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Workshop Summary
Center for Learning and Teaching

Topic
Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool
Explore using Kaltura tools to create and integrate video into
your Blackboard course sites.

Workshop objectives

Participants in this workshop will:

1. Categorize their current methods of engagement
2. Discover additional methods for engagement
3. Identify opportunities and technologies that will engage
students in order to meet course goals and objectives

Workshop activities

1. Getting Started: Where Do We Begin?

2. Adding Video to My Media and Media Gallery

3. Creating a Short Recording with Kaltura

4. Sharing Your Videos

5. Creating a Video Quiz

6. Making Your My Media and Media Gallery Videos
Accessible

Who should attend

Faculty and teaching assistants

Workshop expected
outcomes
Those who use multiple forms of engagement should find
that their students’ satisfaction and performance increase
over time.

Handouts Readings

Workshop Summary, Activity Sheets CLT Workshop Bb
Course

Relevant Resources:

•Creating Effective Educational Videos

•Blackboard Help Website

•Kaltura Knowledge Center

•Kaltura Screen Recording Guide

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Activity 1: Getting Started: Where Do We Begin?

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 1 Getting Started: Where Do We Begin?
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

August 30, 2019

Objectives:
In this exercise, you will learn how to:
•Identify different uses of video
•Identify which technologies may benefit your style of teaching
•Identify best practices in using video

Roles with these privileges:
•Faculty, TA, students, staff

Assumptions:

•On completing this activity, faculty and staff can apply new video technologies in their
course to enhance student engagement

Tips:

•Add videos to courses to present topics with which students often have
difficulty.
•Use a mix of video resources in addition to your own. Videos can be shared
across and outside of ODU via the Kaltura Media Space, and YouTube
videos can be imported to Kaltura My Media.

•Use short (6- to 8-minute) videos to review topics.
•Create a script when making your own videos.
•Consider whether external videos might be copyrighted.
•Audio/video materials with captioning support ADA-508 requirements.
Captions can be added to any videos in My Media, including those imported
from YouTube.

1. Using Video in Your Course Discussion

1. Do you currently use videos in your course?

2. Where would video help engage your students?

3. Are there common topics that students struggle with? Would those students benefit
from videos which review these topics?

4. What concerns do you have about using videos in your course, or what challenges do
you face?

2. Options for Using Video

1. External video resources such as YouTube, Lynda.com, or publisher or corporate sites

2. Creating videos on your own with PowerPoint, Kaltura, VoiceThread, or other
applications

3. Creating your own videos with the support of CLT Multimedia staff.

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Activity 2: Adding Video to My Media and Media Gallery

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 2 Adding Video to My Media and Media Gallery
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

August 30, 2019

Objectives:
In this exercise, you will learn how to:
•

Add videos to My Media in Blackboard Tools
•

Add videos to a course Media Gallery in a Blackboard Course Site
•

Create a Course Menu Item to the Media Gallery

Roles with these privileges:
•Faculty, TA, students, staff

Assumptions:

•On concluding the activity, faculty and staff will know how to add videos to
their My Media repository from various sources.

Tips:
•Know the location of your videos
•Create a transcript for your video

1. Adding a Video to My Media by direct upload

Follow These Steps:

1. Select Tools on the Blackboard main navigation
menu.

2. Select My-Media on the Tools page.

3. Select Add New > Media Upload.

4. Use either Drag & Drop a file here or select Choose a file to upload to add the video.

5. Enter required on the Upload Media form, then select Save.

6. Once save is complete, select Go to My Media.

7. Once the video appears in My Media, select the video to view or

edit.

NOTE: Depending on the
size of the video, it may
take some time before the
video is available in My
Media. The Refresh button
in the upper right can be
used to check whether the

video is ready.

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Options for adding videos to My Media:
•Recording from Zoom
oZoom and and Kaltura are integrated at ODU, so Zoom meetings recording with
"Record to cloud" option are added to Kaltura My Media. This includes screen sharing.
•ODU Course Collaboration Tool
oIf you are using the CCT to schedule synchronous class meetings, the meeting
recordings are added to My Media. Depending on settings, these may also be
automatically published to your course Media Gallery.
•Uploading video files
oKaltura supports video file uploads. Supported file types include MPV4 and MOD.
•Kaltura Capture
oThis Kaltura add-on enables recordings from your webcam, audio recordings, or
screencasts.

Activity 2: Adding Video to My Media and Media Gallery

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 2 Adding Video to My Media and Media Gallery
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

August 30, 2019

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Activity 3: Creating a Short Recording with Kaltura

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 3 Creating a Short Recording with Kaltura
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

August 30, 2019

Objectives:
In this exercise, you will learn how to:
•

Record a Video Using Kaltura Screen Capture

Roles with these privileges:
•Faculty, TA, students, staff

Assumptions:
•On concluding the activity, it is assumed faculty/staff will apply Kaltura video
technologies in their course.

Tips:
•Have a script before creating your video.
•Use a headset with a microphone or a good desktop microphone.
•Perform a practice recording and review the recording to check lighting, audio, and
environment for distractions.
•Create a transcript for your video.

1. Creating a Short Recording

Follow These Steps:

1. Select Tools on the Blackboard main navigation menu.

2. Select My-Media on the Tools page.

3. Select Add New > Screen Capture +.

4. In the Launch Application windows, select Kaltura Capture and then Open Link.

NOTE: If you haven’t installed Kaltura Capture, please use the
appropriate Download link to install the application.

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Activity 3: Creating a Short Recording with Kaltura

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 3 Creating a Short Recording with Kaltura
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

August 30, 2019

5. Check the camera, screen, and audio settings and change as needed for your system.

Additional details at the Kaltura Recorder options article.

6. Select the red Record button to begin.

7. Begin recording after countdown expires.

8. Use the Recorder control to pause,

stop, and even annotate your video.

9. Select the square Stop button when the

recording is complete.

10. Review the video playback.

11. Add a title, then select Save & Upload.

12. Close the Kaltura Capture window.

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Activity 4: Sharing Your Videos

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 4 Sharing Your Videos
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

August 30, 2019

Objectives:
In this exercise, you will learn how to:
•

Share a video with your course
•

Create a Course Menu link to the Media gallery

Roles with these privileges:
•Faculty, TA, students, staff

Assumptions:
•On concluding the activity, it is assumed faculty/staff will apply new video technologies in
their course.

Tips:
•Locate videos within context of the learning modules or lesson
•Provide a Course Videos link in Course Menu for quick access to all videos

1. Adding a Video to Course Content

Follow These Steps:

1. Navigate to the content area where the video will be

located.

2. Under the Build Content menu, select Kaltura Embed.

3. Locate the video to be added, then select the Select

button.

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Activity 4: Sharing Your Videos

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 4 Sharing Your Videos
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

August 30, 2019

2. Creating a Course Media Gallery Menu Link


Follow These Steps:

1. Select the Add Menu Item buttonon the course
menu, then select Tool Link.









2. Enter the name for the menu item—e.g., Course Videos.
3. Select the type to be Media Gallery.
4. Check the Available to Users box.
5. Select Submit.

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Activity 5: Creating a Video Quiz

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 5Creating a Video Quiz
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

September 3, 2019

Objectives:
In this exercise, you will learn how to:
•Identify different types of video assessment
•Create a Kaltura Video Quiz

Roles with these privileges:
•Faculty, TA, students, staff

Assumptions:
•On concluding the activity, it is assumed faculty/staff will apply new video technologies in
their course.

Tips:
•Add formative assessment opportunities to course videos to get students more engaged
with the content.
•Make video commenting and creation a graded assessment for students using
VoiceThread.

Creating a Kaltura Video Quiz

Follow These Steps:

1. Navigate to the content area where the video quiz

will be located.

2. Under the Build Content menu, select Kaltura

Video Quiz.

3. Select Add New and choose Video Quiz.

NOTE: If you have already
created a Video Quiz, you
can choose the Select
button for the quiz.

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Activity 5: Creating a Video Quiz

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 5Creating a Video Quiz
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

September 3, 2019

4. Find the specific video for the quiz and select the Select > button.

5. Select the Start button.

Play video to point

where question will be

added, then pause the

video.

6. Select Add a

Question button and

then choose Multiple

Choice question type.

7. Add question text and answer choices (note correct answer has green check mark), then

select the Save button.

8. Repeat steps 6-7 to add additional questions.

9. Select </> Save and Embed when complete.

10. Select Submit.

Additional details are in the article Interactive Video Quizzes Guide for Creating Quizzes.

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Activity 6: Making your Videos Accessible

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 5 Making your Videos Accessible
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

September 10, 2020

Objectives:
In this exercise, you will learn how to:
•Add an audio transcript to a shared video
•Add captioning to a video

Roles with these privileges:
•Faculty, TA, students, staff

Assumptions:
•In concluding the activity, it is assumed faculty/staff will apply Kaltura video technologies
in their course.

Tips:
•Add transcripts to improve the user experience and appeal to a broader audience
•Add captioning to improve user focus and recall
•Add the tag captionasr to your videos to enable auto-captioning. Once the captions are
ready, you can edit them directly in Kaltura.

Request Caption/Transcript Services

If you have a student in need of video captions/transcripts, please submit a detailed
request to the Office of Educational Accessibility (OEA) at oea@odu.edu or 757-683-
4655. Your student may also complete the request form.

Once documented with an Accommodation Letter, OEA forwards the request to
Academic Technology Services (ATS). ATS works with you to retrieve your videos and
will provide you with the finished files to post to Blackboard. The costs of
caption/transcript files (SRTs) for these students is covered by OEA.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The above policy is subject to change so please follow the
guidance from the Office of Education Accessibility for the latest on this service.

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Activity 6: Making your Videos Accessible

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 5 Making your Videos Accessible
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

September 10, 2020

1. Adding a Transcript

Follow These Steps:

1. Navigate to the content area

where the video is located

2. Select the Dropdown Arrow

next to the video title

3. Select Edit > Browse My

Computer to choose the

document

4. Once the document has been selected, change Link Title to the document name

5. Select Submit

2. Option 1: Editing Captioning In Kaltura

Follow These Steps:

1. Select Tools on the Blackboard main navigation menu to access the video from in the

media repository

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Activity 6: Making your Videos Accessible

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 5 Making your Videos Accessible
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

September 10, 2020

2. Select My-Media on the Tool page

3. Select the Video to preview it

4. Select the Actions pull-down menu and choose + Caption & Enrich

5. Select the Pencil button for the existing captions

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Activity 6: Making your Videos Accessible

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 5 Making your Videos Accessible
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

September 10, 2020

6. Play the video and edit captions as needed

7. Select Save when the captions are corrected

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Activity 6: Making your Videos Accessible

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 5 Making your Videos Accessible
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

September 10, 2020

3. Option 2: Adding Captioning from an SRT file

Follow These Steps:

1. Select Tools on the Blackboard main navigation menu to access the video from in the

media repository

2. Select My-Media on the Tool page.

3. Select the Pencil Edit Icon to view the video options > Select the Captions tab >

Select the Upload captions file button to open the Upload a captions file window

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Activity 6: Making your Videos Accessible

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 5 Making your Videos Accessible
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

September 10, 2020

4. Select Browse to choose the SRT file, when the SRT file is selected Upload

Completed! will appear

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Activity 6: Making your Videos Accessible

Bb: Using the Kaltura My Media Tool Activity 5 Making your Videos Accessible
Center for Learning and Teaching, Old Dominion University

September 10, 2020

5. Select Language > type in Label “CC” > Select Save

6. The SRT is added

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