Kaltura

Kaltura is a media platform that allows instructors and students to record, upload, and share video content directly in Canvas courses. Kaltura allows users to embed media into any item with a Rich Content Editor, edit media, create interactive video quizzes and trim clips from existing media on Canvas.  

Important:In April 2023, UBC moved Kaltura videos to the Kaltura cloud as part of the Enterprise Video Platform project. 

Key Features

  • Upload media: upload and store audio and video files to My Media in Canvas 
  • Record media: record screen, audio, and webcam using either the New Webcam Recorder or the Kaltura Capture application 
  • Share and embed in Canvas: share media through the Media Gallery in Canvas and embed media in places with a Rich Content Editor 
  • Create video quizzes: create interactive video quizzes (multiple choice, true/false, reflection point) to increase student engagement 
  • Captions and transcripts: add closed captions and transcripts to videos to increase accessibility of media to students 

 

Getting Started

Kaltura is already integrated with Canvas. Once your video has been recorded, you can upload your media to My Media in the Course Navigation. Follow the instructions below to share your video in your Canvas course. 

 

Instructions

FAQs

 

Last updated on: October 10, 2024


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