Managing Vivas
Edit settings, track progress, and handle student issues after publishing.
Your Class Dashboard
From your class page, you see all vivas with key information at a glance:
Viva Detail View
Click on any viva to see full details and management options:
Overview Tab
- Title, description, due date
- Submission progress breakdown
- Quick actions (review, edit, export)
Students Tab
- Filter by status
- Individual student actions
- Grant re-dos, extensions
Tracking Submissions
Students fall into different status categories:
Editing After Publishing
Most settings can be changed after a viva is live:
Can Edit Anytime
- Title and description
- Due date and late window
- Student selection
- Rubric and terminology
- Context cards
Locked After First Submission
- Questions (can edit until first submission)
- Timing settings
- Academic integrity settings
Questions can be edited freely until at least one student submits. After that, they are locked to ensure fairness across all submissions.
Granting Re-dos
If a student needs to retake a viva (technical issues, extenuating circumstances):
Go to the Students tab and click their name
Their previous submission is archived (not deleted)
They get a fresh attempt with all questions reset
All re-do grants are logged in audit logs for institutional records.
Testing the Student Experience
Preview your viva exactly as a student would see it. Test sessions are clearly marked and not counted as real submissions. You can exit at any time.
Test Student Experience
Preview exactly what students see when they take this viva. Test sessions are clearly marked and not counted as real submissions.
Opens in a new window. You can exit at any time.
- Experience the full flow: setup, preparation, recording
- See how context cards and questions appear
- Test the notepad and any accessibility features
- For LMS-linked vivas, you can upload a test submission PDF
Deleting a Viva
Deleting a viva removes all associated data: student responses, recordings, transcripts, and review data. This cannot be undone. You'll be asked to confirm twice.
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