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How Do I Create a Video Assignment in bCourses?

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It’s easy to create a bCourses assignment, where students submit a video directly to the instructor or share with the class. Examples of assignments using student video include class introductions, (individual or group) student presentations, interview assignments or role-playing.

Option 1: Creating a bCourses Assignment (Submitted media goes to instructor only)

Using the Canvas Assignment tool, you set up the assignment as you would any other assignment just making sure to set the Submission Type to Text Entry. Even though Media Recording and File Upload seem like more obvious options, using Text Entry (see image below), allows students to use Kaltura to submit their video which will create a better experience for you when you are grading them. 

Quiz Submission Type options with Text Entry selected

You'll want to provide instructions such as these in the Assignment Details field:


Instructions: To upload your video, please submit media as an assignment when you are embedding it. For more guidance, reference How do I submit a Kaltura video assignment in bCourses using the Rich Content Editor?

Note: For graded or high stakes assignments, you should require that students "submit media as an assignment" when submitting media, as this creates a non-editable copy of the file at the time of submission. 

For assignments where students will be sharing media with each other, you might direct students to submit files to the Media Gallery or use bCourses Discussions. 

For more information about creating Assignments, please see vendor documentation for Assignments.

Option 2: Media Gallery Submission (Video shared with peers)

Prerequisite: Media Gallery is visible in your course navigation. If it is not, see How do I add Media Gallery to my bCourses site?

To use Kaltura Media Gallery, create an assignment in the Assignment tool with the submission type of “No submission” and provide instructions for students to submit their video by sharing it with the course Kaltura Media Gallery. 

The instructions should include the specific naming convention you would like students to use for their video (i.e. their name, the assignment name, etc.) and anything that you would like them to add to the video description (i.e. anything that you would normally have them add in a discussion post).

In Media Gallery, both content moderation and commenting is enabled by default. If you do not want to manually approve every video added to the Media Gallery, you will want to disable the moderation setting. See How do I allow/disallow students (or site members) to contribute to a bCourses Media Gallery?. If you do not want students to be able to comment on each others videos, see How do I enable or disable student (or site member) comments on a video in a bCourses Media Gallery?

Please note that, if you later import your Media Gallery into another course site, that any student-submitted content will be included in the import. You'll want to delete any student submissions in the course site to which you imported your Media Gallery.

Option 3: Using bCourses Discussions (Media shared with Peers)

To use the Discussion tool, you can create the assignment just as you would for any discussion. (You can set the Discussion to be a Graded discussion if desired. See Canvas Guide: How do I create a Discussion as an instructor?

Ask students to embed video following the instructions in either How do I embed Kaltura media in bCourses using the Rich Content Editor? or How do I submit a Kaltura video assignment in bCourses using the Rich Content Editor? (Use the latter if you don't want students to be able to edit the video after adding it to the Discussion.)

Comparison of bCourses Tools for Classroom Media Sharing & Peer Engagement
Tool Advantages Disadvantages
Media Gallery
  • No additional setup
  • Comments at specific points within video
  • No Speedgrader review of student comments
Discussions
  • Additional Setup Required
  • Can take a while to load, especially if there are multiple embedded videos

Option 4: Using bCourses Quiz (timed video submission) 

Using the Canvas Quiz tool, you can set up a bCourses quiz in which students record video and submit it within a given time period. Please see How do I create quizzes in bCourses? for more detailed instructions on creating a bCourses quiz. You will want to set a Time Limit; to learn about this option see What options can I set in a quiz?

You'll include an essay question on the quiz so students are presented with the Rich Content Editor, which is what they'll use to record and submit media. You'll want to direct your students to How do I submit a Kaltura video assignment in bCourses using the Rich Content Editor?. Assuming that you want students to record within the time provided, you should let them know that in step 2, they will need to click +Add New and choose Express Capture or Kaltura Capture in order to record their video.

Please note that the Express Capture option will not work for students accessing the quiz in Safari, so you will want to let students know that ahead of time.

Additionally, you will need to provide students with the instructions above for doing their recordings; it is recommended to do so ahead of time, and give them a practice Assignment, so they can practice with the technology ahead of time.