How to add a video to Brightspace
There are different ways to add a video from YuJa to Brightspace.
Students do not have access to Manage Videos (YuJa), in Course Tools. It is possible to give them access to the channel of the course, where all videos of the course can be collected.
In this article you will learn:
How to add a video in Content
A video can be added in Content either as a separate topic or embed in a web-page or in a description.
To add a video as a separate item in your course:
1. Click on Content, in the green navigation bar
2. Select the (sub)module where the video needs to be added
3. Click on Existing Activities
A drop-down menu will appear, scroll all the way down
4. Click on YuJa Media Chooser
You will be redirect to the Media Chooser pop up, where you can choose the video you want to link.
It is possible to add an item in Content with a link to the all video in the course channel.
All the classlist of the course will have access to the video channel
To do so,
- Click on Content
2. Select the (sub)module where the video needs to be added
3. Click on Existing Activities
- Choose External Learning Tools
Scroll down the pop-up windows that will appear,
- Select Yuja All Videos
A new item will be placed at the bottom of the page with a link to the video channel of the course.
If you do not want to add the video as a separate topic, but to either embed it in a webpage, or in a description:
Navigate to the web page or the description where you want to embed the video,
- Click on Insert Stuff
- Select YuJa Media Chooser
You will be redirect to the Media Chooser pop up, where you can choose the video you want to link.
Within YuJa it is possible to share a link of a playlist of all the videos that are available in the channel.
To do so, navigate to Manage Videos (YuJa):
- Click on All My Courses
- Select the course channel
OR
Look for the course channel by clicking on Find a Channel
- Click on More Actions
- Select Get Link
You can now paste the copied link in the (sub)module where channel needs to be added.
How to upload a video on YuJa platform
Once in the Media Chooser pop up, you can add a previously stored video, upload a new video or make a link to all videos in the course
You can choose all the media that you have access to. To add a previously stored video, once you are in the Media Chooser:
- Select Choose Media
- Click on the video you want to add
- Click on Insert content
You can also select multiple videos at once. A topic called playlist will be created where all the videos selected will appear
If the video you want to upload is not yet part of the YuJa platform, you can upload it from the Media chooser
To do so,
- Select Upload Media
- Drag and drop the video you want to upload
OR
Choose Browse and browse for your video file
Optional:
- Add Tags
- Click on Insert Content
It is suggested to add a predefined tags, so it will be easier to retrieve it later on. To do so, click on Add schema tags and fill in the information required before upload the video.
You now know how to add a video to Brightspace!
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