Kaltura: Brightspace

Access Kaltura’s Learning Help Centre for very helpful step-by-step instructions or Kaltura Learning Videos for a collection of videos  – both will present current versions of support in how to use the platform

The videos on this page pertain to using Kaltura within Brightspace, NIC’s digital learning environment. Kaltura My Media is a person’s collection of their media (video, audio, images) and is also the location where you can download Kaltura Capture  – free recording tool, upload media, add YouTube videos and embed media into any pages you have editing access to (via the edit tool bar).

Kaltura My Media is accessible to all NIC employees and students via a public-facing NIC MediaSpace location at https://video.nic.bc.ca (like YouTube) with NIC login and password OR via Brightspace after logging in at https://mycourses.nic.bc.ca via a number of doorways.

Within Brightspace you can access your Kaltura My Media location
via two main doorways:

  1. Via the blue navigation bar on the main Brightspace landing page.
  2. Via the blue navigation bar within every course – see the end of the blue bar > More > Kaltura My Media. You share media via the INSERT STUFF icon on the edit toolbar that students will find in the assignments, discussion and email areas and instructors will find in the content, checklist, quiz, assignments, discussion and email areas.

Uses of Kaltura for Students

  • Making a video to introduce themselves to their class by embedding it in a discussion post OR adding to the course Media Gallery
  • Creating a video or podcast for an assignment and then embedding that video in the assignment submission area
  • Sharing a video with a classmate or the instructor via the email tool by embedding the video in the message

This video provides an orientation to the use of Kaltura, what you might use it for and the basics of how to access and locate your collection for uploading and embedding media.

This video hones in on the TWO main locations where you can get access to your My Media collection of videos, where you can upload video etc. However, within the INSERT STUFF tool on the edit toolbar you can access your My Media through another third location in Brightspace.

This video shows you how to locate Kaltura Capture Recording tool within the Kaltura My Media area under “Add New” and then make a short recording with the tool.

This video shows you how to upload a YouTube video into Kaltura to primarily give you two advantages: 1) no advertising and 2) hosted on Canadian servers

This video shows you how to upload a YouTube video into Kaltura to primarily give you two advantages: 1) no advertising and 2) hosted on Canadian servers

This video is how to add a video via embedding (do not attach videos) to a discussion post in Brightspace. Using the edit bar locate the INSERT STUFF icon and scroll to bottom of the options to > Insert Kaltura > choose your video > Embed and >Insert and then post your discussion!

Handout: NIC Embedding Video into a Brightspace Discussion Post