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Learning Platforms Checklist

Are You Ready for Digital Learning at North Island College?

This technology checklist is for students to help them be prepared for learning via one or all of NIC’s core learning platforms: 1. Brightspace (course learning) and 2. Kaltura Virtual Classroom (video conferencing) and 3. Kaltura Video (video streaming and storage)

1. Brightspace: Course Learning Platform

We recommend you test and demonstrate you can log in, navigate, and undertake key activities in Brightspace.

This is the platform where you will see course content, possibly upload assignments, take quizzes, communicate with your classmates and instructor along with the ability to see your grades.

Access
Make sure you can access Brightspace via three ways:

  1. https://mynic.nic.bc.ca – link via MyNIC platform
  2. https://mycourses.nic.bc.ca – direct link
  3. https://www.nic.bc.ca/ – link off main page of NIC website (under Quicklinks)

Successful Log in

  • Successfully log in to Brightspace with your NIC credentials and password

 

3. Kaltura Virtual classroom

Kaltura Virtual Classroom is NIC’s web/video conferencing platform. It is found inside each of your Brightspace courses and linked directly to a persistent virtual classroom space.

Learn more here: https://learnanywhere.opened.ca/digital-technologies/kaltura-2/kaltura-virtual-classroom/

 

3. Kaltura VIDEO

Kaltura My Media is a video storage and streaming platform with a built-in recording tool for both screencasting and video capture.

We recommend you test and demonstrate you can log in, navigate, and undertake key activities in powered by Kaltura.

 

Locate Kaltura My Media

Brightspace> main home page on blue navigation bar look for “Kaltura My Media”

Download Kaltura Capture

  • Under “+ ADD NEW” locate Kaltura Capture (2nd from bottom of list) and download this application to your computer. There are versions for both Windows and Mac computers.
  • Here is a video to show you how to download Kaltura Capture.
  • This is a free recording tool for making videos, along with simple editing and enhancing. It may be a tool some instructors wish for you to use for creating assignments, making welcome videos, or working on group projects.
  • Watch this video to learn more about Kaltura Capture.

Create a Video

Upload Video to My Media

  • Try uploading a video you created to your My Media folder.  Follow the instructions in this video:  How to Upload Media

Edit Video