For the purpose of this guide we assume that your videos have either already been manually uploaded to YuJa in “My Media” area or automatically uploaded using “YuJa Lecture Capture“.
Content on this page:
- Publish video to your module’s channel
- Embedding a YuJa video in a Blackboard course
- Sharing YuJa videos with colleagues and external examiners
- Getting video link to share via email
- FAQs around sharing YuJa videos
Publish video to your module’s Channel
Step 1: Edit the video title
The title of your video will be shown wherever someone interacts with the video. We recommend establishing a clear naming convention so that your students can identify videos more easily.
Editing the Title & Description
To edit the title of a video, locate the video in your My Media area, hover over it with your mouse to bring up the menu and click ‘More…’ to open the Media Details panel.
You can edit the Title and Description of the video from this panel. Videos created using Classroom Capture are automatically titled “My Event on [Date]”.
Step 2: Publish to your module’s Channel
Channels are collected playlists of videos that are available to all users on a module from within YuJa. Any videos you want to make available to your students can be added to your module’s Channel. Students and academics can open the module’s YuJa channel by clicking the “YuJa” link which is available in the left-hand “Navigation” pane in your Original view courses or by clicking on “Videos (YuJa)” link in Ultra view courses.
Publish to one or more Channels
To publish a video to a module's Channel, locate the video in your My Media area, hover over it with your mouse to bring up the menu and click 'Publish' to open the Publish Video panel.
Use the Search Media Channels function or scroll through the available options to find a module Channel to publish to and click to add it to 'Selected Channels'. You can publish to multiple module Channels at the same time from this panel.
Click 'Select' to publish your video to the selected Channels.
Embedding a YuJa video in a Blackboard course
Embedding screencasts in your Blackboard course
Screencasts can be embedded into Blackboard courses using the YuJa Media Chooser. However, please note embedded screencasts will be automatically available to your next year’s cohorts after the course rollover.
Embedding interactive lecture capture videos in your Blackboard course
It is recommended that you publish recordings of Interactive Sessions to your module’s Channel, rather than embedding them in your Blackboard module, to prevent them being shared with the new cohort on your module during Course Rollover. If you choose to embed recordings of Interactive Sessions into your Blackboard module, you will need to delete these videos from the new instance of your module after Course Rollover, to prevent them being shared with the new module cohort.
Sharing YuJa videos with colleagues and External Examiners
You can share a video with someone in the organisation from within YuJa by opening the Share panel.
Sharing YuJa Videos with Colleagues & External Examiners
This will show which YuJa users the video has been shared with already and allows you to give 3 levels of access:
- Read Only: Allow the user to access and view the media.
- Edit Access: Allow the user to access, make changes to the media, as well as publish to further modules.
- Full Access: Allow the user to access, make changes, delete media, as well as publish to further modules.
The recipient will receive an email containing a link to the video and will be able to access it via the Shared with Me area of their My Media panel in YuJa
Getting video link to share via email
You can also share videos with anyone in the organisation by sending them a direct link. They will be asked to authenticate with their university credentials (ab123456@reading.ac.uk) before they can view your video.
Sharing a direct link
You can access a video's direct link by opening the Media Details panel and accessing the Links tab
FAQs about sharing YuJa videos
Once you’ve created your learning capture videos using YuJa, you can make them available to your students and other users. There are various ways in which you can do this, depending on the type of recordings and how you’re using them within the context of your module:
| Scenario | Solution |
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Publish to Channel or Subchannel. |
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We recommend that you use Publish to a Blackboard module channel or create subchannels to share these organised videos with students. You can add to the videos as the course progresses, and you will still be able to organise and move content within your own media area without breaking any share permissions.
Playlists can be used for non-lecture recorded videos if you have a suite of videos or a longer public lecture you are breaking into bite-sized chunks |
| How can I see Subchannels’ full names? | We have asked YuJa if we can have longer display names for the Subchannels. |
| Embedding a video in a learning area of a course | Use Media Chooser and choose a video, as long as no students are in the video. |
| Deleting a Subchannel you no longer need | Subchannels can currently only be deleted by a YuJa administrator. This is to avoid the accidental loss of media in Channels. Please raise a ticket with DTS to request deletion of a Subchannel. |
| I want my technician or teaching assistant to edit my videos. | You can share the video with them and give full editing rights. You can then publish the new video. See editing videos. |
| Sharing the same video recording/set of videos with several courses (modules) | You can share to multiple Channels at the same time. |
Guide last updated on July 23, 2024
