Deliver and Verify Understanding Anywhere
The future of academic integrity. VivaEdu helps you run oral-based vivas that validate comprehension in an AI world—online—so you get a clear picture of what students actually know.
Trusted, secure, and privacy‑first
GDPR and DPA‑aligned. ISO 27001 preparation underway. LTI 1.3 with scoped tokens.
Why VivaEdu
AI‑aligned assessments that verify authentic understanding
Adaptive Questioning Tool
Dynamically adjusts questions to challenge students beyond AI‑generated responses, probing reasoning and depth of understanding.
Natural Conversation
Oral assessments that simulate real‑time academic discussions, strengthening articulation, confidence, and the quick‑thinking skills AI can’t replace.
Deep Analytics
Pinpoint communication strengths and reasoning gaps, with rich, actionable insights that stretch beyond grades.
Academic Integrity
Verify authentic knowledge in an AI‑saturated world, ensuring students fully express and defend their own ideas.
Critical Thinking
Target analysis, reasoning, and synthesis to build skills machines can neither replicate nor replace.
Instant Feedback
Assist professors with real‑time, constructive evaluation that helps students refine thinking with every conversation.
Our Critical Thinking Engine Covers All Angles
Adaptive prompts ensure deep engagement with the work, not just surface‑level understanding.
Traditional AI Detection vs Understanding Verification
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LMS Integrations
Canvas • Blackboard • Moodle (LTI 1.3)
Accessibility & Accommodations
- • Screen reader support & keyboard navigation
- • Multilingual UI options
- • Extra time, alternative prompts, flexible retries
Anti‑Cheating Technology
- • Gaze tracking (optional, privacy‑respecting)
- • Tab switching detection
- • Session flags for anomalies
Evidence‑based Pedagogy
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Durham University Partnership
“Quote from program director about supporting innovative assessment”
Advisory Board
Pilot Program
Coming to select universities Fall 2025
Pricing
Completely free of charge for the 2025–2026 academic year
GDPR
Enterprise-grade security, privacy-first design, scoped LMS tokens.
Data Protection Act 2018
Enterprise-grade security, privacy-first design, scoped LMS tokens.
ISO 27001 (prep)
Enterprise-grade security, privacy-first design, scoped LMS tokens.
Founders
Jex Pearce & Ben Arkus — recent Durham alum and engineering background; building assessment for the AI era.
Tech & Privacy
- • Built with enterprise-grade security
- • Privacy-first: data minimization, opt-in analytics
- • Transparent stack; LMS OAuth scoped tokens
Thought leadership blog
Research whitepapers
Webinar replays
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Ready to Transform Your Assessment?
Join educators preparing students for an AI-integrated future while maintaining academic integrity.