Product Updates

We have successfully pushed an update to the YuJa Website Accessibility Widget for those residing in the United States, Canada, European Union, and Australia.

1. New Redesign of the Website Report – Compare Content and Color Adjustments Over Time
   We’ve improved the Website Report graph, enabling administrators to compare color and content adjustments over time. Additionally, we’ve introduced a tabular structure to declutter the report and display only relevant information.
   

EqualGround is a brand-new product for real-time website accessibility auditing designed to enhance web accessibility. Backed by the latest WCAG 2.2 compliance guidelines, EqualGround scans entire websites and provides comprehensive evaluation reports for accessibility checks to help improve readability and navigation. 

The release provides options to initiate scans for WCAG 2.2 accessibility issues, customized website scans, initiate scans for multiple subdomains, exclude web pages from scans, view real-time progress of scans, view in-depth accessibility reports, track accessibility improvements over time, custom role management, SSO integration, and more.

1. Initiate Scans for WCAG 2.2- Aligned Accessibility Issues
   To provide an accessible website viewing experience, EqualGround will examine websites using industry-standard WCAG 2.2 levels of conformance (A, AA, and AAA), scanning pages and documents to generate accessibility scores for individual web pages.
   
2. Full Customization for Website Scans
   EqualGround offers comprehensive website scanning. For each website, admins can specify the depth, frequency, and schedule of scans.
   
3. Initiate Scans from Multiple Subdomains
   Administrators can designate several subdomains as entry points, which serve as the starting locations for EqualGround to crawl through web pages to identify accessibility issues.
   
4. Exclude Accessibility Scans for Specified Web Pages
   Administrators can specify web pages they would like to exclude from the accessibility scans to ensure that only desired pages are analyzed.
   
5. View the Progress of Current Scans
   After adding a website, users can initiate scans and monitor their progress in real time by viewing the scan status of each page as EqualGround crawls through the website.
   
6. View In-Depth WCAG 2.2 Accessibility Reports
   Admins will be able to review a comprehensive report on their scans in a visual web format or HTML text. They can quickly access information about the issues, including their level (A, AAA, or AAA), and identify where the issue occurs.
   
7. View an Accessibility Summary of Websites and Individual Web Pages
   Websites and individual web pages will have their own dashboard, which features a quick summary of the overall accessibility performance. The performance will be measured based on aria labels and WCAG A, AA, and AAA level issues detected.
   
8. Track the Improvements of Websites and Web Pages Over Time
   As websites and web pages enhance their accessibility, users can track the changes over time by reviewing the scan history to assess how scores have improved.
   
9. SAML-SSO Authentication Support
   In addition to manual login credentials, administrators can access EqualGround by signing in directly with their SAML-SSO integration.
   
10. Assign Custom Roles to Users
    Administrators can create custom roles on the EqualGround platform to provide users with different levels of access to view reports, initiate scans, and manage website settings.
    
11. Manage Users Within the Roster Management Dashboard
    Administrators can manage users on the EqualGround platform by adding users, assigning them new roles, and removing them from the platform.
    
12. Allocate Users to Manage Websites
    In addition to offering users different access levels, admins can allocate them to only manage and view specific websites.
    
13. Manually Trigger Scans to Immediately View Scores
    Administrators can trigger a manual scan instead of waiting for the scheduled scan to occur to instantly see a website’s latest scores.
    
14. Customize EqualGround’s Login Page
    Administrators can now customize the branding of their EqualGround login page by adjusting the colors of buttons and adding imagery.
    
15. Custom EqualGround Platform URLs
    Institutions can contact their Client Success Managers to create their own custom EqualGround Platform URLs.

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 instances residing in the Singapore and the Middle East Zone. For a complete summary of the release, please refer to the corresponding release tags.

We have successfully pushed an update to all Enterprise Video Platform instances residing in Canada and the European Union. Zones residing in the United States, Australia, the Middle East, and Asia will be updated later this week. The highlights for this update include a new visual search experience with improved search capabilities, an update of the Video Editor theme to a dark theme, IMS Caliper Analytics support for YouTube videos, direct links to video quizzes will record grades for users, performance report tracking for the Video Editor, more accurate tracking of unique video views using IP address, enhanced screen reader capabilities, overall UI enhancements, and much more.

1. New Visual Search User Experience with Slide-out Drawer with Time-Sequenced Results
   We have redesigned the user experience of the Visual Search to provide improved at-a-glance search match information, along with the ability to quickly review more detailed metadata match information. New capabilities include:
   
   • Visually Summary Bar: Clear color-aligned search match summary information that shows how a particular search term matched within the captions, slides (OCR), in-video comments, and indexes
   • Slide-Out Match Details: Clicking Match Details now presents a slide-out drawer with time-sequenced, color-coded search matches along
   • Improved Timeline Indicators: The search matches are now better annotated along the timeline bar of the video thumbnail
   • Improved Accessibility and Responsiveness: The user experience now offers a more modern, responsive and screen-reader-accessible design.
   • Multi-Selection of Search Results: A convenient multi-selection of search results to perform bulk actions is now available.

   

2. Improved Search Capabilities to Locate OCR, Captions, Table of Contents, and Comments
   We’ve optimized that search infrastructure to ensure search results are quickly displayed across all metadata layers.
   
3. Search for Folders on the Video Platform When Using Basic Search
   When using the Video Platform’s basic search, users will find relevant folders on the search results page.
   
4. Video Editor Now Uses Dark Theme to Improve the Contrast of Editable Elements and Reduce Eye Strain
   Our Video Editor has been redesigned with a dark theme to reduce eye strain and improve the ability to edit the video content.
   
5. IMS Caliper Analytics – In-Depth Integration of Video Viewership Data for YouTube Videos
   Previously, we added additional data with our third-party Caliper Analytics integration to help administrators make more informed decisions about their content uploaded to the Video Platform. We’ve now expanded our analytic capabilities to include video viewership metrics for uploaded YouTube content, monitoring the following information:
   
   
   • Points on the video timeline viewers play the video.
   • Points on the video timeline viewers pause the video.
   • Specific points selected on the video timeline.

   

6. Visual Analytics Overview Now Offers New Directional Summary Cards With Integrated Directional Graphs
   Each panel in the Overview tab for Usage & Analytics offers a graphical representation of the trend line of the given metric. The goal is to provide improved at-a-glance information to administrators. Over the coming quarters, we expect to roll out this new analytics representation to other reports.
   
7. New Compact Design for Media Library Folders with More Accessibility Action Menu
   The Media Library folder design now offers a more compact design with a clearer pop-out menu style.
   
8. Video Quizzes: Direct Links to Video Quizzes Will Record Grades for Users
   Previously, grades from Video Quizzes accessed through direct links were assigned to an “anonymous” user within the Video Platform. With the recent update, authenticated users who take a quiz using a direct link will have their grades automatically recorded and synched with the gradebook in the Video Platform.
   
9. Administrations Can Receive Automatic Emails for Device Schedules
   Administrators can schedule reports for devices on their platform to obtain a CSV file containing a list of past or upcoming automated recording sessions within a specified period of time.
   
10. New Report for Tracking the Historical Computational and Delivery Performance of the Video Platform
    The Report panel in Usage & Analytics offers administrators the option to request a performance report. This report provides insights into the Video Platform’s speed in processing requests, such as:
    
    
    • Media processing time.
    • Completion of auto-captions.
    • Time taken for videos to be playable.
    • Load times for various information, including the Roster, Devices, Campus Tube, and Gradebook pages.

    

11. Consolidated Usage and Object Reports Within the Data Management Tab
    In our previous release, we updated the Data Management page by consolidating information from the Overview page in Usage & Analytics and the Admin Panel. We are continuing to update the Data Management page, which now offers the option to retrieve reports for storage usage and stored objects.
    
12. Configurable Email Notifications for Media Deletion and Recycle Bin Actions
    We’ve expanded customization options for administrators, allowing for personalized automatic email notifications when media content owned by a user is deleted and when media is moved to the recycle bin.
    
13. More Accurate Tracking of Unique, Unauthenticated Video Views Using IP Address
    We’ve implemented an IP-based approach to tracking unique video view counts for authenticated and unauthenticated users.
    
14. Roster Panel Supports Email-Based Search
    Administrators have the option to look up users on the Roster panel by using their email addresses.
    
15. Enhanced Screen Reader Accessibility for Mouse-Hover Actions
    Users who require screen reader assistance will find improved functionality in scenarios where mouse-hover actions are required to select content.
16. Updated Color Scheme and Text for the Advanced Search Console
    We’ve improved the Advance Search Console’s overall color palette and text to align more closely with our brand goals.
    
17. New APIs to Add or Delete Users from Shared Folders
    We’ve added new APIs which can add and delete users from shared folders (1.2.12 and 1.2.13).

Himalayas Add-On

1. Specify the Number of Days Media Will Remain in the Exclusion List
   Previously, content would remain in the exclusion list for 90 days. We have now provided the option for administrators to set a custom amount of days to keep items in the exclusion list.
   

We have successfully pushed an update to all instances residing in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the European Union. This update includes real-time notification to live proctors, institution-wide proctoring restrictions, a new workflow for creating a list of approved URLs, enhanced proctoring restrictions UI, the option to send proctor recordings to specified emails, new filtering options for recordings, and quality of live improvements to the media player.

1. Real-Time Notifications to Live Proctors for Flagged Restrictions
   During a live assessment, the Events log will provide proctors with a list of flagged restrictions that have occurred for each user in real time. Proctors can use this information to immediately view a user’s environment and create any notes regarding the flagged restriction.
   
2. Institution-Wide Proctoring Restrictions Such as Disabling Room Scan
   Administrators can choose to disable specific proctoring restrictions across their entire institution, ensuring they are not applied to any assessments. This can be used to disable restrictions that may not comply with an institution’s state-level or even federal policies.
   
3. Create a List of Approved URLs That Can Be Accessed During Assessments
   Previously, the option to create a list of approved URLs was hidden inside the Close Open Tabs and Disable New Tabs restrictions. We have now added the Website Access feature inside the Proctoring Restrictions to allow an approved list of URLs to be accessed during an assessment.
   
4. Enhanced Proctoring Restriction UI When Selecting Proctoring Platforms
   Some quiz restrictions apply exclusively to specific platforms, like the Desktop Lockdown App. Verity will notify those creating a proctored assessment of any disabled restrictions when they select an alternative platform, such as the Mobile Lockdown App.
   
5. Ability to Send Proctor Recordings to Specified Emails
   Proctors reviewing assessments can send recordings to any specified email address.
   
6. New Capabilities to Filter Recordings by Notes
   A new filter has been implemented in the Verity Results table to help proctors identify recordings that include notes.
   
7. Quality of Life Improvements to the Verity Media Player
   In the Verity media player, proctors can control the playback of assessments by simply clicking within the viewing area to play, pause, or resume the video. Additionally, we have implemented a new UI to indicate the end of a recording.
   

We have successfully pushed an update to all YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform instances residing in the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the Middle East, and the European Union. This update includes new remediation capabilities for 12+ issues, including remediating Excel issues, the option to set a minimum font size threshold, view a summary of accessibility issues, view a breakdown of how accessibility scores are calculated, copy course settings, custom role mapping for Blackboard and Moodle, export reports for offline viewing, and dozens of UI improvements across the platform, and more.

1. New Inline WCAG 2.2-Aligned Remediation Engine for Excel Issues
   Complementing our Remediation Engine for inline accessibility issue resolution of Microsoft Word documents, PowerPoints, HTML, and PDFs, we’ve now extended these capabilities to Excel documents inside Accessibility Reports to resolve issues such as:
   • Missing alt text
   • Font color issues
   • Non-descriptive hyperlink text

   

2. Accessibility Report Can Identify More WCAG 2.2-Aligned Accessibility Issues for HTML Content
   We have updated Panorama’s Accessibility Report to detect even more accessibility issues for HTML content:
   • Headings containing more than 120 character
   • Content is longer than 3000 words
   • Links are empty
     
3. New Accessibility Checks for Panorama’s Remediation Engine
   We’ve enhanced the Remediation Engine’s capabilities to resolve accessibility issues in real-time by identifying more accessibility issues across various formats.
   • Unformatted Lists: DOCX and HTML
   • Text should not be justified: DOCX
   • Invalid language: DOCX and PPTX
   • Missing language: DOCX
   • Missing table header: DOCX and HTML
   • Heading structure does not start at 1: DOCX
   • Table header is longer than 120 characters: HTML
   • Missing table scope: HTML
   • Target size is too small: HTML
   • Adjacent hyperlinks: HTML
   • Missing title: PPTX and XLSX
   • Low contrast: XLSX
   • Font size is too small: XLSX
   • Missing alt text: XLSX
   • Missing text in cell A: XLSX
   • Non-descriptive hyperlink text: XLSX

   

4. Set a Minimum Threshold for Font Size Issues
   Panorama administrators can adjust the minimum threshold required for Panorama to detect font size issues, allowing them to set accessibility standards that align with their institution.
   
5. View a Summary of Issues Within a Document
   Administrators and instructors now have the option to conveniently access a single modal, where they can view all issues organized by the number of times they occur.
   
6. View How Accessibility Scores Are Calculated
   Administrators and instructors can access a breakdown of their accessibility scores by hovering over the info icon. This breakdown includes details on how the score was calculated based on the number of tests performed and the issues identified at each level.
   
7. Copy Course Settings from One Course to Another
   Instead of changing course settings individually, instructors and administrators can easily copy settings from a single course and apply them to any available course.
   
8. Map Custom Blackboard and Moodle Roles to Panorama
   Blackboard and Moodle administrators can map their custom LMS roles to existing roles on Panorama.
   
9. Greater Customization for the Threshold of Accessibility Scores
   Previously, we introduced options to customize how Panorama defines High, Medium, and Low Accessibility Scores. In this release, we’re adding additional options to define Very High Accessibility Scores and Very Low Accessibility Scores for documents and HTML content.
   
10. Export the Accessibility Report for Offline Viewing
    Accessibility reports can be exported, allowing administrators and instructors to address issues offline within their original documents.
    
11. Support for Moodle Books
    In continuing to integrate Panorama into new areas of Moodle, we now generate Alternative Formats for Moodle Books.
    
12. Panorama Supports Previewing Documents in Canvas
    We’ve expanded support in new areas of Canvas by providing access to Alternative Formats and viewing the Accessibility Report when previewing documents.
    
13. Accessibility Report for D2L Brightspace Messages
    We’ve added the Panorama Accessibility Report to D2L Brightspace messages to ensure all outgoing content is accessible.
    
14. Filter Accessibility Report Results Using the Issue Icons
    In addition to our existing feature for filtering issues, administrators and instructors can now filter issues by simply clicking on the issue icons.
    
15. The Accessibility Report Will Navigate to a Selected Issue in the WYSIWYG Editor
    Selecting a specific issue within the Accessibility Report will automatically navigate to the issue inside the WYSIWYG editor.
    
16. Select the LMS Placement for the Panorama LTI 1.3 LInk
    Administrators integrating Panorama into their Learning Management System through LTI 1.3 can choose where the Panorama LTI link appears: at the course level, for individual users, or at the global level.
    
17. View Your Account Information on the Panorama Platform
    Panorama now offers the option to view your account information from within the platform and options to quickly access settings.
    
18. Enhanced Table View of Available Courses in Scope Settings
    The Scope Settings UI table has been updated to allow administrators to easily select which courses Panorama should be enabled in.
    
19. New Tabular View for Issue Settings
    Issue settings have been organized into a tabular structure, allowing administrators to access their desired settings quickly.
    
20. Enhanced UI and User Selection for Roster Management
    We’ve updated the UI for Roster Management and provided the option to select multiple users for deletion instead of removing them one at a time.
    
21. Reorganized Branding Settings and Enhanced Iconography
    We’ve reorganized the Branding Settings in Panorama, introducing dedicated tabs for styling features. Additionally, we’ve given the iconography a modern look to enhance the experience when choosing your preferred styling.
    
22. More Descriptive Text for Institution Information
    We have updated the Institution Information text to allow administrators to easily understand the details related to their institution and how Panorama uses the information.
    
23. New Organized UI to Manage Panorama Add-Ons
    All Panorama add-ons have been organized into tabs to access settings specific to each add-on. Additionally, we’ve created informative videos explaining the features of select add-ons.
    
24. New Font Styling Across Panorama
    We have updated the font family Panorama utilizes to San Francisco Pro.

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 instances residing in the United States. For a complete summary of the release, please refer to the corresponding release tags.

We have successfully pushed an update to all Enterprise Video Platform instances residing in Canada, Australia, Middle East, Asia and the European Union. The highlights for this update include click-and-drag functionality for overlays in the Video Editor, consolidation of the Overview analytics into the Data Management Page, the option to map custom LMS roles, new media player for embedded YouTube videos, grade book sync for YouTube playback quizzes, a new option to allow only course channel members to view course video comments, the option to download a device’s schedule, and so much more.

1. Video Editor: Click and Drag Image Overlays and Watermarks Within the Timeline to Adjust Their Timestamp
   Content creators can drag and reposition their watermarks and other overlays directly within their tracks to precisely adjust timestamp placements.
   
2. Consolidated the Overview Analytics into the Data Management Page With Enhanced UI
   We’ve enhanced the color schemes and improved the visual representation of graphs for tracking storage usage and stored objects. Previously accessible on the Overview page within the Admin Panel, this information has now been integrated into the Data Management section.
   
3. Map Custom LMS Roles With the Video Platform
   Canvas and D2L Brightspace administrators will be able to map their custom LMS roles to existing roles on the Video Platform. In future releases, this will also be available to Blackboard and Moodle users.
   
4. New Media Player UI for Embedded YouTube Videos
   We’ve updated the look and functionality of YouTube videos embedded on the Video Platform with our familiar branded media player, which includes features like speed control, fast forward, and rewind options, all of which are keyboard accessible.
   
5. Usage and Analytic Data for Users Will Include YouTube Videos
   Users’ viewership analytics will now include YouTube videos, ensuring more accurate tracking of metrics such as the most viewed videos, average view percentage, and quiz completion.
   
6. Gradebook Sync for YouTube-Embedded Playback Quizzes
   Create playback quizzes for YouTube videos, complete with gradebook sync across both the Video platform and the LMS grade book.
   
7. Improved the LTI Launch Speed When Accessing the Video Platform
   When accessing the Video Platform via an LTI launch, users will experience significantly faster load speeds, especially for institutions with extensive course channels and media libraries.
8. Specify a Default Global Language Across the Video Platform
   Administrators can access their branding settings to select a default language to apply across their Video Platform instance.
   
9. New Option to Allow Only Course Channel Members to View Course Video Comments
   When configuring comment settings for media files, Content Creators now have the option to restrict comment visibility to course members only. This ensures that media published across various course channels will display comments exclusively from members within those courses.
   
10. Video Quizzes Will Be Preserved When Changing or Deleting Owners
    If a Content Creator is removed from the Video Platform or the ownership of a video changes, any associated video quizzes will be preserved and made available to the new owner of the video.
11. Event Logging for Newly Created SSO-Integrated Groups
    Administrators now receive real-time notifications when a group is created on the Video Platform through their SSO integration.
    
12. Unique Group IDs for Groups Provisioned With SAML
    Groups provisioned with SAML will include a unique ID to differentiate them from other groups with the same name.
    
13. Enhanced Canvas and Moodle Gradebook Sync for Institutions With Multiple Domains
    For institutions with multiple domains registered under a single integration on the Video Platform, administrators can include their LMS vanity URLs to provide more accurate gradebook synchronization.
    
14. Download Device Schedules as an Excel File
    Administrators can download an Excel file containing a comprehensive list of their filtered schedules when viewing device schedules.
    
15. Enhanced UI for the Visual Search Bar
    We’ve enhanced the visual search bar’s UI, introducing new icons and making it easier to locate the option to search within the current folder or across all media on the platform.
    
16. API to Create Device Sessions in Multiple Channels and Folders
    We have updated our existing API to create a session (4.2.8), allowing content creators to publish the session into multiple channels and folders.