A video can be a recorded capture of a past class or a class from a different section, an instructional video you created and uploaded separately, or any other video that you want to share with students.
Once added, you can make it available or unavailable, or set an availability schedule, allowing the item to be viewed beginning on a certain date and / or for a set period of time.
Each class can contain ONE video. The effects of this are as follows:
- You cannot add videos to future classes created to hold scheduled lecture recordings. The video slot for those classes is reserved for lecture capture.
- You can replace an existing video with a new one, but all associated data, analytics, notes, etc., for the original video are removed. The content remains in your library.
- If you need to provide multiple videos for a particular class, create a new class with the same date or title to contain the video. You can also create a class group and then group related classes together.
The instructions on this page are for adding a video to a class from the course class list. You can also add media to classes from your Library or from a collection where you have Post permissions.
To add a video to a class
- Navigate to the class list for a section, either by clicking a Course tile on the Courses page or via a link in your LMS / VLE.
This opens the class list, as shown below.
- If the class does not yet include a video, click the plus icon for the video location as identified in the below figure.
- If the class contains no content yet, click the blue plus icon as shown below, and select Add video.
- In the dialog box that appears, you can select to upload a video file or import one that already exists in your library.
- Select Upload a file, then select an existing video file from your local computer or cloud storage location in the Filepicker dialog box. File location options are listed on the left. The file is uploaded and processed and will be made available for viewing once media processing is complete.
- Select Import from your library, then search for and select the video file already resident in your library to publish to this class. It may be one you uploaded previously or it may be a lecture from a different section.
- Select Upload a file, then select an existing video file from your local computer or cloud storage location in the Filepicker dialog box. File location options are listed on the left. The file is uploaded and processed and will be made available for viewing once media processing is complete.
If the video was uploaded, it must be processed before it can be viewed. The icon turns green when it is ready for viewing.
It may also need to have closed captions applied if video availability to students depends on captioning completion. Transcription of the audio (unless already transcribed) will take at least 30 minutes but may take longer depending on the length of the video.
Click the video icon in the class list to access options for the video such as:
- Rename the video or add a description if the uploaded video still has the filename instead of a more descriptive title (click Edit details)
- Make the video unavailable or set availability on a schedule for students (click Make unavailable or Availability settings)
The below figure shows a video icon selected from the class list and the options menu open.