Release 12/07/2022
Hey all, we are releasing a number of small system improvements this Wednesday, see below for the details.
SmarterProctoring
Dynamically set internet connection [PR-415]
We have made a change to how we enforce internet speeds in onboarding 2.0. Students can now use onboarding 2.0 with a minimum of a 1mbps connection, though the resolution that we record their video at will be reduced. See the table below for how this works. Speeds listed here as minimums are the upload speed. There is a hard minimum download speed of 3 mbps, though download speed is not used to determine the video's resolution.
Level | Minimum Upload Speed | Resolution |
High | 10+ mbps | Native Resolution |
Medium | 5+ mbps | 512 x 288 |
Low | 1+ mbps | 480 x 270 |
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where some proctors would see students in the waiting room, while others may see a black "connecting to session" view, or even no new student. NOTE: This was difficult for us to recreate and test, so please make the engineering team aware if this is seen again after Wednesday. [PR-270]
- When loading the student dashboard currently, it currently takes a long time to load. We have made some improvements to the call to load that page and as a result, it will load much faster. In our testing, the page took 30-35 seconds to load, and that loading time has been reduced to 15-17 seconds. [PR-389]
- There was an issue in onboarding where a student camera options were doubled, which has been fixed.
- There was an issue where a second session UI would appear when you start onboarding, which has been fixed. [PR-567]
- There was an issue where when in a live/automated exam, if you opened the live camera view, the live view would move around the page when you scrolled. Now the live view stays in the bottom right corner until closed. [PR-565]
- When viewing the extension in chrome after starting a automated/live session, it would previously say that it was not recording. Now, the extension will say that it is recording at any point that we are recording. [PR-564]
- There was an issue where the incident report icon was missing from the instructor dashboard when viewing exams, which has been fixed. [PR-165]
- There was an issue where the price of Virtual Test Center wasn't reflecting the price listed on the proctor location, which has been fixed. [PR-563]
- Fixed an issue where the microphone activity monitor on the microphone selection screen in onboarding wasn't using the correct input, which has been fixed. [PR-552]
- Fixed an issue where windows users would receive a permission error if windows camera permissions were blocked during onboarding. [PR-558]
- Fixed an issue where the red recording dot was showing in chrome tab when we weren't actually recording.
- Fixed a styling issue with the live camera view in onboarding 2.0 where the x used to close the live view wasn't centered.
- Exam Descriptions were not being shown on the preparing session page in onboarding 2.0, this has been fixed so that there is now a description while the session is being prepared. [PR-553]
- Fixed an issue that prevented students from completing ID verification properly in onboarding 2.0. [PR-548]
- Fixed an issue with the redirect from RegisterBlast back to SmarterProctoring after a student schedules their exam using RegisterBlast. [PR-385]
- Fixed a styling issue on the instructor dashboard where a button was visible through a menu when the menu was shown. [PR-554]
- Fixed an issue with onboarding 2.0 where selecting no camera during camera check would cause an issue. The student can no longer select no camera.
SmarterMeasure Plus
- Fixed an issue when attempting to change a key on an assessment. [PR-530]
- Fixed an issue with image sizing when adding images to an assessment. [PR-233]