IDT Blog: Teaching & Tech Tips

Kaltura: share videos with your students in Kaltura Course Gallery

Kaltura Course Gallery is a tool in Canvas for sharing audio and video files with your class. First you must add videos to your personal space “My Kaltura Media,” either by recording with KalturaCapture or by uploading existing media. Once you have videos in your My Kaltura Media space, you can share them from specific… continue reading

Kaltura: record audio only

You’ll first need to view the instructions on how to access and install Kaltura before you can make an audio recording. These directions are for creating new audio file with just a microphone on your computer.

Canvas: alternative to class mailing list

Important: You probably don’t need a mailing list! Most of our instructors will use the Announcements tool in Canvas to send messages to the entire class. This is a good solution most of the time: you can post a formatted message, including links and images, and a single attachment, to your Canvas site. Students will… continue reading

Canvas: update your notification settings

Most of our faculty members appreciate receiving confirmation that their announcements have been posted, but that is not the default setting in Canvas. If you would like to receive an email notification when you post your announcements, follow the instructions below. Update your notification settings