Start with the work
The conversation is grounded in the submitted essay, not a guess about who wrote it.
A fairer way to review work
Viva helps teachers hold an evidence-led conversation with students about the essay already on the page.
Viva keeps the review focused on the student's reasoning and the evidence they can discuss.
The conversation is grounded in the submitted essay, not a guess about who wrote it.
Students can describe their ideas, evidence, and decisions in their own words.
Viva prepares evidence for review. The teacher remains responsible for every decision.
The student can show their thinking before an instructor reaches a conclusion.
Designed for fair academic conversations
The teacher prepares the essay and discussion points. The student gives informed consent, responds, and can review the conversation record.
Passage-linked prompts
A review record for the student
Teacher-controlled final report
Students share an assignment first. Teachers select it and prepare the conversation.
Teacher workspace
Paste an essay, choose the points to discuss, and build the evidence overview.
Open teacher workspaceStudent workspace
Upload a PDF or DOCX so your teacher can choose it from the assignment library.
Open student workspace