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My Media & D2L Faculty Guide
D2L Services West Chester University of Pennsylvania
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[email protected] v10.4 June 2015
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TABLE OF CONTENTS MY MEDIA FOR FACULTY ............................................................................................................... 1
WHERE CAN MEDIA BE INSERTED IN D2L? .................................................................................... 2
UPLOAD AND INSERT MEDIA USING INSERT STUFF FOR FACULTY ........................................... 3
INSERT EXISTING MEDIA USING INSERT STUFF FOR FACULTY .................................................... 6
RECORD AND INSERT WEBCAM MEDIA USING INSERT STUFF .................................................... 7
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MY MEDIA FOR FACULTY WHAT IS MY MEDIA?
My Media is a video streaming service (Kaltura), used by West Chester University to upload and manage media files for use in a D2L course.
MY MEDIA PROVIDES:
Standard playback of various file types, devices, operating systems, browsers
Secure repository accessible to West Chester University Faculty & Students
Ability to record Just-in-Time audio/video messages for assignments and/or feedback
Media can be inserted/submitted to any area of D2L such as News, Content, Feedback, Dropbox, Quizzes/Surveys, Discussions, and ePortfolios.
IMPORTANT
When uploading the video, enter searchable tags separated by a comma for each file. Tags should include your last name, semester, course/section and topic. For example - Gabriel, Spring 2015, COM100-20, Persuasive
Common File Types supported include .mp4, .mov, .wmv, .flv, etc.
It is recommended to upload files less than 500 MB. For any file size over 1GB, contact D2L Services ([email protected]).
News Content
Quiz/Survey
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WHERE CAN MEDIA BE INSERTED IN D2L?
Media can be inserted anywhere the Insert Stuff tool is available (HTML Editor). Locations include news items, course home widgets, course content, dropbox instructions and evaluation/feedback, discussion forums/topics, quizzes/surveys and ePortfolios.
Insert Stuff
News ITEM
Course Home
WIDGET
Content TOPIC
Dropbox INSTRUCTIONS/
EVALUATION
Discussion FORUM/TOPIC
Quiz QUESTION
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UPLOAD AND INSERT MEDIA USING INSERT STUFF FOR FACULTY (This example demonstrates uploading media and inserting into a D2L Course Content Module/Topic)
1. From the D2L course content module, Click New
2. Click Create a File
3. Enter a Title of the Topic
4. Click Insert Stuff icon in the HTML Editor's toolbar. If the Insert Stuff tool is not visible, you may need to click the Show/Hide All icon to expand the toolbar.
5. Click My Media
6. Click Add New
7. Click Media Upload
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8. Click Choose a File to Upload
9. Locate and select the file and click Open
10. Enter title, description (optional) and tags* regarding the media file. Tags (comma separated) can include your last name, semester and course/section. (e.g. Gabriel, Spring 2015, COM100-20, Persuasive)
*keyword or term assigned to an entry to help describe it and allow it to be found again through a search
Note: The title will be viewable in the top border of the Media Player
11. Click Next.
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12. Click Insert
Note: After content is uploaded, it may take several minutes for the content to be encoded and available for proper playback.
13. Click Publish to insert media into the course content (or save as draft and publish later).
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INSERT EXISTING MEDIA USING INSERT STUFF FOR FACULTY 1. Click the Insert Stuff icon in the HTML Editor's toolbar
2. Click My Media and view the list of previously uploaded media
3. Narrow your search by typing a tag or title of media, click Search
4. In the results list, select the media title
5. Click Next
6. Click Insert
7. The Media file is embedded in the course. Be sure to save and/or publish the item in D2L.
Insert Stuff
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RECORD AND INSERT WEBCAM MEDIA USING INSERT STUFF 8. Be sure to have the webcam and audio recording devices plugged in properly.
9. Click the Insert Stuff icon in the HTML Editor's toolbar
10. Click My Media
11. Click Add New
12. Click Webcam Recording
13. In the player settings window, click Allow to allow My Media (Kaltura) to access your camera and microphone. (You may have to click the Allow button multiple times)
Insert Stuff
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14. Click Record to begin recording, and click Stop to stop the recording.
- Click Play to preview the recording and click Pause to pause playback - Click Clear to clear the recording
15. When the recording is finished, click Next
16. Enter title, description (optional) and tags* regarding the media file. Tags (comma separated) can include your last name, semester and course/section. (e.g. Gabriel, Spring 2015, COM100-20, Persuasive) *keyword or term assigned to an entry to help describe it and allow it to be found again through a search
17. Click Next
18. Click Insert
19. The Media file is embedded in the course. Be sure to save and/or publish the item in D2L.
