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Using video

There are different ways of using videos in OLAT.

Course element "Kaltura"

The new video platform Kaltura is offered to Swiss universities by SWITCH. The video platform is open to all OLAT users and allows you to upload your own videos and make them accessible to a dedicated audience.

Self recorded videos or your lecture recordings (UZH lectures), can be integrated in OLAT directly through the course element "Kaltura". Comprehensive documentation on Kaltura can be found at https://uzh.mediaspace.cast.switch.ch/Help.

You can find the online help for the Kaltura course element here.

Inserting videos in the course element "Page"

You can add and even record videos as well in the course element "Page". You can upload to, record into or select videos from the OLAT Media center.

Inserting video in the course element "HTML page" (content editor)

You can upload a video file from your own computer via the "Video" button in the content editor of the course element "HTML page". Compare Videos in course element "HTML page"

In the case of many and/or longer videos, we recommend integration via the Kaltura course element.

The video tool in the content editor of the course element "HTML page":

Kaltura-Videos can be embedded by inserting an embed code in the code view of the content editor.

Procedure

Preparations:

  1. publish videos that you want to embed later on a html page of the course at first in a Kaltura course element.
  2. block the Kaltura course element for learners in the "Visibility" tab in course editor mode.

Copy the embed code from Kaltura:

  1. Open the desired video in the detail view (click on the thumbnail or the title)
  2. Go to “Actions > Edit”
  3. Select “Back to Media Page”
  4. Select the “Share” tab
  5. Select the player size and copy the entire “Embed Code”

Paste the embed code into the “HTML Page” course element:

  1. Open the “HTML Page” course element and go to “Edit Page”
  2. In the “Tools” menu, select the “Source Code” view
  3. Paste the copied embed code at the desired location
  4. Save

Course element "Video"

The learning resource "Video" from OpenOlat is not offered on OLAT-UZH, as Kaltura is the preferred video platform. However, you can import videos from other video platforms via URL in the Course element "Video" and in the Course element "Video task".

Using a Kaltura Video in the course element "Video task"

Kaltura does not provide direct links to the actual video file. Links to videos on Kaltura usually lead to the media page or to a playlist on Switch Cast Mediaspace. If you want to use a video from Switch Cast Mediaspace or from “My Media” — for example, in a “Video task" course element — you must first download the video from My Media and then upload it to the “Video task” course block.