Creating Pre-Recorded Video and Audio for Online Courses
On-Grounds Spaces for Recording
Media Studio (Wilson 235) Reservations strongly encouraged.
Podcast Studio (New Cabell 277) Open during New Cabell Hall opening hours. Reservations strongly encouraged.
Choosing a Canvas Video Tool for Pre-Recording lectures
Comparison: Canvas Video Recording Tools at a glance
- Kaltura (My Media/Media Gallery in Canvas)
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Best For:
Creating and curating lectures, tutorials, presentations, and other collections of video, audio, and images
Recording
- Record screen, external camera, and audio via browser recorder or desktop application
- Annotate using pen tool while screen recording
- Can record via browser or via installation of application
- Indexing of presentation slides for easy navigation
- Save videos to the cloud or on your computer
Editing
- Trim the beginning and end of recordings
- Cut and remove sections of video
- Add fading transitions between clips
- Add an interactive quiz with limited question types
- Add interactive hotspots that link to a point in the video or to an external link
- Chapter creation for easy navigation
Sharing
- Students access via Canvas course site either through Media Gallery tool, Modules, or embedded in Pages
- Students can submit/share videos via a Canvas assignment, Discussion board, or via Media Gallery tool
Accessibility
- Supports auto and manual captions including transcripts in English and other languages
Additional Features
- Supports audio image uploads
- Create playlists
- Accept uploaded student media as an assignment
- Video analytics
- Zoom (Online Meetings in Canvas)
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Best For:
Recording meetings or class lectures and using synchronous engagement tools
Recording
- Record screen, external camera, and audio via desktop application
- Save videos to the cloud or on your computer
- Livestreaming capabilities
Editing
- Can only trim the beginning and end of recordings
Sharing
- Students can access recordings in the Online Meetings tool in Canvas
- Students can record and share videos via a shared link
Accessibility
- Supports auto and manual captions including transcripts in English and other languages
Additional Features
- Live chat with meeting attendees
- Conduct live Zoom Polls
- Share a collaborative whiteboard with attendees that can be accessed after the meeting
- Video view count analytics
- Meeting attendee analytics (if requiring sign in)
- Panopto
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Best For:
Creating and curating lectures, tutorials, presentations, and other collections of video and audio
Recording
- Record screen, external camera, and audio via browser recorder or desktop application
- Indexing of presentation slides for easy navigation
- Save videos to the cloud or on your computer
- Livestreaming capabilities
Editing
- Cut and remove sections of video
- Add an interactive quiz with limited question types
- Insert other Panopto videos
- Add interactive hotspots that link to external links or YouTube videos
- Chapter creation for easy navigation
Sharing
- Students can access recordings via Canvas course site either through Panopto Video tool, Modules, or embedded in Pages
- Students can submit videos via Panopto Assignment folder
Accessibility
- Supports auto and manual captions including transcripts in English and other languages
- Supports upload and manual entry of audio descriptions
Additional Features
- Supports audio uploads
- Create playlists
- Accept uploaded student media as an assignment
- Video analytics
- VoiceThread
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Best For:
Creating multimedia presentations and assignments with interactive discussions.
Recording
- Record external camera and audio using in-browser recorder
- Upload videos, audio, images, PowerPoint slides, and document files
- Students and instructors can add comments in the form of audio, video, text, or pen annotations
Editing
- Add or remove media
- Rearrange order of slides and media
- Annotate using pen tool
- Each media is separated as a "slide" for navigation purposes
Sharing
- Shared with students in Canvas course site via Modules or a VoiceThread Assignment
Accessibility
- Supports auto and manual captions including transcripts in English and some other languages
Additional Features
- Accept uploaded student media as an assignment
- Media slide view analytics
(updated 7/26/2024)
Tutorials for Canvas Video Recording Tools
Kaltura Tutorials (My Media/Media Gallery)
Panopto Tutorials
- Add Panopto to the Course Navigation
- Create a Panopto Video Assignment
- Embed Panopto Videos on a Canvas Page
- Add a Panopto Video to a Canvas Module
VoiceThread Tutorials
Zoom Tutorials (Online Meetings)
Video Editing Suggestions
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Create your lecture materials in ways that require little or no editing
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Use VoiceThread (available in Canvas), to record your lecture slide by slide. If you make a mistake, you can delete a slide, rather than have to edit or re-record a video.
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Record short (5-10 minute) videos, and don’t worry about editing out small glitches or mistakes.
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Practice! Create a short practice video well in advance of teaching, trying out any tools, equipment, etc you might use in your lectures.
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Here is a list of free available editing tools:
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iMovie - available on Mac OS computers or iOS devices - Guide
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OpenShot - free editing software that can be downloaded for Mac or Windows - Guide
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Media Gallery (Kaltura) - you can upload video files to Media Gallery and edit them there, even if you did not record the video using Kaltura Personal Capture.
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