Overview

Kaltura videos can add uploaded into various tools within Canvas. For instance, you can add a video in any tool that has the Rich Content Editor. You can also embed quiz questions or reflection points within any video Kaltura (my media). If you want to group and organize a series of videos, you can create playlists and embed them into your Rich Content Editor as well.

Creating a Video Assignment

To embed a video into an assignment, go into your Canvas course assignment tool and select the +Assignment option (like you would making any other assignment).

Embed

Image of embedding Kaltura into Canvas Rich content editor

From the Rich Content editor, select the V icon
Select Embed Kaltura Mediafrom the dropdown
Your published videos will appear, click on the Select button next to the video you wish to embed.

Creating a Video Quiz

You can add quiz questions directly into videos that are published in your my media (Kaltura) tool. For example: you can use a recorded lecture or a TED Talk YouTube video and make it into an interactive experience for your students.

Video of creating a Kaltura Video Quiz

Creating a Video Playlist

You can create playlists to help organize or group videos that you want to play in a sequence. These playlists can even be embedded into content via the Rich Content Editor.

Check out the following step-by-step guides:

VT4help - Creating Playlists
VT4help - Embedding Playlists

Viewing Video Quiz Analytics

You can view the analytics in your courses by going to the Media Gallery tool then selecting the slider icon in the top right corner and choosing Analytics from the dropdown. The analytics will be broken down into overall as well as individual students' number of views, average watch time, and any interactions and engagement students had with the videos.

Analytics

Image of analytics option

Best Practices

Create playlists to chunk or group a series of videos for easy access
Embed a video into an assignment and create questions about the video to help students engage in critical thinking.
Embed a video into a discussion board topic and have students reflect and give their perspective while interacting with peers.
Create interactive video quizzes (low stakes) to help them extract important parts of the video. For example: Use a TED Talk video & create stopping points to answer a multiple choice question or a short answer questions.
Review the analytics of the videos for feedback on video engagement
Review video quiz analytics to view short answer responses and use your gradebook to view multiple choice video quiz responses.
Use video analytics to see which students are watching the videos and address any issues if needed. You can also use the analytics to provide you with feedback about videos in relation to drop off time or student comments.

Additional Resources

VT Knowledge Base:
- How to Use My Media and Media Gallery (for Instructors)
- Students Guide on how to use Kaltura
TLOS: On-Demand Training
- Kaltura