Student guide

What it is — and isn't

In a guided oral review, you walk through the work you submitted and answer questions about it. Every question was approved by your instructor before your session, and the questions are aboutyour submission — the choices you made, why you made them, and how they connect to the assignment.

It is not a memory test, a trick, or an interrogation. There are no gotcha questions from outside your own work, and the system is not trying to catch you at anything — it records your explanation so your instructor can see how you understand your work, not just what you handed in.

Before your review

1. Submit your work through the assignment in your course. Your submission is what the conversation will be about.
2. Re-read what you submitted. The best preparation is simply knowing your own work: why you structured it the way you did, what you'd defend, what you'd do differently.
3. Set up your space. You'll need a computer with a microphone, a reliable connection, and a reasonably quiet place. A tech check before the session confirms your microphone works.

During the review

• You launch the review from the assignment in your course — no separate account needed.
• Your submission is on screen and shared between you and the reviewer; questions refer to specific parts of it.
• Take your time. Pausing to think is normal and expected. It's a conversation, not a quiz-show buzzer.
• Answer in your own words. "Here's what I was trying to do, and here's why" is exactly the right register.
• Sessions have a time budget set by your instructor, and you can see where you are in the review as you go.

The recording

Your session is recorded: audio, a transcript, and timestamps linked to the parts of your work being discussed. The recording exists so your instructor can review your explanation — it's the evidence of your understanding, in your favor when you know your work.

• Your instructor, and authorized staff at your institution, can review the record under your institution's policies.
• Provenance does not identify you by your voice — no voiceprints, no speaker recognition.
• The AI does not decide your grade and does not make any determination about misconduct. It organizes the record; your instructor makes the decisions.

More detail in the FAQ and theprivacy policy.

After the review

Your instructor reviews the record — your answers, the transcript, and the evaluation evidence — and makes the final call. Results appear in your course the same way other grades do. If something in your result seems off, talk to your instructor; the whole record of your session exists precisely so it can be reviewed.

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