YuJa Engage Student Response System Update – July 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 a combined workflow for surveys and polls, a new Open Discussion question type, the option to upload images as possible answers for matching questions, the option to save geofence locations, restore deleted activities, view videos in embedded polls during PowerPoint and Keynote presentations, manually stop scheduled polls, and the option for participants to view their results on the mobile app.

1. Combined Survey Questions into Polls Providing Options for Graded and Ungraded Questions
   To streamline our process, we’ve combined the survey and poll activities. Polls will now include all question types and can be graded or left ungraded on a per-question basis.
   
2. New Question Type: Open Discussion
   Engage now allows Creators to include the Open Discussion question in their polls. This new question type allows participants to freely express their thoughts and opinions without being graded.
   
3. Upload Images as Possible Answers for Multiple-Choice Questions
   Creators can now upload images as answers for multiple-choice questions, allowing participants to choose from a list of possible images and text.
   
4. Save Geofenced Locations for the Attendance Activity
   Routinely used geofenced locations can now be saved, allowing creators to select from a pre-saved list when creating an attendance.
5. Restore Deleted Activities from the Recycle Bin
   Creators can recover an activity from their Recycle Bin if it was accidentally deleted.
   
6. Watch Embedded Videos in Polls During PowerPoint and Keynote Presentations
   Creators who embed videos in their polls and incorporate them into PowerPoint or Keynote presentations can showcase videos directly within their slides.
   
7. Manually Stop Scheduled Polls
   Previously, scheduled polls would remain active until their end date. Now, scheduled polls can be manually stopped anytime by clicking the Stop Poll button.
   
8. Participants Can View the Gradebook on the Mobile App
   We’ve updated the mobile app to allow participants to view the gradebook for all activities.