YuJa Engage Student Response System Update – April 2024

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.
    A member is selected to share a question bank with.
  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.
    A question is selected.
  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.
    Multiple correct answers for a clickable image question.
  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.

    The Ranking question type is shown in the desktop app for PowerPoint.

  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.
    The class results duration setting.
  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.
    The countdown timer till the poll ends starts.
  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.
    A modal showing presets of time to add to the poll.
  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.