TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Can I upload media directly into myLesley?
• How do I share videos with my students?
  • Media you created
  • Media created by others
• How can my students share videos with me?
• What's the best way to share PowerPoints?
  • Recorded PowerPoint Presentations
  • PowerPoints with images and/or embedded media
• How do I share Zoom recordings with my students?
• I have to share large files or accept large files from my students. What's the best way to do this?
• Additional Resources

Can I upload media directly into myLesley?

As a best practice, you should not upload media (video or audio) files directly into myLesley. Uploading media directly into myLesley can cause a multitude of issues including:

• Compatibility: Whichever format you use for your video is the format that students will have to view, regardless of their device or browser. This can cause compatibility and playback issues.
• Accessibility: Videos uploaded directly into myLesley will not be captioned, leading to issues with accessibility. 
• File Size: Uploading large files into your course requires students to then download large files, which may be a strain on their system. Additionally, videos tend to be large files and will contribute to the overall size of your course. Courses have a 5 GB data limit and communities have a 50 MB data limit. 
• Privacy and Security: Videos can be downloaded and shared, leading to potential security and privacy concerns.

How do I share videos with my students?

The best way to share videos with your students will depend on whether it is video you have created or video that others have created.

Media you created

If you have created media, or will be creating media, we recommend uploading your content to myLesley via Kaltura Media. Kaltura provides a lot of advantages, both to you and your students, including:

• Compatibility: Kaltura will accept a large amount of media types and automatically convert it to versions your students can view, regardless of their device. 
• Accessibility: Kaltura will automatically caption your media content. Accurate captioning of audio and video content ensures that people who are Deaf and hard of hearing can understand your content. Additionally, captions are very useful to non-native English speakers, viewers watching in a sound-sensitive environment such as a library, can help viewers with learning disabilities or attention deficits maintain concentration, and can help all learners improve comprehension.
• File Size: Students do not have to download content. Instead, the media is hosted on Kaltura's servers and streams through myLesley. Additionally, uploading your media to Kaltura does not impact your overall course file size (all courses have a 5 GB data limit and communities have a 50 MB data limit).
• Privacy and Security: Kaltura content cannot be downloaded by anyone who is not the owner, nor can they be shared on other websites. 

You may use Kaltura Media to upload media you have already created or record a new video from your webcam or by recording your screen. Instructions for using Kaltura may be found here:

• Upload and post a video in myLesley via Kaltura Media
• Uploading to Kaltura from a Mobile Device 
• Use Kaltura Capture to record any combination of your screen, camera, and audio
• Kaltura Media: Captioning Video Content

Media created by others

If you are not the creator of the media or do not have permissions from the publisher, you cannot upload the media into your course. This includes copies of DVDs that you have purchased. If the content exists on the web (ex YouTube, PBS, library media databases), you may either link to it or embed it in your course.

Ultra Course View:

• Ultra Course View: Add Links
• Ultra Course View: Add Video Content

Original Course View:

• Original Course View: Adding a Hyperlink
• Original Course View: Embedding Content

Do not download media from the internet or library databases and and upload it into myLesley or Kaltura as this may violate copyright!

How can my students share videos with me?

Students can create their media and share it with you and their classmates in myLesley via Kaltura Media.

Student Created Media

Students may use Kaltura Media to upload media they have already created or record new media by recording their webcam, microphone, or screen. Students can upload their media into a Discussion, Journal, Assignment, or anywhere they see the text/content editor.

Instructions for using Kaltura Media may be found here:

• Upload and post a video in myLesley via Kaltura Media
• Uploading to Kaltura from a Mobile Device 
• Use Kaltura Capture to record any combination of your screen, camera, and audio
• Kaltura Media: Captioning Video Content

What's the best way to share PowerPoints?

Recorded PowerPoint Presentations

You and your students can record a PowerPoint presentation that includes your voice, ink gestures, and even your webcam. Once you have recorded your presentation, export it as a video file and upload it to your course via Kaltura Media.

• Record a Presentation in PowerPoint and Share it in myLesley via Kaltura Media

PowerPoints with images and/or embedded media

Unless there is a need to zoom in on the images to view details, you do not need to share high-resolution images in your PowerPoint. Before uploading your presentation into myLesley, reduce your file size by compressing your images and media files. This will create a smaller file for your students to download and access. Optionally, you can save your PowerPoint as a PDF to reduce file size.

• Reduce the file size of a picture in Microsoft Office 
• Compress your media files (PowerPoint)
• Create accessible PDFs

How do I share Zoom recordings with my students?

The best way to share your Zoom recording with your students depends on how you recorded your meeting and how you want/need to share these recordings with your students. For more information on recording your Zoom meetings see Zoom: Getting Started with Recording.

Recording in the cloud 

If you recorded your Zoom meeting in the cloud, simply send a link to the recording to your students. They can then watch the recording online at their convenience. Please note that students cannot download cloud recordings.

• Zoom: Managing and Sharing Cloud Recordings

There is a 6 month retention period for Zoom recordings. If you need your students to access recordings after 6 months, please use a different sharing option. Refer to the Zoom Cloud Storage Retention support article for more information.

Recording locally and sharing via myLesley

If you recorded your Zoom meeting locally (to your computer), upload the recording to myLesley via Kaltura Media so that your students can watch the recording from within myLesley. Please note that students cannot download Kaltura Media content. 

• Upload and post a video in myLesley via Kaltura Media

Recording locally and sharing via OneDrive 

If you record your Zoom meeting locally you can also upload your video to OneDrive and share it with your students from there. Students can view the video online in OneDrive and, depending on the settings you choose, they will be able to download the recordings.

• Access OneDrive: http://lesley.edu/office365 
• Share OneDrive Files and Folders

I have to share large files or accept large files from my students. What's the best way to do this?

In some cases you may need to share large files or accept large files from your students, including hi-res images or videos in their original format. In these cases, Kaltura may not be your best option. Instead, we would recommend using OneDrive. OneDrive allows for faster uploads and downloads and won't count against your course quota (all courses have a 5 GB data limit and communities have a 50 MB data limit). 

• Access OneDrive: http://lesley.edu/office365 
• Share OneDrive Files and Folders

Additional Resources

Edit Captions in Kaltura Media

When you upload content to Kaltura Media, Kaltura will automatically caption your content using automatic speech recognition (ASR), commonly known as machine captions. Machine captions are considered to be 80% accurate and accuracy may vary depending on the audio quality, clarity of speech, background noise, etc. We recommend using the machine captions as a starting point and editing them for accuracy.

For more information and detailed instructions, refer to the Kaltura Media: Captioning Video Content support article.

Support and Training

Reach out to eLearning and Instructional Support (eLIS) at [email protected] if you run into any issues, have questions or to request a 1:1 or small group training. 

Stop by the eLIS Online Office Hours for help with myLesley/Blackboard, Kaltura Media, Zoom, and more ... staff are available to answer your questions - no appointment needed. 

• Faculty Office Hours: Mondays & Thursdays, 2:00-4:00PM ET (no appointment needed).
• Student Office Hours: Tuesdays, 4:00-6:00 PM ET (no appointment needed).