It’s now easier for instructors to create accessible video content by automatically generating captions for uploaded media files recorded directly in the Rich Content Editor (RCE). Using this new feature, faculty and students can request captions as part of the standard video creation process. This streamlined workflow allows both faculty and students to provide more […]
Category: Videos
Categories
Use Indexes in YuJa
Indexes serve as bookmarks for a video. You can think of them as custom video chapters for your videos. They allow the viewer to skip through the video to locate sections or topics you create. These are particularly helpful for longer videos or lectures that cover a variety of topics. They can also be helpful […]
Lecturing in class is a live performance. With your students in front of you, you can immediately gauge their understanding of the material by asking them questions or pausing to give them time to reflect. The feedback from students to the instructor, and vice versa, is a valuable part of ensuring learner comprehension. But, how […]
Learners may often feel frustrated when navigating multimedia presentations such as lectures or module overviews where they receive irrelevant, incomplete, or excessive information. What students need from multimedia presentations is the right amount of relevant, coherent material. The way you deliver your content via YuJa can do this through the use of advanced instructional techniques […]
Like Frankenstein needed electricity to bring his creation alive, we too need to energize our content to bring it to life. No matter how fascinating a subject material is, it’s your unique presence as an instructor and use of multimedia that makes it appealing, relevant, and genuine. As our world continues adjusting to online learning […]
Microsoft Teams is a great tool for synchronous meetings with your online class. It’s easy to set up a recurring meeting and invite your students, but it’s not always easy for every student to attend every class. This is particularly likely when an in-person class moves online in the event of campus closure, for example […]
When you record a meeting in Teams, that recording is automatically available to all of the members of the Class Team the meeting was scheduled in, or any required attendees. Teams does automatically generate a transcript and captions for recordings that you can edit, however, it may helpful to upload the recording to YuJa so […]
Categories
Record a Meeting in MS Teams
Recording your meetings in Teams can create a helpful resource for you and your students. Your students can refer back to a lecture when studying for a test, for instance, or an absent student can watch the recording of a class that they weren’t able to attend. Fortunately, recording a meeting in Teams is a […]
Categories
Edit Videos with YuJa Video Editor
Sometimes, when you record a video, you want to make adjustments. Maybe you want to cut out a few seconds of silence or add a text overlay to a few seconds of the video. YuJa has basic editing capabilities that enable you to make some changes to your video. The capabilities are limited, but they […]
Categories
Link YouTube Videos via YuJa
You are able to use YuJa to create embed codes and direct links to insert YouTube videos into your Canvas course. Embedding a video from Yuja places the video directly into the page or assignment, which students can watch without leaving the Canvas course. It should be noted, however, that utilizing YuJa to link YouTube […]