Audio submissions — speak your answers
Record or upload spoken answers; they're transcribed, AI-graded, and reviewable by your mentors.
- Prove understanding out loud — teach-backs, reflections and pitches in your own voice
- Automatic transcription and rubric grading, with the transcript kept for your record
- Mentors can listen to your actual delivery, not just read text
Saying it out loud is a different test
Typing an answer lets you edit your way to competence; explaining out loud shows what you actually understand. Audio submission boxes appear across miatz — in teach-backs, daily reflections, coding challenges (explain your approach) and capstone pitches — wherever speaking is the better proof.
How a submission flows
1. Record in the browser (up to 5 minutes) or upload an audio file.
2. The clip goes to private storage and enters the pipeline: uploaded → transcribing → grading → done, with the current stage shown live.
3. When it's done you can play it back, expand the transcript, and — where the activity has a rubric — see your points and feedback immediately.
Transcription runs on an audio-capable (Whisper) key — Groq or OpenAI, configured in Xook AI settings. If no such key exists, processing fails with a clear key error; add one or ask your admin.
On the native iOS/Android app: upload only
One honest limitation: inside the native app, recording is upload-only. Microphone capture is unreliable in the native WebView (the OS permission handoff often blocks it), so the Record button doesn't appear there. Two easy workarounds:
- Record with any recorder app on your phone (Voice Memos, Recorder), then use Upload audio.
- Or open miatz in your browser or installed PWA, where in-browser recording works normally.
Mentor review
Your submissions aren't just machine-graded. Mentors and admins in your organization have a review queue where they can play your audio, read the transcript and see the grade — your delivery is part of your record, the same as written work. Playback links are access-checked, so only you and same-org staff can listen.
The journey, step by step
| Step | What you do | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Find an audio prompt | Look for the Record / Upload audio box in teach-backs, daily reflections, coding challenges and capstone pitches | A place to answer with your voice instead of typing |
| Record or upload | Record up to 5 minutes in the browser, or upload an audio file | Your clip uploads to private storage and enters processing |
| Processing | Wait a moment while it moves through the pipeline | uploaded → transcribing → grading → done, with live status shown |
| Review the result | Open the transcript, points and feedback | Where a rubric applies, you see your grade immediately |
| Mentor review | Staff can review submissions from the admin side | Mentors can play your audio, read the transcript and weigh in |
Frequently asked
Why can't I record inside the iOS/Android app?
Microphone capture is unreliable inside the native app's WebView, so recording there is upload-only. Record with any recorder app (e.g. Voice Memos) and upload the file — or open miatz in your browser or the installed PWA, where in-browser recording works.
What happens to my recording after I stop?
It uploads to private storage, then runs through the pipeline: uploaded → transcribing → grading → done. You get the transcript, and — where the activity has a rubric — a grade and feedback.
My submission failed at transcribing — what's wrong?
Transcription needs an audio-capable (Whisper) AI key — a Groq or OpenAI key configured in Xook AI settings. If none is set up, processing fails with a key error; add one (or ask your admin) and try again.
Who can listen to my submissions?
You, and staff in your own organization: mentors and admins review audio submissions from their admin queue, where they can play the clip, read the transcript and see the grade. Playback is served through access-checked signed URLs.
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