June 2, 2026

New features

• Rate your session. When you end a session, Dr. Olivia now shows a quick rating screen: give the session a star rating (1–5) and, optionally, a short comment. Prefer to skip it? One click takes you back to the home page. The same rating link is also included at the bottom of your post-session summary email, so you can leave feedback later without signing back in. Your ratings help us keep improving the tutoring experience.

• External sign-in for non-Canvas guests. Dr. Olivia can now be accessed by people who don't have a Canvas account — such as prospective partners and invited guests — through a dedicated email-and-password sign-in. Administrators create these accounts, choose whether each guest gets the Student or Faculty experience, and can lock, reset, or remove them at any time. Guests can reset their own password and update their email (with verification) from a self-service account page. Passwords are stored only as salted one-way hashes. Existing Canvas and LTI sign-in is unchanged.

• Choose your tutor. When more than one tutor is available, the Selection page now shows an avatar picker so you can choose who guides your session. Dr. Olivia remains the default, and picking is optional — your choice is remembered for next time until you change it. Each tutor has their own voice and introduces themselves by name; everything else about the session works exactly the same.