There are three stages to submitting a video to a Blackboard assessment such as an Assignment, Discussion or Journal. This workflow is for narrated slides also, convert the slide to a video and upload to YuJa.
Stage One: Prepare or convert your file
Stage Two: Upload your video to YuJa
Stage Three: Submit your video to a Blackboard assessment
Stage One: Prepare or convert your file
Large files cannot be uploaded directly to Blackboard. For podcasts, videos or narrated slides assignments you will need to upload to YuJa then insert from YuJa into your Blackboard submission link.
The file you upload to YuJa must be a video (e.g. MP4, .mov etc.) or audio file (e.g. MP3 etc.). Do not upload a PowerPoint file to YuJa.
If your assignment is a narrated slides presentation please ensure you take the additional step of converting your presentation into a video file. Depending on the software, this will be done via convert to video (goggle slides), export to video (PowerPoint) or export to movie (Keynote) or something similar.
- For advice on creating your video please see our guide Tips when creating videos for assessment.
- If using PowerPoint see our guide on how to convert your narrated PowerPoint into a video (MP4) before uploading to YuJa.
Stage Two: Upload Your Video to YuJa
Watch: Our Video How to Guide
Step 1: Access YuJa
You can access YuJa via the link in your Blackboard course for your module or directly via reading.yuja.com.
Step 2: Select Upload
Go to Manage Media and select Upload from the top menu.
Step 3: Add Schema Tags
On the Upload screen you need to add the Schema Tag ‘Assessment’ in order to upload your work.
- Click Add Schema Tags
- Select Assessment from the drop down menu
- Save
Step 4: Upload File
- Drag and drop your video file onto the Upload window (a) or use the Browse option to upload files from your local computer (b).
- YuJa accepts many different file types, check your assignment brief to see if a specific file type has been specified.
- The video will upload immediately, but will take some while to finish processing.
Be aware: You do not have to wait for the video to finish processing before submitting it to Blackboard assignment.
Stage Three: Submit your video in Blackboard
Once you have uploaded your video to YuJa you can return to your course and submit it to the assessment. There is no need to wait for the video to finish processing.
- Step 5 – Locate your submission point or Discussion/Journal
- Step 6 – Open the insert content menu and select Content Market
- Step 7 – Select Insert Video (YuJa) from the Content Market
- Step 8 – Locate and insert your vide in the YuJa Media Chooser
- Step 9 – Add any further text or files as required then Submit/Post.
Step 5: Access your assignment, discussion or journal in your Blackboard course.
You will find your assessment link in the area named Assessment, in a folder with the specific assessment name.
Step 6: Open the insert content menu and select Content Market
In your assignment or discussion/journal, enter the text editor and click the Insert Content button, a plus sign icon, in the answer area.
Select Content Market.
Step 7: Select Insert Video (YuJa) from the Content Market
The Content Market will open. Locate and select Insert Video (YuJa) to access your videos in YuJa
Step 8: Locate and insert your video in the YuJa Media Chooser
The YuJa Media Chooser will open, locate your video, you may need to use the search function.
Select the Video you wish to submit, it is okay to select a video while it is still processing, click Insert Content.
Choose your display name. Click Insert.
Step 9: Add any further text or files as required then Submit/Post.
You can add additional files as required by using the File Upload section, which you should see below the text editor. You can drag and drop files from your device into the File Upload section or select Upload a file to upload files from your device’s file explorer. Then, add the YuJa video from the Content Market. You can do this in either order.
You can now Submit your Assignment.
Guide last updated on May 22, 2026