option to automatically generate a new tagged structure of your PDF document.

    1. Automatically Generate a New Tagged Structure of Your PDF Document
      Ensuring a correct tagged structure in PDF documents is crucial for accessibility tools such as screen readers to access content in the right reading order. Structural Remediation Max now offers a one-click solution to automatically regenerate the tagged structure of your PDF documents, ensuring they are accessible.
      An image of the accessibility report highlighting the retag feature of the Structural Remediation Max.

     

  • March 14, 2025

    YuJa SmartSpeaker AI Platform Update – v25.2.0 Release

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    We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa SmartSpeaker instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, and the European Union. This update includes the option to instantly look up definitions for complex terms and translate content with AI-text recognition software.

    1. Instantly Look Up Definitions For Complex Terms
      Expanding on its GenAI capability, SmartSpeaker now provides instant definitions for selected words or phrases, helping you to understand complex concepts easily.
      Image of the content page highlighting the SmartSpeaker's new definition feature.
    2. Translate Content with AI-Text Recognition Software
      In situations where the web content is not in your preferred language, you can now translate text into any of our over 100 supported languages using SmartSpeaker’s AI text recognition.
      Image of the content page highlighting the SmartSpeaker's new translation feature.
  • March 14, 2025

    YuJa Panorama LMS Accessibility Platform Update – v25.2.0 Release

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    We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Panorama LMS Accessibility Platform instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, and the European Union. This update includes a new marketplace of accessibility products, an option to reorder the Alternative Formats Menu, customize the DocHub Experience by creating default folders, options to treat images as decorative, and more.

     

    1. Explore Our Brand New Marketplace of Accessibility Products to Help You Create, Remediate, and Engage With Your LMS Content
      When it comes to accessibility, there is a wide range of tools that specialize in how your content looks and feels. Whether you’re looking to create a welcoming home page on your LMS or want to give your users the freedom to customize elements to suit their needs, the Marketplace is a one-stop shop with everything you need. Browse our catalog of products and see what you like. When something catches your eye, contact your dedicated Customer Success Manager, who can help you learn more and set things up for your institution.   
      An image of the Marketplace inside Panorama.
    2. Customize the Alternative Formats Menu by Reordering the Placement of Formats
      As an administrator, you can now reorder the formats in the Alternative Formats Menu to suit your institution’s preferences. For example, you can prioritize frequently used formats and display them at the top of the menu for more convenient access across your institution.
      An image of the Configuration page highlighting the option to reorder the format menu.
    3. Customize the DocHub Experience by Creating Default Folders
      As an administrator, you can now create default DocHub folders, allowing you to set up specific folder structures based on your institution’s preferences for content management. Please note that users must be added after creating default folders for those folders to appear to them.
      An image of the General Settings page highlighting the customization of default folders in DocHub.
    4. The Issues Report Provides an Overview of All Issues and in Which Courses They Occur
      When reviewing the issue report, administrators can now see all courses with a specific accessibility issue, along with the number of occurrences. This allows you to quickly locate courses with the highest instances of any particular issue and address them efficiently.
      An image of the issue report showcasing an overview of all issues and which courses they occurred in.
    5. New Option to Automatically Exclude Decorative Images from Being Flagged as Issues
      In certain cases, your content may contain images marked as decorative with an empty alt tag (alt=””) or a custom decorative tag. To ensure that these types of images are not flagged as issues, YuJa Panorama now offers more flexibility for you to treat these images as decorative.
      A gif of the configuration page in Panorama highlighting the option for enabling custom decorative tag and empty alt tag for decorative images.
    6. Verify that Hyperlinked Text is Descriptive
      Descriptive text for hyperlinks can be useful so that users have context on where the link will take them. However, in cases where the full URL needs to be displayed, such as a work cited page, you can now verify that it is not to be flagged as an issue in the Accessibility Report. An image of the Accessibility Report highlighting the confirmation of descriptive link.
    7. New Accessibility Check for Excessive Heading Levels in HTML Content
      We’ve expanded Panorama’s capabilities in detecting heading tags that exceed six levels for HTML content in the WYSIWYG editor, ensuring better compliance with the latest WCAG accessibility guidelines.
      An image of the accessibility report inside Blackboard highlighting the issue of exceeding heading levels.
    8.  Expanded Branding Options for Enhanced Customization
      We’ve expanded the branding settings to offer greater flexibility in customizing icons and the interface to match your institution’s preferences. Key updates include:

      • WYSIWYG Gauge Size: Customize its size to ensure a consistent display alongside other icons within your LMS’s WYSIWYG editor.An image highlighting the settings for WYSIWYG Gauge Size in Panorama.
      • Login Page Branding: Upload a preferred logo for the login page to better align with your institution’s branding.An image of the Login Page branding setting in Panorama highlighting the logo upload.
      • Predefined Color Options for Top Bar: Choose from modernized, high-contrast color options to maintain visual accessibility while matching your institution’s branding.An image of the the Top bar branding settings page highlighting the top bar colors' selection.
    9. Fix Outdated File Formats Issue Within the Accessibility Report
      We’ve enhanced YuJa Panorama’s capabilities to not only identify outdated file formats and provide how-to-fix suggestions, but also offer an instant fix. Simply click the Fix Issue button to update your file format to the latest version.
      A gif showcasing the automatic fix of the outdated format issues within the accessibility report.
  • March 10, 2025

    YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform Update – v25.2.0 Release

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    We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update includes more powerful AI Detection capabilities for webcam recordings, a simplified test-taking experience on the Mobile Lockdown App, options to create registration windows for live proctoring sessions, proctoring guidelines for live proctors, and more.

     

    1. More Powerful, Continuous AI Detection Capabilities to Identify Objects and People within the Webcam View
      We’ve enhanced our AI detection capabilities with a new real-time AI model that continuously identifies people and unpermitted objects. This improves the detection accuracy across various scenarios, such as when a test-taker’s face is not center-aligned, is obstructed from the webcam’s view, or when the environment has dim lighting.
      An image of the Verity assessment result page highlighting the enhanced AI detection in identifying faces.
    2. A More Simplified Test-Taking Experience on the Mobile Lockdown App
      The mobile test-taking experience is now simplified into a three-step guided process within the LMS assessment page: connect YuJa Verity with the LMS, download the Mobile Lockdown App, and launch the app. Once on the app, Canvas test-takers will automatically be signed in to start their assessment, while test-takers of other LMS platforms can take the assessment after signing in manually. Future updates will provide the same auto-sign-in capabilities to Blackboard, D2L Brightspace, and Moodle.A gif highlighting the simplified test taking experience on the Mobile Lockdown App.
    3. Create Registration Windows for Live Proctoring Sessions
      Registration windows allow you to establish proctored live sessions that test-takers must register for before the window closes. This ensures there are no last-minute cancellations for the proctoring session and that the number of test-takers is finalized before it starts.
      An image highlighting the new registration window settings in the live proctoring setup in Verity.
    4. Provide Proctoring Guidelines to Live Proctors Before a Session Starts
      When creating an assessment that contains specific proctoring procedures or special accommodations, you can now include proctoring guidelines for live proctors to review before they join the session. This ensures they are well-informed about assessment details and prepared to accommodate specific needs before the session begins.
      An image highlighting the proctoring guideline upload section in Verity live proctoring setup window.
    5. Remotely Deploy the YuJa Verity Lockdown App Across Multiple Devices
      If you’re an administrator for a large-scale or multi-campus institution, you can now remotely deploy the YuJa Lockdown App across all Windows devices using the new MSI installer.
      An image of the Lockdown App setup page highlighting the MSI installer for Window devices.
    6. Flagging for Unauthorized Website Navigation Attempts in the YuJa Lockdown App
      When test-takers attempt to access a restricted website during a Lockdown assessment, YuJa Verity will now not only block access to these sites but also flag the issue for review, ensuring greater transparency of unauthorized navigation during assessments.
      An image of the assessment result page highlighting the flagging for unauthorized website navigation attempts in Lockdown App.
    7. New Progress Bars to Track the Upload of Proctoring Sessions
      After a proctored assessment is submitted, we now show the upload progress of all devices in real-time so that test-takers are informed of their status.An image showcasing the new progress bar of uploading assessment recording to Verity.
    8. Updated Visuals Across the Verity Test Proctoring Experience
      We’ve updated our visual displays of images and text across the proctoring experience, including:

      • Modernized the Proctoring Readiness Check with visuals and updated step-by-step instructions.
        An image of the modernized proctoring readiness check page UI.
      • Redesigned UI for the live proctoring end pages with clearer indications of why a live session has ended.
        An image of the redesigned UI for the live proctoring end pages.

       

  • March 2, 2025

    Lecture Capture Portfolio Update – PC Capture and Apple Capture Updates – v25.2.0 Release

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    Exciting news! This week, we’re rolling out a significant product update across our Lecture Capture Portfolio! For the YuJa Software Capture for PC, this update includes a redesigned login page to align with that of the Video Platform.

    1. Redesigned Login Page to Align with the Video Platform
      The login page of Software Capture PC has been revamped with a modernized design to align with the Video Platform’s login page, ensuring consistency across both platforms when logging in.
      An image of Software Capture PC's redesigned login page.

    For the YuJa Software Capture for Apple, this update includes a redesigned login page to align with that of the Video Platform.

    1. Redesigned Login Page to Align with the Video Platform
      The login page of Software Capture Apple has been revamped with a modernized design to align with the Video Platform’s login page, ensuring consistency across both platforms when logging in.
      An image of the redesigned login page for Software Capture Apple.