YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform Update – September 2024
We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update includes integrated guided assistance to help new students access assessments, review live session notes, Verity Mobile Lockdown App support for D2L Brightspace and Moodle, security ID PINs, faster processing speeds for reports, auto-sync LMS sub-accounts, and more.
- Integrated Guided Assistance to Help New Students Navigate Verity Assessments for the First Time
Similar to our existing support for Canvas and Moodle, D2L Brightspace administrators can now implement custom Verity UI across D2L, helping students access assessments. For example, if students attempt to access an assessment without authentication, they will be automatically guided through the necessary steps to resolve the issue. Future releases will provide this feature to Blackboard. To enable this capability, please contact your Client Success Manager.
- Review Live Session Notes on the Results Page
We’ve added a dedicated Live Notes tab that consolidates all notes made by proctors during live sessions. Proctors reviewing the session can then navigate to the video’s relevant part by selecting any note.
- Verity Mobile Lockdown App Support for D2L Brightspace and Moodle
With the successful release of our Mobile Lockdown App for iOS and Android, which initially supported proctored assessments on Canvas, we have extended compatibility to allow D2L Brightspace and Moodle proctored assessments to be taken on mobile devices. Future updates will provide support to Blackboard proctored assessments.
- Security ID PINs to Help Verify Account Access
We’ve introduced unique ID pins for each account that users can relay to our support staff to confirm they have access to the account they need help on.
- Test the API Access on the Institution and Course Level
Administrators can test Verity’s LMS API access to ensure APIs can successfully create, delete, and update assessments.
- Faster Processing Speeds for Report Generation
Large institutions will notice significantly faster processing speeds when accessing their Verity reports.
- Access to Assessments Will be Blocked if Test Takers Navigate to Another Page or Application
If a test taker attempts to access another web page or application, Verity will automatically block access to the assessment, preventing third-party applications, such as capture tools, from interfering with the assessment.
- New Progress Bar UI to Track the Status of ID Verification and Room Scan Uploads
We’ve introduced a real-time progress bar to track the upload status for larger files that may take longer to upload.
- Retain Proctoring Settings for Assessments Course-Copied Between Courses in Blackboard
Blackboard instructors who copy proctored assessments between courses will now have their proctoring settings automatically applied to the assessment when it is added to a different course. This feature will be provided to other LMS in future releases.
- Auto-Sync LMS Hierarchy for Sub-Accounts, Nodes, and Sub-Orgs
In our previous update, we introduced a scope setting that allows administrators to enable Verity for specific LMS sub-accounts, sub-organizations, or nodes. With this release, Verity will now automatically detect new courses within the hierarchy every 24 hours, ensuring admins no longer need to manually update their scope settings.
