Recordings & Media

Provide your slides, show up, and the rest will be done for you... 

The studio has quality audio, video, light, and a large tablet (presenter view, slide animation, teleprompter support).

Video editing, caption editing, and Canvas integration are provided.

Contact Silke Moeller ([email protected]) for more information, and for scheduling a recording. 

Short videos can be helpful to introduce the instructor to the students before the class starts, and also to “walk” students through the syllabus and/or Canvas course site. Our media platform is Mediasite/Kaltura.

How-to instructions: 

• Screen recording with Kaltura: Use Kaltura Capture
• Canvas: Add Media Using Kaltura with the Rich Content Editor
• Canvas: Use a Kaltura Video Quiz in an Assignment
• Kaltura: Automatic Captions for Languages Other Than English 
• Record lecture videos using Kaltura [16 min] is a helpful video that guides one through the Kaltura recording process (including setup/installation).
   

Some of Kaltura's main benefits are:

• Secure video publishing.
• No advertisements.
• Easy and robust Automatic Speech Recognition tool. Auto-captions are automatically provided. Caption editor available. 
• Dual video stream available (presenter video and slide/animation video).
• Easy sharing of videos via either a direct link to the video or embedding it in a Canvas page. Embed with transcript available.
• Option for in-video questions.

Zoom is an online video conferencing system. The tool facilitates online meetings (max 300 participants) and webinars, along with real-time messaging and content sharing.

Zoom can Record a Meeting or Webinar (or screen recordings an individual recording when sharing the screen).

Zoom recording offers two modes: 

• Recording to the Cloud (cloud recordings are only available for a limited time)
• Recording to the Computer (local hard drive)

When recording a Zoom meeting, don’t forget to Enable Recording Disclaimer.

Guidelines for accessible video and audio:

• Videos should include both human-edited captions and audio descriptions.
• Audio-only content should include a transcript. 
• Evaluate the accessibility of video and audio materials made by others (e.g. from YouTube). 
• Don’t share inaccessible materials, or follow steps to make them accessible. 
• Don't use auto-play.

For more information and how-to’s, see Accessible U - Video and Audio.

• YouTube (part of your University account Google Suite)
• Mediaspace/Kaltura
• Google Drive (not recommended)