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Integrating YuJa Verity for Test Proctoring into Moodle

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YuJa Verity for Test Proctoring allows Instructors to assign proctored exams to students. Moodle administrators must integrate Verity within Moodle LTI 1.3 before instructors and students can utilize the tool.

Adding YuJa Verity for Test Proctoring to Moodle

Admins can integrate YuJa Verity for Test Proctoring in Moodle by adding a plugin for their institution. 

  1. Log in to Moodle as an Admin, and click Site administration.
  2. Select the Plugins tab from the top row and click External tool.
  3. Click Manage tools.
  4. Click Configure a tool manually.
  5. Enter the information for the tool as shown below.
    • Tool name: YuJa Verity 
    • Tool URL: https://zone1.verity.yuja.com/lti/1.3
    • LTI Version: LTI 1.3
    • Public key type: Keyset URL
    • Public keyset: https://zone1.verity.yuja.com/jwks
    • Initiate login URL: https://zone1.verity.yuja.com/lti/1.3/login
    • Redirection URL(s): https://zone1.verity.yuja.com/lti/1.3
    • Custom Parameters: 
      • username=$User.username
      • user_id=$User.id
      • person_sourced_id=$Person.sourcedId
      • full_name=$Person.name.full
      • course_section_sourced_id=$CourseSection.sourcedId
      • course_offering_sourced_id=$CourseOffering.sourcedId
      • course_id=$Context.id
      • course_name1=$CourseSection.title
      • course_name2=$Context.title
      • course_role=$Membership.role
    • Tool configuration usage: Show in activity chooser and as a preconfigured tool. 
    • Default launch container: Embed
    • Check Supports Deep Linking (Content-Item Message)
  6. Configure the settings for the Services and Privacy sections, as shown below, and then click Save Changes.

    • Services
      • IMS LTI Assignment and Grade Services: Use this service for grade sync and column management. 
      • IMS LTI Names and Role Provisioning: Use this service to retrieve members' information as per privacy settings.
      • Tool settings: Use this service.
    • Privacy
      • Share launcher's name with tool: Always.
      • Share launcher's email with tool: Always.
      • Accept grades from the new tool: Always.
      • Check Force SSL.
  7. Once the settings have been saved, you'll be redirected to the Manage tools page.
  8. Click the Configuration Details icon located on the newly created tool. 
  9. To complete the integration process, please send the Tool configuration details to your Customer Success Manager.

Enabling the YuJa Verity LTI Link

Once your Customer Success Manager has completed the integration process, you may enable the Verity LTI link for any course of your choosing. 

  1. Log in to Moodle as an Admin or Instructor, and select the course you wish to add the LTI link to.
  2. Toggle on Edit mode in the upper-right corner.
  3. Under any topic, click Add an activity or resource.
  4. Locate and select YuJa Verity.
  5. Enter an Activity Name and then click Save and display. You'll be directed to the newly added YuJa Verity link, where you can authenticate yourself to access features Verity has to offer. Note: All users will need to authenticate themselves when using Verity.

Integrating the LMS Visualizer 

Admins can install the LMS Visualizer within their Moodle instance to monitor the YuJa Verity Browser Extension. The Visualizer can also help guide students in accessing their assessments. Without it, you will need to give students details on how to authenticate themselves and the password to access their assessments.

  1. Log in to Moodle as an Admin and click on the Verity LTI link in any course.
  2. From the left-side menu, click Settings and then select Integrations.
  3. From the Select integration drop-down menu, choose LMS Visualizer and then click Download Visualizer to download the verity-local.zip file.
    The Verity integration page showing the button to download the visualzier.
  4. Next, make note of the Verity Institute ID and Environment. They will be required later during the setup.
    The LMS visualizer page shows the Verity Institute ID and Environment.
  5. Next, click Site administration.
  6. From the top row, select the Plugins tab, and then click Install plugins.
     The plugins page on the site administration settings.
  7. Click Choose a file.
    The choose file option is shown for installing a plugin.
  8. Locate and upload the verity-local.zip file downloaded in step 3. 
  9. Click Upload this file.
    A file is shown uploaded.
  10. Click Show more.
    The show more button is shown in the plugin installer.
  11. From the Plugin type drop-down menu, select Local Plugin (local)
  12. Click Install plugin from the ZIP file.
     The plugin type is set to Quiz/Access rule.
  13. Click Continue.
    The option to continue with installing the plugin is shown.
  14. On the next page, Moodle will run server checks for your Moodle environment. Once all server checks have passed, scroll down and click Continue to complete the plugin installation process.
    The page shows several server checks that have been run.
  15. Next, click Site administration and select the Plugins tab.
    The plugins tab in site administration is shown.
  16. Locate and select Verity for Moodle Settings.
    The Verity for Moodle Settings option is shown.
  17. Enter the information as shown below.
    • Institute ID: The Verity Institute ID noted in step 4.
    • Verity Environment: The Environment noted in step 4.
    The institute ID and Verity Environment options are shown entered.
  18. Click Save changes. Your Moodle instance will now check for the YuJa Verity Chrome extension before Students begin a YuJa Verity proctored exam.

 

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