Kaltura (My Media) Videos

Kaltura Media is the video management solution at UIS that is built into Canvas. Faculty and students may upload video from other sources (MS Lync, camcorders or phones) or record web cam and/or screen capture videos through Kaltura Personal Capture. A fantastic feature of Kaltura is the statistics for video use. As long as videos are embedded using the steps below, Kaltura will tell you the percentage of videos that each student watches, how many times the video was accessed, and the average viewing time. 

Machine-created captions are automatically created and visible after you publish videos (October 2023 and later). Video creators must correct captions to 99% accuracy, as is required by law. Learn how to caption your videos in Kaltura Media. You may also request captioning assistance from DART.

• Learn more about Kaltura and Personal Capture and editing videos from ITS Kaltura tutorials or from the Kaltura in Canvas video repository.
• To share a video you own in Kaltura (My Media) so that another instructor can publish the video in one of their Canvas courses, add the instructor as a co-publisher in your video.
• Learn about best practices for creating videos for multimedia instructions on the COLRS Multimedia and Videos for Learning page.

Embed Kaltura Videos

You and your students can embed a Kaltura video in any rich textbox editor in Canvas -- pages, discussion posts, quizzes, assignments, announcements, and more.

Kaltura Media is a media managment tool built into Canvas. Recordings made with KalturaCapture are automatically published to Kaltura, but you can also upload videos you've created with other tools. Visit the Kaltura informational page created by ITS to learn more.

A fantastic feature of Kaltura is the statistics for video use. It will tell you the percentage of your video that each student watched, how many times it was accessed, and the average view time. Across UIS, the average view time for a video is 7 minutes and 35 seconds, which is on the longer side of the recommended 5-7 minute length for video lectures.

Accurate captions (99% accurate) for all videos are required by law. ITS has instructions for how to caption videos yourself; if you require assistance with the captioning process, the Digital Accessibility Remediation Team (DART) can help!

Embed Kaltura Media into Canvas

In order to add your videos from Kaltura into your assignments, pages, quizzes, and/or discussions, you will need to do the following:

1. Go to your Canvas course.
2. Create or Edit any page, quiz, discussion topic, or assignment — any area in which there is access to the Rich Content Editor.
3. Click on Tools > Apps > View All
4. On the Select App screen, choose Embed Kaltura Media
5. Click on Add New to upload or create a video, or click Select next to the video you want to add.
6. The video will be embedded in the content editor.
7. Click Save or Save and Publish when you are done editing your content.
   

Student-Created Video Presentations

Assignments that ask students to create video presentations can be excellent methods to assess synthesis of course materials or to present original research. Below you will find best practices for setting up student video presentation assignments in Canvas, including some instructions that you can copy and paste to include in your assignment instructions.

But, first, a word about what NOT to do.

Please do not create a Canvas assignment with a submission type of “online” and “Media Recordings” upload. This type of assignment will have the students upload video files directly to Canvas, which will quickly cause your course size to reach its storage limit. After your course meets its storage limit, you will not be able to upload any additional files to your course.

Instead, use Kaltura (My Media) through Canvas and have students embed or link to their presentations.

Create a Canvas Assignment for Student Video Submission

1. In the Assignments area of your course, click “+Assignment” at the top right corner.
2. Name your assignment.
3. Enter a description or assignment details in the rich content editor. Be sure to include instructions for how your students can embed or link to their Kaltura Media video to submit their assignment (posted below).
4. Enter your points and grading information.
5. Submission Type – Set the submission type to “Online” and check the box for either:
   • Text Box – choose if you want students to embed their Kaltura video for you to view. This submission method doesn’t involve extra steps for your students to locate the Kaltura URL.
   • Website URL – choose this option if you want students provide a URL to video on Kaltura, YouTube, or other video sharing platforms.
6. Complete the rest of your desired assignment settings.
7. Click “Save & Publish” to allow student submissions.

Video Submissions to Canvas Discussion Board

By default, students will be able to embed Kaltura Media videos in a discussion post. Follow these directions to create a Canvas Discussion. Be sure to include instructions for how your students can embed or link to their Kaltura Media video in their post.

Instructions to copy/paste for students

If you are developing Canvas assignments that require your students to create and post videos, the following copy and paste resources may be helpful.

Student: How to Record a Video in Kaltura Media

Students can follow the instructions for recording a video with Kaltura Media from UIS ITS. Be sure that you have My Media enabled in your course menu (under Settings > Navigation), so that students can record their videos.

Student: How to Upload a Video in Kaltura Media

1. Go to UIS Canvas.
2. Go to a Canvas Course and click on “My Media.”
3. Click on “Add New” and then select “Media Upload.”
4. Click “Choose a file to upload” and select your file.
5. Your video will upload automatically. Depending on the size, this may take a while.
6. After your video uploads, edit the name, description, tags (key words), and privacy settings.
7. Click “Save”  to complete the upload process.

Student: How to Submit a Video Link to a Canvas Assignment

1. Find the link to your Kaltura Media video.
   • Click on My Media.
   • Click on the title of the video you want to share.
   • Under the video, click on Actions > Edit.
   • Along the bottom of the video player, click on the share button (see image on right).
   • Copy the top link to submit to your assignment. It will begin something like this:
     https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/[...]
2. Navigate to the assignment on UIS Canvas (usually in Assignments or Modules).
3. Click on the assignment name.
4. Click on "Submit Assignment."
5. Click on the "Website URL" tab.
6. Paste the URL into the "Website URL" textbox. Enter any comments.
7. Click "Submit Assignment."

Student: How to Embed a Video in Canvas Assignment

1. Navigate to the assignment on UIS Canvas (usually in Assignments or Modules).
2. Click on the assignment name.
3. Click on "Submit Assignment."
4. Click on the "Text Entry" tab.
5. Click on the Apps button, then Embed Kaltura Media.
   or click on the Tools menu > Apps > Embed Kaltura Media.
6. Click on the "Select" button next to the video you wish to submit.
7. Enter any comments.
8. Click "Submit Assignment."

Student: How to Submit a Video Link to a Canvas Discussion Post

1. Find the link to your Kaltura Media video.
   • Click on My Media.
   • Click on the title of the video you want to share.
   • Under the video, click on Actions > Edit.
   • Along the bottom of the video player, click on the share button (see image on right).
   • Copy the top link to submit to your assignment. It will begin something like this:
     https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/[...]
2. Navigate to the discussion on UIS Canvas (usually in Discussion or Modules).
3. Click on the discussion name.
4. Click on "Reply" to add your post.
5. Type the title of your video, highlight the text, and then click on the "Link" button in the Canvas content editor.
6. Paste the video URL into the Link text box and click Done.
7. Click "Post Reply."

Student: How to Embed a Video in a Canvas Discussion Post

1. Navigate to the assignment on UIS Canvas (usually in Assignments or Modules).
2. Click on the discussion name.
3. Click on "Reply" to add your post.
4. Click on the Apps button, then Embed Kaltura Media.
   or click on the Tools menu > Apps > Embed Kaltura Media.
5. Click on the "Select" button next to the video you wish to submit.
6. Click "Post Reply."

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