Category: desktop recording

You’ve heard about it, maybe even read about it, now…..

Oh hey there Panopto!  Such a pleasure to finally meet you. 

As mentioned before, ECU has selected PANOPTO as our new Lecture capture software.

What is panopto And why would you use it?

Panopto is a tool integrated into Canvas that makes working with video easy, and it can be used for recording lectures or presentations, uploading an existing video, or embedding videos with content in other parts of the Canvas site.

The Panopto implementation is still in the beginning stages, but my goal is to keep you all abreast as much as I can during the process.  Next week, active Mediasite users will receive details about our transition to Panopto.  The email will include an invitation for faculty to participate in the Panopto early adopter group.  I would like to encourage all that currently use Mediasite to take advantage in this opportunity to learn more about our new lecture capture system —> Panopto. As always, if you have any specific questions regarding our transition please don’t hesitate to comment here or email me.

KJ

Archived presentations to be deleted unless you act soon

New Mediasite Archive Plan Began July 1, 2021

Mediasite is ECU’s video capture tool for academic courses and campus events. We recently updated and automated the storage process for Mediasite content to keep presentations organized while reducing storage and administrative costs.

This past July, Mediasite administrators processed videos according to the following criteria. The report captured the age and number of views for all Mediasite videos older than 24 months. 

  • All videos are active in Mediasite for the first 24 months regardless of views and are not included in the annual audit report.
  • A video with 10 or more views during the previous 24 months remains in Mediasite.
  • A video with fewer than 10 views during the previous 24 months was archived and will be deleted on September 29. Deleted videos cannot be recovered.
  • Owners were notified by email of any archived videos.
  • Owners may request that any video slated for deletion be exported into a “Publish to Go” format by submitting a Mediasite Support service request before September 28.

*All videos are active in Mediasite for the first 24 months regardless of views and are not included in the annual audit report.

Recovery and export available until September 28, 2021

You have until September 28 to request that archived videos be exported into a Publish To Go format. Submit the Mediasite Support service request. After a video is deleted it cannot be recovered.

Auto Archival of Mediasite Recordings

In recent Technology news it was announcement an archival plan will be instituted.

Beginning July 1, 2021, Mediasite administrators will audit and process videos according to the following criteria.

An audit report runs annually on July 1

The report captures the age and number of views for all Mediasite videos older than 24 months.* Depending on the number of views, videos are processed as follows:

  • A video with 10 or more views during the previous 24 months remains in Mediasite.
  • A video with fewer than 10 views during the previous 24 months is archived for 90 days then deleted.
  • Owners are notified by email of any archived videos.
  • Owners may also request a video be exported into a “Publish to Go” format during the 90-day archive period (July 1 – September 28), by submitting a Mediasite Support service request.
  • Archived videos are deleted after 90 days.

*All videos are active in Mediasite for the first 24 months regardless of views and are not included in the annual audit report.

 

Settling In!

Some classes are online, some are meeting face to face, and if you are using Mediasite to deliver your content there is a feature called commenting which will allow students to add their thoughts during live and on demand recordings.  A message will be sent to you advising there is a comment to be viewed along with a link to click.

Just a bit of housecleaning!

Whew now that Fall 2020 semester is over and most of 2020 do take a bit of time before you close 2020 books.  Download grades to your piratedrive or onedrive.  Make note of what worked and what failed.  If you had guest lecture recordings make sure their names are in the title for future searches.

This office will be open for trainings, consultations on technologies that have been used and those you may want to try.  Check out this blog, the Canvas blog, Academic Technologies for ideas!

Virtually going nowhere

Here is a neat inforgraphic on the use of video in the past months

Virtual-Learning-Never-Sleeps

Here are some other statistics from Mediasite remember total presentation number is for all presentations on our site for the past 3+ years nor desktop recordings not in a shared folder.

There is a lot of video being viewed whether Canvas, Conferencing Recordings or Mediasite.  Before you don’t remember review content and possibly give a more descriptive name so searching in the future is easier, especially Guest Lectures.

Mosaic – Quickstart MDR

Mosaic is the desktop recording software for Mac users wanting to use Mediasite Desktop Recorder.  It is now available for PC users.

Mosaic is the quickstart for recording, not step 1, step 2 but rather pick what screen you want to record and start!  Click here for a video on how to use.

 

Once installed you will no longer be able to use native Mediasite Desktop Recorder (MDR).

Quickstart, login to My Mediasite, add Presentation, give name and shared folder to save in and then launch the Capture App which will take you to Mosaic and recording can start once you select what you want captured!

New My Mediasite Desktop Recorder (MDR) Features

If you are using MDR and are prompted to update go ahead and update.  The interface is slightly different it will say Add Presentation and Windows users will select Capture Video and all will look as usual.  macOS Catalina users will need to download the new App Mosaic, which is a streamlined version of MDR.

You can also now upload directly YouTube videos into your collection of recordings, keep everything in one place.

Other features are updated quizzes and uploads.

Another feature that can be found in My Mediasite is the new Moderation App which will allow presenters or instructors to moderate not only the Q&A but also the Comments and Annotations on a video within a Channel.

The question I keep getting asked. . .

Where will my Mediasite recordings go when Blackboard is no longer available?

The answer is all recordings that are done using either the Classroom Lecture System or Desktop Recording live in the Mediasite server, it’s own entity separate from Blackboard and Canvas.  You can review all your Mediasite recordings, both classroom and desktop by going to My Mediasite.  You can find more information about working with My Mediasite at this blog http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/medrec/mdr/

Please note links copied from BB may have to be updated in Canvas.  When the recording request from comes out please indicate if you need updates.